Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Dec 26)

[Cameron Laird]

QOTW:  "It took Python to make me realize that programming *could* be
fun, or at least not annoying enough to keep me from making a career
of
programming." - Aahz
   http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/65ad4e71c194d97e


   Thanks to Gabriel Genellina for these references:

   How to compare dialects of csv module?
       http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/9de18eeabd38faff/

   Retrieve the source lines of a function:
       http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/a389138fbd7a5c58/

   How do classes actually work? A beginner's introduction by Steve
Holden
       http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/e5347d4cebc71643/

   Packages, and importing names in __init__.py explained:
       http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/e90896c5b607904a/

   How C++ iterators differ from Python iterators, slices and indexes:
       http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/22d674ee0510cd97/

   Generating random numbers in parallel isn't easy:
       http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/e01e0e4c7073a1e3/

   An OS independent way to check if a python app is running:
       http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/6e00a4ac52863bcc/

   pyZui - a Zooming User Interface:
       http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/c158e4ab710de96/

   The way the re module handles backslashes in replacement strings
does
   not seem natural to many:
       http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/61fdda4299b6a7b4/

   Comparing performance: list comprehension vs. map vs. for loop
       http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/791b2a041acedbc0/


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

   Readers have recommended the "Planet" site:
       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/

   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.
   It already aggregates quite a bit of Python intelligence.
       http://del.icio.us/tag/python

   Enjoy the *Python Magazine*.
       http://pymag.phparch.com/

   *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&searchScope=dW&encodedQuery=python&rankprofile=8

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