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