Mailman 3 September 2001 - Python-announce-list

[Module] USPP (Universal Serial Port Python) Library v0.1
by Isaac Barona Mart�nez 14 Sep '01

14 Sep '01

USPP (Universal Serial Port Python) Library v0.1 ------------------------------------------------ Multi-platform Python module to access serial ports USPP Library is a multi-platform Python module to access serial ports. At the moment, it only works in Windows and Linux (the platforms I have access to) but as it is written entirely in Python I hope you can extend it to support any other platforms. The module has the following features: - hight level access to serial port under several platforms. - autodetects the platform in which it is working and exports the correct classes for that platform. - object oriented approach. - file object semantic operations over the ports. - allows using the serial port with different speeds and characteristics. - RS-232 and RS-485 modes (now only RS-232). In RS-485 mode the communication is half-duplex and uses the RTS line to control the direction of the transference. - blocking, non-blocking or configurable timeout reads. URL: http://balder.prohosting.com/ibarona/en/python/uspp/uspp_en.html Download: http://balder.prohosting.com/ibarona/en/python/uspp/uspp-0_1.tar.gz License: GPL Categories: Miscellany Isaac Barona Martínez (ibarona(a)tid.es) http://balder.prohosting.com/ibarona/ -- <a href="http://balder.prohosting.com/ibarona/en/python/uspp/uspp_en.html">USPP (Universal Serial Port Python) Library v0.1</a> -- Multi-platform Python module to access serial ports

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[Module] ZSI/1.1
by Rich Salz 14 Sep '01

14 Sep '01

ZSI/1.1 ------- Zolera SOAP Infrastructure Comprehensive SOAP toolkit, client and server. In particular, ZSI parses and generates SOAP messages, and converts between native Python datatypes and SOAP syntax. Simple dispatch and invocation methods are supported. There are no known bugs. It's only known limitation is that it cannot handle multi-dimensional arrays. ZSI is built on top of DOM. It requires Python 2.0 or later, and PyXML 0.6 or later. URL: http://www.zolera.com/resources/opensrc/zsi License: Open Source Requires: PyXML Categories: Net Applications, Web services Rich Salz (rsalz(a)zolera.com) -- <a href="http://www.zolera.com/resources/opensrc/zsi">ZSI/1.1</a> -- Zolera SOAP Infrastructure

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ANN: 4Suite and 4Suite Server 0.11.1
by Uche Ogbuji 14 Sep '01

14 Sep '01

Fourthought, Inc. (http://Fourthought.com) announces the release of 4Suite 0.11.1 and 4Suite Server 0.11.1 ---------------------------- Open source XML processing tools and an XML data server http://4Suite.org http://Fourthought.com/4SuiteServer 4Suite Server News ------------------ * RDF: Many improvements to the serializer * RDF: Add utilities to simplify API * RDF: Implement rdfs:isDefinedBy * ODS: Full support for type definitions * ODS: Full support for constant expressions * ODS: Full support for the date/time types * ODS: Added support for char and octet types * pDomlette: Reader modularization * pDomlette: SAX reader fixes * pDomlette: support cached docIndex * pDomlette: update XInclude support * cDomlette: store baseUri/refUri on document node * XSLT: EXSLT now built in * XSLT: add xinclude suppression command line option * XSLT: OutputHandler fixes * XSLT: Support stylesheet include/import "path" * XSLT: implement ft:assign, ft:generate-uuid, ft:replace * XSLT: fixes to import precedence * XSLT: Oliver Graf's output and other fixes * XSLT: Top-level params can now be lists of strings which become node sets * XPath: Sort out exceptions * XUpdate: Implement command line * All: Normalization of namespaces * Many misc optimizations and bug-fixes 4Suite News ----------- * Implement RDF add and remove XSLT extensions * Implement extension to get repo user * Add and update demos * Fix backup/restore * DocDefs now accept ns mappings from the serialized XML's own namespaces * Protocols: HTTP handler fixes * Protocols: FTP handler fixes * Add 4ss rdf deserialize command * Set up share file for user modules * Normalize namespaces * Many general bug fixes 4Suite is a collection of Python tools for XML processing and object database management. It provides support for XML parsing, several transient and persistent DOM implementations, XPath expressions, XPointer, XSLT transforms, XLink, RDF, XInclude, XUpdate and ODMG object databases. 4Suite Server is a platform for XML processing. It features an XML data repository, metadata management, a rules-based engine, XSLT transforms, XPath and RDF-based indexing and query, XLink resolution and many other XML services. It also provides transactions and access control features. Along with basic console and command-line management, it supports remote, cross-platform and cross-language access through CORBA, WebDAV, HTTP, FTP and other request protocols. All the software is open-source and free to download. Priority support and customization is available from Fourthought, Inc. For more information on this, see the http://FourThought.com, or contact Fourthought at info(a)fourthought.com or +1 303 583 9900 More info and Obtaining 4Suite and 4Suite Server ------------------------------------------------ Please see http://4Suite.org http://Fourthought.com/4SuiteServer >From where you can download source, Windows and Linux binaries. 4Suite is distributed under a license similar to that of the Apache Web Server.

