Some people don't realize this, but there are a lot of free books about the Python programming language. Yes, some of them aren't that great, but there's a lot of really good resources out here that are free. In this article, we'll take a look at some of the free books and other resources you […]
I'm a little excited today as my first patch (and first ticket even!) has been accepted. And it really didn't take very long either. Less than 24 hours after I had submitted my first patch, I got my contribution added. I did have to submit to more variations of the patch though as my first […]
As I mentioned in my last article, I figured I'd try to find something that I could patch in Python and submit it. While writing the other article, I stumbled on a minor error in the Python devguide in the Windows section. While it's nowhere near as cool to patch a piece of documentation as […]
I was reading Hynek Schlawack's excellent article on becoming a Python core developer and decided to find out just how hard it would be to get set up on my machine so that I could be ready to do core development myself, should I ever get the honor of being a part of the team. […]
Another week is over and we have a new set of articles for you to check out this weekend. You can learn new things, try modules, and be productive. Or you can go party. Don't forget about all the different PyCons going on this year around the world. There are local ones and International conferences. […]
I've been kind of lazy about putting these out lately, but I have decided to try to do this more regularly. This week covers a lot of different topics including a controversial article from Steve Holden! You can also learn about an exotic location for a Python Conference, Sage and Meta-programming. If you're new to […]
