Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 18:29:40 -0600 (CST) Subject: Dr. Dobb's Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Jan 3) From: "Fredrik Lundh" <fredrik@pythonware.com> So at last, the last year of this millenium arrives, and not only Python, but also most other things in the computing universe turn out to be fully Y2K compliant. Will Ware starts the new year by posting code to down- load and process historical stock data: http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=567038652 Are you planning to go to the conference, but haven't gotten around to register yet? It's time to do some- thing about that: http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=567818406 http://www.python.org/workshops/2000-01/ Is Python a VHLL? What exactly *is* a VHLL? Pythonistas discuss this interesting topic in this thread: http://www.deja.com/=dnc/viewthread.xp?AN=566833227 More books: Tim Altom's "Programming With Python" has arrived, and technical editor Mitch Chapman explains what it is all about: http://www.python.org/psa/bookstore/ http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=567442652 O'Reilly's "Learning Python" is now available as eMatter: http://www1.fatbrain.com/asp/bookinfo/bookinfo.asp?theisbn=EB00004715 And another eMatter Python book climbs the bestseller lists... http://www1.fatbrain.com/ematter/bestsellers.asp?vm=e ======================================================================== 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.