Mailman 3 April 2001 - Python-announce-list

Python Shelf
by Hernan M.Foffani 09 Apr '01

09 Apr '01

Python Shelf ------------ Python Docs, Howtos, FAQ in Microsoft HMTL Help format And now the Python Shelf. All the docs you use to like in one package! Includes: Python 2.0 Documentation, the output of Ping's pydoc, Python Frequently Asked Questions, IDLE explained, an Introduction to Tkinter, and the HOWTOs you can use them together with full search text or on individual basis. In Microsoft HTML Help format, for Windows OS (and Macs also?) URL: http://www.orgmf.com.ar/condor/pytstuff.html License: Public Domain Platform: Win32, possibly Macs Gui: Win32 Categories: Books Hernan M. Foffani (hfoffani(a)yahoo.com) http://www.orgmf.com.ar/condor/ -- <a href="http://www.orgmf.com.ar/condor/pytstuff.html">Python Shelf</a> -- Python Docs, Howtos, FAQ in Microsoft HMTL Help format

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[Application] maki
by Sam Brauer 08 Apr '01

08 Apr '01

maki ---- mod_python handler to serve/process XML The purpose of maki is to serve XML files via the web. A web developer can specify that the XML data be processed or transformed through any number of steps. Each step is either a stylesheet transformation or a custom process. A processor that evaluates embedded Python code is included. The output of each step is passed as the input to the next step (similar to a Unix pipe). Additionally, the output of each processor step can be cached for a user-specified time period. All configuration is in a central XML file that specifies rules based on matching paths against regular expressions. URL: http://maki.sourceforge.net/ License: GPL Requires: 4Suite, mod_python Categories: XML Sam Brauer (sbrauer(a)users.sourceforge.net) sam(a)webslingerZ.com -- <a href="http://maki.sourceforge.net/">maki</a> -- mod_python handler to serve/process XML

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PyChecker - a python source code bug finder
by Neal Norwitz 07 Apr '01

07 Apr '01

PyChecker is a python source code checking tool to help you find common bugs. It is meant to find problems that are typically caught by a compiler. Because of the dynamic nature of python, some warnings may be incorrect; however, spurious warnings should be fairly infrequent. Types of problems that can currently, be found include: * No doc strings in modules, classes, functions, and methods * self not the first parameter to a method * Wrong number of parameters passed to functions/methods * No global found (e.g., using a module without importing it) * Global not used (module or variable) PyChecker currently runs on Python 2.0. If there's interest, it can be back ported to Python 1.5.2. I have run PyChecker against Python 2.1b2a, the following are problems found in the standard python modules: ### Warnings codeop.py:3 Imported module (sys) not used codeop.py:4 Imported module (traceback) not used fileinput.py:292 Function (input) doesn't require named arguments multifile.py:30 Imported module (sys) not used pipes.py:62 Imported module (sys) not used urllib.py:598 Function (quote) doesn't require named arguments urllib.py:611 Function (quote) doesn't require named arguments string.py:190 Variable (_StringType) not used tabnanny.py:15 Imported module (string) not used imported again @ 241 and used there ### Errors: audiodev.py:214 No global (BUFFERSIZE) found bdb.py:111 No method (do_clear) found chunk.py:109 No attribute (chunk_size) found should be chunksize locale.py:253 No global (l) found netrc.py:13 No global (file) found pydoc.py:1070 No global (DocImportError) found pydoc.py:1070 No global (filename) found PyChecker is available on Source Forge: web page: http://pychecker.sourceforge.net/ project page: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pychecker/ Enjoy! Feedback is greatly appreciated. Neal -- pychecker(a)metaslash.com

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[ANN] py2exe - version 0.2.5 released
by Thomas Heller 06 Apr '01

06 Apr '01

Version 0.2.5 of py2exe has been released. py2exe is a distutils extension to convert python scripts into standalone windows executables. The URL is: http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/py2exe/ New features: - py2exe no longer copies system dlls into the distribution directory. This should prevent strange errors running the exe on other systems. - Full, automatic Tkinter support - The binary distributions now contain an uninstaller, py2exe can now be uninstalled from the Control Panel->Add/Remove Programs applet - A small bug in version 0.2.4 (which I uploaded yesterday) prevented building from the source, this has been fixed. Thanks to Barry Scott who reported this. Regards, Thomas <P><A HREF="http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/py2exe/">py2exe</A> - Create windows executables from python scripts. (6-May-2001)

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[Application] pyprof 1.0
by Matthew Mueller 04 Apr '01

04 Apr '01

pyprof 1.0 ---------- conveniently profile python scripts pyprof is a wrapper around python's profile module for easily profiling python scripts without having to specify the whole path to them if they are in $PATH, and with command line arg configurable behaviors. (show/strip dirs, multiple output sortings, multiple print_x calls) URL: http://www.azstarnet.com/~donut/programs/ License: GPL Categories: Python Utilities Matthew Mueller (donut(a)azstarnet.com) http://www.azstarnet.com/~donut/ -- <a href="http://www.azstarnet.com/~donut/programs/">pyprof 1.0</a> -- conveniently profile python scripts

