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From: Mike Orr <mso@oz.net>
Subject: README: Python-URL! - the weekly guide to Python resources (Jan 13)
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 99 23:34:02 GMT

PYTHON TOPIC GUIDES!!  
    This webpage of specialty resources should be on everyone's bookmark.
	http://www.python.org/topics/

    Zope's relationship to Bobo.  (Modules for web site designers).
	http://www.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=429993802

    "pydoc" is a simple script that prints an object's docstring.  Useful
    for looking up module documentation from the command line.
	http://www.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=430213766

    Deep understanding of the Python virtual machine.
	http://www.dejanews.com/thread/430300582

    The Distutils-SIG is trying to develop a standard suite of Module
    Distribution Utilities for Python.  Also, thread "autoconf and python
    applications" in comp.lang.python discusses (but does not resolve) which
    directory(ies) to install third-party packages into by default.
	http://www.dejanews.com/thread/428501160
	http://www.python.org/sigs/distutils-sig/

    Thread "Minimal CGI-publisher..." discusses helper functions for
    CGI-script designers, a la the Dylan language's function-publishing
    feature.  (Like Zope's ZPublisher but smaller/simpler.)
	http://www.dejanews.com/thread/430223145
	http://www.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=430223145

    callername() returns the name of the function that called your code,
    useful for error messages.  [Mimics part of what Perl's 
    carp/cluck/croak/confess routines print.  -Ed.]
	http://www.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=430320357

    Example of catching HTTP errors in a CGI script.
	http://www.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=430394650

    Handling Windows' case-insensitive and case-changing file names.
    (humorous) 
	http://www.dejanews.com/getdoc.xp?AN=430121050

    IDLE 0.2 (Integrated Development Environment) (requires Python
    1.5.2 beta) The newsgroup thread also has maintenance patches.
	http://www.dejanews.com/thread/430254148
	ftp://ftp.python.org/pub/python/src/idle-0.2.tgz


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

      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


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