After years of development, version 1.0 of the Parrot virtual machine has arrived for Perl, Python and other dynamic languages. Whether the Parrot will take a firm foothold in software development is still up in the air.

Linux New Media AG has presented its annual awards for outstanding contributions to Open Source at CeBIT 2009 in Hannover. The OpenStreetMap project ended up garnering two of the six Linux New Media awards.

Best practices for designing, coding, and distributing your Python software

• Learn Python development best practices from an expert, with detailed coverage of naming and coding conventions
• Apply object-oriented principles, design patterns, and advanced syntax tricks
• Manage your code with distributed version control
• Profile and optimize your code
• Proactive test-driven development and continuous integration

The new version of the Python content management system (CMS) has split its source code into separate packages, called eggs.

The latest release from Java developer Sun fully integrates PHP and offers a taste of Python support.
As usual, Sun Microsystems used its own in-house trade fair to launch a new release.

We talk to one of the creators of the Django project about the formation of the Django Software Foundation, and we show you how to get started with this user-friendly web framework.

Romain Gaucher, a specialist in web security, offers his Scalp tool in version 0.4. The log analyzer searches for attacks on Apache web applications.