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BACON-PIG Meeting of January 19, 2009
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  :Coordinates:  `NASA/Goddard Visitor Center`_,
    Monday, January 19, 2009, 5:30 - 7:30 PM

  :Preparation:  There was a moment of trepidation when the small presentation
    screen refused to cooperate, but the larger presentation screen turned out
    to be more obliging, so we quickly re-arranged the chairs and Barry held
    forth ...

  :`What's new in Python 2.5, 2.6, and 3.0`_:  Barry Warsaw presented his
    summary of the most important new features in the latest Python releases.
    Barry originally prepared these slides for an internal Canonical meeting,
    and has now released them on his own site_.  There was a good amount of
    discussion about which features might be useful in various contexts.

  :Post-meeting sushi outing:  The discussion was expanded and rounded out
    over a beautiful platter of sushi at the Osaka restaurant.

Please see the `bacon-pig list`_ for discussion of our next meeting date.

-- *Steve Waterbury*

.. _What's new in Python 2.5, 2.6, and 3.0:  http://pangalactic.us/bacon-pig/whatsnew.odp
.. _bacon-pig list:  https://pangalactic.us/mailman/listinfo/bacon-pig
.. _NASA/Goddard Visitor Center:  http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/visitor/home/index.html
.. _site:  http://barry.warsaw.us/papers.html
.. _Steve Waterbury:  http://pangalactic.us/waterbug/waterbug.html