Kevin Altis: PythonPython is the "most powerful language you can still read."(Untitled)- February 20, 2003 Python 2.3a2 The second alpha release of Python 2.3 is available.http://radio.weblogs.com/0102677/categories/python/2003/02/19.html#a43 (Untitled)- February 20, 2003 Python Scripting for .NET Brian Lloyd has posted his "initial (experimental) version" of Python Scripting for .NET along with a FAQ. It is described as an integration of the CPython runtime with the .NET CLR. This is different than the KOBRA .NET for Python wrapper by Chetan Gadgil. Neither of these should be confused with Visual Python, which has nothing to do with running Python in the CLR or integrating with .NET, but rather: Visual Python is the high-productivity Python plug-in for...http://radio.weblogs.com/0102677/categories/python/2003/02/19.html#a42 (Untitled)- February 18, 2003 Paint Shop Pro 8 Public Beta Paint Shop Pro 8 for Windows uses Python as its scripting engine. Below is an excerpt from the readme file. PSP 8 has a full blown scripting engine, based on the Python programming language. Though you can use Python to write scripts from scratch, in general there is no need to do so. PSP includes a script recorder, and virtually everything in the application can be recorded. Scripting functionality is primarily accessed either through the scripting toolbar or...http://radio.weblogs.com/0102677/categories/python/2003/02/17.html#a41 (Untitled)- February 17, 2003 A Conversion with Guido van Rossum The full set of interviews done with Guido back in July are now available. In Part I: The Making of Python, van Rossum describes Python's history, major influences, and design goals. In Part II: Python's Design Goals, van Rossum talks about Python's original design goals&151;how he originally intended Python to "bridge the gap between the shell and C," and how it eventually became used on large-scale applications. In Part III: Programming at Python Speed,...http://radio.weblogs.com/0102677/categories/python/2003/02/17.html#a40 (Untitled)- February 14, 2003 A message for the five people that read this blog. The deadline for submitting a proposal to Python 11OSCON 2003 is tomorrow, February 15th! Note to self, get a larger readership.http://radio.weblogs.com/0102677/categories/python/2003/02/14.html#a39 (Untitled)- February 14, 2003 Refactoring the Business Jon Udell posted a nice piece titled Refactoring the Business as a follow-up to last week's Shipping the Prototype. I've spent a lot of time with Ward Cunningham the last couple of weeks, talking about many of these issues and doing some pair programming in Python on his Fit framework. It feels sort of weird to read an article in a major publication that mirrors a conversation you had over beer just a few nights before.http://radio.weblogs.com/0102677/categories/python/2003/02/14.html#a37 (Untitled)- February 6, 2003 Shipping the prototype by Jon Udell at InfoWorld says "Let's promote scripting languages to the status they deserve"http://radio.weblogs.com/0102677/categories/python/2003/02/06.html#a35 (Untitled)- February 3, 2003 What Python Can Do for the Enterprise on the NewsFactor Networkhttp://radio.weblogs.com/0102677/categories/python/2003/02/03.html#a34 (Untitled)- February 1, 2003 PyObjC is interesting, but not relevant to me I don't expect I'll be using PyObjC much myself because I'm committed to writing cross-platform applications. That is why I'm using Python, wxPython and PythonCard to write apps that run on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. I don't know Objective-C and I really don't have any interest in learning a single OS API such as Cocoa anymore than I want to invest a lot of time in .NET that only works with Windows. Yes, .NET may someday run on the Mac, but I'll..http://radio.weblogs.com/0102677/categories/python/2003/02/01.html#a33 (Untitled)- February 1, 2003 PyObjC Introduction to PyObjC is now available. This is the first article in a series on PyObjC by my friend Bill Bumgarner. For doing Mac OS X specific applications, PyObjC looks like a great solution because you have direct access to Cocoa and can use Project Builder and Interface Builder as the Integrated Development Environment (IDE).http://radio.weblogs.com/0102677/categories/python/2003/02/01.html#a32 |