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Cameron Laird
QOTW: "... it's generally accepted that COM sucks rocks through
straws, so
explore alternatives when they're available ;-)" - Chris Withers
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/29577c851ceed167
From nothing to a complete working program - Peter Otten on
stepwise
refinement:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp...646af5b09e/8f59b2585da524a1?#8f59b2585da524a1
Handling whitespace in command line arguments:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/9a828279953b45a2/
Recognizing hex arguments in the command line:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/31d4c9386291c/
A pipeline of Python programs:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/cc06520602ae3f42/
Calling Python functions from Excel
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/83aa60666c555d87/
The scope of interactive commands: =20
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/3f0d7607ed5a4a78/
List comprehensions and slice assignments - which are the
corresponding
operations for dictionaries?
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/7aa443ac48f58851/
The precise semantics of [:]=20
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/84b5ec30cdd26cde/
The 'with' statement doesn't allow () for implicit line
continuation:
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.general/645508
Grant Edwards on the best way to get help from this group
http://groups.google.com/group/comp...2cae495522/21e80ac383745d88?#21e80ac383745d88
Finding the root cause of slowness when sorting certain objects:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/44d80224360e085/
The fastest alternative to list.extend()
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/614bfc36a09d9ab7/
A library for bijective mappings:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/785d100681f7d101/
GUI builders reviewed:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/3db5b18d77974b8/
A long thread started two weeks ago: is Python not scalable enough
for
Google?
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/ceef2ae6b4472b61/
========================================================================
Everything Python-related you want is probably one or two clicks away
in
these pages:
Python.org's Python Language Website is the traditional
center of Pythonia
http://www.python.org
Notice especially the master FAQ
http://www.python.org/doc/FAQ.html
PythonWare complements the digest you're reading with the
marvelous daily python url
http://www.pythonware.com/daily
Just beginning with Python? This page is a great place to start:
http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Programmers
The Python Papers aims to publish "the efforts of Python
enthusiasts":
http://pythonpapers.org/
The Python Magazine is a technical monthly devoted to Python:
http://pythonmagazine.com
Readers have recommended the "Planet" site:
http://planet.python.org
comp.lang.python.announce announces new Python software. Be
sure to scan this newsgroup weekly.
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python.announce/topics
Python411 indexes "podcasts ... to help people learn Python ..."
Updates appear more-than-weekly:
http://www.awaretek.com/python/index.html
The Python Package Index catalogues packages.
http://www.python.org/pypi/
Much of Python's real work takes place on Special-Interest Group
mailing lists
http://www.python.org/sigs/
Python Success Stories--from air-traffic control to on-line
match-making--can inspire you or decision-makers to whom you're
subject with a vision of what the language makes practical.
http://www.pythonology.com/success
The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has replaced the Python
Consortium as an independent nexus of activity. It has official
responsibility for Python's development and maintenance.
http://www.python.org/psf/
Among the ways you can support PSF is with a donation.
http://www.python.org/psf/donations/
The Summary of Python Tracker Issues is an automatically generated
report summarizing new bugs, closed ones, and patch submissions.
http://search.gmane.org/[email protected]&group=gmane.com
p.python.devel&sort=date
Although unmaintained since 2002, the Cetus collection of Python
hyperlinks retains a few gems.
http://www.cetus-links.org/oo_python.html
Python FAQTS
http://python.faqts.com/
The Cookbook is a collaborative effort to capture useful and
interesting recipes.
http://code.activestate.com/recipes/langs/python/
Many Python conferences around the world are in preparation.
Watch this space for links to them.
Among several Python-oriented RSS/RDF feeds available, see:
http://www.python.org/channews.rdf
For more, see:
http://www.syndic8.com/feedlist.php?ShowMatch=python&ShowStatus=all
The old Python "To-Do List" now lives principally in a
SourceForge reincarnation.
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=355470&group_id=5470&func=browse
http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0042/
del.icio.us presents an intriguing approach to reference
commentary.
It already aggregates quite a bit of Python intelligence.
http://del.icio.us/tag/python
Enjoy the *Python Magazine*.
http://pymag.phparch.com/
*Py: the Journal of the Python Language*
http://www.pyzine.com
Dr.Dobb's Portal is another source of Python news and articles:
http://www.ddj.com/TechSearch/searchResults.jhtml?queryText=python
and Python articles regularly appear at IBM DeveloperWorks:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/search/searchResults.jsp?searchSite=dW
&searchScope=dW&encodedQuery=python&rankprofile=8
Previous - (U)se the (R)esource, (L)uke! - messages are listed here:
http://search.gmane.org/?query=python+URL+weekly+news+links&group=gmane.comp.p
ython.general&sort=date
http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=Python-URL!+group:comp.lang.python&
start=0&scoring=d&
http://lwn.net/Search/DoSearch?words=python-url&ctype3=yes&cat_25=yes
There is *not* an RSS for "Python-URL!"--at least not yet. Arguments
for and against are occasionally entertained.
Suggestions/corrections for next week's posting are always welcome.
E-mail to <[email protected]> should get through.
To receive a new issue of this posting in e-mail each Monday morning
(approximately), ask <[email protected]> to subscribe. Mention
"Python-URL!". Write to the same address to unsubscribe.
