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 […]
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. […]
December 21, 2011 by
Mike I was reading the Python blog feed yesterday and stumbled on Tarek Ziade's Python Meme article. I thought it sounded like a fun idea, so here's my answers to his questions.
The Linux Journal readers have good taste. This is the 3rd year that they have voted Python as the Best Programming Language. Oddly enough, C++ is the runner-up. I personally liked C++ when I was in school, but the two languages are quite different. On the other hand, Python interfaces with C/C++ pretty well, so […]
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. […]
It's been a while since I have done any interesting Python links. I quit for a while because these things take a while to put together and few seemed interested, but I'll give it another go. This week has a really interesting article on Python and robots. Jesse Noller has a fun article where he […]