Dr. Dobb's Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Feb 15)

Correction: Forget what the eff-bot said in last week's URL. Consortium member Advanced Simulation Technology, Inc (ASTi) has its website at: http://www.asti-usa.com/ A new SIG has been established: all kinds of Python compilers and Python analysis tools will be discussed on the compiler-sig: http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=583755581 http://www.python.org/sigs/compiler-sig/ More SPAM8 conference coverage: Jeff Shelton (of zopeNewbies fame) covers the zope track in more detail: http://weblogs.userland.com/zopeNewbies/2000/01/25 (tuesday) http://weblogs.userland.com/zopeNewbies/2000/01/26 (wednesday) http://weblogs.userland.com/zopeNewbies/2000/01/27 (thursday) Ka-Ping Yee took notes during the compiler session on developer's day: http://www.python.org/sigs/compiler-sig/dev-day-notes.txt Talking about conferences, Paul Everitt notices that it's now 6 years since SPAM1: http://www.deja.com/=dnc/viewthread.xp?AN=585046812 Quite a noisefest on comp.lang.python this week; if you're interested in why Python really needs a new syntax, check out the newsgroup archives. If not, read on. Neel Krishnaswami improves the signal-to-noise ratio by posting half-a-dozen "real problems with today's Python": http://www.deja.com/=dnc/viewthread.xp?AN=583770349 Barry Warsaw tells prospective CPython hackers how to configure emacs' cc-mode: http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=584320718 Warren Postma ports Python to Phar Lap TNT: http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=584219526 Greg Ewing announces Plex 0.1, a flexible tokenizer tool: http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=582911825 http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/~greg/python/Plex Jon Udell writes about Python from a Perl perspective. http://www.byte.com/feature/BYT20000201S0001 Will Python 3000 (aka Py3K, formerly known as 2.0) break existing programs? http://www.deja.com/=dnc/viewthread.xp?AN=584428737 Finally, Robert Wentworth notices that Python's now being talked about in the wonderful world of fashion: http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=584887423 ======================================================================== Everything you want is probably one or two clicks away in these pages: Python.org's Python Language Website is the center of Pythonia http://www.python.org Much of Python's real work takes place on Special-Interest Group mailing lists http://www.python.org/sigs/ Python Consortium emerges as an independent nexus of activity http://www.python.org/consortium Python To-Do List anticipates some of Python's future direction http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/todo.py The Vaults of Parnassus ambitiously collects Python resources http://www.vex.net/~x/parnassus/ Python Journal is at work on its second issue http://www.pythonjournal.com Links2Go is a new semi-automated link collection; it's impressive what AI can generate http://www.links2go.com/search?search=python Archive probing trick of the trade: http://www.dejanews.com/dnquery.xp?QRY=&DBS=2&ST=PS&defaultOp=AND&LNG=ALL&format=threaded&showsort=date&maxhits=100&groups=comp.lang.python Previous - (U)se the (R)esource, (L)uke! - messages are listed here: http://purl.org/thecliff/python/url.html or http://www.dejanews.com/dnquery.xp?QRY=~g%20comp.lang.python%20Python-URL%21 Suggestions/corrections for next week's posting are always welcome. http://www.egroups.com/list/python-url-leads/ To receive a new issue of this posting in e-mail each Monday morning, ask <claird@neosoft.com> to subscribe. Mention "Python-URL!". -- The Python-URL! Team-- Dr. Dobb's Journal (http://www.ddj.com) is pleased to participate in and sponsor the "Python-URL!" project. == Cameron Laird <claird@NeoSoft.com> Business: http://www.Phaseit.net Personal: http://starbase.neosoft.com/~claird/home.html -- ----------- comp.lang.python.announce (moderated) ---------- Article Submission Address: python-announce@python.org Python Language Home Page: http://www.python.org/ Python Quick Help Index: http://www.python.org/Help.html ------------------------------------------------------------
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