We’ll introduce you to Python, an easy-to-learn scripting language, and also help you get started creating your own practical Python scripts.

The trick to optimization is to save time in the right places.

The rsync-based Flyback tool automatically creates snapshots of critical directories at regular intervals – and ordinary users can restore the backup with a few easy mouse clicks.

Zope, a web application server written in Python, is an extremely popular open source content management system platform. The newly developed version X3.0 was released just recently. We’ll show you what’s new in Zope X3.0.

A number of useful development environments are available for Python in Linux. We’ll show you around some popular Python IDEs that are more than just text editors.

Boo is a scripting language tailor-made for Mono and .NET. This haunting mixture of Python and C# may be just what you need to get started with the .NET framework.