Ayman Hourieh

I did a lightning talk at PyCon 2010 based on my Python debugging techniques article. Here is the video. My talk starts around 7:30:

And here are the slides:

This article covers several techniques for debugging Python programs. The applicability of these techniques ranges from simple scripts to complex applications. The topics that are covered include launching an interactive console from within your program, using the Python debugger, and implementing robust logging. Various tips are included along the way to help you debug and fix problems quickly and efficiently.

My author copies of "Django 1.0 Website Development" have arrived. This is the second edition of my Django book. Django is a framework for building web applications in Python. This book explains how to assemble Django's features and take advantage of its power to design, develop, and deploy a fully-featured web site.

The new edition has been updated to Django 1.0. The key topics that the reader will learn from the book are:

• Register users through a user authentication system and manage them efficiently.
• Restrict user access to certain pages and protect against malicious input.
• Create tags to allow site visitors to classify, view, and share content easily.
• Create own administration interface for proper monitoring of the web site.
• Enhance user interface with AJAX.
• Enable voting and commenting on content, and display popular content to site visitors.
• Build user networks; add friend management and invitation features for social networking.
• Create unit tests to automate the testing of code.

The full table of contents is available.

The book is available in paper and PDF formats at Packt Publishing. It is also available from all major book sellers like Amazon.

Writing the book and revising it have been an enjoyable experience for me. The feeling of accomplishment when my copies arrived is satisfying. I sincerely hope that readers find the book interesting and useful. If you have questions or comments, don't hesitate to email me!

More photos of the book are available at my Picasa web albums.

Those interested in web development may have heard about the Model-View-Controller software pattern by now. This pattern emphasizes on separation of application's data model, UI (view), and control logic. The concept itself isn't new and has been around since 1979, but recently there have been many successful implementations of the pattern in the domain of web development.

While exploring the available MVC frameworks, I decided to learn TurboGears, which is a Python framework. I viewed many webcasts and documents, then decided to practice my newly-gained knowledge by writing a basic del.icio.us-like social bookmarking application in TurboGears. Now I'm documenting my work as a tutorial, hoping that other TurboGears newcomers would find something useful in it.