Category: Python

Setting up Django on DreamHost

I just went through this rather nice howto on how to set up Django on a DreamHost account, and I can report that it works. I have the Django admin app running now. Another time I'll actually try creating an application, possibly...

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IronPython 1.0

Good news for fans of Python and .NET Interesting, there is also Ruby.NET and RubyCLR and DotLisp. I don't really do Windows, but if I did, I'd probably take a good look at these, although from my limited experience with C# (a...

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Yahoo! Developer Network: Python Developer Center

For all you Pythonistas out there, Yahoo! Developer Network just launched a new Python Developer Center. Yahoo! Developer Network: Python Developer Center....

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Komodo, a Komodity

ActiveState Komodo is a programmer's IDE for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows that is tailored for programming with a number of dynamic languages such as Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, and Tcl. I came across this post the other day which...

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Zope opera

After watching a video comparing web frameworks that cast Zope (and Plone) in a very positive light, I decided to take a look at it. (more…)...

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Python doctest

While perusing the Python tutorial, I came across a really nifty Python feature that I hadn't heard about before - namely the doctest module. It's quite ingenious. The doctest module provides a tool for scanning a module and...

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Screencast presentation comparing J2EE, RoR, Zope, TurboGears, and Django

Interesting presentation that compares how these frameworks fare against each other for very simple web apps. Video and discussion at Joel on Software