Mailman 3 January 2001 - Python-announce-list

Indovinello - The Game of Numbers
by Thomas Schulze 30 Jan '01

30 Jan '01

First public announcement: Indovinello - The Game of Numbers is a console based number guessing game inspired by The Book of Numbers by Conway/Guy. It starts very gradual but features more than 100 number properties and the possibility to add more. Current version: 0.76 Code: Python 1.52 Category: Games / Math Platform: Unix, Win32 and others License: GPL URL: http://digilander.iol.it/jazariel/ Download: http://digilander.iol.it/jazariel/download.html e-mail: jazariel(a)tiscalinet.it Thomas Schulze -- TiscaliNet, libero accesso ad Internet. http://www.tiscalinet.it

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[Application] Canadian Movie Listing Finder v1.0
by Rich Okopien 29 Jan '01

29 Jan '01

Canadian Movie Listing Finder v1.0 ---------------------------------- View movie listing information at theatres in 67 Canadian cities. Created with the Python v2.0 scripting language, and the Tkinter GUI. The Canadian Movie Listing Finder lets the you find movie listings for 67 Canadian cities. It will then show you every movie currently playing in the selected city, and all the theatres in operation in that city. Detailed information about a movie, its rating; playing time; cast; and description can be viewed. the showtimes for a movie at every theatre in the selected city can be viewed. And information about a theatre, and all movies playing at that theatre can also be viewed. URL: http://www3.sympatico.ca/destra/rich/portfolio.html Download: http://www3.sympatico.ca/destra/rich/files/movie_listings_1_0.zip License: Python Style Requires: Python v2.0 + Gui: Tkinter Categories: Net Applications Rich Okopien (okopien(a)cs.concordia.ca) http://beam.to/rich -- <a href="http://www3.sympatico.ca/destra/rich/portfolio.html">Canadian Movie Listing Finder v1.0</a> -- View movie listing information at theatres in 67 Canadian cities.

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CFP: O'Reilly Open Source Convention - Feb. 1
by David Beazley 29 Jan '01

29 Jan '01

====== DEADLINE : February 1, 2001 ====== *** CALL FOR PARTICIPATION *** O'Reilly Open Source Convention July 23-27, 2001 San Diego, California *** Python Track *** O'Reilly & Associates is pleased to announce the 3rd annual Open Source Convention. This event is the central gathering place for the Open Source community to exchange ideas, techniques, and to advance the language. The Open Source Convention is a five-day event designed for programmers, developers, and technical staff involved in Open Source technology and its applications. The convention will be held at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, San Diego, California, July 23-27, 2001. The program committee of the Python track invites submissions of tutorial and convention presentation on topics of interest to Python programmers. Tutorial Presentations ---------------------- The first two days of the convention are devoted to tutorials. Tutorial proposals must include the following: - Tutorial length (3 or 6 hours) - Target audience including any recommended prerequisites. - What attendees will learn. - Tutorial outline--a short bullet list description of the course itself. - Speaker name - Speaker biography - Complete speaker contact information. The program committee particularly encourages the submission of tutorials that are designed to present core Python topics to a technically sophisticated audience (i.e., tutorials should favor technical depth versus advocacy and high-level overviews). Conference Presentations ------------------------ Convention proposals will be considered for the following types of talks: - Focused discussions related to a specific Python technology or programming technique. Typical examples might include extension building, internationalization, programming with threads, Tkinter, and XML. - New product/technology demonstrations. - Panel discussions. - Applications and case studies that describe the use of Python in real-world applications. Convention proposals must include the following: - Type of talk -- technology, new product, panel, or case-study. - Title of talk or demonstration. - Abstract of talk, maximum of 250 words. - Speaker name. - Speaker biography. - Complete speaker contact information. Submissions of novel and unusual Python applications are particularly encouraged. Presentations by marketing staff or with a marketing focus will not be accepted. Submitting Your Proposal ------------------------ All proposals must be sent to oscon2001-proposals(a)oreilly.com Proposals should be sent in plain text with no attachments. Submit one proposal per email. The subject line of your email must follow this format: Last name: proposal type: proposal title For example: Johnson: Tutorial: Advanced Python Programming You will receive an automatic confirmation upon receipt of each proposal. Important Dates --------------- Tutorial and presentation proposals due: February 1, 2001 Notification to presenters : March 1, 2001 Tutorial presentations due : May 1, 2001 Convention presentations due : June 1, 2001 More Information ---------------- More information about the convention can be found at: http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon2001 Specific questions concerning the Python track can be sent via e-mail to ora-python-pc(a)cs.uchicago.edu. Python Track Program Committee ------------------------------ Jason Asbahr, Origin/Electronic Arts David Ascher, ActiveState David Beazley, University of Chicago, Chair Paul Dubois, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Jeremy Hylton, Digital Creations Andrew Kuchling, MEMS Exchange Fredrik Lundh, Secret Labs AB/PythonWare Tim Peters, Digital Creations Andy Robinson, ReportLab Greg Stein, Technical Advisor, ActiveState Guido van Rossum, Digital Creations Aaron Watters, ReportLab

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csv-0.2 released
by Dave Cole 28 Jan '01

