Software Carpentry
Online Resources

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Andrew Kuchling's Python Regular Expression HOWTO:
A short tutorial on the basics of regular expressions aimed at Python programmers. (Viewed 2005-09-01.)
Apache Web Server:
The main site for the most widely-used web server in the world. (Viewed 2005-07-26.)
ArgoUML:
The most advanced open source UML tool available. (Viewed 2005-08-08.)
Bitten:
A tool for running builds continuously in the background across multiple machines. (Viewed 2005-09-01.)
CruiseControl:
A framework for managing continuous builds. Each time you update something in your version control repository, CruiseControl recompiles your code, re-runs your tests, and lets you (and your teammates) know if you've broken anything. (Viewed 2005-07-26.)
Cygwin:
A Linux-like environment for Windows, which brings with it a lot of other tools (like SSH and GNU Make). (Viewed 2005-07-26.)
Daily Python URL:
Daily (more or less) news about Python modules, new releases of the interpreter, meetings, etc. (Viewed 2005-07-26.)
Dive Into Python:
The complete text of [Pilgrim 2004] available on-line. (Viewed 2005-09-06.)
Doctor Dobb's Journal Python-URL:
Bi-weekly news from the world of Python. (Viewed 2005-09-01.)
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Toronto:
The principal author's home department, which helped make this course happen. (Viewed 2005-07-26.)
Eclipse:
Originally developed by IBM for Java development, Eclipse is the biggest open source development environment around these days. There are literally hundreds of plugins for it, and hundreds of thousands of users. It's not for the faint of heart (and it definitely won't be happy on a four-year-old hand-me-down machine), but it's one of the real power tools of modern programming. (Viewed 2005-08-10.)
Emacs:
It doesn't actually stand for “eighteen megabytes and constantly swapping”, and it isn't actually a Lisp-based operating system, but there's a grain of truth in each claim. Many programmers swear by it; others massage their aching wrists and swear at it instead, but there's no denying that it's a very powerful tool. (Viewed 2005-08-10.)
Firefox:
The best web browser around, where “best” means “nicest interface”, “most extensible”, and “least insecure”. (Viewed 2005-07-26.)
GIMP:
The GNU Image Manipulation Program is a powerful tool for creating and manipulating images in a wide variety of formats. (Viewed 2005-07-26.)
Internet Groupware for Scientific Collaboration:
While it is now several years old, Udell's examination of what the web could be, and how it could help scientists collaborate more effectively, is still as thought-provoking as it was when it first appeared. (Viewed 2005-07-26.)
Komodo:
A commercial IDE that supports Perl, PHP, Tcl, and XSLT as well as Python. (Viewed 2005-07-29.)
MySQL:
The most popular open source database around (though many discerning users prefer PostgreSQL). (Viewed 2005-07-29.)
Numeric:
The standard numerical programming module for Python, with good support for multi-dimensional arrays. (Viewed 2005-08-16.)
PEP-008: Python Style Guide:
A semi-official guide to Python coding conventions. (Viewed 2005-07-26.)
PostgreSQL:
The main site for an advanced open source relational database. It may not be as popular as its main competitor, MySQL, but most people who have used both have found PostgreSQL easier to work with. (Viewed 2005-07-26.)
PyChecker:
A code checking tool for Python that complements PyLint. (Viewed 2005-09-06.)
PyDev:
PyDev is a plugin for Eclipse, an open source IDE backed by IBM that was originally targeted at Java, but which now has plugins to support several other languages. Like Eclipse, PyDev needs a lot of memory to run well. (Viewed 2005-08-10.)
PyLint:
A code checking tool for Python that complements PyChecker. (Viewed 2005-09-06.)
Python:
The main site for all things Python. (Viewed 2005-07-26.)
Python Imaging Library:
A widely-used image processing library for Python, capable of working with every popular graphics format around. (Viewed 2005-07-28.)
Python Cookbook:
An ever-growing collection of Python tips and tricks. (Viewed 2005-07-29.)
Python Software Foundation:
A non-profit organization devoted to advancing open source technology related to Python, and the main financial sponsor of this course. (Viewed 2005-07-26.)
RapidSVN:
A cross-platform GUI for Subversion. (Viewed 2005-09-13.)
SciPy:
A set of extensions to the Numeric module for scientific programming. (Viewed 2005-08-16.)
SCons:
A powerful Python-based build management tool. (Viewed 2005-07-28.)
SmartSVN:
A cross-platform GUI for Subversion. (Viewed 2005-07-14.)
SPE:
“Stani's Python Editor” has grown to be more than just an editor: it now supports several cool tools, including a regular expression debugger. (Viewed 2005-08-10.)
SQLite:
A small, simple, and very fast relational database that can be run on its own, or integrated into other applications. (Viewed 2005-07-26.)
Subversion:
The main site for Subversion is aimed more at Subversion's developers than at its users; if you're looking for a how-to, [Mason 2005] is a good place to start. (Viewed 2005-07-26.)
The Absolute Minimum Every Software Developer Absolutely, Positively Must Know About Unicode and Character Sets (No Excuses!):
Joel Spolsky's 15-minute guide to character set encodings, and what you have to do to deal with the fact that most of the world doesn't use the standard American alphabet. This article is reprinted in [Spolsky 2004] . (Viewed 2005-07-26.)
Top 10 Accessible Web Authoring Practices:
Ten simple, easy-to-follow rules that will make your web site more accessible to people with various disabilities. (Viewed 2005-07-26.)
TortoiseSVN:
A cross-platform GUI for Subversion. (Viewed 2005-09-13.)
University of Toronto:
Canada's biggest university, and the host institution for much of this work. (Viewed 2005-07-26.)
Vim:
“Vi Improved” is a modern version of the classic Unix text editor, and is supported by an active development community. (Viewed 2005-08-10.)
WingIDE:
A commercial IDE targeted solely at Python developers. (Viewed 2005-07-29.)
YesLogic:
Makers of Prince, the document formatter and generator used to produce the PDF version of these notes. (Viewed 2005-10-05.)
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