Mailman 3 October 1999 - Python-announce-list

(the eff-bot guide to) The Standard Python Library
by Fredrik Lundh 25 Oct '99

25 Oct '99

(the eff-bot guide to) The Standard Python Library is now available from fatbrain.com. Compiled from nearly 2,500 newsgroup postings by Python veteran Fredrik Lundh, this book provides sample scripts for all standard modules in the Python library. This includes extensive coverage of networking, file formats, data conversions, data storage, threads and processes, and much more. Initially, this book is available in electronic form only, to be read on screen or printed for personal use. See the fatbrain site for more info. For more information on the book itself, and where to obtain it, see: http://www.pythonware.com/people/fredrik/librarybook.htm enjoy, the eff-bot administrators <A HREF="http://www.pythonware.com/people/fredrik/librarybook.htm">(the eff-bot guide to) The Standard Python Library</A> - a book containing sample scripts for all Python standard modules, compiled by Fredrik Lundh from nearly 2,500 newsgroup postings. (18-Oct-99) -- ----------- comp.lang.python.announce (moderated) ---------- Article Submission Address: python-announce(a)python.org Python Language Home Page: http://www.python.org/ Python Quick Help Index: http://www.python.org/Help.html ------------------------------------------------------------

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Canadian Daily Climate Data CD reader module v990829 released
by Bernhard Reiter 25 Oct '99

25 Oct '99

Ever wanted to read a huge pile of data from the Canadian Daily Climate CDs to run some batch analysis? The supplied programs on that CD only allow you to extract it in certain ways or browse it on the screen. It took me a day or two even with the format description to decode that binary format. And now I try to make sure that nobody needs to do that again and release my hack as free software (GPL). The program is only useful, if you have bought one of the CDs published by Environment Canada. It might also serve as an example of how to use the python struct module. It is not very well documented. Details at: http://www.uwm.edu/~bernhard/canadian_climate_cdformat/ Bernhard Reiter bernhard(a)ffii.org <A HREF="http://http://www.uwm.edu/~bernhard/canadian_climate_cdformat/index.en.html">Canadian Daily Climate CD Python module v990829</A> - free Python module hack to extract a lot of data from the proprietary "Canadian Daily Climate CDs", published by the Canadian Meterological Center. (12-Oct-99) == Research Assistant, Geog Dept UM-Milwaukee, USA. (www.uwm.edu/~bernhard) Association for a Free Informational Infrastructure (ffii.org) Intevation GmbH -- ----------- comp.lang.python.announce (moderated) ---------- Article Submission Address: python-announce(a)python.org Python Language Home Page: http://www.python.org/ Python Quick Help Index: http://www.python.org/Help.html ------------------------------------------------------------

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Win32 Installer - new beta
by Gordon McMillan 25 Oct '99

25 Oct '99

A new beta (03) of the Win32 Installer package is available on starship: http://starship.python.net/crew/gmcm/Beta03.html This release incorporates Thomas Heller's changes: executables now act much more like frozen apps in that almost all(*) of the Python modules and scripts are run / imported directly from the exe. (*)exceptions.pyc is the sole exception. In fact, almost the whole package has been rewritten. Among the enhancements: - full support for packages & subpackages - ability to tell the installer to search odd places for your modules - a framework for incorporating extensions with odd packaging/ installation requirements - better status reporting - more debugging aids - many more configurations and options available. Read all about it at http://starship.python.net/crew/gmcm/beta03.html. The prior beta (02) is now promoted to release. Background: The Win32 Installer is a sort of compilerless Freeze - a way of distributing Python apps with all the required support built in. It also understands binary resources (.dlls and .pyds) and can package up arbitrary files that your app might require. Python-style license. Contact: gmcm(a)hypernet.com <A HREF="http://starship.python.net/crew/gmcm/install.html">Win32 Installer release 02 (beta 03)</A> - a compiler-less way of distributing Python applications on Windows. (08-Oct-99) - Gordon -- ----------- comp.lang.python.announce (moderated) ---------- Article Submission Address: python-announce(a)python.org Python Language Home Page: http://www.python.org/ Python Quick Help Index: http://www.python.org/Help.html ------------------------------------------------------------

