QOTW: ".. as the problem grows in complexity, C++ accumulates too much of
its own bloat." - sturlamolden, on Python as a *faster* language than C++
Python 2.6 final has been released:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp....40f6bd2a54b6a/
Why the `del` statement canNOT be used with sets (for example, in
`del a_set[element]`):
http://groups.google.com/group/comp....b7c96660b0be7/
An attempt to translate Javascript code into Python shows the
similarities and differences between the two languages:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp....b3a4a868d15df/
Tarek Ziadé's *Expert Python Programming* is out.
http://www.packtpub.com/expert-python-programming/book
Preliminary tests combining a Python-to-Javascript compiler with
Chrome's V8 JS engine show better performance than CPython (!):
http://groups.google.com/group/comp....62fc968de50d3/
How a form of "partial inheritance" could be implemented:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp....297de48fa1fec/
How to "peek" inside a generic iterator (look at the next item without
consuming it)
http://groups.google.com/group/comp....ad24a93077556/
How to determine whether a method is actually defined in a class or
simply inherited from (the base) object (Python 2.6/3.0):
http://groups.google.com/group/comp....thod+inherited
Tuple parameter unpacking is gone in 3.0, and some regret it:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp....0c30ee8b7bab6/
Sometimes what looks like "good Python code" (as seen by experienced
coders) isn't very beginners-friendly:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp....63871f3fb7585/
Automatically decorate all methods defined in a class:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp....eea5f716d7bda/
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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 enthusiats":
http://pythonpapers.org/
The Python Magazine is a technical monthly devoted to Python:
http://pythonmagazine.com
Readers have recommended the "Planet" sites:
http://planetpython.org 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....nnounce/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/
The somewhat older Vaults of Parnassus ambitiously collects references
to all sorts of Python resources.
http://www.vex.net/~x/parnassus/
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=stat...evel&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?...ShowStatus=all
The old Python "To-Do List" now lives principally in a
SourceForge reincarnation.
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid...70&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
*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/search...eryText=python
and Python articles regularly appear at IBM DeveloperWorks:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/se...&rankprofile=8
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