28 Jan '01

With all of this CSV parsing discussion, I received a couple of requests for enhancements to my fast CSV module. The enhancements are: - Parser object now has the field_sep attribute. This is the character which is used to delimit fields in records. I found (and reported) a bug in the Python PyMember_Set() function while adding this feature. - Parser object now has the join() method which combines the elements in a sequence and returns a CSV record in a string. The new module can be downloaded from: http://www.object-craft.com.au/projects/csv/ As pointed out on the page, the module runs only slightly slower than string.split(). - Dave -- http://www.object-craft.com.au

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[Wrapper] Cash.py
by Leon McClatchey 27 Jan '01

27 Jan '01

Cash.py ------- Wrapper for running gnucash & gnc-prices Written under Python 1.5.2, used to run gnucash, purge the data files, and obtain stock prices using gnc-prices License: Python Style Platform: Linux Categories: Applications Leon McClatchey (leonmcclatchey(a)homemal.com) -- <a href="">Cash.py</a> -- Wrapper for running gnucash & gnc-prices

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Join us at Python 9!
by Joya Subudhi 25 Jan '01

25 Jan '01

Hello all, I hope you will join us for the Ninth International Python Conference in Long Beach, California, March 5 - 8, 2001. You can find all the details on this year's conference at http://www.python9.org/p9-brochure.pdf. Register online today at http://www.python9.org to take advantage of Early Bird rates! Early Bird registration closes on Friday, February 2, 2001 (Midnight, EST). For more information, please send email to info(a)python9.org. Kind Regards, Joya Subudhi Foretec Seminars, Inc.

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[Module] mimelib-0.1
by Barry Warsaw 24 Jan '01

24 Jan '01

mimelib-0.1 ----------- Yet another MIME handling library for Python This is yet another package for handling, parsing, and generating MIME messages in Python. It differs from other such packages by splitting the object model from the plain text parser and generator. Thus it is easier to modify the object model, create one from scratch, etc. and then generate the plain text when ready. Alternative parsers and generators can, of course, be created. Version 0.1 is very experimental. The mimelib package will be used in the GNU Mailman project for all MIME and message handling. This version is a snapshot of the current code base being developed for Mailman 2.1. URL: http://barry.wooz.org/software/pyware.html Download: http://barry.wooz.org/software/Code/mimelib.tgz License: Python Style Categories: Internet, E-mail Barry Warsaw (barry(a)digicool.com) http://barry.wooz.org -- <a href="http://barry.wooz.org/software/pyware.html">mimelib-0.1</a> -- Yet another MIME handling library for Python

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Python 2.1 alpha 1 released!
by Guido van Rossum 23 Jan '01

23 Jan '01

Thanks to the PythonLabs developers and the many hard-working volunteers, I'm proud to release Python 2.1a1 -- the first alpha release of Python version 2.1. The release mechanics are different than for previous releases: we're only releasing through SourceForge for now. The official source tarball is already available from the download page: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=5470 Additional files will be released soon: a Windows installer, Linux RPMs, and documentation. Please give it a good try! The only way Python 2.1 can become a rock-solid product is if people test the alpha releases. Especially if you are using Python for demanding applications or on extreme platforms we are interested in hearing your feedback. Are you embedding Python or using threads? Please test your application using Python 2.1a1! Please submit all bug reports through SourceForge: http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?group_id=5470 Want to know what's new in this release first? Andrew Kuchling wrote an excellent overview: http://www.amk.ca/python/2.1/ The official release NEWS file is also on the SourceForge site. --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)

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[Application] KLotski beta 1.0
by Philippe Fremy 23 Jan '01

23 Jan '01

KLotski beta 1.0 ---------------- Brick game The goal is to bring a main piece to its destination by moving other pieces around. A real brainteaser. URL: http://aquila.rezel.enst.fr/philippe/klotski License: GPL Platform: Win32, Linux Requires: Qt, PyQt Gui: PyQt Categories: Games Philippe Fremy (pfremy(a)chez.com) http://aquila.rezel.enst.fr/philippe -- <a href="http://aquila.rezel.enst.fr/philippe/klotski">KLotski beta 1.0</a> -- Brick game

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[Module] pysync 0.6
by Donovan Baarda 22 Jan '01

22 Jan '01

pysync 0.6 ---------- A Python implementation of the rsync algorithm This is a demonstration implementation of the rsync algorithm in Python. It is not fast and is not optimised. The primary aim is to provide a simple example implementation of the algorithm for reference, so code clarity is more important than performance. Ideas have been liberaly taken from libhsync, xdelta and rsync. This was announced on Freshmeat some time ago, but not on Parnassus (it was down at the time). There is a new version pending with significant improvements, but I thought I'd belatedly announce this version in case people were interested. URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/pysync/ Download: ftp://minkirri.apana.org.au/pub/python/pysync-0.6.tar.bz2 License: GPL Categories: Encryption/Encoding Donovan Baarda (abo(a)minkirri.apana.org.au) http://sourceforge.net/users/abo/ -- <a href="http://freshmeat.net/projects/pysync/">pysync 0.6</a> -- A Python implementation of the rsync algorithm

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