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  • Foreword for "Programming Python" (1st ed.)

    ...big fan of Monty Python's Flying Circus). Today, I can safely say that Python has changed my life. I have moved to a different continent. I spend my working days developing large systems in Python, when I'm not hacking on Python or answering Python-related email. There are Python T-shirts, workshops, mailing lists, a newsgroup, and now a book. Frankly, my only unfulfilled wish is to have my picture on the front page of the New York Times. But before I get carried away daydreaming...

  • Python 1.6

    ...datatype, the Unicode string, a new build-in function unicode(), an numerous C APIs to deal with Unicode and encodings. See the file Misc/unicode.txt for details, or http://starship.python.net/crew/lemburg/unicode-proposal.txt. Two other big changes, related to the Unicode support, are the addition of string methods and a new regular expression engine: String methods mean that you can now say s.lower() etc. instead of importing the string module and saying string.lower(s) etc. ...

  • PSF Grants Program

    ...data in our yearly Grants Program transparency report, and any goals that come from the report and its analysis. What to expect The process for applying for a grant is thorough so we can make decisions as effectively and quickly as possible. Listed below is an overview of what to expect, followed by a more detailed explanation of each step in the “Grant Process” section below. Submit your application. Please fill out every applicable field in the application form to reduce questions late...

  • Python 1.6.1

    ...datatype, the Unicode string, a new build-in function unicode(), an numerous C APIs to deal with Unicode and encodings. See the file Misc/unicode.txt for details, or http://starship.python.net/crew/lemburg/unicode-proposal.txt. Two other big changes, related to the Unicode support, are the addition of string methods and a new regular expression engine: String methods mean that you can now say s.lower() etc. instead of importing the string module and saying string.lower(s) etc. One peculiarity...

  • Computer Programming for Everybody

    ...data structures, and focusing on the elegant expression of programs. They proposed both a new language design and new terminology that deviated radically from what was (and still is) current amongst computer scientists and programmers. In fact, the single biggest reason why ABC didn't make as much of an impact as expected is probably that they deviated too much from current practice. The people who had access to the hardware that was needed to run ABC (initially it only ran on Unix syst...

  • 2012-12-19 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    ...Data SV alongside our sprints: http://pycon.blogspot.com/2012/11/pycon-us-2012-big-data-how-about-pydata.html We have announced a 6th talk track: http://pycon.blogspot.com/2012/11/pycon-us-2013-how-many-talk-tracks-are.html 7.2   Issues / Blockages None 7.3   Continued Activities from Last Month Sponsorship continues. We have a decent pipeline. Working in depth with sponsors. Raspberry.io work now proceeding. 7.4   New Activities None 7....

  • Notes

    ...biguous. In a future release, the compiler may allow this form when there is no possibility of ambiguity. repr(string) is easier to read, now using hex escapes instead of octal, and using t, n and r instead of 011, 012 and 015 (respectively): >>> "\texample \r\n" + chr(0) + chr(255) '\texample \r\n\x00\xff' # in 2.1 '\011example \015\012\000\377' # in 2.0 Functions are now compared and hashed by identity, not by value, since the func_code attribute is writable. ...

  • Computer Programming for Everybody

    ...data in ways that help novices. Spreadsheets are of great value here, but not all data fits the matrix form. Scripting languages are growing in popularity among professional programmers [Ousterhout], but questions remain about performance, software reuse, and integration with components written in other languages. We can address these challenges by enhancing the facilities of JPython [Hugunin1], a Python dialect seamlessly integrated with Java, and SWIG, an interface generator that create...

  • Python 2.4.1 - Release Notes

    ...database be closed properly, else the on-disk data and directory files can be left in mutually inconsistent states. dumbdbm.py's _Database.__del__() method attempted to close the database properly, but a shutdown race in _Database._commit() could prevent this from working, so that a program trusting __del__() to get the on-disk files in synch could be badly surprised. The race has been repaired. A sync() method was also added so that shelve can guarantee data is written to disk. The close() me...

  • Notes

    ...database be closed properly, else the on-disk data and directory files can be left in mutually inconsistent states. dumbdbm.py's _Database.__del__() method attempted to close the database properly, but a shutdown race in _Database._commit() could prevent this from working, so that a program trusting __del__() to get the on-disk files in synch could be badly surprised. The race has been repaired. A sync() method was also added so that shelve can guarantee data is written to disk. The close() me...

  • PSF Community Service Awards

    ...Data and Pykonik meetups in Krakow. The Q4 Community Service Award was given to Iqbal Abdullah for contributions to the Python community in the Asia-Pacific region, including PyCon Malaysia, PyCon APAC, and PyCon Japan, as well as contributions to multiple PSF workgroups. October 2024 The Q3 2024 Community Service Award was given to Kojo Idrissa for delivering insightful talks, organizing events like DjangoCon, and engaging in discussions with developers and new Python developers. Kojo consi...

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