Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 10:55:06 -0600 (CST) Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Subject: Dr. Dobb's Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Jan 30) From: Moshe Zadka <moshez@zadka.site.co.il> To: Dr.Dobb's.Python-URL.distribution@starbase.neosoft.com Moments too late for last week's Python-URL!, Guido announces Python 2.1a1 http://deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=719153679 available at http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=5470 Tim Peters explains why "if key in dict:" is a good idea for Python 2.1 http://deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=721332761 why function attributes are good http://deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=720829036 why windows beep sounds the same no matter what the frequency is http://deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=720041274 Alex Martelli explains how to use Python for web serving http://deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=719248281 implements a Pythonic boolean xor http://deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=720595249 Fredrik Lundh gives an example of sophisticated search-and-replace http://deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=719079807 Bryan Mongeau announces an implementation of AES for Python http://deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=720935577 Tim O'Malley announces a timeoutsocket that works with Python 2 http://deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=719743512 Sean Reifschneider announces SRPMS for Python 2.1a1 http://deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=720611564 Mark Pilgrim plugs his free Python teaching book http://deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=721660836 Albert Hopkins announces a list of Python IDE http://deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=719447661 Dr. David Mertz enhances the list a bit http://deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=719573413 Barry Warsaw announces mimelib http://deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=720274419 Carel Fellinger implements Observer pattern http://deja.com/=dnc/getdoc.xp?AN=719506967 ======================================================================== 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 Notice especially the master FAQ http://www.python.org/doc/FAQ.html 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 collect 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.