Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Jun 16)

[Cameron Laird]

QOTW:  "Python advocacy seems to be by example, not cheerleading." -
Cameron
Simpson
   http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/2cc7e643702d0ec8


   The first release candidate of Python 2.7 is now available for
testing:
       http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/e3cd74b1797162ca/

   __getattribute__ can influence how a method is searched - but how
to
   influence how it is called?
       http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/50c5d1cded9fde8e/

   Current options for GUI libraries are not good, so we need to build
a
   new one. Is that true? [long thread!]:
       http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/b2ef3a1f41b516ec/

   Another long thread starting with a vague problem description
involving
   HTML form handling, and gradually building a solution. Along it:
"CGI
   for dummies" and "The right way to use FormStorage":
       http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/c532d28d5b550ead/

   Some tips on approaching the Python source code (C) by the first
time:
       http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/299649a2ba6a9792/

   Bogus benchmarks leads to bogus conclusions (in this case, that map
   is slow)
       http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/c6793a86ce70a4ca/

   optparse: how to deal with non standard options:
       http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/a25b905b27195798/

   Reasons for not allowing usage of ctypes in the standard library:
       http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/be62be9e8f9ab77d

   Why any() instead of firsttrue(), which seems more useful?
       http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/c11a9b6e0cfd9c25/

   More ways to sum two integers than you ever thought:
       http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/5e4967d5ea98f983/

   A trollish rant on this community:
       http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/df5ed15eb2a29a54/


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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/?author=status%40bugs.python.org&group=gmane.comp.python.devel&sort=date

   nullege is an interesting search Web application, with the
intelligence
   to distinguish between Python code and comments.  It provides what
   appear to be relevant results, and demands neither Java nor CSS be
   enabled:
       http://www.nullege.com

   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

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