Python for a 10-14 years old?

Jot <jot <at> nad.com> writes:

> > tnozh <at> yahoo.com wrote:> > Hi,> > > > I am blessed with a *very* gifted nine-years old daughter for whom I> > have recently installed an old GNU/Linux Mandrake 7.2 > > If she's really gifted i hope she dumps that obsolete monolithic kernel > as soon as she realizes that such beautiful language as python shouldn't > be used on top of ugly, badly designed software.


Did somebody say off-topic?

Anyway, I myself am 14 years old and I can make simple python scripts already by
learning it off the official tutorial that comes with it. My tip: let her take
her time with a normal adult tutorial, and give her small assignments every few
chapters just so she gets it.