Python 3.1 has been released. It’s a a continuation of the work started by Python 3.0, the new backwards-incompatible series of Python. Improvements in this release include an ordered dictionary type, various optimizations to the int type, new unit test features including test skipping and new assert methods, a much faster io module, tile support for Tkinter , a pure Python reference implementation of the import statement and a new syntax for nested with statements. Continue reading »
Jun 292009
Google has released a new hosted software platform offering developers access to its application servers. Google App Engine service that includes a distributed Web server, database and storage, software development kit, which enable developers to write Web applications in Google’s SDK, and upload them to the company’s servers for hosting. The Google App Engine currently supports only Python, which will surely be a significant boost to interest in and usage of the Python language for web applications.