Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 10:08:21 -0600 (CST) Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Subject: Dr. Dobb's Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Feb 14) From: Oleg Broytmann <phd@phd.russ.ru> To: Dr.Dobb's.Python-URL.distribution@starbase.neosoft.com Google.com buys Deja archives. All links change! http://groups.google.com/groups?q=group:comp.lang.python&start=30&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&rnum=35&seld=926663091&ic=1 Suchandra Thapa starts a long thread on creating a CPAN-like service for Python http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&th=6202938a19f67d9b&thn=CPAN+functionality+for+python&ic=1&seekd=927216290 Steven D. Arnold announces the release of pure-Python encryption tools http://groups.google.com/groups?q=group:comp.lang.python&start=20&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&rnum=30&seld=926624071&ic=1 Barry Pederson releases a Python-powered QuakeWorld dedicated server http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&ic=1&th=c01ded3a01dfc324&thn=QuakeWorld+Python+1.0&seekd=926538529 In a thread dedicated to boolean COM properties Mark Hammond explains PyTrue and PyFalse http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&ic=1&th=1cd0ed3943dead44&thn=Setting+boolean+COM+properties&seekd=926499672 ======================================================================== Everything 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 daily python url http://www.pythonware.com/daily comp.lang.python.announce announces new Python software. Be sure to scan this newly-revitalized newsgroup at least weekly. http://deja.com/group/comp.lang.python.announce Andrew Kuchling writes marvelous summaries twice a month of the action on the python-dev mailing list, where the future of Python is truly determined http://www.amk.ca/python/dev The Vaults of Parnassus ambitiously collect 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 Consortium emerges as an independent nexus of activity http://www.python.org/consortium Cetus does much of the same http://www.cetus-links.de/oo_python.html Python FAQTS http://python.faqts.com/ Python To-Do List anticipates some of Python's future direction http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/todo.py 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/ is hibernating. Just e-mail us ideas directly.] 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.