Ron Stephens Learning about Python http://www.awaretek.com/plf.html en-us Copyright 2005 Ron Stephens rdsteph@mac.com 1 May 2005 10:00:00 -0400 1 May 2005 10:00:00 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss rdsteph@mac.com http://www.awaretek.com/podcasts/unicorn3.jpg http://www.awaretek.com/podcasts/unicorn3.jpg AwareTek http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/GoogleAppEngineCell.mp3 GoogleAppEngine makes it easy to create CGI style webapps that can use many of Google's tools and api's. These webapps can be formatted for cellphone web browsers as a cross platform cell phone application. Combined with Google Gears for offline use, this is an interesting option for cell phone apps. Podcasts 20 Apr 2008 20:19:00 -0400 18:30 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_071229_HappyNewYear.mp3 PyCon 2007 podcast series is up and running! Podcasts 19 Dec 2007 20:19:00 -0400 12:05 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_071110_Mac.mp3 Mac OS X 10.5, Leopard has upgraded Python support including PyObjC 2.0 and other goodies. Podcasts 10 Nov 2007 20:19:00 -0400 19:42 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_071029_Future.mp3 The future of programming will be a Python based Toolkit/IDE including a drag and drop GUI Form-Creator using extended HTML and CSS standards, facilitating cooperative server side and client side code execution, and allowing for automatic right-sizing of the user interface. Podcasts 29 Oct 2007 20:19:00 -0400 12:14 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_071022_Nanoprogramming.mp3 Web 3.0 consists of Web 2.0 programs for mobile devices, and Nanoprogramming is programming for nanocomputers (embedded and mobile devices) and there is a revolution afoot, the times are a-changin'. Will Python lead the way or fall back? Podcasts 22 Oct 2007 20:19:00 -0400 23:37 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_070924_SimPy.mp3 This podcast is an interview with Dr. Klaus Muller in Amsterdam and Professor Tony Vignaux in New Zealand about their creation, SimPY, an object-oriented, process-based discrete-event simulation language based on standard Python. Podcasts 24 Sep 2007 20:19:00 -0400 44:04 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_070916_MoreMobile.mp3 More about programming for mobile devices, the discussion in the blogosphere about concurrency and Python3000, etc. Podcasts 16 Sep 2007 20:19:00 -0400 17:42 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_070910_MobileRedux.mp3 Continuing to explore Python on mobile devices, iPhone, iPod Touch, gPhone, Zaurus, Jython, and PyMite, are discussed. Podcasts 10 Sep 2007 20:19:00 -0400 19:05 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_070903_MobileInterfaces.mp3 Python for Mobile Interfaces is a clarion call for Pythonistas to pioneer the future of alternative user interfaces for mobile phones, PDA's, and wearable computers, including voice recognition, gesture recognition, and wearable computing. Podcasts 03 Sep 2007 20:19:00 -0400 18:18 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_070715_FromFutureImport.mp3 Python 3.0, Python magazine, Resolver, Vernor Vinge's "Rainbow's End", the future of programming languages, my two family computer scientists-to-be, and other Python related topics. Podcasts 15 Jul 2007 20:19:00 -0400 21:18 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_070617_ExcitingTimes.mp3 Exciting times in my life as I start my sales company in Frequency Control Products, creating the website using Pythonic tools the Maker and Firedrop. Also, I now have 2 children who are going to be Computer Scientists, and upcoming attractions. Podcasts 17 Jun 2007 20:19:00 -0400 7:16 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_070604_Dinner.mp3 A jovial and wide ranging dinner conversation recorded at PyCon 2007, with Bill Rodman, Chris Merle, and myself. Topics include Python, other programming languages, Gaelic, Science Fiction, podcasting and audio books. Podcasts 04 Jun 2007 20:19:00 -0400 53:36 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_070531_Europython.mp3 A request for volunteers to help David Boddie and myself to provide audio coverage of EuroPython in Vilnius, Lithuania July 9-11. Also a few other matters. Podcasts 31 May 2007 20:19:00 -0400 10:35 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_Back_070530.mp3 After a brief hiatus, Python411 returns with coverage of Silverlight, Firedrop. the Maker CMS, Codex, Python 3000, Brainbench, Expert Rating, and other topics. Podcasts 30 May 2007 20:19:00 -0400 13:54 