(the eff-bot guide to) The Standard Python Library
is now available from fatbrain.com.
Compiled from nearly 2,500 newsgroup postings by
Python veteran Fredrik Lundh, this book provides
sample scripts for all standard modules in the
Python library. This includes extensive coverage
of networking, file formats, data conversions, data
storage, threads and processes, and much more.
Initially, this book is available in electronic form
only, to be read on screen or printed for personal
use. See the fatbrain site for more info.
For more information on the book itself, and where
to obtain it, see:
http://www.pythonware.com/people/fredrik/librarybook.htm
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Ever wanted to read a huge pile of data from the Canadian Daily Climate
CDs to run some batch analysis? The supplied programs on that CD only
allow you to extract it in certain ways or browse it on the screen.
It took me a day or two even with the format description to decode that
binary format. And now I try to make sure that nobody needs to do that
again and release my hack as free software (GPL).
The program is only useful, if you have bought one of the CDs published
by Environment Canada. It might also serve as an example of how to use
the python struct module. It is not very well documented. Details at:
http://www.uwm.edu/~bernhard/canadian_climate_cdformat/
Bernhard Reiter bernhard(a)ffii.org
<P><A HREF="http://http://www.uwm.edu/~bernhard/canadian_climate_cdformat/index.en.html">Canadian
Daily Climate CD Python module v990829</A> - free Python module hack to
extract a lot of data from the proprietary "Canadian Daily Climate CDs",
published by the Canadian Meterological Center. (12-Oct-99)
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Research Assistant, Geog Dept UM-Milwaukee, USA. (www.uwm.edu/~bernhard)
Association for a Free Informational Infrastructure (ffii.org)
Intevation GmbH
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A new beta (03) of the Win32 Installer package is available on
starship:
http://starship.python.net/crew/gmcm/Beta03.html
This release incorporates Thomas Heller's changes:
executables now act much more like frozen apps in that
almost all(*) of the Python modules and scripts are run /
imported directly from the exe.
(*)exceptions.pyc is the sole exception.
In fact, almost the whole package has been rewritten. Among
the enhancements:
- full support for packages & subpackages
- ability to tell the installer to search odd places for your
modules
- a framework for incorporating extensions with odd packaging/
installation requirements
- better status reporting
- more debugging aids
- many more configurations and options available.
Read all about it at
http://starship.python.net/crew/gmcm/beta03.html.
The prior beta (02) is now promoted to release.
Background:
The Win32 Installer is a sort of compilerless Freeze - a way
of distributing Python apps with all the required support built
in. It also understands binary resources (.dlls and .pyds) and
can package up arbitrary files that your app might require.
Python-style license.
Contact: gmcm(a)hypernet.com
<P><A HREF="http://starship.python.net/crew/gmcm/install.html">Win32
Installer release 02 (beta 03)</A> - a compiler-less way of distributing
Python applications on Windows. (08-Oct-99)
- Gordon
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[Moderator's note: this posting is originally from Oct 7, 1999.]
HP's Open Services Operation in Cupertion, CA has a variety software
development positions open for experienced programmers who would like to
work with Python (substantial prior object-oriented development experience
is necessary but this can be with a language other than Python).
Our team is developing pilot applications for HP's Espeak application
framework (http://www.hp.com/go/espeak).
Please send your resume to: randall_burns(a)nonhp-am.exch.hp.com
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Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 23:29:10 GMT
Apologies if this has already been posted, but I just noticed
a new interview of some guy named Guido, at this page:
http://www.oreilly.com/frank/
[Moderator's note: now at http://www.oreilly.com/frank/rossum_1099.html]
The interviewer is Frank Willison, O'Reilly Editor-in-Chief.
You can also reach it from O'Reilly's homepage, www.oreilly.com.
Cheers,
--Mark Lutz (http://rmi.net/~lutz)
<P><A HREF="http://www.oreilly.com/frank/rossum_1099.html">GvR Interview</A>
- an interview with Guido van Rossum, the father of Python, about recent
Python-related developments, Python on Win32, Java, and the ''Computer
Programming for Everybody'' (CP4E) project. (08-Oct-99)
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[Moderator's note: this posting is originally from Oct 6, 1999.]
To all readers of python-list(a)cwi.nl and python-announce-list(a)cwi.nl
We have finally moved all subscriptions on the two lists @cwi.nl to
the parallel lists @python.org. These mailing lists are managed by
Mailman[1]. You should have gotten both a notification message and an
individual welcome message with your Mailman passwords. Feel free to
visit the specified URL to edit your personal options.
Everyone who uses the email interface to the lists should send general
discussion messages to python-list(a)python.org. Announcements can go
to python-announce(a)python.org [sic -see footnote 2]. The CWI
addresses will be aliased to these addresses come the next Dutch
morning (some folks who were on the CWI lists may see a few duplicates
for the next few hours -- sorry about that!).
The newsgroup gateways haven't changed, comp.lang.python and
comp.lang.python.announce still work as normal.
If you'd like to subscribe to the email lists please visit
python-list
http://www.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
python-announce-list
http://www.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-announce-list
Please let me know if you experience any problems.
Enjoy,
-Barry
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[2] Yes, you subscribe to python-announce-list but announcement
postings should go to python-announce(a)python.org. That way, they get
properly forwarded to the c.l.py.a moderator. Thanks!
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I've placed new versions of the HOWTO documents on www.python.org; the
mirror sites should pick them up within a day or two. Most of the
changes are minor; many, *many* helpful people have reported typos. I
haven't responded to every e-mail individually, but my heartfelt
thanks to you all!
There are two new HOWTOs:
Editor HOWTO, by Andrés Corrada-Emmanuel:
http://www.python.org/doc/howto/editor/editor.html
Covers how to configure your editor for writing Python code.
Currently it covers the following editors: Alpha, CodeWright, Emacs,
jed, and vi. If your editor isn't listed, please consider
contributing a section on it.
Advocacy HOWTO:
http://www.python.org/doc/howto/advocacy/advocacy.html
Discusses how to support Python's use in a work environment.
Suggestions, comments, and bug reports are welcome for all the HOWTOs.
Send them to me, or to the listed author. (Feel free to start c.l.p
threads about the new HOWTOs.)
<P>New additions to the HOWTOs: <A HREF="http://www.python.org/doc/howto/editor/editor.html">Editor
HOWTO</A> and <A HREF="http://www.python.org/doc/howto/advocacy/advocacy.html">Advocacy
HOWTO</A>. (05-Oct-99)
==
A.M. Kuchling http://starship.python.net/crew/amk/
And at times the fact of her absence will hit you like a blow to the chest,
and you will weep. But this will happen less and less as time goes on.
-- From SANDMAN: "The Song of Orpheus"
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Hewlett Packard (http://www.hp.com) has joined the Python Consortium
(http://www.python.org/consortium/) as a full member. One of the
major factors driving HP's membership in the Python
Consortium is the extensive use of Python in development of
pilot applications for Espeak (http://www.hp.com/go/espeak).
We have several positions open for experienced object-oriented developers
who would like to work in Python. I'd be happy to speak
with interested candidates about these jobs.
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