Python pattern repository

[Fernando Pérez]

Chris Liechti wrote:

>> Here's the concept: If you want to include your code snippet
>> in the PyPAN, post it embedded in a document that Google will see.
> 
> while i think your idea is nice, this can be the first problem...
> google is only includeing pages that are linked somewhere. it took many
> months until it indexed my page with a gcc port...

Usenet is indexed very quickly. You could simply post to c.l.py and bang, it's 
stored by google.

>  
>> You embed it for easy extraction by putting a PyPAN expression
>> in the first and last (+/- 1, discussed later[1]) lines of your
>> snippet, e.g.,
>> 
>> # ++PyPAN++ mySnippet.py /clp/forcomment/ -- minimal PyPan snippet
>> def mySnippet():
>>     print 'Hello PyPAN!'
>> # --PyPAN--
>> 
>> I think Google would find '++PyPan++' and show an interesting list.
> 
> why do you use "+-" etc in the marker? those are special characters to
> google and it ignores punctuation/special chars in other cases.
> i'd stay with letters only.

If I recall correctly, it's no problem if you search with quotes around your 
string. But maybe a different marker set can make life easier.

Cheers,

f.