Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Nov 10)
QOTW: Don't get me wrong - innovation often comes from scratching ones personal itch. But you seem to be suffering from a rather bad case of neurodermatitis. - Diez B. Roggisch, on ... well, personal style in problem-solving http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/4cf102bdd3a3267b Why aren't lists usable as dictionary keys? What do you mean, hashable? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/929905a622d704b4/ `x == None` or `x is None` -- which one is the right way? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/1d9112d5bbe243d3/ At Microsoft, they performed empirical research about common software engineering assumptions: high test coverage is better, write test code first, use assertions, and others: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/e06ac9acd1fc97fa/ The best way to populate a list of size N: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/fd07df5ffde3db83/ A new variant of an old problem: I got a single check from my customer - which ones among all pending invoices did he intend to pay? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/13f7645d99543e8/ How to test code that uses urllib without depending on external resources? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/707f53122777e84a/ Singletons are hard to test too: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/dbe458917dd9b393/ How to use Filters in the logging module: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/6a002ee599fd94ba/ Delete items from a list that match a certain pattern: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/f6d0a08ad2642ddf/ What is the correct way to port codecs.open to python 3.1? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/b93ad93148bdc26d/ py2exe, cx_freeze, py2app: a comparison http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/5abb44388a28ce25/ How to cancel a thread from another one: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/af903ef349b1bddf/ Why does help(import) not work? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/d8821fe86b3eda9a/ 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.orggroup=gmane.comp.python.develsort=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
Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Nov 10)
QOTW: Don't get me wrong - innovation often comes from scratching ones personal itch. But you seem to be suffering from a rather bad case of neurodermatitis. - Diez B. Roggisch, on ... well, personal style in problem-solving http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/4cf102bdd3a3267b Why aren't lists usable as dictionary keys? What do you mean, hashable? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/929905a622d704b4/ `x == None` or `x is None` -- which one is the right way? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/1d9112d5bbe243d3/ At Microsoft, they performed empirical research about common software engineering assumptions: high test coverage is better, write test code first, use assertions, and others: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/e06ac9acd1fc97fa/ The best way to populate a list of size N: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/fd07df5ffde3db83/ A new variant of an old problem: I got a single check from my customer - which ones among all pending invoices did he intend to pay? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/13f7645d99543e8/ How to test code that uses urllib without depending on external resources? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/707f53122777e84a/ Singletons are hard to test too: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/dbe458917dd9b393/ How to use Filters in the logging module: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/6a002ee599fd94ba/ Delete items from a list that match a certain pattern: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/f6d0a08ad2642ddf/ What is the correct way to port codecs.open to python 3.1? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/b93ad93148bdc26d/ py2exe, cx_freeze, py2app: a comparison http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/5abb44388a28ce25/ How to cancel a thread from another one: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/af903ef349b1bddf/ Why does help(import) not work? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/d8821fe86b3eda9a/ 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.orggroup=gmane.comp.python.develsort=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
Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Nov 10)
QOTW: Don't get me wrong - innovation often comes from scratching ones personal itch. But you seem to be suffering from a rather bad case of neurodermatitis. - Diez B. Roggisch, on ... well, personal style in problem-solving http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/4cf102bdd3a3267b [It's actually Gabriel Genellina who wrote these entries.] Why aren't lists usable as dictionary keys? What do you mean, hashable? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/929905a622d704b4/ `x == None` or `x is None` -- which one is the right way? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/1d9112d5bbe243d3/ At Microsoft, they performed empirical research about common software engineering assumptions: high test coverage is better, write test code first, use assertions, and others: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/e06ac9acd1fc97fa/ The best way to populate a list of size N: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/fd07df5ffde3db83/ A new variant of an old problem: I got a single check from my customer - which ones among all pending invoices did he intend to pay? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/13f7645d99543e8/ How to test code that uses urllib without depending on external resources? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/707f53122777e84a/ Singletons are hard to test too: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/dbe458917dd9b393/ How to use Filters in the logging module: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/6a002ee599fd94ba/ Delete items from a list that match a certain pattern: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/f6d0a08ad2642ddf/ What is the correct way to port codecs.open to python 3.1? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/b93ad93148bdc26d/ py2exe, cx_freeze, py2app: a comparison http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/5abb44388a28ce25/ How to cancel a thread from another one: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/af903ef349b1bddf/ Why does help(import) not work? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/d8821fe86b3eda9a/ 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.orggroup=gmane.com p.python.develsort=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.
