David M. Beazley

David Beazley
Beazley speaking at PyData Chicago in 2016
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materFort Lewis College
University of Oregon
University of Utah
Known forPython Essential Reference, SWIG, PLY
AwardsIEEE Gordon Bell Prize (1993, 1998)
PyCon Best Paper Award (2001)
Fellow, Python Software Foundation (2002)
Scientific career
FieldsComputer Science
InstitutionsScientific Computing and Imaging Institute
Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of Chicago
Dabeaz LLC
ThesisA wrapper generation tool for the creation of scriptable scientific applications (1998)
Doctoral advisorChristopher R. Johnson
Websitehttp://www.dabeaz.com/blog.html

David Beazley is an American software engineer. He has made significant contributions to the Python developer community, which includes writing the definitive Python reference text Python Essential Reference, the SWIG software tool for creating language agnostic C and C++ extensions, and the PLY parsing tool.[1][2] He has served on the program committees for PyCon and the O'Reilly Open Source Convention, and was elected a fellow of the Python Software Foundation in 2002.[3][4][5]

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  2. ^ Driscoll, Mike (29 June 2015). "PyDev of the Week: David Beazley | The Mouse Vs. The Python". Mouse vs Python. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  3. ^ Noller, Jesse (15 February 2011). "PyCon 2011: Interview with Dave Beazley". The PyCon blog. PyCon. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  4. ^ "PSF Membership Roster". Python Software Foundation. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  5. ^ "CFP: O'Reilly Open Source Convention - Feb. 1". Python Mailing List Archive. 29 January 2001. Retrieved 24 May 2017.