RUR - Python Learning Environment (RUR-PLE) is an educational tool to help students learn the Python programming language. Made by André Roberge. RUR-PLE uses the idea behind Karel the Robot, making the learning of Python programming more interesting. A student writes a program that controls a 'robot' that moves through a city consisting of a rectangular grid of streets (left-right) and avenues (up-down).
 RUR-PLE in action | |
| Initial release | December 12, 2004[1] |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 1.0.1
/ December 29, 2009 |
| Written in | Python |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | Python |
| Type | Educational programming language |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | code |
It is very similar to Guido van Robot (GvR), but RUR-PLE can use all Python features (while GvR only limited subset of syntax). RUR-PLE has 48 lessons (in main European languages and Chinese) with the code and robot environment examples to experiment with.
A second implementation of RUR-PLE, Rurple NG is in progress.[2]
References
edit- ^ [Gvr-devel] First release of RUR: a Python Learning Environment From: Andre Roberge - 2004-12-12 04:04, Email Archive: gvr-devel, Guido van Robot, SourceForge.net
- ^ Crowley, Paul (2009), Rurple NG: teaching programming with Python