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_070421_HowPythonRuns.mp3 A guest podcast by Chris Hefele who explores in detail the various Python implementations including CPython, Jython, IronPython, Shedskin, Psycho, Stackless, Parrot, and PyPy. Enjoy! Podcasts 21 Apr 2007 20:19:00 -0400 44:04 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_070414_MMoran.mp3 An interview with Michael Moran who's new Django application Codex combines the functionality of a blog and a wiki. After talking about Codex, Django, and Python we go really far afield and talk about Google Code, Eclipse, PyDev, Pyjamas and all things code related! Podcasts 14 Apr 2007 20:19:00 -0400 55:21 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_070325_Sheffield.mp3 An Interview with Scott Sheffield Podcasts 25 Mar 2007 20:19:00 -0400 12:03 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_070311_Advocacy.mp3 A talk about Python Advocacy given by Jeff Rush, along with the question and answer session, recorded at PyCon 2007 in Dallas, Texas. Podcasts 11 Mar 2007 20:19:00 -0400 39:04 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_070304_WesleyChun.mp3 An interview with Wesley Chun, author of Core Python Programming, recorded at PyCon 2007 in Dallas, Texas. Podcasts 04 Mar 2007 20:19:00 -0400 47:14 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_070228_PyConReflections.mp3 Reflections on PyCon 2007, including olpc, Advocacy, Education, Crunchy, jobs, IPython, Tosca Widgets, people, community and more. Podcasts 28 Feb 2007 20:19:00 -0400 30:39 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_070218_GeraldSpreer.mp3 This is an interview with Gerald Spreer, lead developer of "the Maker" an open source web content management system. Gerald and I talked last June and the project has come a long way since then and it is fascinating to hear what he has learned along the way. Podcasts 19 Feb 2007 20:19:00 -0400 30:49 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_070211_JeffRush.mp3 This is an interview with Jeff Rush, Co-Chair of PyCon 2007 in Dallas Texas, active in the Dallas area Python users group and a leader of Python advocacy activities, discussing the building excitement for PyCon and some of the new and interesting plans for this year's conference. Podcasts 11 Feb 2007 20:19:00 -0400 37:19 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_070204_StateUnion.mp3 This is a mini pre-PyCon 2007 State of the Python Union address, including Python 3000, Pycon 2007, the 6 different implementations, and the Standard Library. Podcasts 04 Feb 2007 20:19:00 -0400 12:06 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_070129_PersistentStorage.mp3 A brief introduction to persistent storage using the standard library modules pickle and shelve Podcasts 28 Jan 2007 20:19:00 -0400 8:27 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_070114_PyConEarly.mp3 I just registered for PyCon 2007 in Dallas February 23-25 and here is a preview of the talks I most want to attend. Podcasts 14 Jan 2007 20:19:00 -0400 13:48 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_070101_PythonPapers.mp3 An interview with Tennessee Leeuwenburg of the Python Papers, a new online technical journal with great promise! Podcasts 01 Jan 2007 20:19:00 -0400 24:40 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_061202_PyCon2007.mp3 The talks and tutorials and keynote addresses for PyCon 2007 (in Dallas Feb 23-25, 2007) have just been announced. It should be the best PyCon yet. Also, more feedback on Python for Cell Phones. Podcasts 02 Dec 2006 20:19:00 -0400 20:03 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_061126_QuickUpdate.mp3 Just a quick update before I go on a business trip; some useful feedback from listeners following my podcasts about Python for cell phones; running IronPython on my Motorola Q cell phone (Windows Mobile System 5.0); get ready now for PyCon 2007 in February in Dallas; and a call for Pythonistas to interview. Podcasts 26 Nov 2006 20:19:00 -0400 7:32 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_061119_CellPhone.mp3 Since I needed a new cell phone, I decided to look into the various options for running Python on cell phones, and in this podcast I share the results of my investigation. Podcasts 19 Nov 2006 20:19:00 -0400 17:36 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_061112_CorePython.mp3 Core Python 2'nd Edition covers Python 2.5 and is quite possibly the best Python book ever written. This podcast delves a little into Chapter 11, "Functions and Functional Programming", including inner functions, closures, decorators, generators and coroutines. Podcasts 