-- The Python-URL! Team--
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news about posting archives.
straws, so
explore alternatives when they're available ;-)" - Chris Withers
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/29577c851ceed167
From nothing to a complete working program - Peter Otten on
stepwise
refinement:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp...646af5b09e/8f59b2585da524a1?#8f59b2585da524a1
Handling whitespace in command line arguments:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/9a828279953b45a2/
Recognizing hex arguments in the command line:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/31d4c9386291c/
A pipeline of Python programs:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/cc06520602ae3f42/
Calling Python functions from Excel
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/83aa60666c555d87/
The scope of interactive commands: =20
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/3f0d7607ed5a4a78/
List comprehensions and slice assignments - which are the
corresponding
operations for dictionaries?
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/7aa443ac48f58851/
The precise semantics of [:]=20
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/84b5ec30cdd26cde/
The 'with' statement doesn't allow () for implicit line
continuation:
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.general/645508
Grant Edwards on the best way to get help from this group
http://groups.google.com/group/comp...2cae495522/21e80ac383745d88?#21e80ac383745d88
Finding the root cause of slowness when sorting certain objects:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/44d80224360e085/
The fastest alternative to list.extend()
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/614bfc36a09d9ab7/
A library for bijective mappings:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/785d100681f7d101/
GUI builders reviewed:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/3db5b18d77974b8/
A long thread started two weeks ago: is Python not scalable enough
for
Google?
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/ceef2ae6b4472b61/
========================================================================
Everything Python-related you want is probably one or two clicks away
in
these pages:
Python.org's Python Language Website is the traditional
center of Pythonia
http://www.python.org
Notice especially the master FAQ
http://www.python.org/doc/FAQ.html
PythonWare complements the digest you're reading with the
marvelous daily python url
http://www.pythonware.com/daily
Just beginning with Python? This page is a great place to start:
http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Programmers
The Python Papers aims to publish "the efforts of Python
enthusiasts":
http://pythonpapers.org/
The Python Magazine is a technical monthly devoted to Python:
http://pythonmagazine.com
Readers have recommended the "Planet" site:
http://planet.python.org
comp.lang.python.announce announces new Python software. Be
sure to scan this newsgroup weekly.
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python.announce/topics
Python411 indexes "podcasts ... to help people learn Python ..."
Updates appear more-than-weekly:
http://www.awaretek.com/python/index.html
The Python Package Index catalogues packages.
http://www.python.org/pypi/
Much of Python's real work takes place on Special-Interest Group
mailing lists
http://www.python.org/sigs/
Python Success Stories--from air-traffic control to on-line
match-making--can inspire you or decision-makers to whom you're
subject with a vision of what the language makes practical.
http://www.pythonology.com/success
The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has replaced the Python
Consortium as an independent nexus of activity. It has official
responsibility for Python's development and maintenance.
http://www.python.org/psf/
Among the ways you can support PSF is with a donation.
http://www.python.org/psf/donations/
The Summary of Python Tracker Issues is an automatically generated
report summarizing new bugs, closed ones, and patch submissions.
http://search.gmane.org/[email protected]&group=gmane.com
p.python.devel&sort=date
Although unmaintained since 2002, the Cetus collection of Python
hyperlinks retains a few gems.
http://www.cetus-links.org/oo_python.html
Python FAQTS
http://python.faqts.com/
The Cookbook is a collaborative effort to capture useful and
interesting recipes.
http://code.activestate.com/recipes/langs/python/
Many Python conferences around the world are in preparation.
Watch this space for links to them.
Among several Python-oriented RSS/RDF feeds available, see:
http://www.python.org/channews.rdf
For more, see:
http://www.syndic8.com/feedlist.php?ShowMatch=python&ShowStatus=all
The old Python "To-Do List" now lives principally in a
SourceForge reincarnation.
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=355470&group_id=5470&func=browse
http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0042/
del.icio.us presents an intriguing approach to reference
commentary.
It already aggregates quite a bit of Python intelligence.
http://del.icio.us/tag/python
Enjoy the *Python Magazine*.
http://pymag.phparch.com/
*Py: the Journal of the Python Language*
http://www.pyzine.com
Dr.Dobb's Portal is another source of Python news and articles:
http://www.ddj.com/TechSearch/searchResults.jhtml?queryText=python
and Python articles regularly appear at IBM DeveloperWorks:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/search/searchResults.jsp?searchSite=dW
&searchScope=dW&encodedQuery=python&rankprofile=8
Previous - (U)se the (R)esource, (L)uke! - messages are listed here:
http://search.gmane.org/?query=python+URL+weekly+news+links&group=gmane.comp.p
ython.general&sort=date
http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=Python-URL!+group:comp.lang.python&
start=0&scoring=d&
http://lwn.net/Search/DoSearch?words=python-url&ctype3=yes&cat_25=yes
There is *not* an RSS for "Python-URL!"--at least not yet. Arguments
for and against are occasionally entertained.
Suggestions/corrections for next week's posting are always welcome.
E-mail to <[email protected]> should get through.
To receive a new issue of this posting in e-mail each Monday morning
(approximately), ask <[email protected]> to subscribe. Mention
"Python-URL!". Write to the same address to unsubscribe.
-- The Python-URL! Team--
Phaseit, Inc. (http://phaseit.net) is pleased to participate in and
sponsor the "Python-URL!" project. Watch this space for upcoming
news about posting archives.