Re: Introducing Python to others

Paddy,

I've tried to categorize some ideas for your presentation. Note that the
ideas within each category are ordered by my random "stream of
conscience" vs. prioritized in some logical order.

Good luck with your presentation! (BTW: It would be great if you could
share your final outline with this list so others have a starting point
for similar presentations)

Malcolm

Language basics to reassure developers their favorite capabilities
are present:

1. "Batteries included" examples for web, ftp, smtp, pop3/imap,
zip/gzip/tar, regular expressions

2. A simple database example to show that database access is really no
different than other tools

3. Exception handling example

4. Reading/writing files (iterating through text files)

5. Working with folders and files (os, shutil)

6. A simple class example and a class example showing multiple
inheritance (mixin)

7. Simple string manipulation example (also reinforce Unicode support)

8. Modules (including the ability to reference modules in a zip file)


Unique Python features:

1. Lists, dictionaries and sets

2. Pickling

3. IDLE console

4. Working with command line args (and optionally optparse)

5. Dynamic code evaluation (eval/exec)

6. String constant prefixes (r, b, u) and triple quoted strings that
span multiple lines

7. Indentation as syntax (plus no need for line continuation chars when
bracketed delimiters are in play)

8. Doc string commenting, help( object ), and dir( object )


Advanced Python features:

1. Threading and/or multiprocessing

2. Creating a Python based web server for offline apps/testing

3. A web framework like Django or (simple) web.py

4. A sample templating module

5. Sample parsers (lxml and/or pyparser)

6. Overriding built-in __methods__ so custom classes can support use
with operators (encourages polymorphism)

7. Iterators and generators

8. List and dictionary comprehensions
.

Relevant Pages

  • TOC of Python Cookbook now online (was Re: author index for Python Cookbook 2?)
    ... Processing a String One Character at a Time ... Finding a File on the Python Search Path ... Constructing Lists with List Comprehensions ... Looping over Items and Their Indices in a Sequence ...
    (comp.lang.python)
  • ANN: MeObjects Library for Delphi
    ... object type small and powerful. ... the Object instance can use the ClassType method return the ... Especially for lists of pointers to dynamically allocated memory. ... {Summary Adds Ansi String and correspondent object to a list. ...
    (borland.public.delphi.thirdpartytools.general)
  • Filling a grid with Sharepoint data
    ... /// Retrieves a Lists web service proxy with default settings. ... string strComputerName = System.Net.Dns.GetHostName.ToLower; ... XmlDocument xmlDoc, ... XmlElement elementMethod, ...
    (microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.windowsforms)
  • Re: Can Dir handle different file types?
    ... Dim list As String ... Public Function ListFiles(Paths As String, Patterns As String, Optional ListCount As Long = 0) As String ... Dim pathIndex As Long, patternIndex As Long, listPosition As Long ... ' Accept lists that start with up to 2 delimiters ...
    (microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion)
  • Re: Code for List Boxes
    ... I also had to add a closing parentheses to strWhere = ... Dim strWhere As String ... Dim varSelected As Variant ... when you've selected values from the two lists? ...
    (microsoft.public.access.modulesdaovba)
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