QuickPYTHON
Dev tools
integrated development environment
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
13 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 17 comments about the project. Thread score +0.54.
Idea: 6 for, 0 againstDesign: 4 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Nostalgic QBASIC/Turbo Pascal-style feel and look
From 5 comments
As simeone who grew up with Turbo Pascal, I’d prefer the name „Turbo Python” ;) But seriously - love the idea, congrats!
kolinko on HNTotally agree. The first thing this reminded me of was the Turbo C++ I used to code in when I was a kid.
fakedang on HNThis was my first IDE [1]. All this years past, still looks lovely :-) 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo_Pascal#/media/File:Turbo_Pascal_7.0_Scrren.png
emmanueloga_ on HNBeautiful! Takes me back to 7th grade when I first learnt C. Learning to make text based games was so much fun
vsskanth on HNYou had me at "Futuristic blue color scheme".
intrepidhero on HN
Good for teaching kids to code
From 2 comments
Ooh, I love this. Somehow despite the intervening years I have found every environment I try to set up for my kids lacking compared to my early days with QuickBASIC. The…
thom on HNThis is amazing. I just started teaching my nine year old how to code python (hes been doing scratch/block coding for a few years). I was complaining how when I got started…
sontek on HN
Built-in help system like QBASIC
From 1 comment
This is awesome! A QBASIC/QuickBASIC like environment for Python. One thing that made QBASIC so approachable was its Help system. So easy to navigate and find the…
oso2k on HN
Objections
Installation on Windows is unclear
From 1 comment
looks extra promising. But I cannot run it on windows. I installed it with py -3 -m pip install qpython but I cannot figure how to run it. Also - does it have some sort of…
severak_cz on HN
Requires pip installation, a barrier for some users
From 1 comment
Can it be used by someone who is not familiar with pip installation process ? I think that area can help
desi_ninja on HN
Lacks graphics support
From 1 comment
What it really needs is graphics. The marvelous thing about QBASIC was that you could just dive right in with PSET, LINE, CIRCLE etc, which capture the imagination in a way that…
dTal on HN
Requests
Graphics commands like PSET, LINE and CIRCLE
From 1 comment
What it really needs is graphics. The marvelous thing about QBASIC was that you could just dive right in with PSET, LINE, CIRCLE etc, which capture the imagination in a way that…
dTal on HN
Built-in manual or documentation
From 1 comment
looks extra promising. But I cannot run it on windows. I installed it with py -3 -m pip install qpython but I cannot figure how to run it. Also - does it have some sort of…
severak_cz on HN
Easier installation without pip
From 1 comment
Can it be used by someone who is not familiar with pip installation process ? I think that area can help
desi_ninja on HN
Questions
Does it have a built-in manual like QBASIC?
From 1 comment
looks extra promising. But I cannot run it on windows. I installed it with py -3 -m pip install qpython but I cannot figure how to run it. Also - does it have some sort of…
severak_cz on HN
How to run it on Windows after pip install?
From 1 comment
looks extra promising. But I cannot run it on windows. I installed it with py -3 -m pip install qpython but I cannot figure how to run it. Also - does it have some sort of…
severak_cz on HN
Alternatives named
GAMBAS
From 1 comment
Ooh, I love this. Somehow despite the intervening years I have found every environment I try to set up for my kids lacking compared to my early days with QuickBASIC. The…
thom on HN
Processing
From 1 comment
What it really needs is graphics. The marvelous thing about QBASIC was that you could just dive right in with PSET, LINE, CIRCLE etc, which capture the imagination in a way that…
dTal on HN
Turbo Pascal
From 1 comment
As simeone who grew up with Turbo Pascal, I’d prefer the name „Turbo Python” ;) But seriously - love the idea, congrats!
kolinko on HN