Ipython is indeed very cool, but I don't know how to easily convey that in a flyer.<br><br>But your point about list comprehensions is good, since it's stuff that most .NET programmers have never used before, but it's really easy to understand at a glance. It reminds me of the talk Jim Hugunin gave where he mercilessly mocked some C# code by showing how simple the equivalent Python code was.<br><br>I'm thinking about pulling all of the lists out of the flyer, except for the "Who Uses Python?" part, where I'll make sure to include all the pretty corporate logos.<br><br>And yes, I'll remember to add a plug for PyCon 08. <br><br>Thanks,<br><br>Feihong<br><br><b><i>Cosmin Stejerean <cstejerean@gmail.com></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> Maybe this will help, my top two reasons for using Python are:<br><br>1. ipython (enhances the python shell and makes programming awesome. i
haven't seen anyone not impressed by ipython)<br>2. list comprehensions [(<a href="http://customer.name"> customer.name</a>, customer.email) for customer in customers if customer.member_since > 2000]<br><br>Also, curly braces do mean something in Python( a = {} )<br><br>- Cosmin<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/18/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Carl Karsten</b> <<a href="mailto:carl@personnelware.com">carl@personnelware.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Feihong Hsu wrote:<br>> I've been working for a while now to get the other programmers at my company more interested in Python. I think management is warming up to the idea, so next Friday we'll have an all-day Python training course. <br>><br>> During the lunch break the programmers who couldn't do the course will have the chance to come into the cafeteria and help us eat the
extra food. I would like to make a one page Python flyer that they can read while they're munching on free food. Has anyone done anything similar to this? What kind of stuff should I include on it? <br>><br>> We do have a "Why Python" page on our internal wiki, though I think it's kind of lame (I should know, I wrote it). But it's basically all I have that as a starting point for my flyer. I'll paste the text below for people to critique and comment on. <br>><br>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>><br>> Other "Why Python" Articles<br>><br>> A lot of smart people have written up their reasons for using Python, and I bet a lot of them are more well written than this one. <br>><br>> * Beginners and Experts by Jono DiCarlo<br>> * Why the DLR and What is Python Used For? by Michael Foord<br>> * Python Answers by Bruce
Eckel<br>> * Type import this into the Python interpreter to read the "Zen of Python". <br>><br>> Python Facts<br>><br>> * Python is mature, it's been around since 1989, it has a huge standard library that covers most common programming tasks.<br>> * Python is dynamically typed, that means there are no type declarations. <br>> * Python uses indentation for blocks of code, the curly braces {} don't mean anything in Python.<br>> * Python is a dynamic language, it doesn't need a compiler because everything is interpreted. <br>> * Python's interactive interpreter lets you run individual lines of code and immediately see what they do.<br>> * Python integrates with .NET.<br>><br>> Who Uses Python<br>><br>> * Morningstar
<br>> * Google<br>> * Microsoft<br>> * Cisco (IronPort - internet security)<br>> * O'Reilly<br>> * Hewlett-Packard (Tabblo - photographic storytelling)<br>> * Canonical (makers of Ubuntu Linux) <br>> * VMWare (virtualization)<br>> * Sony Imageworks (state-of-the-art visual effects and character animation)<br>> * EWT (securities trading)<br>> * ...and many more!<br>><br>> Interesting Projects Coded in Python <br>><br>> * Trac - Software project management and issue tracking.<br>> * Review Board - Code reviews are fun again! ...almost.<br>> * Bazaar - Distributed source control system.<br>> *
BitTorrent - Please, I know you know what this is. <br>><br>> Python Projects That Are Making a Difference<br>><br>> * OLPC - Free laptops for children in third world countries<br>> * Chicago Crime - Browsable database of crimes reported in Chicago<br> > * The US Congress Votes Database - Browse every vote in the U.S. Congress since 1991.<br>> * The Open Planning Project - Tools to enhance government transparency and citizen participation.<br>> * Pvote, prototype software for voting machines - a voter interaction system focusing on simplicity, openness, and accessibility <br>><br>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br>nice work. Add a plug for <a href="http://us.pycon.org/2008">http://us.pycon.org/2008</a> :)<br><br>You should join the <a
href="http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/advocacy">http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/advocacy</a><br>list repost this (both request and your work).<br><br>Carl K<br>_______________________________________________ <br>Chicago mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Chicago@python.org">Chicago@python.org</a><br><a href="http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago">http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago</a><br></blockquote></div> <br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Cosmin Stejerean<br><a href="http://blog.offbytwo.com">http://blog.offbytwo.com</a> _______________________________________________<br>Chicago mailing list<br>Chicago@python.org<br>http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago<br></blockquote><br><p> __________________________________________________<br>Do You Yahoo!?<br>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around <br>http://mail.yahoo.com