Mailman 3 September 1999 - Python-announce-list

Apache: new release 1.3.9 and nice change for Windows CGI debugging
by Ivan Van Laningham Sept. 23, 1999

Sept. 23, 1999

Hi All-- I just received the email announcement for the release of Apache 1.3.9, and noticed this little announcement in the blurb for changes: > - Script errors on Windows are now copied to the server's error log > if the scripts fail; this is closer to the Unix behaviour. That should help debugging a little. The Apache team recommends that you upgrade to 1.3.9. I'll be doing it today sometime. <remember-python-is-a-scripting-language>-ly y'rs, Ivan;-) ----------------------… [View More]

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Python Extended Call Syntax Enhancement
by Greg Ewing Sept. 23, 1999

Sept. 23, 1999

I have implemented the suggestion I made a while back concerning an extended call syntax which would let you write class Foo(Blarg): def __init__(self, a, b, c, *args, **kw): Blarg.__init__(self, *args, **kw) You can get the patch from: http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/~greg/python/extcall.html <P><A HREF="http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/~greg/python/extcall.html"> Extended Call Syntax</A> - Greg Ewing's implementation of extended argument passing syntax (for … [View More]

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DCOracle v1.3.0 Released
by Christopher Petrilli Sept. 23, 1999

Sept. 23, 1999

We are proud to announce the arrival of a new bouncy baby Oracle adapter for the Python community. This release fixes some outstanding bugs, as well as adding one new feature: statement handles. You can find it at: http://www.zope.org/Products/DCOracle Changes are as follows: Digital Creations Oracle Release Notes 1.3.0 This release adds support for statement handles using the db.prepare() syntax. Bugs fixed: - Various LONG/LONG RAW mishandlings in return … [View More]machinery. 1.2.1 This is a bug fix release Bugs fixed: - When connecting to Oracle 8, connection strings with a server name were not parsed correctly. - Connection errors were reported incorrectly. 1.2.0 This release adds Oracle large object (LOB) support when used with Oracle 8. 1.1.0 The organization os the release has changed substantially to reflect the gact that it is an open source release. Bug Fixes - Connection to Oracle 7 databases failed due to details in passing unused arguments to the database logon call. - dbi.dbiDate did not handle time time and some string inputs to it's constructor properly. - Stored procedure support was completely broken. Features - Added two new database utility methods: objects(system=0) -- Get names and types for user or system objects. getSource(proc) -- Get the source for a named procedure or function. - When passing a single argument to a cursor (or database) execute method, the single argument need not be tuplated. For example:: c.execute('select from friends where name=:p1', 'Guido') is equivalent to:: c.execute('select from friends where name=:p1', ('Guido',)) - Now use defered parse mode which reduces communication with the database server by defering certain communication. This may speed things up quite a bit. 1.0 This is the first release of the Digital Creations Oracle Package. == | Christopher Petrilli Python Powered Digital Creations, Inc. | petrilli(a)digicool.com http://www.digicool.com <P><A HREF="http://www.zope.org/Products/DCOracle/">DCOracle 1.3.0</A> - a DBI-compliant extension module for Oracle. (27-Aug-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 ------------------------------------------------------------ [View Less]

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Article: Writing CGI Programs in Python
by Markus Fleck Sept. 23, 1999

Sept. 23, 1999

Developer Shed: Writing CGI Programs in Python Aug 27, 1999, 00:10 UTC (0 Talkbacks) [ Thanks to Matt Maxwell for this link. ] "Python is a powerful, free, open source, general purpose, interpreted programming language. Python runs on a wide variety of platforms including Linux..." "Python is roughly comparable to Perl or Java, though it has several significant … [View More]

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[fm] qtime-collection 1.6.1
by Markus Fleck Sept. 23, 1999

Sept. 23, 1999

qtime-collection 1.6.1 Klaus Alexander Seistrup - August 22nd 1999, 17:37 EST qtime is a small and simple program that pronounces the time in English. This collection consists of qtime written in AWK, C, ICI, Icon, JavaScript, Lite/mSQL, PHP3, Pike, Python, REBOL, Rexx, Ruby, SLang and Spanner. Changes: This is the first public announcement. Download: http://www.magnetic-ink.dk/download/qtime.html Alternate Download: ftp://magnetic-ink.dk/pub/ … [View More]

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README: Python-URL! - the weekly guide to Python resources (Sep 20)
by David Ascher Sept. 21, 1999

Sept. 21, 1999

Almost lost in a sea of messages about programming in the dark ages, we find some gems in this week's Python universe: g.j. andruk (a.k.a. Meow) releases a module to speed up reading from files, using some of Rich $alz's INN code. Expect 2x-5x speedup on standard line-at-a-time usage. http://members.xoom.com/meowing/python/ An interesting discussion on the topic of making translatable strings emerges. Thread starts at: http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=… [View More]

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Reminder: Python Conference papers due soon!
by Guido van Rossum Sept. 21, 1999

Sept. 21, 1999

The deadline for paper submissions for the next Python conference is nearing! Make sure that if you are considering submitting a paper, the program chair sees your paper by SEPTEMBER 30. Papers can be on any Python, JPython or Zope related subject. Papers will be reviewed and the best papers will be selected for presentation. You will hear about selection by October 22. For more information, see the official call for papers: http://www.python.org/workshops/2000-01/cfp.html ** We are … [View More]

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Zope Weekly News - Wed, 15 Sep 1999
by Amos Latteier Sept. 21, 1999

Sept. 21, 1999

Hello, The new Zope.org community portal site went live this week. http://www.zope.org/ Currently there are over 600 Members. The new site is focused on providing a framework for the Zope community to develop and share on-line resources. The new Zope.org site is running Zope 2 and makes heavy use of the Portal Toolkit, the Catalog and ZClasses. * Evan Simpson's Python Methods product which allows editing of Python methods through the web got a lot of attention this week. Version 0.1.1 … [View More]

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README: Python-URL! - the weekly guide to Python resources (Sep 13)
by David Ascher Sept. 21, 1999

Sept. 21, 1999

This week's dispatch from the world of spam, spam and spam 'n eggs: Frank Willison, O'Reilly's editor in chief, muses about the open source communities in his column, and wears a subversive t-shirt when he talks to TechNetCast: http://www.oreilly.com/frank/ http://www.technetcast.com/tnc_program.html?program_id=38 Mike Olson gives a one-page (well, one HTML page!) introduction to CORBA, ORBs, etc. in LinuxWorld: http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-… [View More]

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Zope Weekly News - Wed, 8 Sep 1999
by Amos Latteier Sept. 21, 1999

Sept. 21, 1999

Hi, Now that Zope 2.0 final is out, it's time to start trying to understand and put to use all the cool new stuff in Zope 2. The new Zope.org website, while still in beta, is starting to become a great source of information for Zope users. There are already 37 How-Tos on the site, all searchable. The new site will soon replace the existing Zope.org site. * Chris Petrilli updated the Oracle and ODBC Database Adapters. http://www.zope.org:18200/Products/DA/ZOracleDA http://www.zope.org:… [View More]

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