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Python is an interpreted object-oriented programming language, and is
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Python is an interpreted object-oriented programming language, and is
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often compared to Tcl, Perl, Java or Scheme. To find out more, point
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often compared to Tcl, Perl, Java or Scheme. To find out more, point
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your browser to http://www.python.org/.
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your browser to http://www.pythonlabs.com/.
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A modest plug
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************************************************************************
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* Without your support, I won't be able to continue to work on Python! *
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************************************************************************
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If you use Python, please consider joining the Python Software
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Activity (PSA). See http://www.python.org/psa/.
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Organizations that make heavy use of Python are especially encouraged
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to become corporate members -- or better still, to join the Python
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Consortium (see http://www.python.org/consortium/).
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How do I learn Python?
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How do I learn Python?
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pythonmac-sig-request@python.org).
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pythonmac-sig-request@python.org).
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Of course, there are also binary distributions available for these
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Of course, there are also binary distributions available for these
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platforms -- see http://www.python.org/python/.
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platforms -- see http://www.pythonlabs.com/downloads.html
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To port Python to a new non-UNIX system, you will have to fake the
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To port Python to a new non-UNIX system, you will have to fake the
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effect of running the configure script manually (for Mac and PC, this
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effect of running the configure script manually (for Mac and PC, this
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@ -687,7 +672,7 @@ Python's power (including the built-in data types and functions!) is
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described there.
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described there.
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All documentation is also available online via the Python web site
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All documentation is also available online via the Python web site
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(http://www.python.org/, see below). It is available online for
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(http://www.python.org/doc/, see below). It is available online for
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occaissional reference, or can be downloaded in many formats for
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occaissional reference, or can be downloaded in many formats for
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faster access. The documents are available in HTML, PostScript, PDF,
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faster access. The documents are available in HTML, PostScript, PDF,
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HTML Help, and LaTeX; the LaTeX version is primarily for documentation
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HTML Help, and LaTeX; the LaTeX version is primarily for documentation
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There's an excellent Emacs editing mode for Python code; see the file
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There's an excellent Emacs editing mode for Python code; see the file
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Misc/python-mode.el. Originally written by the famous Tim Peters, it
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Misc/python-mode.el. Originally written by the famous Tim Peters, it
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is now maintained by the equally famous Barry Warsaw
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is now maintained by the equally famous Barry Warsaw
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<bwarsaw@python.org>. The latest version, along with various
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<bwarsaw@python.org>. The latest version, along with various other
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other contributed Python-related Emacs goodies, is online at
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contributed Python-related Emacs goodies, is online at
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<http://www.python.org/emacs/python-mode>. And if you are planning to
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<http://www.python.org/emacs/python-mode>. And if you are planning to
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edit the Python C code, please pick up the latest version of CC Mode
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edit the Python C code, please pick up the latest version of CC Mode
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<http://www.python.org/emacs/cc-mode>; it contains a "python" style
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<http://www.python.org/emacs/cc-mode>; it contains a "python" style
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used throughout most of the Python C source files.
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used throughout most of the Python C source files. (Newer versions of
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Emacs or XEmacs may already come with the latest version of
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python-mode.)
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Web site
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Web site
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Python's own web site has URL http://www.python.org/. Come visit us!
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Python's own web site has URL http://www.pythonlabs.com/. Come visit
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There are a number of mirrors, and a list of mirrors is accessible
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us!
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from the home page -- try a mirror that's close you you.
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Ftp site
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Python's own ftp site is ftp://ftp.python.org/pub/python/. There are
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numerous mirrors; the list of mirrors is accessible from
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http://www.python.org/.
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Newsgroups
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Newsgroups
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Bug reports
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Bug reports
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Bugs are best reported to the comp.lang.python newsgroup (or the
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To report or search for bugs, please use the Python Bugs List at
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Python mailing list) -- see the section "Newsgroups" above. Before
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http://www.python.org/search/search_bugs.html
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posting, check the newsgroup archives (see above) to see if your bug
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has already been reported! If you don't want to go public, send them
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to me: <guido@python.org>.
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Questions
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Questions
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For help, if you can't find it in the manuals or on the web site, it's
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For help, if you can't find it in the manuals or on the web site, it's
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best to post to the comp.lang.python or the Python mailing list (see
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best to post to the comp.lang.python or the Python mailing list (see
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above). If you specifically don't want to involve the newsgroup or
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above). If you specifically don't want to involve the newsgroup or
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mailing list, send questions to <python-help@python.org> (a group of
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mailing list, send questions to <help@python.org> (a group of
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volunteers which does *not* include me). Because of my work and email
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volunteers which does *not* include me). Because of my work and email
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volume, I'm often be slow in answering questions sent to me directly;
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volume, I'm often be slow in answering questions sent to me directly;
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I prefer to answer questions posted to the newsgroup.
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I prefer to answer questions posted to the newsgroup.
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Tk (the user interface component of John Ousterhout's Tcl language) is
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Tk (the user interface component of John Ousterhout's Tcl language) is
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also usable from Python. Since this requires that you first build and
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also usable from Python. Since this requires that you first build and
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install Tcl/Tk, the Tk interface is not enabled by default. Python
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install Tcl/Tk, the Tk interface is not enabled by default. Python
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supports all Tcl/Tk versions from version 7.5/4.1 through 8.0 (and it
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supports Tcl/Tk starting with version 8.0.
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is expected that it will also work with newer versions). Tcl/Tk
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7.4/4.0 is no longer supported. 8.0 or any later non-alpha non-beta
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release is recommended.
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See http://sunscript.sun.com/ for more info on Tcl/Tk, including the
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See http://dev.ajubasolutions.com/ for more info on Tcl/Tk, including
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on-line manual pages.
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the on-line manual pages.
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To enable the Python/Tk interface, once you've built and installed
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will have to edit the first line to fix or add -I and -L options.
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will have to edit the first line to fix or add -I and -L options.
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(Also see the general instructions at the top of that file.)
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(Also see the general instructions at the top of that file.)
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There is little documentation on how to use Tkinter; however most of
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the Tk manual pages apply quite straightforwardly. Begin with
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fetching the "Tk Lifesaver" document,
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e.g. ftp://ftp.python.org/pub/python/doc/tkinter-doc.tar.gz (a gzipped
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tar file containing a PostScript file) or the on-line version
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http://www.python.org/doc/life-preserver/index.html. Reading the
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Tkinter.py source will reveal most details on how Tkinter calls are
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translated into Tcl code.
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A more recent introduction to Tkinter programming, by Fredrik Lundh,
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is at http://www.pythonware.com/library/tkinter/introduction/index.htm.
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There are demos in the Demo/tkinter directory, in the subdirectories
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There are demos in the Demo/tkinter directory, in the subdirectories
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guido, matt and www (the matt and guido subdirectories have been
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guido, matt and www (the matt and guido subdirectories have been
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