Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Jun 19)

2007-06-19 Thread Gabriel Genellina
QOTW: "Regarding a Java programmer moving to Python, a lot of the mindset change is about the abundant use of built in data types of Python. So a Java programmer, when confronted with a problem, should think 'how can I solve this using lists, dicts and tuples?' (and perhaps also my new favourite,

DFW Pythoneers Meeting THIS Saturday

2007-06-19 Thread Jeff Rush
This Saturday we'll be holding our 4th Saturday meeting of the DFW Pythoneers, at the usual location of Nerdbooks.com bookstore in Richardson. For directions, visit the Nerdbooks.com website. We start at 2pm and run until 5pm, and then go out for a group dinner. At this meeting one of our local

ANN: ShowMeDo commercial series: 'Python 101 - easygui and csv'

2007-06-19 Thread Ian Ozsvald
Summary: 1 hour 20 minutes of lessons in how to build a complete and tested Python application from scratch. The series is aimed at beginners, all necessary material is provided, viewers can ask me (the author) questions as they go. Commercial series: 'Python 101 - easygui and csv': http://sho