Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 12:31:11 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Dr. Dobb's Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Mar 13)
From: "Fredrik Lundh" <effbot@telia.com>

    Lutz Prechelt: An Empirical Comparision of C, C++, Java, Perl,
    Python, Rexx, and Tcl for a Search/String-Processing Program
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=595690155

    Greg Wilson: Computer Science Logo Style micro review.
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=595683712

    Fredrik Lundh: How to optimize Python programs (coding it
    in C doesn't always help):
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=594801557

    O'Reilly's Frank Willison interviews Jeff Elkner on using
    Python in high school:
        http://www.oreilly.com/frank/

    Evelyn Mitchell: Python 101 Cheat Sheet - a quick reference
    document for newcomers to the language:
        http://www-4.ibm.com/software/developer/library/cheatsheet3.html

    Christian Tismer and Will Ware: The Python Microthreads Manual
        http://world.std.com/~wware/utdoc.html

    Also see:
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=596846422

    Guido van Rossum (et al): Unicode Patches Now Available
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=595900999

    Greg Landrum: How to install pythonware.com's PIL distribution
    on top of python.org's Python for Windows distribution:
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=596580430
        http://www.python.org/windows/  
        http://www.pythonware.com/downloads.htm

    Fredrik Lundh: Yet another console driver for Windows
        http://w1.132.telia.com/~u13208596/console.htm

    Steve Spicklemire: Python Xtra for Macromedia Director
        http://opensource.spvi.com/

    Darrell Gallion: A Forth-like interpreter in Python
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=596285164

    Les Schaffer: How to build Numerical Python using Distutils
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=593844846

    Aahz Maruch: What is Python 3000?
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=596125736

    Jean-Claude Wippler: How to handle field names in Metakit
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=595637091

    Fredrik Lundh: __builtin__ vs. __builtins__
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=596226529

    Al Christians: How to translate between ASCII and EBCDIC
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=595083828

    Fredrik Lundh: Why your regular expressions may run
    faster in Python 1.6
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=595232124

    Tad Ashlock: What If Python Replaced Elisp?
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=594738040

    Andrew Csillag: Supporting #line directives?
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=593821528

    Warren Postma: Python for PLC-type Control Systems
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=593836395

    Don Tuttle: "What percentage of your paid, professional
    time do you get to use Python?"
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=593443841

    Imran Ghory: "When you have technical support like this,
    what do you do?"
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=594895808


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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

      eff-bot's complements this digest with his daily python url
          http://hem.passagen.se/eff/url.htm

      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

      The Vaults of Parnassus ambitiously collects Python resources
          http://www.vex.net/~x/parnassus/   

      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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          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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