Re: Advanced Python books?

2009-05-18 Thread UrsusMaximus
You might try Expert Python Programming by Tarek Ziadé. It is a relatively recent book aimed at experts. There are several reviews of the book linked to from a href=http://www.awaretek.com/ book.htmlthis page/a. Ron On May 18, 1:04 pm, kj so...@987jk.com.invalid wrote: I have read a couple of

Beginning Python Visualization by Shai Vaingast

2009-05-09 Thread UrsusMaximus
I just read this book and liked it. Here is a review: Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. Beginning Python Visualization: Creating Visual Transformation Scripts, published in February 2009 by Apress, shows how Python and its related tools can be used to easily and effectively turn raw

Re: Python good for data mining?

2007-11-06 Thread UrsusMaximus
On Nov 6, 7:10 am, Aaron Watters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 6, 4:19 am, Hendrik van Rooyen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: D.Hering vel.a..mail.com wrote: [1] Anything/everything that is physical/virtual, or can be conceived is hierarchical... if the system itself is not random/chaotic.

SimPy, audio interview with creators of

2007-09-23 Thread UrsusMaximus
SimpPy is a powerful simulation package for Python. I have just posted an interview (podcast) with Dr. Klaus Muller in Amsterdam and Professor Tony Vignaux in New Zealand about their creation, SimPY, an object-oriented, process-based discrete-event simulation language based on standard Python.

Python411 Podcast: Python for Mobile Interfaces

2007-09-03 Thread UrsusMaximus
Python for Mobile Interfaces is a clarion call for Pythonistas to pioneer the future of alternative user interfaces for mobile phones, PDA's, and wearable computers, including voice recognition, gesture recognition, and wearable computing. www.awaretek.com --

Re: Can a low-level programmer learn OOP?

2007-07-14 Thread UrsusMaximus
The Tkinter tutorial refrrred to is at http://infohost.nmt.edu/tcc/help/pubs/tkinter// and it is a great starting point ... Ron Stephens On Jul 14, 3:01 am, Hendrik van Rooyen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Chris Carlen crcarldia.gov wrote: Form 2: Use Python and PySerial and TkInter or

Re: Python tools for managing static websites?

2006-10-31 Thread UrsusMaximus
Firedrop2 is a content management system for static web sites. I have used it to manage www.awaretek.com for 3-4 yearts now. it is perfect for what you descibe. You can mkae a change in format and apply it to all pages in a flash. It is very stable, and it is easy to use. It is written in Python,

Re: Observation on Core Python Programming

2006-10-29 Thread UrsusMaximus
I must say I find Wesley Chun's explanations to be most understandable. I cant' exactly figure out why yet, but he has a way of explaining something, like, say, decorators, that in minimal words elucidates for me the intent behind why they are useful. That helps me understand how they work. I just

Re: multi-thread tutor

2006-08-27 Thread UrsusMaximus
fegge wrote: would u like to recommand some to me/.? see http://www.awaretek.com/tutorials.html#thread -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: What do you want in a new web framework?

2006-08-21 Thread UrsusMaximus
hardemr wrote: I've just read all of the answers. Most of yours said that there are many web frameworks ,so it is nonsense to make a new web framework in python. Hardemr, I like Ajacksu's answer, with a twist. Please concnentrate on writing a Visual Studio-like gui designer, and make it

Re: GUI in Python using wxGlade

2006-06-15 Thread UrsusMaximus
Ther is a short online tutorial on using wxGlade here a href=http://www.serpia.org/wxgladeJohn;wxGlade Tutorial/a -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

An interview with Michael Foord, aka Fuzzyman on Python411

2006-04-06 Thread UrsusMaximus
www.awaretek.com/python/index.html features a Python411 interview with Michael Foord, aka Fuzzyman, Python hacker who has contributed a disproportionate amount and quality of open source projects, applications, tools, tutorials, Pyzine articles, and more in his mere 3 years in the community. This

Re: python411 podcast -- problem with the 'modules' podcast?

2006-04-06 Thread UrsusMaximus
John, I'll go back and look intoi this tonight on the Modules Podcast. Sometimes, the problems are specific to a given user's equipmentn, and I don't always know how to fix them, which is frustrating. But, maybe there is a problem I can fix with that podcast. I'll let you know ton=ight after I

Re: Python Evangelism

2006-03-09 Thread UrsusMaximus
Python is a friendly name, like Mickey Mouse. If you saw a real mouse (or worse, a rat), you wouldn't likely fall in love with it; but Mickey is about as good a marketing icon as any in history. Python also has staying power. Snakes may be scary and even dangerous, but they get respect; think

Re: Rethinking the Python tutorial

2006-02-10 Thread UrsusMaximus
There are now more than 300 tutorials listed at www.awaretek.com/tutorials.html so one could even imagine a mega-tutorial using the best-of-breed tutorial for each sub-section, a la Turbogears ;-))) Of course it might bear an unholy resemblance to a FrankenTutorial ;-))) Ron Stephens --

