Python-URL! - 2000/01/24

by Cameron Laird - DejaNews: [1]

• The 8th International Python Conference begins with much-below-freezing temperatures outside and an unprecedented growth of pre-registrants inside. Expect a *very* productive week http://www.python.org/workshops/2000-01/
• Christian Tismer endows Python with continuations and co-rou- tines while trimming its stack and time weight. It's even promised for a Palm (see DN576789536)
• John Grayson announces the appearance of the first book focused on Tkinter (see DN575925861)
• Michael P. Reilly taxonomizes four distinct approaches to dealing with a pty (see DN574772821)
• Aahz March provides an example of threading which is not only suitable for beginners but even useful for Web workers (see DN570016307)
• Edward Welbourne's excellent treatise on proper use of exceptions (see DN575782124) Note Fred L. Drake's stylistic follow-up (not yet URLized)
• Michael Hudson and Tim Peters preach better Python through self-discipline (see DN576276046)
• jim kraai summarizes .ini knowledge beyond ConfigParser (see DN576839546)
• Do your Python applications want to know operating system version information, which libc is in charge, how many processors are run- ning, and so on? M.-A. Lemburg provides answers http://starship.python.net/crew/lemburg/platform.py
• Telling testimony to Python's virtues (note the last sentence) (see DN575774205)