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* [[wikipedia:Blender (software)|Blender]] has an [http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:Manual/Extensions/Python embedded Python interpreter] | * [[wikipedia:Blender (software)|Blender]] has an [http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:Manual/Extensions/Python embedded Python interpreter] | ||
* [[wikipedia:Dia (software)|Dia]] via a [http://projects.gnome.org/dia/python.html python plugin] | * [[wikipedia:Dia (software)|Dia]] via a [http://projects.gnome.org/dia/python.html python plugin] | ||
* [[Scribus]] has a [http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Category:Scripts scripting API that uses Python] | |||
Revision as of 17:09, 15 September 2013
Python is a scripting language written by Guido van Rossom.
The name actually refers to Monty Python, the charmingly irreverent and absurdist comedy troupe, as opposed to venomous snake.
General
- Charming Pythonistas, an article about why Python makes a good learning language, and in particular considers the underrepresentation of female programmers
Learning Python
Has been used in the course as a textbook
- A nice quick intro to programming with Python as the specific language.
Another good, free, resource, by Mark Pilgrim (and mirrored now)
- Interesting discussion about the merits of Python as a learning language, and the "gender gap" in programming
- A Python "Cheat Sheet" -- hmmm, might it not be a good project to be able to generate your own "cheat sheets"?
Useful Add-ons (Libraries)
- PythonImageLibrary (PIL)
- feedparser
Applications that use/support Python plugins/extensions
- GIMP has GIMP-python to allow python plugins
- Inkscape can use any language scripts, including Python, as filters (or "effects")
- Blender has an embedded Python interpreter
- Dia via a python plugin
- Scribus has a scripting API that uses Python