Mailman 3 December 1999 - Python-announce-list

Pyro 0.7
by Irmen de Jong 10 Dec '99

10 Dec '99

PYRO - Python Remote Objects - version 0.7 by Irmen de Jong - irmen(a)bigfoot.com WHAT IS PYRO? Pyro is an acronym for PYthon Remote Objects. It is a basic Distributed Object Technology system written entirely in Python, and for use in Python only. With this, it closely resembles Java's Remote Method Invocation (RMI). It has less similarity to CORBA - which is a system- and language independent Distributed Object Technology and has much more to offer than Pyro or RMI. However, Pyro has some interesting features: - Naming Service which keeps record of the location of objects. The location of the NS can be discovered by use of a broadcast mechanism, if need be. - Support for Python types only restricted by those that the standard 'pickle' module handles (all builtin types, and user created classes). Objects as arguments are also supported when the code for those user defined classes is also available on the server side. - Support for all Python argument types (variable argument lists and keyword arguments, *args and **keywords). - Exceptions that occur in the remote object will actually be raised too on the client, just as if the error occured locally. Pyro's exception transportation mechanism makes this possible. - Proxy compiler which automates the task of creating wrapper (proxy) classes. - Dynamic Proxies if you don't like to have pregenerated proxies. - Full source code in Python The most important changes since the previous version are: - Improved proxy compiler; now deals with inheritance - Added configurable logging facility - Added improved configuration system, you can now use environment variables to override defaults - Major documentation update WHERE CAN I GET IT ? >From my Python homepage: http://www.bigfoot.com/~irmen/python.html It comes with a Python-style license, but is otherwise free for commercial and non-commercial use. REFERENCE: <A HREF="http://www.bigfoot.com/~irmen/python.html">Pyro 0.7</A> - Distributed Object system for Python. (10-Dec-99) == Irmen de Jong - irmen(a)bigfoot.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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python interface for global arrays
by rj_harrison＠my-deja.com 10 Dec '99

10 Dec '99

http://www.emsl.pnl.gov/pub/proj/tms/hpcc_actinides/pyGA/ The GlobalArrays Python extension module provides a Python language interface to the C Global Arrays library. Global Arrays (GA) is a numerically-oriented, portable, parallel programming environment including distributed shared-memory with both one-sided and collective operations, message passing, and interfaces to parallel BLAS and linear algebra packages. The library (C and Fortran interfaces and this Python interface) is freely distributed in the public domain, and, since many projects rely upon it, it is well supported. It runs on every parallel computing platform to which we have access including both massively parallel super-computers and clusters of SMP workstations. GA inter-operates with any of the MPI, TCGMSG or PVM message passing libraries. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy. <A HREF="http://www.emsl.pnl.gov/pub/proj/tms/hpcc_actinides/pyGA/">pyGA</A> - Python interface to the Global Arrays C library (a numerically-oriented parallel programming environment in the public domain). (08-Dec-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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davserver 0.1
by Christian Scholz 10 Dec '99

10 Dec '99

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 01:26:16 +0100 (CET) From: Christian Scholz <ruebe(a)aachen.heimat.de> To: w3c-dist-auth(a)w3.org Subject: Announce Resent-Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1999 19:31:16 -0500 (EST) Resent-From: w3c-dist-auth(a)w3.org Hi everybody! I wanted to announce the first release of my python davserver. This work is part of my thesis which will be a webdav enabled groupware when it is finished. What is it? python davserver is a bundle of python classes which form a davserver framework. It is divided in the main davserver class which runs as a daemon and an interface class which has the purpose of getting the actual data to serve. Thus one only has to write this interface class in order to extend one's application with a davserver. In the distribution there is one example of interfacing a normal filesystem. What's the status? The version is 0.1 which means that it is right at the beginning. But it's working locally for me with cadaver (a command line dav client for unix). It's not working with Web Folders right now but I decided to release it anyway to get it started. (Any maybe someone else has an idea why it is now working with web folder which only says "error", which does not help a lot ;-). Ok, look at it at http://webdav.de or download it directly at ftp://comlounge.net/webdav/davserver-0.1.tar.gz You will need Python 1.5 to run it (along with the xml parsers). So far it's only tested with Linux (SuSE 6.3, Kernel 2.2) but should run on other platforms also. best, Christian _______________________________________________ dav-announce maillist - dav-announce(a)lyra.org http://dav.lyra.org/mailman/listinfo/dav-announce <A HREF="http://www.webdav.de/">davserver 0.1</A> - an extensible <A HREF="http://www.webdav.org/">WebDAV</A> (RFC 2518) server class for Python; for adding WebDAV functionality to a variety of applications. (09-Dec-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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Python.Org Redesign Contest
by webmaster＠python.org 10 Dec '99

