Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 04:55:55 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Dr. Dobb's Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Apr 13)
From: "Fredrik Lundh" <effbot@telia.com>

Sightings:
    Python 1.6 alpha 2 is out!  Lots of bug fixes, changes to
    the windows installer, and more.  Expect a third alpha
    within two weeks or so.
        http://www.python.org/1.6/

    On a related note: argumentclinic.py
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=606780882

    Python Wins Jolt Productivity Award:
        http://www.sdmagazine.com/sdonline/jolts/joltopen.html

    Linux Journal: Python Programming for Beginners
        http://www2.linuxjournal.com/lj-issues/issue73/3946.html

    Remember the slightly misleading 1.6 release note we pointed
    to last week?  Turned out that Guido didn't do it -- or at least
    that's what he says:
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=605330122
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=606107926

    In fact, Greg Ward claims he did it.  And you know what?  He
    might be right -- after all, who else would use the word "frob"
    sixteen times in a single post?
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=606237127

    On the other hand, we keep hearing rumors that Greg is just
    a scapegoat, and that the real story is that Barry has found
    a portal into Guido's head:
        http://www.lfw.org/jminc/Guido%20Van%20Rossum/http://www.python.org/

    Or whatever...
        http://metalab.unc.edu/Dave/Dr-Fun/df200004/df20000406.jpg

Stuff:
    Neil Schemenauer: Garbage collection for Python
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=608256399

    Kevin Cazabon: PIL compatible fonts
        http://members.home.com/lenticular/

    Bruce Dodson: Python Language Support for ArcView GIS
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=608466145

    Mark Hammond: win32all 130 for Python 1.6 available
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=605169788

    Ken Seehof: Implementing generators in Python
        http://starship.python.net/crew/seehof/Generator.html

    Thomas Bellman: Why your network code may stop working
    when switching from FDDI to Ethernet
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=606778326

    Just van Rossum: Stackless Python for MacOS
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=606779928

    Michael Hudson: bytecodehacks, April 2000
        http://www.deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=605263124


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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

      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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