On May 9, 10:26 am, Tim Golden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On May 9, 8:25 am, Tim Golden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>> The wiki idea sounds like a good one. I was thinking about doing some > >>> kind of Python site about the modules and I think the popular 3rd > >>> party ones would be a good place to start, maybe starting with win32. > >>> How much information do you think would need to be on a site like this > >>> to start out with? > >> Someone did start a Python Win32 Wiki recently (check the > >> python-win32 archives for location etc.) I did mean to put > >> things on there myself, but real life has taken over. Often, > >> these things just need someone with a bit of oomph to at > >> least get the thing going. > > >> I think what's needed (if you're offering :) is for someone > >> to put a *framework* in place on such a site which would > >> make it easy for anyone to come along and fill in the gaps > >> with their particular 3rd-party app or brand of knowledge. > >> As I say, someone did start something, but I've not heard > >> anything from him since then and I haven't found the time > >> myself. If you were to kick something off and actually get > >> it going I wouldn't say no. > > >> TJG > > > I think I found the thread you were talking about: > >http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-win32/2007-March/005585.html > > > I went to the site listed:www.wazoozle.comand I see nothing related > > to python there. In fact, James (the poster) doesn't appear to be > > listed anywhere either. Very weird. > > Strange. Maybe he gave up and hosted something > else instead. It's not as though the name was > related :) > > > While I am not a wiki wizard, I will look into it. I might be able to > > bamboozle some free space on my friend's hosting service for such a > > project. If so, I'll let you know. > > Personally, if only to save startup pain, I'd be inclined to > use the main Python wiki, at least to get going. I know I > said at the time that I was willing to kick something off, > but days led to weeks... and you can guess the rest. > > Why not corner an area onhttp://wiki.python.org/moin/ > and put headings in place? I'm not a great fan of MoinMoin, > but it's there and it carries a (certain) measure of > authority. That said, if you want to set up on your own > space, I'm not objecting. I'll do my best (this time) to > supply info and keep things going. > > TJG
It looks like there's already a "Useful Modules" page on the wiki: http://wiki.python.org/moin/ I could put the win32 stuff in there under the Platform Specific --> Windows sub-header, I suppose. Or maybe the documentation page? I dunno. Whatever I end up doing, it'll have to be one of these evenings after work is done. I'll let you know somehow. Mike -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
