Archive for February 10th, 2011

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Thu 10 Feb 2011

wxPython: Showing 2 Filetypes in wx.FileDialog

Posted by Mike under Cross-Platform, Python, wxPython
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The other day on the wxPython IRC channel on freenode, one of the members there asked if there was a way to make the wx.FileDialog display more than one file type at a time. In the back of mind, I thought I had seen a Microsoft product that could do it, but I’d never seen any wxPython examples. In this short tutorial, you will learn how to do this handy trick! (more…)

 

Thu 10 Feb 2011

PyCon 2011: Aggregator and Startup Stories

Posted by Mike under PyCon, Python
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PyCon USA 2011 is less than a month away! This year, they are promoting the use of Convore as a PyCon aggregator of sorts. I guess that means that the cool DjangoDose from last year is dead now. Anyway, Convore is similar to Twitter, but it has the concepts of Topics, so it’s a little more organized. I suppose I would describe it as a mix of Twitter and IRC. They currently have three topics: whether or not to use the service, volunteering for PyCon and a Scotch BoF.

Jesse Noller has announced “Startup Stories“. Startups are the theme of this PyCon and as I understand it, they will be the focus of the plenaries. So in addition to the “Fireside Chat” with Guido and the Hilary Mason talk, we will get to hear about Dropbox, Disqus and Threadless. I use two out of three of those, so I’m excited.

There’s still time to sign up and come to PyCon. Don’t wait until it’s too late!