Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2000 09:26:37 -0600 (CST) Subject: Dr. Dobb's Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Jan 11) From: "Fredrik Lundh" <fredrik@pythonware.com> Just a few quickies, this time: Going to the Software Development 2000 conference in March? Don't miss the Python path: http://www.sdexpo.com/2000/west/conference.html http://www.sdexpo.com/cgi-bin/main.pl?x-a=q&x-tb=q&x-id=35631 And yes, you can still register for the Python conference: http://www.python.org/workshops/2000-01/ Stuart Zakon discusses Python and UML in a very interesting article: http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=571129415 http://www.objectsbydesign.com/projects/python_uml.html What happens if Python is modified to let you return arbitrary objects from the __init__ method? http://www.deja.com/viewthread.xp?AN=569166793 Neel Krishnaswami has implemented multimethods in Python (that is, methods that change their behaviour based on all arguments, rather than just 'self', I think): http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=569792454 http://www.sff.net/people/neelk/open-source/ Gordon McMillan's Installer tool now available for Linux/Unix: http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=570043368 http://starship.python.net/crew/gmcm/distribute.html Greenpeace International is looking for a Python-capable system administrator for their Amsterdam office: http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=569058379 ======================================================================== 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.