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September 2009



PyCon rst2odp offer

2009.09.23 Wed 10:22 A GMT-07
If anyone is considering using rst2s5, please give rst2odp a try. If your slides work on rst2s5 but not on rst2odp, let me know and I'll try to address that. I've been using it for a while now, but I got some feedback that others have had issues, s
Category: python linux open source
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Python and emacs (6): (exuberant) tags and Python

2009.09.15 Tue 10:39 P GMT-07
Welcome to 80's style code navigation! Ctags is a program the analyzes code and creates an index (called a TAG file). Unlike a compiler that knows what's going on, the index makes best guesses (using advanced technology such as regexes). The basic
Category: python linux open source emacs
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[ANN] pykeyview

2009.09.14 Mon 11:28 A GMT-07
In preparation for my Python Workshop at UTOSC, I thought it might be nice to have a little OSD widget for showing keystrokes. (ie if I'm typing an Emacs command, that keystrokes I've typed will show up in big letters) I've seen something similar i
Category: python linux open source emacs

Countdown to UTOSC 2009

2009.09.14 Mon 11:15 A GMT-07
The Utah Open Source Conference is coming up soon. This a regional community run conference that is now in its 3rd year. Clint and crew do a bang up job organizing, soliciting participation and generally making sure things run smoothly. Talks run
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Tornado: Another Python web framework

2009.09.10 Thu 1:03 P GMT-07
It's cool that Facebook is open sourcing part of the FriendFeed acquisition (it doesn't appear to be a "throw over the fence"-type open sourcing). Tornado is an part of that effort. What does Tornado buy you that isn't already available in the many
Category: python open source ajax
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