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:参考:
- `PyCon2010亚洲 <PyCon2010>`_
- `原创Python技术图书出版在中国(中文版) <LovPyOpenBookProject>`_
outline
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:Title:
Lovely Python~publish original Python technique book in China
:Duration:
30min
:Level:
beginner
:Categories:
Python in Education
:Summary:
the Chinese software market as the background,
Share how vibrant technical community to distributed collaborative technology in the form of a book published in Python entry experience;
Analysis of how computer technology in China, the penetration of the relatively backward country, how to promote a cutting-edge technology;
:Author:
- Zoom.Quiet <[email protected]>
- Administrator of CPyUG (Chinese Python User Group http://wiki.woodpecker.org.cn/moin/CPUG)
- Core members of ZEUUX.org (http://www.zeuux.org/about/about.html)
- Core members of ECUG (Erlang China User Group http://ecug.org/)
- Community Advisory of SLL( http://sociallearnlab.org )
Lovely Python ~ publish original Python technique book in China
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Background on Chinese
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- 1/5 of people of our planet in China.
- With long-term stable economic growth, China gains the right to speak in all aspects of the international community.
- However not a single software is widely used all over the world as the following:
- Photoshop
- Office
- Oracle
- Firefox
- The original cause may be rooted in China's education system and teaching methods related to computer and mathematical / physical like other subjects;
- Learn about the history
- Memory full syntax
- Exercise
- Understand the special case
- exam all above
- All in all, without discussion they will never find their inner desires,creating one software out of nothing.
- However, China produces one million college students each year, of which at least 1% major in a computer-related professions.
- In such an environment to promote Python in the far-reaching implications for the PSF.
Problems to solve
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- Since found by Chinese geek in 2001, even though there are many successful exmples based on Python language such as google/Yutube/DouBan, it still doesn`t gain enough attention.
- Students wanted touch to the latest technology, in addition to self-identify, it is only through the exchange of a variety of technical communities
- However, the influence of technical communities, also depends largely on the exposure to host technical activities, specifications, and whether there is book publishing!
- In fact,In China, one technology, whether there is publication of books, as well as the types of the size of students and technical staff who determine the technology is the most basic indicators.
- Shown in python related books,take amazon.com as an example.
- There are 36 species of almost half of the original Python books in Japan.
- However only 16 species and two kinds of originals in China.
- `"Lovely Python"`_ the world's first Chinese entry book.
- "`In addition Python source code analysis`_ ": only be considered as the core technology-related books.
- Therefore, it is imperative for the majority of beginners, to write an entry-level Python books to guide you quickly convert habits, not asking how
- you can tech Python self,but rather to join the community to discuss how to use Python to solve / analyze.
What's OBP?
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Aiming at the background I create the `OBP`_ project(`OpenBookProject`_):
- Legal entity base `ZEUUX.org`_
- Base on community of `CPyUG`_
- Display on `woodpecker.org.cn`_ wiki
- Project management with code.google: `OBP`_
- `"Lovely Python"`_ one of the most successful original book project.
Why OBP?
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- After years of `CPyUG Mailing List`_ maintenance process, we found that the Python applications, mostly alone in carrying out the study and trying to; thus bringing a lot of old ideas, as well as bias, leading to failure;
- Even with some technical communities, but in which the members and do not form a good collaboration and knowledge-sharing habits, almost 80% of the wiki is less than 1% contribution to the list of subscribers ...
- So, not only the book's content is designed to experience and technical cooperation,but also the formation of the book itself should also be a product of synergy!
- Fortunately, when there is already sufficient community resources to carry out this try:
- specific Python communities are not many, usually some large technology community has opened up the discussion Python plate;
- Woodpecker is the first project-oriented technical expertise Python Community.
- `CPyUG Mailing List`_ is the world's most active list Python technical discussion mailinglist, subscription over 8000; average daily 95;
Basic recurrence
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- O.B.P. is the Open Book Project acronym, from the begin is community-based distribution of the teams to explore:
- A original or translation book project is in the Mailing List, open initiative and the team forms freely.
- Then I or other active members, presided over the middle coordinate, organize the relevant resources management, promote the project.
- Finally a relatively fixed engineering process forms:
- put forward ideas in `CPyUG Mailing List`_
- registe book project in `woodpecker.org.cn`_ wiki after a certain consensus
- Gather sufficient core authors in the `OBP`_ environment and open up SVN directory,And publish the time plan of book
- Carry out on a regular basis the progress in the IRC to communicate
- Submit in plain text in the SVN book content, in time synchronized to `woodpecker.org.cn`_ wiki.
- Eventually deliver to the editor wiki format, structured text, as well as related attachmentes / code.
