QOTW: "The posts do share an erroneous, implied assumption that the
investment in learning each language is equal.  Python has a strong
competitive advantage over Java and C++ in terms of learnability.  A
person can get up to speed in a few days with Python." - Raymond Hettinger

"You know, this is the most concise example of feature-creep in a
specification that I've ever seen." - Christopher Subich

"With Lisp or Forth, a master programmer has unlimited power and
expressiveness.  With Python, even a regular guy can reach for the
stars." - Raymond Hettinger


    Lisp's macros are undoubtedly a powerful feature, but are they
    powerful enough to make List development faster than Python
    development? Do we want macros in Python?
        
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/ca05ba71092748a1
        
    List comprehensions are almost identical to generator expressions
    wrapped in list() calls. Does that mean that list comps will go away
    in Python 3? Should they?
        
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/b050ef55b36dee56
        
    A Bright, Shiny Service: Sparklines:
        http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2005/06/22/sparklines.html
        
    Which is faster, if, or try/except? Which is more Pythonic?
        
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/8026ec36def2af1e
        
    Rbt wants to break out of nested loops. He's shown several ways of
    doing it, but for my money, Raymond's approach is the most elegant:
        
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/b127ff7fffcea00
        
    Charlie Calvert wrote a couple of articles that advocate Python, and
    he's looking for some backup:
        
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/721d749715aa5aaf


========================================================================
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  
    Mygale is a news-gathering webcrawler that specializes in (new)
    World-Wide Web articles related to Python.
         http://www.awaretek.com/nowak/mygale.html 
    While cosmetically similar, Mygale and the Daily Python-URL
    are utterly different in their technologies and generally in
    their results.

    For far, FAR more Python reading than any one mind should
    absorb, much of it quite interesting, several pages index
    much of the universe of Pybloggers.
        http://lowlife.jp/cgi-bin/moin.cgi/PythonProgrammersWeblog
        http://www.planetpython.org/
        http://mechanicalcat.net/pyblagg.html

    comp.lang.python.announce announces new Python software.  Be
    sure to scan this newsgroup weekly.
        
http://groups.google.com/groups?oi=djq&as_ugroup=comp.lang.python.announce

    Steve Bethard, Tim Lesher, and Tony Meyer continue the marvelous
    tradition early borne by Andrew Kuchling, Michael Hudson and Brett
    Cannon of intelligently summarizing action on the python-dev mailing
    list once every other week.
        http://www.python.org/dev/summary/

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

    The somewhat older Vaults of Parnassus ambitiously collects references
    to all sorts of 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 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/donate.html

    Kurt B. Kaiser publishes a weekly report on faults and patches.
        http://www.google.com/groups?as_usubject=weekly%20python%20patch
       
    Cetus collects Python hyperlinks.
        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://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python

    Among several Python-oriented RSS/RDF feeds available are
        http://www.python.org/channews.rdf
        http://bootleg-rss.g-blog.net/pythonware_com_daily.pcgi
        http://python.de/backend.php
    For more, see
        http://www.syndic8.com/feedlist.php?ShowMatch=python&ShowStatus=all
    The old Python "To-Do List" now lives principally in a
    SourceForge reincarnation.
        http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=355470&group_id=5470&func=browse
        http://python.sourceforge.net/peps/pep-0042.html
     
    The online Python Journal is posted at pythonjournal.cognizor.com.
    [EMAIL PROTECTED] and [EMAIL PROTECTED]
    welcome submission of material that helps people's understanding
    of Python use, and offer Web presentation of your work.

    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

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

    Archive probing tricks of the trade:
        
http://groups.google.com/groups?oi=djq&as_ugroup=comp.lang.python&num=100
        
http://groups.google.com/groups?meta=site%3Dgroups%26group%3Dcomp.lang.python.*

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