Mailman 3 April 2014 - pydotorg-www

Fwd: Suggestions for changes to the edu-sig list
by Andre Roberge May 23, 2014

May 23, 2014

I hope this is the right mailing list... I can no longer maintain the edu-sig page; could someone take care of this please? (and also remove my name at the bottom of the page) André ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Joanne Daudier <joanne(a)learnstreet.com> Date: Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 3:27 AM Subject: Suggestions for changes to the edu-sig list To: andre.roberge(a)gmail.com Hi Andre: My name is Joanne Daudier, and I'm with LearnStreet, an online platform for computer programming education. We are creating a new tool <http://www.learnstreet.com/teacher> to help computer science teachers teach Python with ease . The tool includes a teacher dashboard, an autograder, practice exercises, projects, and lessons on programming languages and computer science topics. We believe that every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn to code, so we've created these free resources for educators around the world. *Could you help us with our mission by adding LearnStreet's teacher pilot program to the edu-sig list?* Thank you! [image: Inline image 1] *Joanne Daudier** Community Manager / Growth Hacker* LearnStreet | Mobile: (858) 243-9052 www.learnstreet.com Testimonials: http://sfy.co/bBJb [image: Facebook] <http://www.facebook.com/learnstreet> [image: Twitter]<http://www.twitter.com/learnstreet> [image: Google Maps]<https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1121+San+Anton…> Contact me: [image: Skype] joanne.daudier Latest post: Cool Tools are a Must-Have for Web Designers | via @designmodo http://t.co/wlx15OQd3W Cool Tools are a Must-Have for Web Designers <http://t.co/wlx15OQd3W> Like<http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=320273958029000&story_fbid=5215884…>· Comment<http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=320273958029000&story_fbid=5215884…>· Share<http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.facebook.com%25…> Get this email app! <http://www.wisestamp.com/apps/facebookpage?utm_source=extension&utm_medium=…>

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Restoring DjangoOnJython wiki page
by Adam Burke May 1, 2014

May 1, 2014

https://wiki.python.org/jython/DjangoOnJython It seems this was deleted out of accident or malice. History is visible but when I go to recreate the page I get an error Page could not get locked. Missing 'current' file? Which is possibly itself an anti junk measure. Cheers Adam

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Python 3.4 many problems, no ability to register and report bugs
by Bill Bergmann April 25, 2014

April 25, 2014

Along with doing my own work in python I lead a couple user groups in python in Albuquerque, NM. After some perl programmers in one group asked me about whether python 3 is proving to be perl 6, I decided to take on a serious project with python 3.4 to find out for myself. I have discovered many problems and few documented solutions or workarounds for the problems I am finding. Along the way, I have found the installation of python 3.4 to have created various problems with python 2.7. For example: bcrypt is currently inoperable within python 2.7 despite several attempted workarounds. Yes, I am familiar with virtualenv, but the problem seems to be beyond the ability of virtualenv to insulate it. I decided to do my part and file some bug reports. I am not able to register at the python bug tracker. I'm not too naive a programmer. I've programmed in python over ten years, and I am concerned. These problems have not been characteristic of my experiences with python, and the current state of disarray makes advocating for python problematic. If I am experiencing these problems, I think it safe to say that there are many others. Programmers from other programming languages will meet these problems and simply walk away from python. What is going on? Any suggestions? Bill Bergmann The example code from the Python Standard Library 17.4.2.1 run on python 3.4: $ python3 17_4_2.py Traceback (most recent call last): File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2195, in _find_and_load_unlocked AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute '__path__' During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred: Traceback (most recent call last): File "17_4_2.py", line 1, in <module> import concurrent.futures ImportError: No module named 'concurrent.futures'; 'concurrent' is not a package I am running this on OS X 10.6: $env PATH=/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/bin:/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin: ... PYTHONPATH=/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4/lib/python3.4/site-packages/:/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/:/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.6/lib/python2.6/site-packages/:/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/:

