At PyCon 2004, a BoF discussed ways to get grant money for Python development. The initial target of the funding requests will be for the development of a "Fat Python" distribution. This will take the form of a bootable CDROM. The application on the CD will cover a variety of educational topics, in addition to teaching introductory computer programming. We plan to develop a demo version of the CDROM in parallel with writing a grant request for funding.

This project is discussed on [http://starship.python.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/python-grants the python-grants list].

See also PythonEducationalDistribution by the Seattle Python Interest Group. They are creating a Windows CD. Also, the Python EduSig list has discussed using [http://www.morphix.org/modules/news/ Morphix] to create a bootable custom CD. I would encourage you to get in touch with both these groups.

Target

• Current thinking is to focus educational/scientific applications.
• interested beginners, include everything needed for starting

Core Contents

• Core Python distribution, latest version, installed and as installable archive
• Documentation

  • use a running MoinMoin wiki as documentation "glue logic"

  • Python Docs, Essays

  • Free Python Books (IntroductoryBooks, AdvancedBooks?)

  • [http://www.network-theory.co.uk/python/manual/pytut.pdf An Introduction to Python] by GvR

  • [http://DiveIntoPython.org]

  • John Miller's Thesis

  • [http://www.ibiblio.org/obp/thinkCSpy/dist/thinkCSpy.pdf How to think like a Computer Scientist] pdf

  • [http://diveintopython.org Dive into Python] pdf

  • [http://systems.cs.uchicago.edu/~beazley/tutorial/beazley_intro_python/intropy.pdf David Beazley's Intro to Python] pdf

  • [http://systems.cs.uchicago.edu/~beazley/tutorial/beazley_advanced_python/advpy.pdf David Beazley's Advanced Python] pdf

• Presentations

  • [http://conferences.oreillynet.com/presentations/os2003/urner_kirby_final.ppt Kirby Urner's Python in Education] ppt

  • [http://www.python.org/doc/essays/ppt/acm-cp4e/acm-cp4e.PPT Computer Programming for Everybody] ppt

  • Docs, Tutorials and FAQs to non-core components (like PyGtk etc.)

Extensions

• GUI toolkit bindings

  • PyGtk

  • WxPython

  • PyQt

  • Others?
• Scientific plotting applications
  • PyX
• Numeric Python extensions
• Graphics / Image processing
  • ["PIL"]
  • PyAC # album creator
  • pygame, pyopengl
• Databases and adapters

  • [http://gadfly.sourceforge.net/ Gadfly]

  • [http://zope.org/Wikis/ZODB/FrontPage/ ZODB]

  • adapters for ["MySQL"], ["PostgreSQL"] (do we then have to include the database?)

    • It will not be any good IMHO if not provide out of the box compatibility with MS (SQL, IIS) -- MR

• IDEs, Editors & GUI Builders

  • WxGlade

  • BoaConstructor

  • [http://die-offenbachs.de/detlev/eric3.html Eric3]

  • ipython
• Web tools
  • PyXML
  • libxml2
  • other XML packages
  • ["Quixote"]

  • ["Zope"] (imho Plone will be better -- MR)

• PythonApplications (written in Python)

  • GuidovanRobot (GvRobot)

  • WorkforceConnections (courseware through a web interface.)

  • Chandler

  • PyGeo

  • PythonCard

  • Shtoom

  • PyGE http://pyge.sourceforge.net/

  • QuantLib (http://quantlib.sourceforge.net/)

  • VPython

  • PyChecker - for checking python src code

• Fun Stuff
  • movies - as far as space allows:
    • Yoda
    • Love Story

    • [http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/multimedia/video/obp/IntroducingPython.mpg Introducing Python Movie] mpg Huge File Warning! 238 MB

  • background image (Python with batteries included in 1024x768?)

There are some ready to go apps like

• library automation
• Plone based school setup

that may show something good out of the box. -- MikeRovner DateTime(2004-04-09T18:59:28Z)

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