Python-URL! - 2000/01/11

by Fredrik Lundh - DejaNews: [1]

Just a few quickies, this time:

• Going to the Software Development 2000 conference in March? Don't miss the Python path: http://www.sdexpo.com/2000/west/conference.html http://www.sdexpo.com/cgi-bin/main.pl?x-a=q&x-tb=q&x-id=35631
• And yes, you can still register for the Python conference: http://www.python.org/workshops/2000-01/
• Stuart Zakon discusses Python and UML in a very interesting article: (see DN571129415) http://www.objectsbydesign.com/projects/python_uml.html
• What happens if Python is modified to let you return arbitrary objects from the __init__ method? (thread [2])
• Neel Krishnaswami has implemented multimethods in Python (that is, methods that change their behaviour based on all arguments, rather than just 'self', I think): (see DN569792454) http://www.sff.net/people/neelk/open-source/
• Gordon McMillan's Installer tool now available for Linux/Unix: (see DN570043368) http://starship.python.net/crew/gmcm/distribute.html
• Greenpeace International is looking for a Python-capable system administrator for their Amsterdam office: (see DN569058379)