Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 09:30:10 -0600 (CST) Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Subject: Dr. Dobb's Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Nov 28) From: Grant Edwards <grante@visi.com> Michel Pelletier proposes enhancements to interface documentation in Zope. http://deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=697419689 Wesley Chun posts a nice summary on working with cookies. http://deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=696589309 Alex Shindich's announcement of beta 1.0 of weak reference extenstion module sparks discussion of weak references in general. http://x65.deja.com/[ST_rn=ps]/viewthread.xp?AN=693715905.1 Fredrik Lundh with hints on how to use os.path.walk. http://deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=695333869 Bram Stolk announces ALPY, a Python wrapper for loki's OpenAL (see www.openal.org) which allows you to create localized sound sources (in three dimensions) by specifying a few simple things. http://deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=695650906 Jason Tishler posts instructions on building the Readline module under Win32. http://deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=696639974 Andrew Kuchling wants to know if improvements to cgi.py (PEP 222) are desired. http://deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=695944577 Alex Martelli explains Python's concept of polymorphism vs. "interfaces." http://deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=696585086 Alex Martelli discusses common programming errors in Python. http://deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=698190159 ======================================================================== Everything you want is probably one or two clicks away in these pages: Python.org's Python Language Website is the traditional center of Pythonia http://www.python.org although PythonLabs.com bills itself as "The Python Source", which is becoming increasingly true in 2000 http://www.pythonlabs.com/ PythonWare complements the digest you're reading with the daily python url http://www.pythonware.com/daily comp.lang.python.announce announces new Python software. Be sure to scan this newly-revitalized newsgroup at least weekly. http://deja.com/group/comp.lang.python.announce Andrew Kuchling writes marvelous summaries twice a month of the action on the python-dev mailing list, where the future of Python is truly determined http://www.amk.ca/python/dev The Vaults of Parnassus ambitiously collects Python resources http://www.vex.net/~x/parnassus/ 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 Cetus does much of the same http://www.cetus-links.de/oo_python.html Python FAQTS http://python.faqts.com/ 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/ is hibernating. Just e-mail us ideas directly.] To receive a new issue of this posting in e-mail each Monday morning, ask <claird@neosoft.com> to subscribe. Mention "Python-URL!". -- The Python-URL! Team-- Dr. Dobb's Journal (http://www.ddj.com) is pleased to participate in and sponsor the "Python-URL!" project.