''The eff-bot finally makes it back from the Python conference, after an involuntary detour to Oslo. Here's this weeks' Python-Alert, worth well over $9.52 per week:''
First, a couple of reminders:
- Don't forget Software Carpentry's design competition: http://software-carpentry.codesourcery.com/contest-rules.html
- Don't forget the www.python.org design competition: http://www.python.org/Redesign.html
- And don't forget the O'Reilly Python Conference: deadline extended to at least Feb 15: http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon2000/call.html
- Here're interesting links: http://www.oreilly.com/frank/index.html (frank willison) http://starship.python.net/crew/amk/diary (andrew kuchling) http://freeweb.pdq.net/robinf1/spam8pix/ (robin friedrich's photo album) http://www.python.org/workshops/2000-01/ (conference site) http://www.reiters.com/ (official conference bookstore) http://www.cravindogs.com/about.html (python powered, sort of)
- ActiveState (www.activestate.com) joins the Python Consortium, and announces great plans for Python. David Ascher has more info on this: http://www.egroups.com/group/python-list/77941.html http://www.activestate.com/press/releases/python.htm
People keep releasing cool software:
- Christian Tismer's *bercool stackless python: http://www.tismer.com/research/stackless/
- Barry Warsaw announces JPython 1.1 final: http://www.jpython.org/NEWS
- Andreas Jung releases PMW (Poor Man's Zope): http://www.suxers.de/pmz.htm
- Python and Tkinter Programming (by John Grayson) (see DN575925861) http://www.manning.com/grayson/
- Python Programming for Win32 (Andy Robinson & Mark Hammond) http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/pythonwin32 (both books mention my name, so they can't be that bad ;-)
- Btw, judging from what people told the eff-bot at SPAM8, at least four more books are in the works. And if you want to write your own Python book, Greg Wilson has some great ideas for you: (see DN579589266)
- Finally, the Scheme folks reveal the truth about Python and Pythoneers, but completely fails to start another flame war. Read more in this thread: (thread [2])