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Python E-commerce Development Positions
by randall_burns_hp＠my-deja.com 25 Oct '99

25 Oct '99

[Moderator's note: this posting is originally from Oct 7, 1999.] HP's Open Services Operation in Cupertion, CA has a variety software development positions open for experienced programmers who would like to work with Python (substantial prior object-oriented development experience is necessary but this can be with a language other than Python). Our team is developing pilot applications for HP's Espeak application framework (http://www.hp.com/go/espeak). Please send your resume to: randall_burns(a)nonhp-am.exch.hp.com -- ----------- comp.lang.python.announce (moderated) ---------- Article Submission Address: python-announce(a)python.org Python Language Home Page: http://www.python.org/ Python Quick Help Index: http://www.python.org/Help.html ------------------------------------------------------------

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GvR interview online
by Mark Lutz 25 Oct '99

25 Oct '99

Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 23:29:10 GMT Apologies if this has already been posted, but I just noticed a new interview of some guy named Guido, at this page: http://www.oreilly.com/frank/ [Moderator's note: now at http://www.oreilly.com/frank/rossum_1099.html] The interviewer is Frank Willison, O'Reilly Editor-in-Chief. You can also reach it from O'Reilly's homepage, www.oreilly.com. Cheers, --Mark Lutz (http://rmi.net/~lutz) <A HREF="http://www.oreilly.com/frank/rossum_1099.html">GvR Interview</A> - an interview with Guido van Rossum, the father of Python, about recent Python-related developments, Python on Win32, Java, and the ''Computer Programming for Everybody'' (CP4E) project. (08-Oct-99) -- ----------- comp.lang.python.announce (moderated) ---------- Article Submission Address: python-announce(a)python.org Python Language Home Page: http://www.python.org/ Python Quick Help Index: http://www.python.org/Help.html ------------------------------------------------------------

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CWI mailing lists have moved!
by Barry A. Warsaw 25 Oct '99

25 Oct '99

[Moderator's note: this posting is originally from Oct 6, 1999.] To all readers of python-list(a)cwi.nl and python-announce-list(a)cwi.nl We have finally moved all subscriptions on the two lists @cwi.nl to the parallel lists @python.org. These mailing lists are managed by Mailman[1]. You should have gotten both a notification message and an individual welcome message with your Mailman passwords. Feel free to visit the specified URL to edit your personal options. Everyone who uses the email interface to the lists should send general discussion messages to python-list(a)python.org. Announcements can go to python-announce(a)python.org [sic -see footnote 2]. The CWI addresses will be aliased to these addresses come the next Dutch morning (some folks who were on the CWI lists may see a few duplicates for the next few hours -- sorry about that!). The newsgroup gateways haven't changed, comp.lang.python and comp.lang.python.announce still work as normal. If you'd like to subscribe to the email lists please visit python-list http://www.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list python-announce-list http://www.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-announce-list Please let me know if you experience any problems. Enjoy, -Barry [1] www.list.org [2] Yes, you subscribe to python-announce-list but announcement postings should go to python-announce(a)python.org. That way, they get properly forwarded to the c.l.py.a moderator. Thanks! -- ----------- comp.lang.python.announce (moderated) ---------- Article Submission Address: python-announce(a)python.org Python Language Home Page: http://www.python.org/ Python Quick Help Index: http://www.python.org/Help.html ------------------------------------------------------------

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Revised HOWTOs
by Andrew M. Kuchling 25 Oct '99