12 Nov 2006 20:19:00 -0400 30:01 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_061028_Tkinter2.mp3 A tutorial lecture on GUI programming with Tkinter by Dr. Sergio Rey of San Diego State University. Part II. Podcasts 28 Oct 2006 20:19:00 -0400 47:15 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_061021_Tkinter.mp3 A tutorial lecture on GUI programming with Tkinter by Dr. Sergio Rey of San Diego State University. Part I. Podcasts 21 Oct 2006 20:19:00 -0400 1:16:05 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_061015_Moran.mp3 An interview with Michael Moran about his work creating a web portal using web frameworks with databases. Podcasts 15 Oct 2006 20:19:00 -0400 34:50 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_061001_WxPythonInAction.mp3 An interview with authors Robin Dunn and Noel Rappin Podcasts 01 Oct 2006 20:19:00 -0400 45:05 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060924_PythonThreading.mp3 An introduction to Threading with Python by Chris Hefele is a guest podcast in the Python411 podcast series. Podcasts 24 Sep 2006 20:19:00 -0400 42:25 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060917_AgileTesting.mp3 Agile Testing with the Python Test Frameworks was presented at PyCon 2005 by Grig Gheorghiu. Although audio files of the 2006 talks are not up yet, there are many good audio files of some of the talks at PyCon 2005 located at http://us.pycon.org/talks. Podcasts 17 Sep 2006 20:19:00 -0400 15:30 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060904_GameProgramming.mp3 An interview with Andy Harris, professor of Computer Science at Indiana-Purdue University in Indianapolis, Indiana and author of several books about computer programming. Andy is working on a new book about Game Programming using PyGame. More information about the book, and a link to his game MailPilot as well as source code and notes can be found at http://www.cs.iupui.edu/~aharris/pgl/python411/ Podcasts 04 Sep 2006 20:19:00 -0400 26:54 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060823_Milestones.mp3 Upcoming Python Milestones include the release of Python 2.5 and the first production release of IronPython. There is a new version of the Maker. Guido chooses Django, sort of. Duncan MacNeil illustrates how he solved his Windows printing problems with a short Python script. Podcasts 23 Aug 2006 20:19:00 -0400 17:33 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060813_Modules.mp3 A lecture by Dr. Sergio Rey of San Diego State University about Python Modules and docstrings. Podcasts 13 Aug 2006 20:19:00 -0400 44:10 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060806_FlashAndPython.mp3 An interview with Sam Feltus, the creator of Sonoma Sunshine, a module to interface Python with Flash, for coding web animations and 3D effects. Also an errata by Dr. Sergio Rey concerning and earlier podcast about Numpy. Podcasts 06 Aug 2006 20:19:00 -0400 27:52 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060730_PythonCard.mp3 A podcast about PythonCard, a very easy to learn and use framework for creating GUI's, built on top of wxPython. The podcast features an introduction by Ron Stephens followed by the audio from a presentation by Kevin Altis that was originally given at PyCon 2005. Podcasts 30 Jul 2006 20:19:00 -0400 34:20 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060714_DataStructure.mp3 A lecture by Dr. Sergio Rey of San Diego St. University on Python Data Sturctures, including strings, lists, tuples, dictionaries and sets. Podcasts 14 Jul 2006 20:19:00 -0400 56:29 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060709_CommunityNews.mp3 Python community news from EuroPython including Guido's talk about Python 3000, Alan Kay's talk, the $100 laptop project, new tutorials on threads and concurrent programming, robotics and lingusitics. Comments on the new book WxPython in Action and more. Podcasts 09 Jul 2006 20:19:00 -0400 17:04 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060625_Future.mp3 The top ten pythonic subjects I would like to interview someone about or host a guest podcast about are discussed on this show. Podcasts 25 Jun 2006 20:19:00 -0400 8:40 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060617_ObjectOrientation.mp3 A lecture by Professor Serge Rey of San Diego State University about object oriented programming in the field of Geographical Sciences and Mapping. At 1.5 hours in length, the first half is about object oriented principles and concepts in general, the second half is about applying these principles using the Python programming language. Podcasts 