From: "Gordon McMillan" <gmcm@hypernet.com>
Subject: Dr. Dobb's Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Dec 21)
Date: 21 Dec 1999 10:13:44 -0600

    People interested in optional static typing in Python should
    look at the types SIG
        http://www.python.org/pipermail/types-sig/
    which is experiencing a flood of activity,  (including
    unauthorized use of Guido's time-machine).

    Meanwhile, a minor flood of announcements in Pythondom:

    Jean-Claude Wippler announces that MetaKit (a fast,
    lightweight embedded DB library with surprising capabilities)
    is now Open Source
        http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=561017677
        http://www.equi4.com/metakit/  

    Last week we saw the announcement that DISLIN (a cross
    platform plotting package) comes with Python bindings; this
    week Paul Magwene announces a Python OO wrapper library
        http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=560482093

    A bug fix release of Zope
        http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=560591351

    A new release of PyQt/PyKDE (now compiling on Windows NT)
    from Phil Thompson
        http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=562647925

    A very early (developer only) release of Python Builder (an
    IDE for the keyboard impared) is now available from Cliff
    Baeseman
        http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=560830466

    William Annis releases a developer-only snapshot of Mom - a
    Unix system monitoring tool (primary platform: Solaris)
        http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=561060235

    John Aycock announces an early version of his Decompyle
    package (reconstruct source from bytecodes)
        http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=563144526

    Two juicy tidbits in the "completely different" category:

    Looking for something interesting to do with that huge
    power-sucking box in the basement?  IBM has posted
    instructions on porting Python 1.4 to OS/390
        http://www2.s390.ibm.com/products/oe/python.html
    (If you have a spare, please ship one to Tim, so he can test
    floating point conformance <wink>.)

    Those in search of a license model might consider Just van
    Rossum's unique approach
        http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=562607678

    Don't forget that the early-bird prices for the Python
    conference expire on January 5th
        http://www.python.org/workshops/2000-01/


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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

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