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Are there other FTP sites that mirror the Python
distribution?
How do I
obtain a copy of the Python source?
How do I get
a beta test version of Python?
Is
there a newsgroup or mailing list devoted to Python?
Can Python be compiled to machine code, C or some other
language?
How
do I submit bug reports and patches for Python?
Are
there copyright restrictions on the use of Python?
Is
it reasonable to propose incompatible changes to Python?
How do I get
documentation on Python?
Are there any published articles about Python that I can
reference?
Is Python Y2K (Year
2000) Compliant?
Is
Python a good language for beginning programmers?
Are there any books on
Python?
Can't you emulate threads in the interpreter instead of relying on
an OS-specific thread implementation?
Do I have
to like "Monty Python's Flying Circus"?
Have
any significant projects been done in Python?
How are dictionaries
implemented?
How are lists
implemented?
How
do you specify and enforce an interface spec in Python?
How does Python manage
memory?
How
does the Python version numbering scheme work?
How fast are
exceptions?
How many people are
using Python?
How stable is Python?
I've
never programmed before. Is there a Python tutorial?
What is Python?
What is Python good
for?
What is the
Python Software Foundation?
What is this bsddb185 module my application keeps complaining
about?
What new developments are expected for Python in the
future?
Where in
the world is www.python.org located?
Why am I getting strange results with simple arithmetic
operations?
Why are colons required for the if/while/def/class
statements?
Why are
default values shared between objects?
Why
are floating point calculations so inaccurate?
Why are Python strings
immutable?
Why are
there separate tuple and list data types?
Why can't
I use an assignment in an expression?
Why can't
lambda forms contain statements?
Why
can't raw strings (r-strings) end with a backslash?
Why
do I get a SyntaxError for a 'continue' inside a 'try'?
Why
does Python use indentation for grouping of statements?
Why does Python use methods for some functionality (e.g.
list.index()) but functions for other (e.g. len(list))?
Why doesn't
list.sort() return the sorted list?
Why doesn't Python have a "with" statement like some other
languages?
Why is it called
Python?
Why is join() a string method instead of a list or tuple
method?
Why is there no goto?
Why isn't
all memory freed when Python exits?
Why
isn't there a switch or case statement in Python?
Why must
dictionary keys be immutable?
Why must 'self' be used explicitly in method definitions and
calls?
Why was Python
created in the first place?