From owner-freebsd-python@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 2 08:04:55 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-python@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A9EF16A4CE; Fri, 2 Apr 2004 08:04:55 -0800 (PST) Received: from probity.mcc.ac.uk (probity.mcc.ac.uk [130.88.200.94]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE18D43D2D; Fri, 2 Apr 2004 08:04:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org) Received: from dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org ([130.88.200.97]) by probity.mcc.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.20) id 1B9RA4-000CRI-9Q; Fri, 02 Apr 2004 17:04:52 +0100 Received: from dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) i32G4puf069553; Fri, 2 Apr 2004 17:04:51 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org) Received: (from jcm@localhost) by dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org (8.12.10/8.12.6/Submit) id i32G4pDC069552; Fri, 2 Apr 2004 17:04:51 +0100 (BST) Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 17:04:51 +0100 From: Jonathon McKitrick To: Tim Middleton Message-ID: <20040402160451.GC68803@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> References: <20040331175128.GA82205@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <200404012013.22186.x@Vex.Net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200404012013.22186.x@Vex.Net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-Spam-Score: -4.9 (----) X-Scanner: exiscan for exim4 (http://duncanthrax.net/exiscan/) *1B9RA4-000CRI-9Q*p1yPak41C2g* cc: python@freebsd.org cc: freebsd-python@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Need an example of brilliant python code X-BeenThere: freebsd-python@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD-specific Python issues List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 16:04:55 -0000 On Thu, Apr 01, 2004 at 08:13:22PM -0500, Tim Middleton wrote: : On Wednesday 31 March 2004 12:51, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: : > basics down pretty well. But is there an example of some python code that : > is just really amazing, and demonstrates the features of the language in a : : Have you seen the Dive Into Python tutorial/book? : : http://diveintopython.org/toc/index.html : : It goes beyond just the basics... pretty much something for everyone in there. : Even in the stuff that seems basic, there's often little tidbits that are : good to know. Also it covers programming techniques which you may find : interesting (if not useful) such as test driven development. That's actually where I started, and it was a great resource. I was just wondering if there were some really cool example programs or available code for other apps that could show python's power with less code and how its features can improve productivity and reduce debug time. jm -- My other computer is your Windows box.