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| LinuxWiki:ThomasWaldmann has started concrete work on PythonCd (that's the main page for the wiki on the bootable CD). Current thinking is to focus educational/scientific applications - interested beginners, include everything needed for starting Please join the effort, there is lots of work to do! ---- History: |
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| This project is discussed on [http://starship.python.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/python-grants the python-grants list]. | This project is discussed on [[http://starship.python.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/python-grants|the python-grants list]]. |
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| See also SeaPig: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. | |
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| = Possible Contents = Here's a quick (incomplete and biased by my bookmark file) list of example things that might be included in the "Fat Python". Current thinking is to focus educational/scientific applications. * Core Python distribution * GUI toolkit bindings * PyGtk * WxPython * PyQt * Others? * Scientific plotting applications * PyX * Numeric Python extensions * Image processing * ["PIL"] * PyAlbum * Documentation * Python Docs * Free Python Books (IntroductoryBooks, AdvancedBooks?) * [http://www.network-theory.co.uk/python/manual/pytut.pdf An Introduction to Python] by GvR * [http://DiveIntoPython.org] * Tutorials and FAQ on PyGtk * John Miller's Thesis == Other Ideas == * 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'' * Editors & GUI Builders * WxGlade * BoaConstructor * Web tools * PyXML * libxml2 * other XML packages * ["Quixote"] * ["Zope"] (''imho Plone will be better -- MR'') * PythonApplications (written in Python) * GuidovanRobot (Gv``Robot) * WorkforceConnections (courseware through a web interface.) * Chandler * PyGeo * PythonCard * Shtoom * PyGE http://pyge.sourceforge.net/ * QuantLib (http://quantlib.sourceforge.net/) 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)]] |
ThomasWaldmann has started concrete work on PythonCd (that's the main page for the wiki on the bootable CD).
Current thinking is to focus educational/scientific applications - interested beginners, include everything needed for starting
Please join the effort, there is lots of work to do!
History:
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 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 Morphix to create a bootable custom CD. I would encourage you to get in touch with both these groups.