10 Dec '99

Hello Zopistas, Wouldn't you love the Python.Org site to use Zope? Don't you think the Python.Org style is getting a bit dated? Here's your chance to change all that. The design of the Python.Org web site <www.python.org> is nearly two years old now, and while functionally it works very well, we're getting bored with it. We've decided that we're hackers, not web site designers so we thought we'd conduct a little contest: here's your chance to design the new Python.Org web site! Our requirements are: - Use the Zope 2.x platform. We're looking for both a Web site design and an application design. - We want the site to be at least as user friendly as the current site is. This means you should try to keep stuff like images to a minimum in order to help download times for people around the world. - The look should be consistent throughout the whole site. - We want it to be easy to delegate content management of parts of the site to "champions" selected from the Python community. A big goal of this whole effort is to make it easier for the rest of the community to share in the upkeep of the site. For that reason, it should be easy for these champions to make changes, upload new pages, etc. - It should be easy to import as much of the existing Python.Org content as possible. - Bonus points if your solution allows us to include a redesigned JPython.Org site as a virtual domain. - Deadline for submission is Monday, February 21, 2000. We'd hoped to select the new design by time of the Python conference, but we've been informed that some useful Zope products won't be available until after the conference. Better better than sooner :) Everything else is up to you. You can use the existing site design as a starting point, or come up with your own ideas. If we select your design, we will of course need the rights to use your design and code, and your permission to modify it as necessary. Your prize will be prominent acknowledgements on the site (i.e. the "fame" part of "fame and fortune" :). Submissions and questions can be directed to design(a)python.org Good luck! -Barry & Guido, et al P.S. A copy of this announcement is also available at http://www.python.org/Redesign.html -- ----------- 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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GNU readline module for Win32 updated
by Paul Sokolovsky 10 Dec '99

10 Dec '99

Hello python-announce-list, I have updated my native Win32 GNU readline port (http://www.is.lg.ua/~paul/devel/readline/) and Python module for it (http://www.is.lg.ua/~paul/devel/readline/pymodule.html). This version has number of enhancements and bugfixes, which hopefully will allow more users enjoy it. In particular, readline now has builtin win32 keymap, compatible with stdio input/output and linked agianst msvcrt.dll runtime library, the same as official Python. Easy installation (just unpacking in Python directory should make it going, couple of additional movements if you want completion). I'd greatly appreciate feedback whether it really so fine as write above ;-) And last note: readline is GPLed software, using it in your application will cast it all to GPL. [Moderator's note: the note above applies to the binary containing the GNU readline library and the Python C interpreter only, not to your scripts.] <A HREF="http://www.is.lg.ua/~paul/devel/readline/pymodule.html">GNU readline for Win32</A> - Python GNU readline module, compiled for Win32. (09-Dec-99) Best regards, Paul mailto:paul-ml@is.lg.ua -- ----------- 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 Netzwerk Deutschland
by M.-A. Lemburg 10 Dec '99

