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The second alpha release of Python 2.7 -the last major version in the 2.x series- has been recently released: http://archives.free.net.ph/message/20100109.172933.50907adb.en.html Giampaolo Rodola on how to correctly use asyncore: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/e0858ed93526c55c/ Small differences on how list comprehensions and generator expressions handle inner exceptions (old thread): http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/ae70dfa12677c1d5/ What's the best strategy to speed up multiple downloads: threads, processes, Twisted...? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/c04059bd243a38b/ http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/bb410b25383e4821/ Why were exceptions chosen as the primary error handling mechanism? Also, guidelines for designing a good API regarding errors. http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/7d6191ecba652daf/ Lists, arrays, abstract data types, and promised algorithmic complexity (for language lawyers only): http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/d2a7056727fb21f3/ Lightweight encryption of a text file: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/b31a5b5f58084f12/ How exec/locals/globals interact themselves: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/6dc9eb0d7fa2efb/ Looking for a "modern" configuration file format: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/d0042aff58886724/ Tips on improving a bad database design and application logic: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/d88f8630a9cdd805/ Some people feels that reporting a bug in Python is not as simple as it should be: http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.general/650455 Is Python not good enough? -- or, why Google choose to develop the Go language? http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.general/650489 ======================================================================== 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. 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