25 Oct '99

I've placed new versions of the HOWTO documents on www.python.org; the mirror sites should pick them up within a day or two. Most of the changes are minor; many, *many* helpful people have reported typos. I haven't responded to every e-mail individually, but my heartfelt thanks to you all! There are two new HOWTOs: Editor HOWTO, by Andrés Corrada-Emmanuel: http://www.python.org/doc/howto/editor/editor.html Covers how to configure your editor for writing Python code. Currently it covers the following editors: Alpha, CodeWright, Emacs, jed, and vi. If your editor isn't listed, please consider contributing a section on it. Advocacy HOWTO: http://www.python.org/doc/howto/advocacy/advocacy.html Discusses how to support Python's use in a work environment. Suggestions, comments, and bug reports are welcome for all the HOWTOs. Send them to me, or to the listed author. (Feel free to start c.l.p threads about the new HOWTOs.) New additions to the HOWTOs: <A HREF="http://www.python.org/doc/howto/editor/editor.html">Editor HOWTO</A> and <A HREF="http://www.python.org/doc/howto/advocacy/advocacy.html">Advocacy HOWTO</A>. (05-Oct-99) == A.M. Kuchling http://starship.python.net/crew/amk/ And at times the fact of her absence will hit you like a blow to the chest, and you will weep. But this will happen less and less as time goes on. -- From SANDMAN: "The Song of Orpheus" -- ----------- comp.lang.python.announce (moderated) ---------- Article Submission Address: python-announce(a)python.org Python Language Home Page: http://www.python.org/ Python Quick Help Index: http://www.python.org/Help.html ------------------------------------------------------------

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HP Joins Python Consortium
by BURNS,RANDALL J (Non-HP-Cupertino,ex1) 25 Oct '99

25 Oct '99

Hewlett Packard (http://www.hp.com) has joined the Python Consortium (http://www.python.org/consortium/) as a full member. One of the major factors driving HP's membership in the Python Consortium is the extensive use of Python in development of pilot applications for Espeak (http://www.hp.com/go/espeak). We have several positions open for experienced object-oriented developers who would like to work in Python. I'd be happy to speak with interested candidates about these jobs. -- ----------- comp.lang.python.announce (moderated) ---------- Article Submission Address: python-announce(a)python.org Python Language Home Page: http://www.python.org/ Python Quick Help Index: http://www.python.org/Help.html ------------------------------------------------------------

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Dr. Dobb's Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Oct 4)
by David Ascher 21 Oct '99

21 Oct '99

Our welcome to readers arriving by way of *Dr. Dobb's Journal*'s new sponsorship of Python-URL! Phil Hughes of *Linux Journal* interviews Guido. http://207.178.22.52/articles/conversations/005.html Guido procrastinates on the web and finds a whole slew of Python books which will soon hit your shelves: http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=530028166 IBM's website features a nice introduction to Python: http://www-4.ibm.com/software/developer/library/python101.html ESR (a.k.a. Eric Raymond) mentions wanting to hack on Python 1.6 as one of this top TODO items: http://slashdot.org/interviews/99/09/30/1418244.shtml DistUtils is getting there! Thanks to Greg Ward's leadership, version 0.1 is released: http://www.python.org/sigs/distutils-sig/ The German translation of the Python tutorial is finished: http://starship.python.net/crew/gherman/publications/tut-de/ There's activity on the Python in Finance & Accounting mailing list, with various starts at useful modules: http://www.egroups.com/group/python-finance Skip Montanaro provides a tool to find variable names that hide builtin names. Announcement and URL follow: http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=531134027 http://www.musi-cal.com/~skip/python/hiding.py Michael Haggerty comes up with a cool trick that even Guido hadn't thought of to split the keys and values of a mapping in separate parallel lists: http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=530510248 http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=530683849 ========================================================================= Everything you want is probably one or two clicks away in these pages: Python.org's Python Language Website is the center of Pythonia http://www.python.org Much of Python's real work takes place on Special-Interest Group mailing lists http://www.python.org/sigs/ Python Consortium emerges as an independent nexus of activity http://www.python.org/consortium Python To-Do List anticipates some of Python's future direction http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/todo.py Python Journal is at work on its second issue http://www.pythonjournal.com Links2Go is a new semi-automated link collection; it's impressive what AI can generate http://www.links2go.com/search?search=python Archive probing trick of the trade: http://www.dejanews.com/dnquery.xp?QRY=&DBS=2&ST=PS&defaultOp=AND&LNG=ALL&f… Previous - (U)se the (R)esource, (L)uke! - messages are listed here: http://purl.org/thecliff/python/url.html or http://www.dejanews.com/dnquery.xp?QRY=~g%20comp.lang.python%20Python-URL%21 Suggestions/corrections for next week's posting are always welcome. http://www.egroups.com/list/python-url-leads/ To receive a new issue of this posting in e-mail each Monday morning, ask <claird(a)neosoft.com> to subscribe. -- The Python-URL! Team-- Dr. Dobb's Journal (http://www.ddj.com) is pleased to participate in and sponsor the "Python-URL!" project. == Cameron Laird http://starbase.neosoft.com/~claird/home.html claird(a)NeoSoft.com +1 281 996 8546 FAX -- ----------- comp.lang.python.announce (moderated) ---------- Article Submission Address: python-announce(a)python.org Python Language Home Page: http://www.python.org/ Python Quick Help Index: http://www.python.org/Help.html ------------------------------------------------------------

