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Peope frequently have trouble finding stuff on the Python websites. People frequently have trouble finding stuff on the Python websites.

Google Tips for Python

People 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 PEP 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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