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Spiced ham edits on the Jython wiki
by Adam Burke April 22, 2014

April 22, 2014

I just reverted some super-obvious stuff. Is there any particular contact or protocol preferred when this happens? The wiki itself just listed this mailing list, that I could see. Also could someone with the appropriate permissions delete these pages: https://wiki.python.org/jython/Follow_This_Advice_To_Enhance_Your_Individua… https://wiki.python.org/jython/Inside_Fast_Solutions_Of_hair_extensions https://wiki.python.org/jython/A_Highlight_On_Techniques_In_Antivirus_Norto… https://wiki.python.org/jython/Finding_Convenient_Advice_For_hair_extensions https://wiki.python.org/jython/How-To_Cure_Hemorrhoids__Obat_Wasir_Ambeien_ Thanks Adam

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Willison award page is missing Anna
by Ned Batchelder April 17, 2014

April 17, 2014

This page: https://www.python.org/community/awards/frank-willison/ doesn't mention Anna Ravenscroft, who apparently won in 2013: http://www.josetteorama.com/the-2013-frank-willison-memorial-award/ I tried to login, but have no account, and there's no sign-up page? Sorry to be so confused. --Ned.

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Job Board status?
by Tres Seaver April 16, 2014

April 16, 2014

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The Planet list received a recruitment e-mail today: I'd like to be able to point out to the writer that such e-mails are off-topic for that list, and redirect to the job board: however, that list is apparently *still* in limbo. Is there an ETA for the job board? Tres. - -- =================================================================== Tres Seaver +1 540-429-0999 tseaver(a)palladion.com Palladion Software "Excellence by Design" http://palladion.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlNNx6UACgkQ+gerLs4ltQ6URQCcC+RRAyoqyCCBGnjW2KsQhQmV mRUAoJ3lbGOu/7Gf2Kl2cyK77Ofk1ZGA =g5u0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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PSF Members Announce list
by M.-A. Lemburg April 15, 2014

April 15, 2014

FYI: I've turned off the approval requirement for the psf-members-announce list, so that people should immediately get an email when they sign up as PSF member. Thanks, -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source >>> Python/Zope Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ ::: Try our new mxODBC.Connect Python Database Interface for free ! :::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/

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Pydotorg sprint at PyCon 2014
by A.M. Kuchling April 10, 2014

April 10, 2014

I've just added a pydotorg sprint to the schedule for PyCon 2014. There's no set agenda or goals at this point: we could just work on individual tickets from the issue tracker, or we could do larger tasks or rearrangements if there are enough of us to discuss them. If you're going to be at the sprints and want to work on the web site, please let me know. --amk

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Type checking example on "Using Assertions Effectively" page
by Mike Housky April 6, 2014

April 6, 2014

Hello, Regarding: https://wiki.python.org/moin/UsingAssertionsEffectively The example given for using assert to verify argument types uses the types module to do so, but the types module recommends using the factory functions in the post-2.2 world. Should this example (and the "safe to import *" comment following) be rewritten? Cheers, H.

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Python related conferences
by dmitry.filippov＠jetbrains.com April 3, 2014

April 3, 2014

Hi, I'm Dmitry Filippov, the product marketing manager for PyCharm at JetBrains. Currently I'm reviewing upcoming Python related conferences to visit with sponsorship and found that info on this page is almost useless: https://www.python.org/community/workshops/ it links to 1. http://oreilly.com/conferences/oscon/ which was held in 2001 and no longer exist 2. http://pyarkansas.org/ - the last conference was in 2012 and no such conference nowadays. 3. PyCon Brazil should now point to http://2014.pythonbrasil.org.br/ 4. RuPy - as far as I know the latest conference in 2013 was the last of RuPy. 5. UKUUG Spring Conference 2008 - too old. other entries from the list are just partially duplicate the list from http://www.pycon.org/ -- Dmitry Filippov Product Marketing Manager Jetbrains, Inc http://www.jetbrains.com "Develop with pleasure!"

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