10 Dec '99

I am pleased to announce the: ---------------------- Python Network Germany ---------------------- The Network is a closed mailing list aimed at simplifying contacts between Python/Zope developers and companies seeking Python/Zope skills. The Network does not charge anything for subscription, nor does it get involved in the contract business between the partners. Its only intent is to provide a low bandwidth highly specialized contact platform. The only restriction currently applied is the need to subscribe through a special subscription mailing list which is maintained by volunteers. Subscribers should post a brief description of their background and will then get subscribed to the main list by the administrators where they can then scan the lists archives and post details of their projects and skills. More information (in German) and the links to the subscription address are available at: http://www.python-netzwerk.de/ <A HREF="http://www.python-netzwerk.de/">Python Network Germany</A> - German Business Contact Forum intended to simplify contacts between developers and companies seeking Python skills. (09-Dec-99) == Marc-Andre Lemburg ______________________________________________________________________ Y2000: 22 days left Business: http://www.lemburg.com/ Python Pages: http://www.lemburg.com/python/ -- ----------- 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, 8 Dec 1999
by Mike Pelletier 10 Dec '99

10 Dec '99

G'day, Zope Weekly News is a digest of some of the useful and interesting events which have occurred in the Zope universe. It is published each Wednesday evening. Any opinions contained in the Zope Weekly News are those of the chronicler exclusively. New Products * "faassen" released ZFormulator 0.1: "ZFormulator is a product that can assist with the creation of HTML forms, their validation and processing. The Zope user can construct forms from within the Zope management interface." "Neat feature: eats its own dogfood (ZFormulator is built with ZFormulator!)" http://www.zope.org/Members/faassen/ZFormulator * "vladap" released MySQL User Folder. It allows you to store user information in a MySQL database. http://www.zope.org/Members/vladap/mysqlUserFolder * "phd" has submitted an early development release of mod_pcgi2(0.0.1). Presumably, this moves the wafer-thin C stub PCGI employs into Apache's process, eliminating the so-called fork tax. http://www.zope.org/Members/phd/mod_pcgi2/mod_pcgi2_v0.0.1 Announcements * Digital Creations has partnered with Fast Engines to add support for their FastServ product. FastServ provides advanced load-balancing (even within a heterogenous server environment) and works with industry standard web servers. http://www.digicool.com/News/FastEngines * Digital Creations has announced that an early 2000 Zope release will include support for two open protocols heavily supported by Microsoft: the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) and Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) protocol. http://www.digicool.com/News/integrate * Another press release from DC: Jon Udell will be delivering a keynote at the Zope Track of the 8th International Python Convention. http://www.digicool.com/News/Udell * "TWilson" announced a special interest group on the subject of Zope and educators. The group is still in it's formative period, so get involved now to help plan it's future. http://www.zope.org/Members/TWilson/Zope-edu * Tom Deprez <tom.deprez(a)uz.kuleuven.ac.be> reported on the state of the Zope Documentation Project. http://lists.zope.org/pipermail/zope-dev/1999-December/002524.html * Eduardo Fernandez Corrales <efernandez(a)sistelnet.es> has a Spanish Zope portal and mailing list. http://zope.sistelnet.es/ http://zope.sistelnet.es/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hispazope * Paul Everitt sent out a reminder that it's time to register for the Zope Track at the 8th International Python Conference. http://lists.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-December/015052.html Updates * Zope 2.1.0 final has been released! This release includes many bug fixes, speed improvements and new features. http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.1.0/ A log of everything that has changed is also available. http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.1.0/CHANGES.txt Zope.org items * Zope Resources is changing slightly. Zope Hosting Providers is being replaced with a more general page, Zope Solution Providers. http://www.zope.org/Resources * "Zen" submitted a pair of tips about Zope's little-known 'manage_debug' method, which can provide profiling information and information useful for debugging connection problems. http://www.zope.org/Members/Zen/tips/profiling http://www.zope.org/Members/Zen/tips/manage_debug * "tseaver" reported a LinuxPlanet review of Zope. Kevin Reichard (the reviewer) brings with him a fresh perspective as someone coming from outside the "Zope community". He gives Zope an overall 4/5 rating and raises a number of concerns, some valid, some perhaps less so. Kevin represents a demographic destined to become the majority of Zope users (namely, those who view Zope as a tool rather than as a way of life. ;-) ) and so his review deserves careful consideration. http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reviews/1319/1/ Notable Discussions * Rodrigo <rdeleonp(a)yahoo.com> posted a query about using Zope with SSL. The common solution is to use Zope with Apache, IIS or Netscape Server to provide a secure connection. David Kankiewicz <kankie(a)thegrid.net> cited an old post about a product which gives ZServer the ability to establish SSL connections! http://lists.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-December/015061.html http://lists.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-December/015063.html http://lists.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-December/015065.html == Mike Pelletier. -- ----------- 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 (Dec 7)
by Gordon McMillan 07 Dec '99

