Re: How do you practice Python?

2006-06-02 Thread Doug Bromley
On 6/2/06, Norbert Kaufmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ray wrote:[...] Um, I mean, what if you have to use something other than Python/Jython/IronPython? :) How do you keep your Python skill sharp?You could use IPython as your primary shell. Than you have the opportunity to do all these nasty

Re: Can I use python for this .. ??

2006-05-05 Thread Doug Bromley
Careful of using the wrong tool for the job. Don't use Python for the sake of it unless its as a learning experience.All of the things you ask for can be done by simply using the Windows start menu to launch a shortcut with various command line options. Voila - problem solved. On 5 May 2006

Re: Best IDE for Python?

2006-05-05 Thread Doug Bromley
I have a Python IDE review I did a few months back you may want to view:http://www.straw-dogs.co.uk/blog/python-ide-reviewHope that helps. DougOn 5 May 2006 08:28:00 -0700, Saurabh Sardeshpande [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pardon if this is already discussed extensively. But what is the bestIDE for

Re: Best IDE for Python?

2006-05-05 Thread Doug Bromley
On 5/5/06, Christoph Haas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, May 05, 2006 at 04:50:11PM +0100, Doug Bromley wrote: I have a Python IDE review I did a few months back you may want to view: http://www.straw-dogs.co.uk/blog/python-ide-review Sounds interesting. Could you fix the screenshots? I just get

Re: Best IDE for Python?

2006-03-31 Thread Doug Bromley
You may find the IDE review at Straw Dogs worth a look: http://www.straw-dogs.co.uk/blog/python-ide-reviewOn 3/31/06, Keith B. Perry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To me, it just doesn't behave the same way as Eclipse for java. I have used the plug-in, and I usually use it on my home machine ( I am

Re: New python.org website

2006-03-09 Thread Doug Bromley
I much prefer the look and feel of the potential Ruby websites being developed at the moment. The Python site is very corporate and academic which could put many early adopters off. I'm sure you've all heard accusations that Python doesn't have the marketing drive of Ruby. Perhaps this is an

Re: Python Evangelism

2006-03-09 Thread Doug Bromley
Python is in desperate need of marketing and I don't think its new site will help it.The Ruby community has a fanaticism we could learn from and its going some way to 'converting' me. The community is alive, growing, shouting from the roof tops while the Python community seems to sit in its ivory

Re: Python Evangelism

2006-03-09 Thread Doug Bromley
A defector!Release the hounds!Burn the scum! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: warning for google api users

2006-02-21 Thread Doug Bromley
Producing a SERPS scraper for Google would be very easy and possible in about 10-15 lines of code. However, its against the Google terms of service and if they decide to bite you for breaching them then you'll be in trouble. Its also a reason you'll not likely find one that trumpets its existence

Re: editor for Python on Linux

2006-02-20 Thread Doug Bromley
I did a review of Python IDE's at my blog. If you're interested you can take a look:http://www.straw-dogs.co.uk/blog/python-ide-reviewI have a couple of links to other reviews on there too. Worth a look if you're trying to find a good IDE. On 2/20/06, Tim Parkin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mladen

Python for PHP Programmers

2006-02-20 Thread Doug Bromley
Hi AllPlease be gentle but I'm primarily a PHP coder after a few years of academic experience in Java I've lost my object orientated programming style and have become a procedural PHP coder. I started using Python almost 12mths ago now but I'm still very much working in a PHP style. Obviously I

Re: Jedit

2006-02-14 Thread Doug Bromley
I've often wondered this. I was thinking more along the lines of a scriptable Python editor like Emacs. The only thing I've noticed is: CUTE - *nix only. - (http://cute.sourceforge.net/) PyEditor - (http://www.rexx.com/~dkuhlman/pyeditor_howto.html) ViImproved -

ElementTree - Why not part of the core?

2005-12-07 Thread doug . bromley
Why is the ElementTree API not a part of the Python core? I've recently been developing a script for accessing the Miva API only to find all the core API's provided by Python for parsing XML is messy and complicated. Many of the examples I see for parsing the data using these API's uses a similar