Python | Dev:
I've constructed an example program that does not leak memory in Python 2.x, but causes unbounded memory allocation in Python 3.1. Here is the code:. (Read More)
The Voidspace Techie Blog:
As I mentioned in my last entry I'm now working on a Silverlight application with Django on the backend. This means that we're using Django to serve json to the Silverlight application, so whilst we're using the Django ORM, url routing and authentication we aren't using its templating. ... [586 words]
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Only Python:
After a long time waiting, I finally got an Google Wave invitation this week - just as I was starting to look forward to a work slowdown so I could start programming again in the evenings. The call of playing with a new toy was enough motivation to overcome inertia and spend a few hours, here and there in the evening, in o (Read More)
Python | Dev:
Python currently accepts global statements at the top level: >>> global foo >>> Beside being a meaningless operation, this might lead unexperienced u. (Read More)
Python | Dev:
I'm in the process of adding a "run_path" function to the runpy module that allows Python code to execute scripts using the same rules as the CPython. (Read More)
Python | Dev:
Hello, http://bugs.python.org/issue4359 reminds me that Distutils reads build files like Makefile or pyconfig.h to get some environment variables thr. (Read More)
The Voidspace Techie Blog:
Big personal news; I've changed jobs. After more than three years working with Resolver Systems I felt it was time to broaden my development experience. ... [347 words]
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Python | Dev:
Martin v. Löwis wrote: >>> This is indeed intentional: people like you won't upload packages to >>> PyPI, nor will they take part in the rating syste. (Read More)
life is short - you need Python!:
Recently I have written a Python script to update status message in twitter using their api. Let me share the code here:import urllibimport urllib2import base64import httplibimport socket/* authenticate module is used for http basic authentication. found in 'urllib2 missing manual' */ def authenticate(username, password): (Read More)
Python | Dev:
Sriram, > > Please take this discussion to catalog-sig - python-dev isn't the place > (the fact that many of us didn't immediately know the *right* pl. (Read More)
jessenoller.com:
There is a Poll running on the front of the PyPI page – you have to log in to see it/vote. This poll is asking a question about the new feature(s) of allowing users to comment/5-star-rate a given package in the index.Some of the Pros/Cons have already been added to the python wiki here, as well as this bug report here. The (Read More)
Simon Willison's Weblog:
How to Make a US County Thematic Map Using Free Tools. This is the trick I’ve been using to generate choropleths at the Guardian for the past year: figure out the preferred colours for a set of data in a Python script and then rewrite an SVG file to colour in the areas. I use ElementTree rather than BeautifulSoup but the te (Read More)