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QOTW: "The promise is 'batteries included.' Nobody promised you a
nickel metal hydride battery that you can use as a replacement in your
Prius." - Stephen J. Turnbull
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2009-November/094014.html
Google's new language, Go, has similarities to Python:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/c1c4a8fe741c689a/
Is Python scalable enough for Google (or any other huge application)?
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/ceef2ae6b4472b61/
Is it possible to get the physical memory address of a variable in python?
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/969462b9a3b452/
Serialize objects as Python code:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/98536e7910e65256/
Overriding __getitem__ for a subclass of dict:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/d9b822119fc0917c/
Ensure a script is run with a certain range of Python versions:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/d21a492be99c90e8/
How to install applications when Python is not already present:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/495794a40d18fbc/
Turtle graphics are just for kids - or not? Its advantages when teaching
Python programming:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/d55388b0fdd9ed2f/
Using dynamic property names:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/f7b8829c97dcc3f9/
How can a module react differently when imported from one place or another?
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/da162dc08f1c3550/
Sharing distributed objects between Python and C++:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/5a567a1a180511eb/
Beware: threads + import don't mix well!
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/a60c83590a016528/
locals() and frame.f_locals return old data:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/fa17941218c6e89e/
Instantiate classes using names from the command line:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/d597a1a42b88c0d1/
New syntax proposal: if some_expression as x: do_something_with(x)
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/55e7578903747dc4/
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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
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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