[Nfb-science] Accessing Python through Linux

[Lloyd Rasmussen]

Hi.  I met you at the R&D meeting this summer.
There are a number of Python environments that run under Windows, I think. 
And you can set up JAWS or Window-Eyes to report the level of indentation, 
which is crucial for writing programs in the Python language.
If you must run a Linux-like environment, consider Cygwin, which runs in 
Windows, mostly in console mode.



Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, MD
http://lras.home.sprynet.com
-----Original Message----- 
From: Hayden via Nfb-science
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 1:53 PM
To: nfb-science at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Nfb-science] Accessing Python through Linux



Dear all,



I am a senior engineering student at Swarthmore college, and
I am registered for a computer science course in Python this fall. The
department instructs Python using a Linux platform, and I am looking to find 
a
way to access course materials using windows based JAWS. I am familiar with
several readers that are compatible with Linux, but I understand that they 
are
inferior. Unfortunately, my Braille skills are not at a level to make a
refreshable display an option. My thought now is to use a Linux based 
compiler
on windows, although I have not fully researched this option. I was 
wondering
if anyone on the list has experience with this issue. If so, any advice you
would be willing to share would be much appreciated. (I can be reached by 
email
at hdahmm1 at swarthmore.edu.)



(Incidentally, I attended this year’s convention, and I had
the pleasure of meeting list serve members in person. Thank you for your
support and professional examples. As a blind student, it is incredibly 
helpful
to interact with successful blind scientists and engineers, and this 
encourages
me as I continue my studies.)



All the best,

Hayden Dahmm






_______________________________________________
Nfb-science mailing list
Nfb-science at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-science_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
Nfb-science:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-science_nfbnet.org/lras%40sprynet.com