QOTW: "There is no point in creating new hardware without new software." - Niklaus Wirth http://www.modulaware.com/mdlt52.htm

The first Release Candidate for Python 2.6 is out: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/bdf3495...

Abstract base classes, pros and cons: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/ecffaa8...

Converting dictionary accesses from Perl to Python: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/c70e094...

Naming style: should a library wrapping foreign code keep the original names or follow PEP8? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/42f6a6c...

Profiles of sum() and reduce(): http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/78a31fe...

======================================================================== 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 enthusiats": http://pythonpapers.org/ The Python Magazine is a technical monthly devoted to Python: http://pythonmagazine.com

Readers have recommended the "Planet" sites: http://planetpython.org 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/

The somewhat older Vaults of Parnassus ambitiously collects references to all sorts of Python resources. http://www.vex.net/%7Ex/parnassus/

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.org&group=gmane.com...

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.

Among several Python-oriented RSS/RDF feeds available, see: http://www.python.org/channews.rdf For more, see: http://www.syndic8.com/feedlist.php?ShowMatch=python&ShowStatus=all The old Python "To-Do List" now lives principally in a SourceForge reincarnation. http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=355470&group_id=5470&func=brows... http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0042/

del.icio.us presents an intriguing approach to reference commentary. It already aggregates quite a bit of Python intelligence. http://del.icio.us/tag/python

*Py: the Journal of the Python Language* http://www.pyzine.com

Dr.Dobb's Portal is another source of Python news and articles: http://www.ddj.com/TechSearch/searchResults.jhtml?queryText=python and Python articles regularly appear at IBM DeveloperWorks: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/search/searchResults.jsp?searchSite=dW&...

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