07 Dec '99

While the Mars Lander appears to be dead, python.org came back to life within 48 hrs (creating, however, considerable disruption in the flow of it's mail lists). Mike Fletcher gives a summary of Python 3D projects: http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=556166543 Norman Vine expands: http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=556247544 In a thread on XML-RPC, Fredrik contributes pointers to info on SOAP (basically, an expansion of XML-RPC): http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=556542767 Interest in type safety has made a comeback after nearly a year's hiatus: David Jeske <jeske(a)egroups.net> gives us a pointer to his PyLint: http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=557442122 http://www.chat.net/~jeske/Projects/PyLint/download/pylint-19991121.py And the Type-SIG has come back to life: http://www.python.org/sigs/types-sig/ vim users get loads of suggestions in the thread: http://www.deja.com/viewthread.xp?AN=555058129 A new feature on the Job's board page: http://www.python.org/Jobs.html lets you search certain job search websites for Python jobs. The origins of the tim-bot and eff-bot are exposed: http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=238330113 http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=336718323 http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=358532977 Reminder of this year's conference: http://www.python.org/workshops/2000-01/ ======================================================================== 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. Mention "Python-URL!". -- 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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Python Essential Reference Bug Database (and challenge)
by David Beazley 07 Dec '99

07 Dec '99

*** Python Essential Reference Bug Challenge *** http://islab.cs.uchicago.edu/python I'm pleased to announce that in cooperation with New Riders Publishing, a bug database for the recently released "Python Essential Reference" has been established to help improve future printings and editions. To encourage feedback (and to make sure that I properly repent for any errors :-), I'm going to give $10 to the PSA for each error that is reported. In addition, New Riders has agreed to match my PSA donation and provide a complimentary copy of any of their titles to people who report a problem. Thus, this is a (hopefully not too) easy way to give $20 to the PSA and get a free book out of the deal on top of that. Further details are available at http://islab.cs.uchicago.edu/python. I'd also like to thank everyone who has purchased the book so far. A second printing is scheduled for late December--your feedback is important! Cheers, Dave -- ----------- 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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John Udell To Give Keynote At Zope Track
by Mike Pelletier 04 Dec '99

04 Dec '99

Jon Udell To Give Keynote At Zope Track Digital Creations will be hosting a Zope Track at the 8th International Python Conference. The Zope Track will feature a keynote speech by the former senior editor at Byte magazine, Jon Udell. He is also the author of several O'Reilly books and a frequent contributor to leading industry publications. Jon will be discussing reusable web content models. The Zope Track will also cover subjects of interest to Zope users and developers of all proficiencies, offer an opportunity to meet the folks at DC, and to put faces to the names seen in the Zope community. Attendees will come away with a free t-shirt, CD-ROM and bound copies of the Zope guides. Jon Udell will be speaking on Tuesday, January 25. The conference runs from the 24th to the 26th. To register, see the on-line registration form (link below). Links: Digital Creations http://www.digicool.com 8th International Python Conference http://www.python.org/workshops/2000-01/ Zope Track http://www.digicool.com/News/ZopeTrack Conference registration form http://www.python.org/workshops/2000-01/registration.html -- ----------- 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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