A simple and fast way to check whether something is a string or Unicode object is to use the built-ins isinstance and basestring, as follows
def isString(anObj): return isinstance(anObj,basestring)
Testing Whether an Object is String-like
August 15th, 2009 Posted in Python
Python Tutorials
July 30th, 2009 Posted in Technical
Python tutorials for beginner to advance level programmer including video tutorials.
Video Tutorials
- Python Screencasts: the Best Tech Videos on the Net
- Show-Me-Do Video Tutorials
- Brad Allen’s Collection of Video Tutorials
- VPython Video Tutorials
- Introduction to Programming with Python and Tkinter Video Tutorials
Categorized Tutorials
- Beginners (20)
- Biology, Bioinformatics and BioPython (7)
- Concurrent Programming (2)
- Continuations (3)
- Curses (3)
- Cryptography(2)
- Databases (12)
- Date and Time Usage (1)
- Decorators (6)
- Descriptors (1)
- Django (9)
- Extending and Embedding (8)
- Firedrop (2)
- Flash (3)
- Functional Programming (5)
- Games (7)
- Generators and Iterators (7)
- General and Advanced (14)
- Genetic Algorithms and Python (1)
- GUI Programming: General and Miscellaneous (10)
- GUI Programming: Tkinter (10)
- GUI Programming: wxPython, wxGlade and PythonCard (12)
- GUI Programming: pyGTK and Gnome (16)
- GUI Programming: QT and KDE (6)
- HTML and XML (35)
- IDE’s and Editors (7)
- Internet: Sockets, Network, Email, RSS and Web Programming (16)
- Internet: CGI (5)
- Internet: Web Frameworks- Django (9)
- Internet: Web Frameworks- Turbogears and Cherry Py (7)
- Internet: Web Frameworks-Twisted(4)
- Internet: Web Frameworks- Zope and Plone (5)
- Internet: Web Frameworks-other(4)
- Introspection (1)
- IronPython and .Net (7)
- Jython (12)
- Linguistics and Natural Language Processing (5)
- Mac and Apple (13)
- Math, Science, Physics (38)
- Metaclasses (5)
- Microsoft Windows (14)
- Mobile Devices (2)
- Neural Networks (3)
- OOP, Objects, and Object Orientation (5)
- Design Patterns(6)
- Pickle (1)
- PyPy (1)
- Regular Expressions (4)
- Robotics (3)
- Searching and Sorting (4)
- Simulation (3)
- Stackless Python (5)
- Statistics (1)
- Testing, Test Driven Programming, Unit Testing (5)
- Text and String Processing (4)
- Threads (11)
- Unicode (7)
- VPython (6)
- Search Engines and Social Software (7) Google, Flikr, del.icio.us, etc.
- Web Scraping, Screen Scraping (3)
- Miscellaneous Specific Topics (22) (Including Bluetooth, UML, PyMedia, Sorting, OpenOffice, RDF, ZeroConf, Console, Doxygen, Date and Time, PyPi, and others)
- Documentation and Reference Materials (11)
- Python Zip Compression
Beginners (20)
- New: Python Programming Crash Course for Absolute Beginner’s
- Python Baby Course with exercises and answers
- Learn Python in 10 Minutes
- Learning Python: Child’s Play with RUR-PLE! requires wxPython but is for beginner’s including children; different, but interesting; also in French or English
- Python Beginner’s Guide from the Python web site
- Python Tutorials A collection of Python tutorials from resources around the Internet.
- PyKarel the Robot for younger people, Guido von Robot!
- Livewires Python Course for younger people
- Alan Gauld’s “Learning to Program” Start here if you a complete newbie to programming
- Joe Useless Writes a Program It doesn’t get any easier than this
)) - Batteries Included Useless Python’s Short Tutorial on Modules
- A Byte of Python online book
- Python Babysteps Tutorial (getting started using Python on Windows)
- Josh Cogliatti’s Tutorial A great tutorial for newbie’s to start with!
