Entries published in January 2009
Django 2.0
Published January 18, 2009
So apparently some folks doing business as “Vyper Logix Corp” are peddling a thing they call “Django 2.0”. I’m not going to link it here since they don’t deserve the Google bump, but if you’re interested you can follow the link in Jannis’ tweet where he mentioned it. In fact, with any luck my Google juice will pop this article up above them.
“Django 2.0” is, apparently, built on the Django 0.96.2 codebase, which is rather interesting since that means it could be ...
Second editions galore
Published January 9, 2009
Adrian announced today that he’s working on revising The Definitive Guide to Django to produce a second edition that covers Django 1.0, which is awesome news for anyone who’s used the book as a guide to learning Django.
In the same vein, I’d like to announce something that’s been unofficially mentioned a couple times but never fully clarified: I’m busy working on the second edition of Practical Django Projects, which will also cover Django 1.0 (and maybe a feature or two from Django ...
Oldest files meme
Published January 3, 2009
Doug Hellmann has brought a meme to my attention, and I’d be remiss in my duties if I didn’t act upon it.
Here’s how it’s supposed to work. Save a copy of this Python script, say as a file named oldest.py:
#!/usr/bin/env python """Print last-modified times of files beneath '.', oldest first.""" import os, os.path, time paths = ( os.path.join(b,f) for (b,ds,fs) in os.walk('.') for f in fs ) for mtime, path in sorted( (os.lstat(p).st_mtime, p ...