Dr. Dobb's Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Jan 24)
Cameron Laird
claird@NeoSoft.com
Tue, 25 Jan 00 20:09:09 GMT
The 8th International Python Conference begins with much-below-freezing
temperatures outside and an unprecedented growth of pre-registrants inside.
Expect a *very* productive week
http://www.python.org/workshops/2000-01/
Christian Tismer endows Python with continuations and co-rou-
tines while trimming its stack and time weight. It's even
promised for a Palm
http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=576789536
John Grayson announces the appearance of the first book focused
on Tkinter
http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=575925861
Michael P. Reilly taxonomizes four distinct approaches to
dealing with a pty
http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=574772821
Aahz March provides an example of threading which is not only
suitable for beginners but even useful for Web workers
http://www.deja.com/[ST_rn=ps]/getdoc.xp?AN=570016307&fmt=text
Edward Welbourne's excellent treatise on proper use of exceptions
http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=575782124
Note Fred L. Drake's stylistic follow-up (not yet URLized)
Michael Hudson and Tim Peters preach better Python through
self-discipline
http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=576276046
jim kraai summarizes .ini knowledge beyond ConfigParser
http://x35.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=576839546
Do your Python applications want to know operating system version
information, which libc is in charge, how many processors are run-
ning, and so on? M.-A. Lemburg provides answers
http://starship.python.net/crew/lemburg/platform.py
Telling testimony to Python's virtues (note the last sentence)
http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=575774205
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Everything you want is probably one or two clicks away in these pages:
Python.org's Python Language Website is the center of Pythonia
http://www.python.org
Much of Python's real work takes place on Special-Interest Group
mailing lists http://www.python.org/sigs/
Python Consortium emerges as an independent nexus of activity
http://www.python.org/consortium
Python To-Do List anticipates some of Python's future direction
http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/todo.py
The Vaults of Parnassus ambitiously collects Python resources
http://www.vex.net/~x/parnassus/
Python Journal is at work on its second issue
http://www.pythonjournal.com
Links2Go is a new semi-automated link collection; it's impressive
what AI can generate
http://www.links2go.com/search?search=python
Archive probing trick of the trade:
http://www.dejanews.com/dnquery.xp?QRY=&DBS=2&ST=PS&defaultOp=AND&LNG=ALL&format=threaded&showsort=date&maxhits=100&groups=comp.lang.python
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