Re: Python, GUI, and GTK+

2006-02-05 Thread UrsusMaximus
You will find links to 12 pyGtk tutorials here : www.awaretek.com/tutorials.html Clck on: GUI Programming: pyGTK and Gnome (12) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: total newb here

2006-01-08 Thread UrsusMaximus
Try www.awaretek.com/plf.html for online help learning Python. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Spiritual Programming (OT, but Python-inspired)

2006-01-02 Thread UrsusMaximus
While preparing a Python411 podcast about classes and OOP, my mind wondered far afield. I found myself constructing an extended metaphor or analogy between the way programs are organized and certain philosophical ideas. So, going where my better angels dare not, here is the forbidden fruit of my

Re: Try Python update

2006-01-01 Thread UrsusMaximus
Cool. I think its really a good thing. Could come in handy when one is on a strange Windows machine with no Python installed, or when using a PDA that doesn't have Python etc. And its just a neat feat. ;-))) Ron -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Application Portability?

2005-12-29 Thread UrsusMaximus
You might look at http://www.awaretek.com/pymo.html which shows links to Python versions for both PALM and Win CE as well as Sharp Zaurus and other mobile platforms; however, the only mobile platform I have personally used python on is the Zaurus, which works very smoothly, not problems at all.

Re: Which Python web framework is most like Ruby on Rails?

2005-12-25 Thread UrsusMaximus
On December 15, Alex Martelli wrote: Alternatively, counting Google hits: rails python django 112,000 rails python subway 81,600 rails python turbogears 32,000 This isn't exactly buzz, of course, but it's SOME measure of critical mass -- and with django about equal to

Re: Which Python web framework is most like Ruby on Rails?

2005-12-25 Thread UrsusMaximus
One last comment: This will work, I think, if and only if the Consolidating framework, the one to be used to absorb the other(s) best aspects, makes immediate and up-front, highly visible concession(s) so as to clearly communicate a win-win scenario. --

Re: How to get started in GUI Programming?

2005-11-28 Thread UrsusMaximus
I agree with Paron, using HTML forms and such as a minimal GUI front end meant to be run in a browser is often a good way to go. But I just want to mention, again, Stephen Ferg's Easygui at http://www.ferg.org/easygui/index.html which is a very easy way to go for desktop GUI's. You know, I just

Re: How to get started in GUI Programming?

2005-11-25 Thread UrsusMaximus
Hello Peter, I am going to recommend EasyGui which can be found at http://www.ferg.org/easygui/ because it is (by far) the easiest possible GUI creation tool using Python. If (or when) your needs require more complex options than easygui provides, you might try looking at my GUI toolkits page,

Re: Popularity of blogging tools used by python programmers

2005-10-20 Thread UrsusMaximus
You might also consider Firedrop2, (see http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/weblog/arch_d7_2005_10_15.shtml#e119 ) , a client side blog creation and content management system created by Hans Nowak and now being enhnaced and maintained by Michael Foord. Its very pythonic and extensable. Ron

Re: ANN: Beginning Python (Practical Python 2.0)

2005-10-20 Thread UrsusMaximus
I found this book at my local Border's this week. It appears to be a most excellent book. I own and have read Magnus' earlier book Pactical Python (which was excellent) but this one is even better. The first half of the book covers the language, and then the second half goes into depth developing

Re: So far

2005-10-06 Thread UrsusMaximus
Try PythonCard Ron Stephens Python Learning Center a prententious name for a nice hobbyist resource www.awaretek.com/plf.html -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: So far

2005-10-06 Thread UrsusMaximus
Try PythonCard Ron Stephens Python Learning Center a prententious name for a nice hobbyist resource www.awaretek.com/plf.html -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Python Newbie

2005-10-05 Thread UrsusMaximus
I like wxPython, which also can be improved (made more Pythonic) by using Hans Nowak's Wax http://www.zephyrfalcon.org/labs/wax.html and also has a great visual framework in PythonCard. You might check out my links to many Python gui toolkits and related resources at

One measurement by which Python is more popular than Ruby, Java, Perl, PHP and .NET

2005-09-25 Thread UrsusMaximus
One measurement by which Python is more popular than Ruby, Java, Perl, PHP and .NET is in the world of Podcasts. At Podcastalley, podcasts are ranked by popularity in each of several genre's. In the Technology genre there are 1026 podcasts listed and ranked, and of the ones that are about

Firedrop2 Updated Tutorial and Podcast

2005-08-07 Thread UrsusMaximus
I have revised, updated and added to the Mini How-To for intalling and setting up Firedrop2, and I have also posted a podcast about Firedrop2, both can be found on my a href=http://www.awaretek.com/weblog/index.html;Blog/a. Firedrop2 is a client side weblog and content management tool written by