- Playing with Idle: What to do on day one with Python using the built-in IDLE IDE including translations into several languages
- The What, Why, Who, and Where of Python by Aaron Watters
- Python, Anyone? by Robert Richardson
- Python for Newbies David Borowitz
- General Python Tutorial from TechWarehouse by David Mertz
- Python 101 — Beginning Python by Dave Kuhlman
General and Advanced (14)
- New: Python Tutorial Wiki
- Quick and Painless Python Tutorial by Norm Matloff
- Python 201 — (Slightly) Advanced Python Topics by Dave Kuhlman
- Guido van Rossum’s own Tutorial The definitive tutorial
- Instant Hacking by Magnus Lie Hetland Really good, learn to hack Python!
- Discover Python: an 8 part Series from IBM Really good, learn to hack Python!
- How to Think Like a Computer Scientist A great tutorial!
- Learn to Program Using Python by Richard Baldwin
- Short Python Tutorial (but good!) by Richard Muller, California Institute of Technology
- A Python Course by Uta Priss, Exercises and Answers
- Exhaustive Index to Beazley’s Tutorials A JavaScript index to Beazley’s tutorials
- Dive Into Python a great tutorial for experienced programmers
- Python for Lisp Programmers
- Python at Devshed, several mini-tutorials on various subjects
Internet: Django (9)
- The Django Book
- Advanced Django
- Django Djumpstart: Build a To-Do List in 30 Minutes
- Top 30 Django Tutorials and Articles
- Develop for the Web with Django and Python IBM DeveloperWorks
- “Official”Django Tutorial Part 1
- “Official”Django Tutorial Part 2
- How-To: Setting up Django and associated software stack on Windows
- Tutorial : Setting up Django on a shared host
Extending and Embedding (8)
- Embedding Python in Your C Programs from Linux Journal December 2005
- Python Extensions In C++ Using SWIG
- Embedding Pyrex HOWTO Pyrex is a Python/C Wrapper Language
- Embedded Python new online tutorial listed May 7, 2004
- Boost Python Tutorial and Documentation C++ and Python integration
- Writing Python Extensions in C from the Starship
- Extending and Embedding the Python Interpreter
- Happy Hooking: Designing Software for Extensibility and Maintainability
Games (7)
- Python Game Programming Excellent Series of Online Lectures
- Python Game Programming
- A Guide to Writing Games using Python from S. J. Brown
- PyGame Tutorial from official PyGames site
- Programming a Video Game by Chris Meyers
- Making Games with Python by Tom Chance
- Creating Windows Executables with PyGame by Pete Shinners
GUI Programming: General and Miscellaneous (10)
- Python GUI Programming Basic GUI Programming: plus wxPython, Tkinter, PyQT, PyGtk, PyFox
- EasyGUI new online tutorial listed May 2, 2004
- Tutorial-Introduction to VPython new online tutorial listed May 2, 2004
- Anygui Tutorial Anygui is an exciting new GUI builder for Python
- Venster Tutorial, Venster is a lightweight GUI Toolkit for Windows
- FarPy GUI Editor
- VisualWX
- Gazpacho
- WxDesigner
- XRCed
GUI Programming: Tkinter (10)
- How I learned Tkinter
- Tkinter Reference: a GUI for Python
- An Introduction to Tkinter: a Work in Progress by Fredrik Lundh
- GUI Programming with Tkinter by Alan Gauld
- Intro to Programming with Python and Tkinter from the python.org wiki
- Thinking in Tkinter Tutorial on Tkinter
- An Introduction to Tkinter Tutorial on Tkinter
- Building a GUI Application with Tkinter by Chris Meyers
- TK Programming in Python Tutorial on Tkinter
- Tkinter Life Preserver Tkinter Manual
GUI Programming: wxPython and PythonCard (11)
- Getting Started with wxPython by Steve Holden
- wxPython Linux Tutorial
- wxGlade Tutorials Several Tutorials-listed January 1, 2006
