Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Apr 21)

QOTW:  "There's no RightAnswer(tm), just our best guess as to what is the most
useful behavior for the most number of people." - Raymond Hettinger
    http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/e7f78...


    First beta version of Python 2.7 is available:
        http://groups.google.com.ar/group/comp.lang.python/t/d036...
    
    Why still a 2.7 release, when 3.1 is already out?
        http://groups.google.com.ar/group/comp.lang.python/t/f8a5...
    
    Deciding when to pass around a parameter, and when to keep it as an
    instance attribute:
        http://groups.google.com.ar/group/comp.lang.python/t/6f51...
    
    A class is more than just a container for functions and attributes:
        http://groups.google.com.ar/group/comp.lang.python/t/5525...
    
    Lie Ryan tries to explain the various escaping levels of a regular
    expression string:
        http://groups.google.com.ar/group/comp.lang.python/t/3a27...
    
    Peter Otten shows how to make string.Template resolve dotted.names from
    nested dictionaries:
        http://groups.google.com.ar/group/comp.lang.python/t/d482...
    
    Simple string operations, regular expressions, and a full blown parser:
    the right tools for different jobs
        http://groups.google.com.ar/group/comp.lang.python/t/888b...
    
    The list comprehension loop variable, nested scopes, and common sense
    applied to programming languages:
        http://groups.google.com.ar/group/comp.lang.python/t/2b64...
    
    Performance of list vs. set equality operations -- later: encapsulation,
    the Open/Closed principle, and why overriding __special__ methods may
    not affect certain built-in type operations:
        http://groups.google.com.ar/group/comp.lang.python/t/818d...
    
    __del__ methods are not the same as C++ destructors; they might not even
    be called:
        http://groups.google.com.ar/group/comp.lang.python/t/6c87...
    
    Abstract Base Classes affect the way issubclass() works -- it's not
    based only on the chain of MRO anymore:
        http://groups.google.com.ar/group/comp.lang.python/t/bd97...
    
    wxPython and a bad example of 'property' usage:
        http://groups.google.com.ar/group/comp.lang.python/t/d88a...
    
    Keeping client expectations realistic and avoiding scope creep:
        http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/python/python/819932
    
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Everything Python-related 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
    marvelous daily python url
         http://www.pythonware.com/daily

    Just beginning with Python?  This page is a great place to start:
	http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Programmers

    The Python Papers aims to publish "the efforts of Python enthusiasts":
	http://pythonpapers.org/
    The Python Magazine is a technical monthly devoted to Python:
	http://pythonmagazine.com

    Readers have recommended the "Planet" site:
	http://planet.python.org

    comp.lang.python.announce announces new Python software.  Be
    sure to scan this newsgroup weekly.
        http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python.announce/...

    Python411 indexes "podcasts ... to help people learn Python ..."
    Updates appear more-than-weekly:
        http://www.awaretek.com/python/index.html

    The Python Package Index catalogues packages.
        http://www.python.org/pypi/

    Much of Python's real work takes place on Special-Interest Group
    mailing lists
        http://www.python.org/sigs/

    Python Success Stories--from air-traffic control to on-line
    match-making--can inspire you or decision-makers to whom you're
    subject with a vision of what the language makes practical.
        http://www.pythonology.com/success

    The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has replaced the Python
    Consortium as an independent nexus of activity.  It has official
    responsibility for Python's development and maintenance.
        http://www.python.org/psf/
    Among the ways you can support PSF is with a donation.
        http://www.python.org/psf/donations/

    The Summary of Python Tracker Issues is an automatically generated
    report summarizing new bugs, closed ones, and patch submissions. 

http://search.gmane.org/?author=status%40bugs.python.org&...

    nullege is an interesting search Web application, with the intelligence
    to distinguish between Python code and comments.  It provides what
    appear to be relevant results, and demands neither Java nor CSS be
    enabled:
	http://www.nullege.com

    Although unmaintained since 2002, the Cetus collection of Python
    hyperlinks retains a few gems.
        http://www.cetus-links.org/oo_python.html

    Python FAQTS
        http://python.faqts.com/

    The Cookbook is a collaborative effort to capture useful and
    interesting recipes.
	http://code.activestate.com/recipes/langs/python/

    Many Python conferences around the world are in preparation.
    Watch this space for links to them.

    Among several Python-oriented RSS/RDF feeds available, see:
        http://www.python.org/channews.rdf
    For more, see:
        http://www.syndic8.com/feedlist.php?ShowMatch=python&...
    The old Python "To-Do List" now lives principally in a
    SourceForge reincarnation.
        http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=355470&group_id=...
	http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0042/

    del.icio.us presents an intriguing approach to reference commentary.
    It already aggregates quite a bit of Python intelligence.
        http://del.icio.us/tag/python

    Enjoy the *Python Magazine*.
	http://pymag.phparch.com/

    *Py: the Journal of the Python Language*
        http://www.pyzine.com

    Dr.Dobb's Portal is another source of Python news and articles:
        http://www.ddj.com/TechSearch/searchResults.jhtml?queryTe...
    and Python articles regularly appear at IBM DeveloperWorks:

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/search/searchResults.js...

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