Python-URL! for November 28, 2000

Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 09:30:14 -0600 (CST)
From: Grant Edwards grante@visi.com
Newsgroups: comp.lang.python
Subject: Dr. Dobb's Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Nov 28)

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

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