- wxPython Tutorial on wxPython
- wxPython for Newbies Tutorial on wxPython
- wxPython Small App Tutorial Tutorial on wxPython
- PythonCard Tutorial by Dan Shafer, a simple, brief intro to the exciting new PythonCard gui programming tool
- PythonCard Users Guide Exhaustive set of resources for learning PythonCard
- keep it Simple with PythonCard a pdf file from PyCon2005 by Ken Altis
- wxPython Wiki
- Building the GUI with wxPython
- Tutorial on wxGlade
GUI Programming: pyGTK and Gnome (16)
- Writing PyGtk Applications in a Visual Way
- Building an Application with PyGTK and Glade one man’s journey learning Python! added June 1, 2006
- a Beginner’s Guide to Using PyGTK and Glade from Linux Journal & listed February 9, 2006
- PyGTK Tutorial from Serpia listed January 1, 2006
- PyGTK Tutorials Several Tutorials-listed September 20, 2005
- GUI-the Pythonic Way! PyGTK, Glade and Python, a new online tutorial-listed May 4, 2005
- PyGTK 2.0 Tutorial new online tutorial-listed July 27, 2004
- Developing Gnome Applications with Python
- RAD with Python and Gnome by Padraig Brady, added Nov. 22, 2004
- GTK+ 2.0 Tree View Tutorial
- PyGnome Tutorial (loads a little slowly)
- Bonobo and Python Tutorial a Tutorial about component based programming for the Gnome desktop environment added December 7, 2004
- Gimp-Python
- RAD with Python and Glade from Linux Journal
- Gnome Applets with Python by Arturo Gonz?lez Ferrer
- How To Use Maemo a PyGtk programming tool a PyGtk programming tool for the Nokia 770 tablet
GUI Programming: QT and KDE (6)
- PyKDE Extensions Handbook
- Tutorial: Creating GUI Applications in Python with QT Excellent, New, Visual Tutorial for Beginnign with PyQt by Alex Fedosov
- Tutorial on PyQt used with Trolltech’s QT Designer
- PyQt Tutorial by Jonathon Gardner
- RAD with PyQt and Eric3
- Python + KDE Tutorial
HTML and XML (35)
- Elementree Tutorial
- Simple XML Processing with ElementTree (O’Reilly)
- Process XML in Python with ElementTree (IBM )
- HTML Screen-Scraping: a How-To Document by Dave Kuhlman
- Python and HTML Processing
- Introduction to PyMeld a simple, lightweight system for manipulating HTML (and XML, informally)
- Using Python to Generate HTML Pages
- XSL and XPATH
- Developing Responsive GUI Applications Using HTML and HTTP a pdf file from PyCon2005
- Python and XML How-to columns by Uche Ogbuji (excellent!) from O’Reilly
- Python and XML Akara site by Uche Ogbuji, supplemental to the above columns from O’Reilly
- Practical Python XML and DOM by Andrew Cooke
- Python and XML Tutorial from O’Reilly
- Using XML-RPC from Dalke Scientific
- Tutorial on ElemenTreeby David Mertz
- The cElementTree Modulean effbot guide by Fredrik Lundh
- XRC Tutorial from SerpiaXRC is XML Resource Code
- HTMLgen from the Starship
- Python XML How-To
- Python and XML: An Introduction
- HTML Template
- PySablot
- Pyana
- PyTREX
- Xmlproc
- Redfoot
- Python/XML Libraries
- 4Suite XML Tools
- PIRXX
- Maki
- XIST
- Wctpxml-python
- SIG for XML Processing in Python
- Pyxhtml
- Jaxml
Internet: Network and Web Programming (16)
- Web Python Tutorial
- wsgi, Python’s Secret Web Weapon
- Untwisting Python Network Programming
- Programming in Python with Medusa and the Async Sockets Library
- Tutorial on Allegra Web Peer to Peer Programming in Python
- Asynchronous Socket Programming
- Fetching RSS Files by Fredrik Lundh
- Python Tutorial for Network Administrators by Norm Matloff
- Quick and Painless Network Tutorial by Norm Matloff
- urllib2: The Missing Manual by Michael Foord
- Sockets in Python by A.P.Rajshekhar
- Socket Programming Tutorial by Gordon McMillan