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ASV 0.4 - a library for manipulating simple database formats such as CSV
by Laurence Tratt 03 Apr '01

03 Apr '01

I am pleased to be able to announce the second public version of my ASV module, the successor to my own CSV.py module which many people have used over the past few years. ASV is an incompatible `from the ground up' rewrite incorporating comments CSV.py users have made over the years as well some new ideas to make the whole process of inputting, manipulating and outputting simple database formats as easy as possible. As standard, ASV can read and write CSV (Comma Separated Values), TSV (Tab Separated Values) and colon separated value formats although it is simple to write your own input/output classes to cope with the bizarre variations that people seem to find themselves faced with from time to time. As the `main' format, the CSV handler has been designed to cope gracefully with a wide variety of input formats. The design of ASV specifically allows conversion between different formats (eg TSV -> CSV). This new version of ASV includes a couple of bug fixes, better support for the type of CSV files generated and accepted by many Windows programs and a command line interface for quick conversion between differing formats. It should be almost entirely backwards compatible with the previous release. As this is still only the second public release of ASV, it should be treated as a beta release - there may still be bugs and the documentation isn't entirely complete (but is getting there). If this beta releases goes fairly smoothly, I hope to make a 1.0 release in a couple of months time so now's the time to squash bugs and make your final comments! The download URL for ASV is: http://tratt.net/~laurie/python/asv/ Please feel free to mail me with any comments you may have at laurie(a)tratt.net Laurie <P><A HREF="http://tratt.net/~laurie/python/asv/">ASV 0.4 beta</A> - a library for manipulating simple database formats such as CSV (03-Apr-01)

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ANNOUNCE Take 2: python-win32 mailing list on mail.python.org
by Itamar Shtull-Trauring 03 Apr '01

03 Apr '01

The python-win32 list is now at mail.python.org. You can subscribe at http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 IMPORTANT: If you already subscribed to the old mailing-list, do NOT resubscribe, I'll move you all as a group. Since there seems to be no public forum for discussion on Windows specific issues relating to Python, I've created the python-win32 mailing list. While currently there exist two lists in this area, one is a private one, and the other, the ActivePython list, discusses other issues as well. So, if you use the win32all extensions, write Python COM programs, or other Windows specific programming, this is the place to go. -- itamar(a)NOSPAMshtull-trauring.org | ASCIITUX T-Shirts: http://itamarst.org | http://www.cafepress.com/asciitux

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ANNOUNCE: python-win32 mailing list
by Itamar Shtull-Trauring 03 Apr '01

03 Apr '01

Since there seems to be no public forum for discussion on Windows specific issues relating to Python, I've created the python-win32 mailing list. While currently there exist two lists in this area, one is a private one, and the other, the ActivePython list, discusses other issues as well. So, if you use the win32all extensions, write Python COM programs, or other Windows specific programming, this is the place to go. You can join at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/python-win32 -- itamar(a)NOSPAMshtull-trauring.org | ASCIITUX T-Shirts: http://itamarst.org | http://www.cafepress.com/asciitux

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[Application] pyredir
by Donovan Baarda 03 Apr '01

03 Apr '01

pyredir ------- A Squid redirector implemented in Python. pyredir is a flexible but simple redirector for Squid implemented in Python. URLs matching Python regular expressions can be redirected using regular expression substitution, databases of filename-to-url mappings, alternative config files, or child redirectors. Utilities are provided for generating database files from file archives. It is primarily useful for redirecting requests to large local FTP archives, but it can also be useful as a top-level redirector that seperates and feeds requests to more specialized child redirectors. This is the initial public release of v0.5. A new version that improves the database building utility and speeds database matching is currently being tested, and should be released soon. URL: http://freshmeat.net/projects/pyredir/ Download: ftp://minkirri.apana.org.au/pub/python/pyredir/ License: GPL Categories: Servers Donovan Baarda (abo(a)minkirri.apana.org.au) http://sourceforge.net/users/abo/ -- <a href="http://freshmeat.net/projects/pyredir/">pyredir</a> -- A Squid redirector implemented in Python.

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[Module] py-xmlrpc
by Shilad Sen 02 Apr '01

02 Apr '01

py-xmlrpc --------- Fast Python xmlrpc wrapper An extremely fast python xmlrpc wrapper based on the spec at www.xmlrpc.com (written in C). Supports both blocking and non-blocking clients and servers on POSIX and windows platforms. 100% compatible with the xmlrpc validator at validator.xmlrpc.com. URL: http://sourceforge.net/projects/py-xmlrpc/ Download: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/py-xmlrpc/py-xmlrpc-0.8.1.tar.gz License: LGPL Platform: POSIX, Linux, Win32 Requires: None Binaries: all Categories: Remote and Distributed, XML Shilad Sen (shilad.sen(a)sourcelight.com) -- <a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/py-xmlrpc/">py-xmlrpc</a> -- Fast Python xmlrpc wrapper

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