17 Jun 2006 20:19:00 -0400 1:27:06 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060610_TheMaker.mp3 An interview with Gerald Spreer, creator of the Maker, an open source content management system for web sites. Podcasts 11 Jun 2006 20:19:00 -0400 28:01 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060603_JoyOfHacking.mp3 A lecture by Dr. Sergio Rey of San Diego State University on numeric programming with Python. Podcasts 04 Jun 2006 20:19:00 -0400 10:29 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060530_Numeric.mp3 A lecture by Dr. Sergio Rey of San Diego State University on numeric programming with Python. Podcasts 28 May 2006 20:19:00 -0400 36:26 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060521_newsandviews.mp3 wxPython, SPE IDE, and a new user group in Montreal, Canada Podcasts 21 May 2006 20:19:00 -0400 12:28 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060514_wxPython.mp3 wxPython is a cross platform, open source GUI toolkit. Podcasts 14 May 2006 20:19:00 -0400 18:47 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060501_RPGgame.mp3 An RPG game created in only one week by Jay Barnson, hear the story by guest podcaster Ryan Lunar. Podcasts 31 Apr 2006 20:19:00 -0400 11:59 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060423_NetProgramming.mp3 socket, socketserver, ftp, urllib, httplib, cgilib and more. Podcasts 23 Apr 2006 20:19:00 -0400 11:05 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060414_MikeMuller.mp3 An Interview with Mike Muller, founder of the Python Academy in Leipzig, Germany Podcasts 15 Apr 2006 20:19:00 -0400 32:50 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060408_Mash-Up.mp3 A Python411 mash-up of topics including Python 3000. Podcasts 08 Apr 2006 20:19:00 -0400 18:12 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060402_Fuzzyman.mp3 A Python411 interview with Michael Foord, aka Fuzzyman, Python hacker who has contributed a disproportionate amount and quality of open source projects, applications, tools, tutorials, Pyzine articles, and more in his mere 3 years in the community. Podcasts 02 Apr 2006 20:19:00 -0400 24:31 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060317_PyGame.mp3 PyGame Podcasts 17 Mar 2006 20:19:00 -0400 14:22 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060312_News.mp3 Python News Podcasts 12 Mar 2006 20:19:00 -0400 22:44 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060305_Spread.mp3 The Spread Module Podcasts 05 Mar 2006 20:19:00 -0400 8:22 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060304_PyConReport.mp3 A Report on PyCon 2006 in Dallas, Texas. Podcasts 04 Mar 2006 16:00:00 -0400 15:10 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060219_PrePyCon.mp3 A Preview of PyCon 2006 in Dallas, Texas. Podcasts 19 Feb 2006 16:00:00 -0400 11:38 http://media.libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060205_ComputerScience.mp3 Python is prefect for learning about Computer Science, including object oriented programmming, polymorphism, inheritance, and encapsulation, as well as algorithms that are exponentially difficult, nlogn algortihms, intractable problems, and Turing's halting problem. Podcasts 04 Feb 2006 16:00:00 -0400 23:16 http://libsyn.com/media/awaretek/mGoingToPyCon.mp3 Well, I'm going to PyCon2006 in Dallas, Texas afterall, along with my beautiful wife and my 16 year old son who willalso be an attendee at the sessions. I heartily recomment that others investigate and sign up to go, the Tutorials will be held on Thursday and the main event on Friday, Saturday and Sunday February 24,25, and 26. Podcasts 29 Jan 2006 16:00:00 -0400 6:16 http://libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060122_Dictionaries.mp3 Dictionaries Podcasts 22 Jan 2006 16:00:00 -0400 19:06 http://libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060114_PyCon2006.mp3 PyCon2006 Podcasts 14 Jan 2006 16:00:00 -0400 8:06 http://libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_060101_AskMerlin.mp3 Ask Merlin is a Python script or program of my own. First, written as a procedural, command line program, it evolved to a functional program, and then to a class based, object oriented program, and then to a GUI based and ultimately a CGI based online script. Its evolution gives a good pedagogical opportunity to discusss classes and object oriented programming. Podcasts 02 Jan 2006 16:00:00 -0400 30:50 http://libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_051226_MoreMagic.mp3 More Magic is about Decorators, Generators, Generator Expressions, Exceptions, and Magic Methods. Podcasts 26 Dec 