- Packet Wizardry: Ruling the Network with Python
- lingmail Python Binding for Google’s GMail service
- Web Programming with Python by Guido von Rossum
- Python Web Services Articles from IBM DeveloperWorks added November 26, 2004
- RSS Programming with Python Content Syndication
Web Scraping, Screen Scraping (3)
- Screen Scraping from Dalke Scientific
- Web Scraping with Python Part I from AkaSig
- Web Scraping with Python Part II from AkaSig
Internet: CGI (5)
- Using Python for CGI Porgramming by Guido van Rossum
- Web Server Programming and CGI
- CGI Web Applications with Python, Part One from PyZine
- CGI and Python an Interactive Tutorial
- Writing CGI Programs in Python
Python CGI FAQ
Internet: Web Frameworks-Turbogears and Cherry Pie (7)
- Develop for the Web with TurboGears and Python IBM DeveloperWorks
- Brian’s Turbogears Tutorial
- What is TurboGears? O’Reilly Detailed Introduction
- TurboGears 20 Minute WIKI
- CherryPy Tutorial from cherrypy.org
- CherryPy Tutorial from Serpia
- CherryPy for CGI Programmers
Internet: Web Frameworks-Twisted (5)
- Twisted: A Tutorial
- Twisted Mail Tutorial Building an SMTP Client from Scratch
- Using Python and Twisted to Write Reliable Peer-to_peer Programs
- Patterns for Twisted by Dave Kuhlman
Internet: Web Frameworks- Zope and Plone (5)
- Zope “Appetizers” little, gentle, tidbit introductions to Zope and Plone
- Introduction to Zope
- Zope Tutorial
- XML-RPC over Zope 3, a quick tutorial
- Plone Tutorials Page
Internet: Web Frameworks-Other (4)
- Mod_python Manual
- Tutorial on Subway
- Quixote Tutorial
- Quixote 2 Tutorial
Internet: Django (9)
- The Django Book
- Advanced Django
- Django Djumpstart: Build a To-Do List in 30 Minutes
- Top 30 Django Tutorials and Articles
- Develop for the Web with Django and Python IBM DeveloperWorks
- “Official”Django Tutorial Part 1
- “Official”Django Tutorial Part 2
- How-To: Setting up Django and associated software stack on Windows
- Tutorial : Setting up Django on a shared host
Jython (12)
- Jython Course
- Introduction to Jython
- Jython Tutorials, Parts One and Two on www.jython.org, scroll down to click on pdf files: Excellent!
- Advanced Server side Programming in Jython
- Jython Tutorial Examples
- Writing Threaded Applications in Jython
- Jython and Swing Useless Python’s Short Tutorial on Jython and Swing
- Jython Bibliography
- Jython Webapp Tutorial
- How to Make Java Servlets with Jython
- Jython Cookbook
Testing, Test Driven Programming and Unit Test (5)
- Agile Testing Articles and Tutorials Repository
- Agile Development and Testing in Python from PyCon 2006
- De-Bugging Python, a Tutorial
- Test Driven Development in Python a Tutorial from O’Reilly’s OnLamp Python Development Center added December 7, 2004
- Agile Testing Blog Articles and Tutorials
Editors and IDE’s (7)
- Python with Stani’s Python Editor (SPE) from ShowMeDo added March 17, 2006
- Eclipse Integratuion: Using Eclipse as an Editor for Python
- Python Development with Eclipse and Ant from IBM DeveloperWorks, an excellent tutorial added December 7, 2004
- Python Development with Eclipse a good tutorial with helpful screenshots
- Tutorial about IDLE
- Python and Emacs
- Leo Tutorials
Mac and Apple (13)
- Using PyObjC for Developing Cocoa Applications with Python
- MacPython Documentation
- wxPython OS X Issues
- scripting AppleScriptable Applications with Python instead of with AppleScript; very useful for Mac OS X users, added February 8, 2005
- Introduction to PyObjC
- PyObjC Tutorial
- Start Cocoa with PyObjC
- PyObjC-Hacking a pdf file from PyCon2005
- Macintosh Library Modules
