Python 3000, the next big version of the Python scripting language will introduce some awesome new features.
It’s import to know what this next version of Python isn’t a direct replacement for the 2.x series. It will be more than a year, maybe even two years before Python 3000 is officially released and even then the [...]

Python is a truely awesome programming language. It has all the coolest features, it’s powerful, it’s the most RAD RAD tool there is but it has but one flaw… No compiling!!!

Simple logic dictates that this means no slacking off for Python programmers:
XKCD Webcomic = Awesome
Awesome = Good
The Truth = Good
Therefore: The Truth = Awesome so [...]

The Django web framework is one of the rising stars in the world of web frameworks. The combination of an object relational mapper, template system, automatic admin system and elegant URL design make Django a web framework for perfectionists with deadlines. The latest Django related book from Packt Publishing ‘Learning Website Development with Django‘ by [...]

The website djangogigs.com is an excellent place for a company to find Django developers or for developers to find work as a (freelance) Django developer.
Two small things are missing though. One is a search function, pretty basic functionality that should be there and the other is that all gigs or developers are listed by country [...]

This Python function will calculate the number of weekdays between two dates.
from datetime import date
from dateutil import rrule

def weekdays(start, end):
weekends = 5, 6
weekdays = [x for x in range(7) if x not in weekends]
days = rrule.rrule(rrule.DAILY, dtstart=start, until=end,
byweekday=weekdays)
return days.count()
Small but effective!

These days Web Applications are hot. Rich Internet Content, Ajax, Web Enabled, all buzzwords you probably heard about. In this article I’ll tell you about Django, a new web framework that will help you develop powerful applications for the web.