The eff-bot finally makes it back from the Python conference, after an involuntary detour to Oslo. Here's this weeks' Python-Alert, worth well over $9.52 per week: First, a couple of reminders: Don't forget Software Carpentry's design competition: http://software-carpentry.codesourcery.com/contest-rules.html Don't forget the www.python.org design competition: http://www.python.org/Redesign.html And don't forget the O'Reilly Python Conference: deadline extended to at least Feb 15: http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon2000/call.html The eighth Python conference (SPAM8) was a huge success. Almost everyone was there, except Tim Peters. He might be real, though -- at least two usually reliable sources told me they'd met him in real life. Here're interesting links: http://www.oreilly.com/frank/index.html (frank willison) http://starship.python.net/crew/amk/diary (andrew kuchling) http://freeweb.pdq.net/robinf1/spam8pix/ (robin friedrich's photo album) http://www.python.org/workshops/2000-01/ (conference site) http://www.reiters.com/ (official conference bookstore) http://www.cravindogs.com/about.html (python powered, sort of) In other news: ActiveState (www.activestate.com) joins the Python Consortium, and announces great plans for Python. David Ascher has more info on this: http://www.egroups.com/group/python-list/77941.html http://www.activestate.com/press/releases/python.htm Secret Labs AB (www.pythonware.com) joins the Python Consortium, and also receives first round of venture funding from the East Sweden Foundation of Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer. People keep releasing cool software: Christian Tismer's übercool stackless python: http://www.tismer.com/research/stackless/ Barry Warsaw announces JPython 1.1 final: http://www.jpython.org/NEWS Andreas Jung releases PMW (Poor Man's Zope): http://www.suxers.de/pmz.htm More books arrive: Python and Tkinter Programming (by John Grayson) http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=575925861 http://www.manning.com/grayson/ Python Programming for Win32 (Andy Robinson & Mark Hammond) http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pythonwin32 (both books mention my name, so they can't be that bad ;-) Btw, judging from what people told the eff-bot at SPAM8, at least four more books are in the works. And if you want to write your own Python book, Greg Wilson has some great ideas for you: http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=579589266 Finally, the Scheme folks reveal the truth about Python and Pythoneers, but completely fails to start another flame war. Read more in this thread: http://www.deja.com/viewthread.xp?AN=580480307 ======================================================================== 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 ------------------------------------------------------------