- Intro to Using PyObjC Overcoming Newbie Hurdles when using Xcode and Interface Builder
- Setting Up Mac OSX to run Python CGI’s
- Using Core Data with Python
- Unit Testing Objective-C with Python
Windows (14)
- Writing Win32 Applications with Python and Glade
- Synthesizing Speech with Microsoft’s pyTTS and Python
- Microsoft Access and Python
- Python and COM by Christian Tismer
- Python and COM from a different angle
- Embedding Python in Visual Basic or Delphi Apps
- Tutorial on Visual Python Visual Python is ActiveState’s python plug-in for Microsoft’s Visual Studio .Net
- Python and COM by Mark Hammond and Greg Stein
- Python 2.4 Extensions w/ the MS Toolkit Compiler
- A Python for Windows Tutorial good to help newbies get their Python-on-Windows setup properly
- Python for Windows Extensions
- Python Dynamic Scripting on the .Net CLR by Jim Hugunin
- Python and ASP
- Tutorial on Python and ADO (ActiveX Data Objects) Using Python to program SQL and ADO
- Using Python with IIS (Microsoft Information Server) from the Microsoft website
IronPython (7)
- IronPython and SilverLight in your Browser
- Mini Guide: IronPython and the .Net Framework
- IronPython Tutorial Series by Michael Foord at Voidspace
- A First Look at IronPython: Where Python meets .NET brand new on July 14, 2006 by Jeff Cogswell on DevNet
- Python Dynamic Scripting on the .Net CLR by Jim Hugunin
- MSDN Video Tutorial Featuring Jim Hugunin
- IronPython: A fast Python implementation for .NET and Mono PDF download
Decorators (6)
- Decorators Make Magic Easy by David Mertz
- Python Decorator Mini-Study
- Decorators by Phillip Eby on Dr. Dobb’s Journal
- Python Decorator Library
- Decorators in Python
- The Decorator Module by Michele Simionato
Generators and Iterators (7)
- Recursion and Generators
- Norm Matloff’s Quick and Painless Iterators and Generators Tutorial
- Iterators and Generators it ain’t your gramps’ loop anymore!
- Iterators and Simple Generators from Charming Python by David Mertz
- Python Generator Tricks from Linux Gazette
- Generator-based State Machines and Coroutines by David Mertz
- Iterators, Generators, and Continuations by Daniel Arbuckle
Database (12)
- Databases and Python Tutorial by Steve Holden
- Connecting databases to Python with SQLObject
- SQL Alchemy Tutorial
- Wrapping Your Brain Around Oracle + Python
- MySQL and Python, a Tutorial from Serpia
- Writing MySQL Scripts with Python DB-API
- The Python DBI-API Interface
- Persistent Storage of Python Objects in Relational Databases
- Short Tutorial about Fast, Easy Database Access with Python retrieving, searching , and updating data
- MySQL and Python: a short Tutorial
- SQL and Python
- Pythonic DataBase Topic Guide not exactly a tutorial, but covers Pythonic database related topics
Biology and Bioinformatics (7)
- Titus’ Bioinformatics Tools
- Learning Python with Bioinformatics
- BioPython Documentation
- Beginning Python for Bioinformatics
- Exhaustive Course on Bioinformatics using Python
- Introduction to Programming for Bioinformatics in Python
- Programming Course for Biologists at the Pasteur Institute
Statistics(1)
Math, Science, and Physics (38)
- An Introduction to Python for Scientists By Conrad Hinson
- Tentative Num Py Tutorial
- Scripting Techniques for Scientific Computing
- SciPy Course Online by Dave Kuhlman
- Experimental Physics with Phoenix and Python Phoenix is Physics with Homemade Equipments and Innovative Experiments
- SciPy.org Python for Science Tutorials, Links, and Resources
- NetworkX, a Python-based package for the creation, manipulation, and study of the structure, dynamics, and function of complex networks.
