Should calculators be able to read .txt files?
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09-11-2024, 11:45 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-11-2024 11:48 AM by StephenG1CMZ.)
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Should calculators be able to read .txt files?
21st-century PC's have real problems handling compilable files, such as .py.
In the 20th Century it was trivial to rename a file, but not now. If you cut-and-paste text, then ask Wordpad to save it as .py, it will pretend to do so. In reality, it creates .py.txt. Help says right-click/rename, but either help or pc is broken. Given that creating a .py file on a PC seems utterly impossible, would it not make sense for calculators to handle reading and compiling .py.txt files, just like they can handle .py files. I imagine this would avoid lots of problems in classrooms due to PC file formats being incompatible with calculators, which expect .py rather than .py.txt. Platform: Windows PC and Casio CG50. (Just to be clear, if you somehow create a .py file on the PC, it works - but most users will be unable to do so, even after years of PC experience) Stephen Lewkowicz (G1CMZ) https://my.numworks.com/python/steveg1cmz |
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Should calculators be able to read .txt files? - StephenG1CMZ - 09-11-2024 11:45 AM
RE: Should calculators be able to read .txt files? - Maximilian Hohmann - 09-11-2024, 12:39 PM
RE: Should calculators be able to read .txt files? - Albert Chan - 09-11-2024, 01:11 PM
RE: Should calculators be able to read .txt files? - RPNerd - 09-12-2024, 05:40 AM
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