- `"Lovely Python"`_ project team formed a beautiful echelon:
- One full-time editor (`broadview press`_)
- 3 core writer
- Technical proofreading over 5
- Read tester over 500
- After three years of writing and one year of editing, in 2009-09 published for sale.
More sophisticated recurrence
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- Book itself designed in the form of Web site:
- the evolution of two successive simple software as an example
- In each knowledge point,the side note is designed to an index to the rear of the corresponding PCS ~ Python Cheat Sheet Entry.
- PCS entry, similar to Cook Book is a small and remote, but specific fragment of a complete set of develop skill.
- Using a continuous story tells how a software project is completed from idea to try to make quick through continuous reconstruction of the original vision;
- This process conveys how to think, how to solve the problem Pythonic style friendly.
- The format specification,however, the end of the same PCS, can be claimed by a parallel distributed teams to complete their own tasks.
- Readers can also have an instance of the background code, a better understanding of the best situation for the use of the specific module.
Other capabilities of OBP
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- Publishers joined after forming the main content of the discussion but before completed.
- Signing a publishing co-operation is after completed in 90% and they have business discussions as the corporation of the community.
- This has brought a lot of convenience:
- Carrying out discussion of publishing contract negotiations as corporate of the community not only saves the author's effort but also gets a better benefit.
- As a community-based organizations,the number of partner is unlimited, and the distribution of benefits belongs to the internal affairs and is easy to consult.
- In fact nearly all author royalties will be donated to the community.
- In addition we can get an electronic version of the distribution right hand in the community for the future initiatives continued to the amendment obtained.
Conclusion
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- `Guido van Rossum`_ also endorses the form and content of books and wrote recommendation Blog specially: `Lovely Python!`_
- Sales for 2 months, the book enters the top list of a variety of network access technology bookstore.
- 3 months for sale, the additional second printing.
- `Beijing City University`_ has decided to use `"Lovely Python"`_ the teaching materials of the selective course.
- Through the four years since the writing, book writing / proofing / test reading / promotion / feedback led to nearly 10000 discussion threads in Mailing List, indirect attention to the crowd more than 50,000
- members of `CPyUG Mailing List`_,them initiative dissemination of various technologies in other communities are also more than a quote, triggering learning Python craze
To sum up, for the words of experience:
- as long as the desire to have faith and stick to it, resources / difficult / time, and so the total can be resolved
- based on the existing free service, is entirely possible to run a complex book writing project
- through community-based discussion / sponsored / organizations / books feasible distribution technology, only should pay attention to good communication
- The formation process and the entire book is transparent and can be added, resulting in the pre-sale of books has been in the testing status.
- All technical issues can be found and revised in community-based collaboration basicly.
- also ensure the distribution of books, from the reader's awareness on the related guaranteed!
- Of course, again, the premise was to ensure that communities are sufficiently large and influential
- By registering forensic communities,communicate is easier and more professional.
.. 链接定义区
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.. _Guido van Rossum:
http://www.python.org/~guido/
.. _Guido老爹:
http://www.python.org/~guido/
.. _可爱的Python:
http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?ref=DT_BG&uid=480-8473048-3058952&prodid=bkbk981499
.. _"Lovely Python":
http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?ref=DT_BG&uid=480-8473048-3058952&prodid=bkbk981499
.. _Lovely Python!:
http://www.beijinggrows.com/browse.php?u=Oi8vbmVvcHl0aG9uaWMuYmxvZ3Nwb3QuY29tLzIwMDkvMDkvbG92ZWx5LXB5dGhvbi5odG1s&b=45
.. _Python源码剖析:
http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?ref=DT_BG&uid=480-8473048-3058952&prodid=bkbk842295
.. _In addition Python source code analysis:
http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?ref=DT_BG&uid=480-8473048-3058952&prodid=bkbk842295
.. _OBP:
http://code.google.com/p/openbookproject/
.. _OpenBookProject:
http://code.google.com/p/openbookproject/
.. _啄木鸟:
http://wiki.woodpecker.org.cn/moin/OBP
.. _woodpecker.org.cn:
http://wiki.woodpecker.org.cn/moin/OBP
.. _CPyUG:
http://wiki.woodpecker.org.cn/moin/CPUG
.. _CPyUG邮件列表:
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/python-cn/about
.. _CPyUG Mailing List:
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/python-cn/about
.. _ZEUUX.org:
http://www.zeuux.org/about/about.cn.html
.. _哲思社区:
http://www.zeuux.org/about/about.cn.html
.. _broadview press:
http://www.zeuux.org/about/about.cn.html
.. _博文出版社:
http://www.broadview.com.cn/
.. _Beijing City University:
http://www.bcu.edu.cn/
.. _北京城市学院:
http://www.bcu.edu.cn/
.. _Docutils project web site: http://docutils.sourceforge.net/
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