QOTW: ".. as the problem grows in complexity, C++ accumulates too much of its own bloat." - sturlamolden, on Python as a *faster* language than C++ Python 2.6 final has been released: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/b440f6b... Why the `del` statement canNOT be used with sets (for example, in `del a_set[element]`): http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/d66b7c9... An attempt to translate Javascript code into Python shows the similarities and differences between the two languages: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/72ab3a4... Tarek Ziadé's *Expert Python Programming* is out. http://www.packtpub.com/expert-python-programming/book Preliminary tests combining a Python-to-Javascript compiler with Chrome's V8 JS engine show better performance than CPython (!): http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/ff862fc... How a form of "partial inheritance" could be implemented: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/b5e297d... How to "peek" inside a generic iterator (look at the next item without consuming it) http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/572ad24... How to determine whether a method is actually defined in a class or simply inherited from (the base) object (Python 2.6/3.0): http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/search?q=3DPython+2.6+3.0+De... Tuple parameter unpacking is gone in 3.0, and some regret it: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/24b0c30... Sometimes what looks like "good Python code" (as seen by experienced coders) isn't very beginners-friendly: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/f416387... Automatically decorate all methods defined in a class: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/c76eea5... ======================================================================== 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/~x/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.comp.python.devel&sort=date 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=browse http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0042/ del.icio.us presents an intriguing approach to reference commentary. 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