- Scripting Techniques for Scientific Computing
- Python for Scientific Use: Data Analysis from Linux Gazette
- Tutorial on NumPy, Numerical Python by David Ascher
- A guide to installing Python packages for scientific computing from Cornell
- MatPlotLib Tutorial from Serpia
- MatPlotLib Tutorial
- Handbook of the Physics Computing Course
- PyODE, the Open Dynamics Engine, an open source physics engine 3 short tutorials, scroll down to bottom of page
- Tutorial on the Numeric Module from Penzilla
- MatPy – Matrix package for Python
- Python for Statistical Programming
- Fourier.py
- Early Math
- R/SPlus
- Gary Strangmans Python Modules
- Mathter
- Pygsl
- QuantLib
- ScientificPython
- PyGiNaC
- Cost Accounting Module
- MatPy – Matrix package for Python
- NURBS – Non Uniform Rational B-Splines
- Python Date Class: NormalDate
- SciPy
- FixedPoint.py
- Functions for complex numbers
- GMPY
- MxDateTime
- Multipack Home Page
- Fraction.py
OOP, Objects, and Object Orientation(6)
- An Introduction to Object Oriented Programming using Python
- Introduction to OOP with Python
- Python Types and Objects
- Python Attributes and Methods
- Python Objects-effbot guide
Descriptors(2)
Design Patterns(6)
- Design Patterns in Python a Seminar
- Design Patterns in Python by Vespe Savikko
- Object Oriented Design Patterns using Python
- Data Structures and Algorithms with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in Python
- Design Patterns and OOP a pdf file from PyCon2005 by Alex Martelli
- Data Structures and Algorithms with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in Python
Introspection(1)
Metaclasses(5)
- Metaclasses: Who, What, Why, Where
- Metaclasses: Blueprints of Blueprints
- New Style Classes in Python
- A Primer on Python Metaclass Programming by David Mertz
Firedrop (2)
Weblog and Content Management System
- Firedrop Mini How-To Docs Illustrated
- Firedrop Plug-ins Tutorial Firedrop is a (Programmable with Plug-ins) Python (and Wax) Blog Client Manager Tool and Content Management System
Concurrent Programming (2)
- Concurrent Object-Oriented Programming in Python with ATOM
- Introduction to Concurrent Programming with Stackless Python
Stackless Python (5)
- Introduction to Concurrent Programming with Stackless Python
- Python Microthreads and Stackless Python
- Microthreaded Game Programming with Stackless Python
- Introduction to Stackless Python
- Continuations and Stackless Python
Threads (11)
Threads and Concurrent Programming
- Threaded Data Collection with Python including Examples
- PyGTK and Threading
- Implementing “weightless threads” with Python generators
- Python Microthreads and Stackless Python
- Microthreaded Game Programming with Stackless Python
- Python Threads, a First Example
- Quick and Painless Threads Tutorial by Norm Matloff
- Basic Threading in Python from DevShed
- Understanding Threading in Python from Linux Gazette
- Tutorial on Threads Programming with Python PDF file, loads slowly
- Python Threads PDF file, click on “threads” at top of html page
Unicode (7)
- Unicode Mini Tutorial
- Developing Unicode Aware Applications in Python, a pdf file
- A Crash Course in Character Encoding by Fuzzyman, including Unicode.
- Unicode Secrets by Uche Ogbuji, May 18, 2005
- Python Unicode Tutorial
Continuations (3)
Continuations
- Continuations Made Simple and Illustrated
- Continuations for Curmudgeons
- Continuations and Stackless Python
Regular Expressions (5)
- Using Regular Expressions for Lexical Analysis by Fredril Lundh
- Tutorial on Python and Regular Expressions by David Mertz
- NLTK Tutorial on Python and Regular Expressions
- Cameron Laird’s personal notes on “Regular Expressions”
Text and String Processing (4)
- Text Processing in Python by David Mertz
- Learn to Program Using Python: Strings from Developer.Com
- String Manipulation with Python from DevShed
- Efficient String Concatenation in Python
Linguistics and Natural Language Processing (5)
- Python for Linguists Really good and thourough tutorial
- Python for Linguists Zacharski Site
- Python for Linguists Using Python & NLTK Lite
- Getting Started with the Natural Language Toolkit by David Mertz
- NLQ.py a wonderful and easy NLQ module
VPython (6)
- VPython Video Tutorials: 3D Programming with Python using the Visual Library
new and great! added July 14, 2006 - V Python an introduction
- VPython introduction (in pdf)
- Brief, basic VPython introduction from ANU, for bouncing ball
- Next VPython tutorial from ANU, for simulating a gas
- Rob Salgado’s VPython applications for Teaching Physics
Curses (3)
- Quick and Painless Curses Tutorial by Norm Matloff
- Curses Tutorial by Dr. David Mertz from IBM DeveloperWorks
