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Peope frequently have trouble finding stuff on the Python websites.  Sometimes they are just too lazy to search. Other
times they don't shine a light in the proper corner. [http://www.google.com/ Google] pokes in every corner, but you
sometimes need a little help coaxing information out of it. This page gives a few idioms useful for searching Google
effectively for content on the Python websites.
Peope frequently have trouble finding stuff on the Python websites.
Sometimes they are just too lazy to search. Other times they don't shine a
light in the proper corner. [http://www.google.com/ Google] pokes in every
corner, but you sometimes need a little help coaxing information out of it.
This page gives a few idioms useful for searching Google effectively for
content on the Python websites.
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 * Search for discussions of packages in python-dev:  * Search for discussions of packages in python-dev: {{{site:mail.python.org python-dev packages}}}
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   {{{site:mail.python.org python-dev packages}}}     * Search for BDFL pronouncements in python-list: {{{site:mail.python.org python-list guido pronouncement}}}
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== Searching Library Reference Manual == == Searching the Library Reference Manual ==

'''site:www.python.org library reference terms'''

 * Search for information about regular expressions: {{{site:www.python.org library reference regular expressions}}}

 * Search for examples of using the logging module: {{{site:www.python.org library reference logging example}}}

== Searching the Language Reference Manual ==

'''site:www.python.org reference manual terms'''

 * Search for reference description of list comprehensions: {{{site:www.python.org reference manual list comprehension}}}

== Searching the PEPs ==

'''site:www.python.org manual terms'''

* Search for PEP 289: {{{site:www.python.org PEP 289}}}

* Search for PEPs about rational numbers: {{{site:www.python.org PEP Rational}}}

Google Tips for Python

Peope frequently have trouble finding stuff on the Python websites. Sometimes they are just too lazy to search. Other times they don't shine a light in the proper corner. [http://www.google.com/ Google] pokes in every corner, but you sometimes need a little help coaxing information out of it. This page gives a few idioms useful for searching Google effectively for content on the Python websites.

Searching Mailing Lists

site:mail.python.org listname terms

  • Search for discussions of packages in python-dev: site:mail.python.org python-dev packages

  • Search for BDFL pronouncements in python-list: site:mail.python.org python-list guido pronouncement

Searching the Library Reference Manual

site:www.python.org library reference terms

  • Search for information about regular expressions: site:www.python.org library reference regular expressions

  • Search for examples of using the logging module: site:www.python.org library reference logging example

Searching the Language Reference Manual

site:www.python.org reference manual terms

  • Search for reference description of list comprehensions: site:www.python.org reference manual list comprehension

Searching the PEPs

site:www.python.org manual terms

* Search for PEP 289: site:www.python.org PEP 289

* Search for PEPs about rational numbers: site:www.python.org PEP Rational

GoogleTips (last edited 2014-05-31 12:47:49 by DavidBoddie)

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