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Zope Weekly News - Wed, 6 Oct 1999
by Amos Latteier 21 Oct '99

21 Oct '99

Hello, It's been a exciting week in Zopeland. The Zope community is cooking up a lot of great stuff! Martijn Fassan and Anthony Pfrunder are working on xml-based content formatting and behavior projects. Ty Sarna is pushing Zope's database capabilities by adding Berkeley DB support. It's hard to keep up with all the great new Zope products and documentation. As always Zope.org is the best place to look for most of the exciting new stuff. * Anthony Pfrunder announced his VisualZope Product which looks quite interesting, though it is very early in development at this point. VisualZope is a collection of ZClasses to provide easy support for javascript/DHTML within the Zope environment. http://www.zope.org/Members/NoneToBe/VisualStudio/new_html http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope-dev/1999-September/001721.html http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope-dev/1999-September/001708.html * Martijn Fassan's XMLWidgets is another exciting Zope Project. XMLWidgets allows you to author content in XML and then create behaviors for the XML. http://www.zope.org/Members/faassen/XMLWidgets * Mark Pratt announced that Katrin Kirchner has translated three Zope how-to's into German. http://www.zope.de/bibliothek/How-Tos/ http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope-announce/1999-October/000042.html * Ty Sarna announced a preliminary version of a Berkeley DB based ZODB storage. This is great news, and marks a great step forward for ZODB. http://www.zope.org/Members/tsarna/BerkeleyStorage * Paul Everitt announced more information about Zope training. http://www.digicool.com/Solutions/Training/ http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-October/011453.html * Pam Crosby announced updated Zope documentation, including the still incomplete Zope Developer's Guide and Zope Administrator's Guide. http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-October/011462.html * Jeffrey Shell announced the LDAP Roadmap. http://www.zope.org/Members/jshell/LDAP_Roadmap http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-October/011571.html * A number of folks are giving talks on Zope throughout the world. Anthony Baxter spoke in Victoria, Australia, and Chris McDonough will be speaking in Philadelphia, USA. http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-October/011597.html http://www.zope.org/Members/anthony/talks/luv/ http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-September/011333.html http://www.op.net/~darxus/plug/anouncement/anouncement.html * Johan Carlsson announced a Zope Internet Explorer Editor Project. http://www.zope.org/Members/johanc/zie-news1 * Evelyn Mitchell has written an article on Python for IBM's DeveloperWorks. It mentions Zope. http://www-4.ibm.com/software/developer/library/python101.html * Computer Sweden published an article on Zope by Erik Geijer. http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=990930-CS5 * Hungarian Chip Magazine published an article on Zope by Arpad Kiss. http://www.zope.org/Members/sekter/zopearticle2 Keep on Zopin' -Amos == Amos Latteier mailto:amos@digicool.com Digital Creations http://www.digicool.com -- ----------- comp.lang.python.announce (moderated) ---------- Article Submission Address: python-announce(a)python.org Python Language Home Page: http://www.python.org/ Python Quick Help Index: http://www.python.org/Help.html ------------------------------------------------------------

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