Prototyping/Soldier Soldier Will You Marry Me

Soldier, Soldier, Will You Marry Me

Exercises Soldier, Soldier

• 1 Draw the lyrics graphically using the structure of the song.

"Compress" where possible.

• 2 Express in python with loops

Assignment

Create a "loop" book or movie, with Inkscape + Python + BASH

(Eventual BONUS assignment: create a PDF clock animation using a nested loop) >> cf. /home/murtaugh/Pictures/Camera/VID_20110904_153151.m4v

Handouts: Overview of Python things.( MIT handout -- or make custom) + Declarative vs. Procedural

Introducing XPATH

• File paths (. .. absolute and relative...)
• XPAThs... Xpath Cheat sheet?

Using XPATH in Python

(Example of the for loop)

Intro Python as Procedural language. >> Ask someone to instruct someone on singing the song.

TIPS Text->Convert To Text (Also Path -> Object to Path) and Placing text on a path.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB9D6C5820E3651F1

Soldier, Soldier, Will You Marry Me http://mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=5430 See also: http://mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=10201 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baude_Cordier http://www.pdinfo.com/record.php

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G3v0CIu7M4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFatVLSuQ3U&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lL_Oycqx_w&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O319aTO9Wow&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FHOOgNHn-8&feature=related

http://meaningfulidly.blogspot.com/2011/02/o-soldier-soldier-wont-you-marry-me.html http://lipalicious.blogspot.com/2010/09/soldier-soldier-wont-you-marry-me-by.html

Whose song is this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOWsGg1mD_0

Lyrics

Soldier, soldier, will you marry me
With your musket, fife and drum?
Oh how can I marry such a pretty little girl
When I have no coat to put on?

Off to the tailor she did go
As fast as she could run
She brought him back the finest that was there
Now soldier, put it on

Soldier, soldier, will you marry me
With your musket, fife and drum?
Oh how can I marry such a pretty little girl
When I have no shoes to put on?

Off to the cobbler she did go
As fast as she could run
She brought him back the finest that was there
Now soldier, put them on

Soldier, soldier, will you marry me
With your musket, fife and drum?
Oh how can I marry such a pretty little girl
When I have no hat to put on?

Off to the hatter she did go
As fast as she could run
She brought him back the finest that was there
Now soldier, put it on

Soldier, soldier, will you marry me
With your musket, fife and drum?
Oh how can I marry such a pretty little girl
When I've a wife and child at home?