Python News and Articles

Python, Lua and BeanShell: Google's New Android Scripting

12.06.2009

The Android Scripting Environment (ASE) is under Apache 2.0 licensing and should soon have Ruby and JavaScript support.

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© Jan-Paul Herr, pixelio.de

Perl script controls toy USB canon

PROGRAMMING: Replacing Tin Soldiers

Although a USB toy such as a polystyrene rocket launcher only includes a Windows CD, it works fine on Linux with a spot of reverse engineering. With libusb, this doesn't even require compiling a device driver – Perl controls the device from userspace.

Desktop , Perl , Python
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Add Real-Time Word Count to OpenOffice.org Writer

Productivity Sauce

08.04.2009
Using a Python macro, you can add a real-time word count to OpenOffice.org Writer.
Programming , Python
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Python-based personal data manager

LINUXUSER: Pygmynote

We get personal with Pygmynote, a simple Python-based personal data manager.

Python
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© Kirill Zdorov, Fotolia

An up-to-date look at free software and its makers

COMMUNITY NOTEBOOK: Projects on the Move

Python inventor Guido van Rossum is known to have a good sense of humor and probably had a good laugh when he heard about the Guido van Robot project. If you are learning how to program, or would like to teach others, this software gives you a light-hearted introduction.

Programming , Python
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SERVICE: KNOPPIX 6.1 DVD INLAY

The world's greatest Live distro

GCC , Gimp , KDE , Knoppix , PHP , Python
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Parrot 1.0 Said to Speak Your Virtual Language

19.03.2009

After years of development, version 1.0 of the Parrot virtual machine has arrived for Perl, Python and other dynamic languages. Whether the Parrot will take a firm foothold in software development is still up in the air.

Administration , Perl , Python , Ruby
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CeBIT 2009: OpenStreetMap Wins Two Linux New Media Awards

06.03.2009

Linux New Media AG has presented its annual awards for outstanding contributions to Open Source at CeBIT 2009 in Hannover. The OpenStreetMap project ended up garnering two of the six Linux New Media awards.

Klaus Knopper , Openbsd , Python , Web Development
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Expert Python Programming

Chapter 10: Documenting Your Project

13.02.2009
 

Best practices for designing, coding, and distributing your Python software

  • Learn Python development best practices from an expert, with detailed coverage of naming and coding conventions
  • Apply object-oriented principles, design patterns, and advanced syntax tricks
  • Manage your code with distributed version control
  • Profile and optimize your code
  • Proactive test-driven development and continuous integration
Programming , Python
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Zope 3.4 Now Egg-Based

05.02.2009

The new version of the Python content management system (CMS) has split its source code into separate packages, called eggs.

CMS , Community , JavaScript , Python
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