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 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. -- The Python-URL! Team-- -Mike Orr, mso@jimpick.com == Cameron Laird http://starbase.neosoft.com/~claird/home.html claird@NeoSoft.com +1 281 996 8546 FAX -- ----------- comp.lang.python.announce (moderated) ---------- Article Submission Address: python-announce@python.org Python Language Home Page: http://www.python.org/ Python Quick Help Index: http://www.python.org/Help.html ------------------------------------------------------------