Last week, there was an interesting thread on the PyWin32 mailing list about how to read Microsoft Access databases with Python without having Access actually installed. Vernon Cole had the solution, but I noticed that Google doesn't seem to index the PyWin32 list very well, so I decided to write about it here.
It's almost the end of January already and PyCon USA 2011 is just around the corner. In this edition, we cover a wide variety of topics, from Python 2.7 - 3.x. We've got sprints, new books, web-related projects and good old recursion articles. Come one, come all! Read the news of the week! eWeek reports […]
Did you know that PyCon's Early Bird registration is over and you missed it! Well, now you have to pay more! I recommend doing it now before they reach their registration cap because sneaking into the conference is just plain wrong. Also, airline ticket pricing tends to fluctuate more than the waves at the seaside, […]
In this article, we will be looking at wxPython's Wizard widget. No, it has nothing to do with Dumbledore or Gandalf. Instead, it is that dialog that you'll see when you run an installer or set up a template. Sometimes you'll even see them used for setting up mail merge. We will cover two examples […]
PyChecker is a cool tool for checking Python scripts for bugs. It works with Python 2.0 - 2.7. In this article, we will write some crappy code to see what PyChecker can pick up on. Then we'll improve the code according to what we find until the code checks out. According to PyChecker's website, it […]
PyCon is a conference that is run almost entirely by volunteers. Do you know what that means? It means that they need you! Last year, I volunteered and it was a mostly good experience. You can check out the staff list to see if there's any responsibilities you'd like to take over. If so, be […]
