Mailman 3 May 2014 - pydotorg-www

Locking wiki pages for Jython
by Adam June 3, 2014

June 3, 2014

There are some prominent pages such as the front page and DocumentationAndEducation which are getting hit by spam often but not other edits. Is it possible to lock some pages for more restrictive editing, as on Wikipedia? And does anyone object if we do so for some key pages? People finding spam instead of the front page is a particularly bad one I think. Adam

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Vandalism/spam on wiki.python.org: changes to default permissions
by M.-A. Lemburg June 3, 2014

June 3, 2014

Hello, in recent weeks, the Python Wiki has seen an increasing amount of spam and vandalism: https://wiki.python.org/moin/RecentChanges?max_days=60 Since the textchas we've been using apparently no longer serve their intended purposes, I've now pulled the plug and disabled editing permissions for new users: https://wiki.python.org/moin/FrontPage (see "Editing pages") I've added a new user group called NewUsersGroup, which does get editing rights, but we'll have to manage this manually and new users who want to receive editing rights will have to write to this mailing list to be added to the group. I'm sorry for having to take this step, but the level of spam and (more importantly) vandalism we've been getting is too high to keep the wiki as open as it used to be. Please regard the above step as emergency action. I'm more than open to discussing alternative approaches to the situation, since I don't like this step myself. PS: I've only applied the new configuration to the Python wiki. We may also have to take this step for the Jython wiki. Thanks, -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, May 31 2014) >>> Python Projects, Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope/Plone.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ 2014-05-28: Released mxODBC.Connect 2.1.0 ... http://egenix.com/go56 2014-07-02: Python Meeting Duesseldorf ... 32 days to go ::::: Try our 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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Wiki access
by David Boddie June 1, 2014

June 1, 2014

Hi, I'm trying to migrate some content from the PyQt Wiki to the Python Wiki under the PyQt page. Can you enable edit permissions for DavidBoddie please? David

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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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python.org site updates not working
by M.-A. Lemburg May 22, 2014

May 22, 2014

I merged a pull request 8 hours ago, but the site still doesn't use the new code. Is there something I have to do to trigger a rebuild/deployment ? AFAIK, chef should run every 30 minutes, so something seems to be blocking those updates. Thanks, -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, May 21 2014) >>> Python Projects, Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope/Plone.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ ::::: Try our 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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Internal server error in jobs app on python.org
by M.-A. Lemburg May 21, 2014

May 21, 2014

Could someone with access to the python.org logs please let me know what is causing the internal server you get on this URL: https://www.python.org/newjobs/142/review/ This will have to do with the jobs app, but we cannot reproduce it. Thanks, -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, May 21 2014) >>> Python Projects, Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope/Plone.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ ::::: Try our 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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Python Wiki Beginners Guide Download Python page is out-of-date
by Ned Deily May 20, 2014

May 20, 2014

The Python Wiki Beginners Guide Download Python page is woefully out-of-date. Among other things, it mentions 2.7.3 and 3.2.3 as the current versions. Unfortunately, the page is immutable. Perhaps it should avoid mentioning specific releases and point instead to the official download page maintained by the release managers. https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Download https://www.python.org/downloads/ This has caused confusion for at least one beginner: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23746900/ -- Ned Deily nad(a)acm.org -- []

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Firebox Training on the Python wiki
by M.-A. Lemburg May 8, 2014

May 8, 2014

Hi Shawn, Skip kindly forwarded your email. I have had a look at your edits on the wiki where you try to promote Firebox Training and the Python training page itself. Please note that we do not appreciate excessive SEO edits on the wiki. I've edited the events and training page to remove the excessive use of emphasis on those pages and added a section to the training page asking for use of a common format and to play fair. This will hopefully get the page back into a usable state again. Please edit your training page entries for Firebox and trim them down to a size comparable to the other entries. https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonTraining PS: I've added a link to the trainings page on the wiki frontpage, since it's a useful entry to have on that page. Thanks, -- Marc-Andre Lemburg Director Python Software Foundation http://www.python.org/psf/ > Can you update the home page of https://wiki.python.org/moin/ or direct me > to who could update that page? > > If you can update it we would like to see this section changed to include a > link to Python Training > Events, Courses, Conferences, Community > > - > > Python Conferences <https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonConferences> - > information about the Python conference scene > - > > Python Events <https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonEvents> - covers > conferences, training courses and more > - > > Local User Groups <https://wiki.python.org/moin/LocalUserGroups> - find > a Python group near you > - > > Python Event Calendars<https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonEventsCalendar> - > calendars for Python conferences and user groups > - > > Participating in the Community <https://wiki.python.org/moin/Community> - > where people using and producing Python get together > - > > Find a job where you can use > Python<https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonJobs> - > Python job boards around the world > > > We would like to see if you could break out > > Python Events - that links to https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonEvents > > and ADD BACK IN > > Python Training - that links to https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonTraining

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Fwd: www.python.org SSL certificate?
by Michael Foord May 7, 2014

May 7, 2014

If there is an answer to this query please reply directly to Bennet. Otherwise I assume something needs fixing. Or not. All the best, Michael Foord Begin forwarded message: > From: Bennet Fauber <bennet(a)umich.edu> > Subject: www.python.org SSL certificate? > Date: 1 May 2014 22:01:33 BST > To: webmaster(a)python.org > > Hi, I went to download the Python 3.4.0 source tar ball and got this > transaction. > > $ wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.4.0/Python-3.4.0.tgz > --2014-05-01 16:56:59-- > https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.4.0/Python-3.4.0.tgz > Resolving www.python.org... 199.27.73.175 > Connecting to www.python.org|199.27.73.175|:443... connected. > ERROR: certificate common name “*.c.ssl.fastly.net” doesn’t match > requested host name “www.python.org”. > To connect to www.python.org insecurely, use ‘--no-check-certificate’. > > Is there a server to which I can connect that has a proper certificate? > > Thanks, -- bennet -- http://www.voidspace.org.uk/ May you do good and not evil May you find forgiveness for yourself and forgive others May you share freely, never taking more than you give. -- the sqlite blessing http://www.sqlite.org/different.html

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page removed from wiki.python.org
by Didrik Pinte May 6, 2014

May 6, 2014

Hi, The following page has been removed from the wiki.python.org : https://wiki.python.org/moin/LondonFinancialPythonUserGroup It is still referenced from https://wiki.python.org/moin/LocalUserGroups Is there a way to resurrect this page. I don't really get why somebody deleted that page. I suspect it was an error. Thanks for the help, -- Didrik Enthought Inc.

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