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@GreenFlashlight There's always the SCA-standard, "No shit, there I was..."

@Tehom said in Need Python Code Projects:

There's a number of tutorials in Evennia. I tend to also favor the "just dive in" approach, but you could also try a book like "Automate the Boring Stuff With Python" which tries to teach python by letting you write various scripts for different tasks. A lot of them are kind of contrived but I think it gets the point across.

In general, and especially for Python in particular, No Starch Press rocks. If you're of a mind to go buy books or to look for them through your local library (even in electronic collections, if necessary), you're in great hands with No Starch's stuff.

@mietze Did some fieldwork a few years ago based out of Houma. Was very happy to be there during crawdad season.

The Museum of Natural History, yes, forever and ever, amen. Always worth it. Be sure to go visit the Titanosaur where he meets you in the hallway on the fourth floor, but maybe save that part of the building for near the end of the day. (Visiting groups like to crowd the top floor and move downstairs, so it is sometimes easier to dodge traffic if you start downstairs and make your way up.)

The giftshop/bookstore is full of pricey stuff, but the book selection is exceptionally good... especially if you're marking down ISBN numbers to do things like get books on Interlibrary Loan. <.<

Edited to Add: The New York Hall of Science may also be worth going to see. I haven't been there yet, myself, but it certainly gets high enough marks to host the World Maker Faire every year. Would recommend, sight unseen (aside from web page material).

It's a little like a game of Mao. There's a solid rule list somewhere, but it's hidden, and the players find out what's what only after they trip up on whatever standards they were supposed to be feeling out in the first place.