- Curses Programming with Python
Searching and Sorting (4)
- Sorting with Python by Andrew Dalke
- Writing a Search Engine in Python from Serpia
- Sorting Algorithms in Python
- Search Algorithms in Python
Python and Simulation (4)
- Python as a Discrete Event Simulation environment
- Quick and Painless Monte Carlo Simulation
- Quick and Painless SimPy Tutorial SimPy is for Discrete Event Simulation
Search Engines and Social Software (7)
- pyGoogle Grabbing Del.icio.us posts with Python by Fredrik Lundh
- pyGoogle Python interface to the Google API
- Scripting Flickr with Python and REST from XML.com
- flickr.py Python interface to the flickr API
- Beej’s Flickr API an alternative Python interface to the flickr API
- del.icio.us experiments using Python hackdiary site
- Simple Search Engine in Python Tutorial from Serpia
Python on Mobile Devices (2)
Flash (3)
- A tutorial on connecting client-side Flash applications to Python XML-RPC web services
- Embedding Flash in Python
- Tutorial: Macromedia Flash served by Python
Robotics (3)
- Pyro: A Python-based Versatile Programming Environment for Teaching Robotics
- Python Robotics: An Environment for Exploring Robotics Beyond LEGOs
- Intro to RoboFab with Python
Functional Programming (5)
- An Introduction to Functional Programming
- Functional Programming in Python from IBM DeveloperWorks
- Functional Programming HOWTO
- Functional Programming in Python
- Documentation to the Functional Package for Python Functional Programming
Genetic Algorithms and Python (1)
Date and Time Usage (1)
Neural Networks (3)
Pickle (1)
PyPy (1)
Miscellaneous Specific Topics (22)
- Bluetooth Programming with Python
- Python Specific Source Code Mini-Examples for Common Topics
- Cheese Shop Tutorial
- Basic Motion Graphics with Python
- Python and UML
- Python for Fun an Exellent collection of small Python programs for learning
- Python Code Snippets from Serpia
- HowTo: GantPV Scripts with Python
- HowTo: Python Programming in Gnumeric
- Python Imaging Handbook and Tutorial PIL Handbook from PythonWare
- Michael’s Quick Guide to Pyrex
- Building Chandler Parcels an introduction from PyCon2005
- MozPython, Python for Mozilla
- NetworkX Tutorial NetworkX is a Python-based package for the creation, manipulation, and study of the structure, dynamics, and function of complex networks.
- PyMedia Tutorial PyMedia is a module for manipulating wav, mp3, ogg, avi, divx, dvd, cdda and etc. files
- Scripting OpenOffice with Python
- GraphPath is a little-language for analysing graph-structured data, especially RDF
- ZeroConf and Python
- Python Console Examples by Padraig Brady, added Nov. 22, 2004
- Python and Doxygen Doxygen generates documentation from source code
- Algorithm Education Using Python
- Python Package Index Tutorial Tutorial for PyPi
Cryptography
Documentation and Reference (11)
- Python Quick-Reference Guide meant to be printed and kept by the keyboard or on the wall
- Official Python Documentation exhaustive documentation from the Python website
- Python 2.4.2 Documentation
- the Effbot Guide to the Python Standard Library
- Language Notes on Python
- Python Quick Reference A Python online reference in several different formats, including clickable
- Python Style Guide by Guido van Rossum
- Python Infrequently Answered Questions by Peter Norvig, not a Tutorial, not exactly documentation, but an incredibly useful read…
- Python “How-To’s
- Python Knowledge Base an incredible database of answered questions
- Bruce Eckel’s Thinking in Python
- Back to Python Learning Foundation
Send email using python script in Plone
July 30th, 2009 Posted in Technical
If you dont want to hardcode the Mail Host id into your script and want to be able to send email to someone from within a (Script) Python this script will do it.
try:
mailhost=getattr(context, context.superValues('Mail Host')[0].id)
except:
raise AttributeError, "cant find a Mail Host object"
mMsg = 'a testful email message \n that contains a few line breaks. \n ~runyaga'
mTo = 'runyaga@abc.com'
mFrom = 'runyaga@xyz.com'
mSubj = 'mail subject'
mailhost.send(mMsg, mTo, mFrom, mSubj)
Random password generator Python script
July 30th, 2009 Posted in Technical
A Simple and effective two line python code for password generator.
A short, readable password generator that can be launched from the command line. Just launch it from the shell and it will print out an 8-character password. You can also specify the length.
string_list = [ch for ch in string.digits if not ch in '10'] + \
[ch for ch in string.ascii_uppercase if not ch in 'LO'] + \
[ch for ch in string.ascii_lowercase if not ch in 'lo']
return string.join(random.sample(string_list,8),'')