2005 16:00:00 -0400 19:20 http://libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_051218_PragmaticPython.mp3 Pragmatic Python, Python Standard Library, Pickle, the Python Challenge, Komodo, WingIDE, and Bruce, the Presentation Tool. Podcasts 18 Dec 2005 16:00:00 -0400 27:08 http://libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_051204_XML.mp3 Python and XML, HTML and AJAX Podcasts 04 Dec 2005 16:00:00 -0400 10:10 http://libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_051125_Python3000.mp3 Python3000 is the somewhat mythical future version of Python and this podcast explores the evolutionary development of Python, past, present and future. Podcasts 25 Nov 2005 16:00:00 -0400 20:32 http://libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_051113_PyGoogle.mp3 PyGoogle is a python module for easy and powerful access to the Google API. Podcasts 13 Nov 2005 16:00:00 -0400 12:10 http://libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_051030_Magic.mp3 Magic is a Python411 podcast about List Comprehensions, Iterators, Generators, Generator Expressions, Decorators and Sets. Podcasts 30 Oct 2005 16:00:00 -0400 33:10 http://libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_051023_Turbogears.mp3 TurboGears, pyGoogle, Beautiful Soup, Firedrop, and other web programming and feedback from listeners Podcasts 23 Oct 2005 16:00:00 -0400 33:16 http://libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_051016_Scripting.mp3 Scripting, CGI, random module, Ask Merlin, I Ching, Eliza, new books and Blogarithms. Podcasts 16 Oct 2005 16:00:00 -0400 19:10 http://libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_051009_Miscellaneous.mp3 TurboGears MegaFrameWork for web programming, Komodo IDE, pyChing and pyNewWings, and hints about future podcasts. Podcasts 09 Oct 2005 16:00:00 -0400 20:42 http://libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_050925_Jython.mp3 Jython is the felicitous union of Python and Java, a version of Python written in pure Java that runs on the Java Virtual Machine and gives access to the Java class libraries, as well as the ability to compile Jython code into .class files using the jythonc compiler Podcasts 25 Sep 2005 16:00:00 -0400 21:12 http://libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_050918_PythonsNiche.mp3 Python's niche may well be as the best general purpose progamming language Podcasts 11 Sep 2005 16:00:00 -0400 12:46 http://libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_050904_WebSites.mp3 AwareTek's Top 10 Python Web Sites Awards Podcasts 04 Sep 2005 16:00:00 -0400 22:58 http://libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python_050831_Modules.mp3 Modules, Packages, and Disutils Podcasts 31 Aug 2005 16:00:00 -0400 19:08 http://libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_050826_LanguageComparisons.mp3 Comparing Python to Ruby, Perl, Java, C#, VB.Net, C, C++, JavaScript, PHP etc. Podcasts 26 Aug 2005 16:00:00 -0400 31:56 http://libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_050813_CGI.mp3 CGI programming using Python covers basic CGI programming with Python using the cgi module and cgi.FieldStorage(), as well as teh HTMl form and table tags needed. Podcasts 13 Aug 2005 16:00:00 -0400 23:48 http://libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_050805_Firedrop2.mp3 Firedrop2 is a weblogging and content management system written in Python by Hans Nowak and supplemented by Fuzzyman with a plugin system. Open source and extensible in Python, Firedrop2 is good tool and a worthwhile learning exercise. Podcasts 05 Aug 2005 16:00:00 -0400 29:30 http://libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_050726_BooksTutorials.mp3 This podcast is about Tutorials and Books for learning Python. Podcasts 26 Jul 2005 16:00:00 -0400 16:36 http://media11.libsyn.com/podcasts/awaretek/Python411_050711_MobileDevices.mp3 This podcast is about Python for Mobile Devices, including the Apple iPod, Nokia Series 60 phone, Sharp Zaurus, iRiver mp3 player, Palm devices, Pocket PC devices and more. Podcasts 11 Jul 2005 16:00:00 -0400 33:16 http://libsyn.com/media/awaretek/Python411_070509_GUItoolkits.mp3 This podcast is about GUI toolkits for Python Podcasts 9 Jun 2005 16:00:00 -0400 http://www.awaretek.com/python/AwareTek_050521_Programming.mp3 This podcast is about Computer Programming for Everybody Podcasts 21 May 2005 16:00:00 -0400 http://www.awaretek.com/python/python411_Intro.mp3 python411 is a series of podcasts about the programming language Python. This podcast is an introduction to the series Podcasts 10 May 2005 16:00:00 -0400