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Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 06:44:26 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Dr. Dobb's Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Jan 24)
From: "Cameron Laird" <claird@NeoSoft.com>

The 8th International Python Conference begins with much-below-freezing
temperatures outside and an unprecedented growth of pre-registrants inside.
Expect a *very* productive week
        http://www.python.org/workshops/2000-01/

    Christian Tismer endows Python with continuations and co-rou-
    tines while trimming its stack and time weight.  It's even
    promised for a Palm
	http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=576789536

    John Grayson announces the appearance of the first book focused
    on Tkinter
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=575925861

    Michael P. Reilly taxonomizes four distinct approaches to
    dealing with a pty
	http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=574772821

    Aahz March provides an example of threading which is not only
    suitable for beginners but even useful for Web workers
	http://www.deja.com/[ST_rn=ps]/getdoc.xp?AN=570016307&fmt=text

    Edward Welbourne's excellent treatise on proper use of exceptions
	http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=575782124
    Note Fred L. Drake's stylistic follow-up (not yet URLized)

    Michael Hudson and Tim Peters preach better Python through
    self-discipline
	http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=576276046

    jim kraai summarizes .ini knowledge beyond ConfigParser
	http://x35.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=576839546

    Do your Python applications want to know operating system version
    information, which libc is in charge, how many processors are run-
    ning, and so on?  M.-A. Lemburg provides answers
	http://starship.python.net/crew/lemburg/platform.py

    Telling testimony to Python's virtues (note the last sentence)
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=575774205        


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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

      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


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