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[Module] ChartDirector Charting and Graphics Software Library
by Peter Kwan 13 Sep '01

13 Sep '01

ChartDirector Charting and Graphics Software Library ---------------------------------------------------- A charting and graphics library for creating charts and drawings in PNG, JPEG, WBMP or alternative GIF. ChartDirector is a powerful software charting and graphics library for creating professionally looking charts in PNG, JPEG, WBMP or alternative GIF format. ChartDirector supports pie charts, bar charts, line charts, area charts, high-low-open-close charts and combo charts. ChartDirector employs elegant object models to allow software developers to control every chart details. For ultimate flexibility, ChartDirector includes a general purpose graphics library to allow adding custom decoration or annotation to the charts. ChartDirector produces charts that are very small in file size, typically from 150 bytes (thumbnail charts) to 10K bytes (full screen charts), which is ideal for web or other application usage. APIs are in C++, C, Python, Perl, PHP, ASP and VB/VBScript. Win32, Linux and Solaris versions available. URL: http://www.advsofteng.com License: Shareware Platform: Win32, Solaris, Linux Binaries: Win32, Solaris, Linux Categories: Python Utilities, CGI Modules Peter Kwan (pkwan(a)advsofteng.com) -- <a href="http://www.advsofteng.com">ChartDirector Charting and Graphics Software Library</a> -- A charting and graphics library for creating charts and drawings in PNG, JPEG, WBMP or alternative GIF.

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[Application] ht2html
by Barry Warsaw 12 Sep '01

12 Sep '01

ht2html ------- The python.org web page generator Yet another template-to-web page generator, this one is used to build the python.org pages, along with www.jython.org, www.list.org, barry.wooz.org, and many others. This is version 1.2, cleaned up a bit, and Python-2.0-ified. Also, all the documentation has been converted to use ht2html itself, so it servers as its own example. URL: http://barry.wooz.org/software/ht2html Download: http://barry.wooz.org/software/Code/ht2html.tgz License: Python Style Requires: Python 2.0 Categories: Web Barry Warsaw (barry(a)python.org) http://barry.wooz.org -- <a href="http://barry.wooz.org/software/ht2html">ht2html</a> -- The python.org web page generator

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[Web Site] Python 101 series of tutorials
by Parnassus Submission 11 Sep '01

11 Sep '01

Python 101 series of tutorials ------------------------------ A series of tutorials explaining the basics of programming with Python This series of tutorials discusses everything a novice programmer needs to know to get up and running with Python, from loops and variables to modules and error handling URL: http://www.melonfire.com/community/columns/trog/archives.php3?category=Pyth… Categories: Tutorials Vikram -- <a href="http://www.melonfire.com/community/columns/trog/archives.php3?category=Pyth…">Python 101 series of tutorials</a> -- A series of tutorials explaining the basics of programming with Python

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ANN: jabberpy 0.2 released
by mallum 10 Sep '01

10 Sep '01

Version 0.2 of jabberpy is available here; http://jabberpy.sourceforge.net This release includes basic documentation, new and improved examples, better roster management, query payload methods and of course bug fixes :) What is it? ----------- jabber.py is a Python module for the jabber instant messaging protocol. jabber.py deals with the xml parsing and socket code, leaving the programmer to concentrate on developing quality jabber based applications with Python. The eventual aim is to produce a fully featured easy to use library for creating jabber clients, servers and components. jabber.py requires at least python 2.0 and the XML expat parser module It is developed on Linux but should run happily on over Unix's and win32. It is released under the GPL. Please try, enjoy, find bugs + suggest improvements. -- Matthew Allum breakfast(a)10.am

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ANN: New version of McMillan Installer for Windows
by Gordon McMillan 07 Sep '01

07 Sep '01

Version 4a4 of Installer for Windows is available here: http://www.mcmillan-inc.com/installer_dnld.html The major new feature of this release is a MakeCOMServer utility for easy wrapping of COM servers written using Mark Hammond's COM support. There's also a new facility for hooking modules at analysis time, so hidden dependencies can be automatically included. This version also fixes some bugs: - pathprefix is handled properly - package __path__ is respected during analysis - intermediate build files are cleaned up - Freeze finally deletes all it's files on exit - no more trouble with pywintypes What is it? The Installer is a set of tools for distributing Python applications. The target machines do not need to have Python installed, or may have a different version of Python installed. No compiler required on the build machine. There are top level scripts for 3 configurations: - Standalone: create a single directory installation for your app - Simple: wraps a Standalone with a simple install script - Freeze: creates an executable that unpacks itself at run time, and cleans up afterward. More complex distributions can be created by writing your own config file and passing it to Builder. Old-Python-style license. Contact: gmcm(a)hypernet.com <P><A HREF="http://www.mcmillan-inc.com/installer_dnld.html"> Win32 Installer release 4a4</A> A compiler-less way of distributing Python apps on Windows. (7-Sept-01) - Gordon

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ANN: New version of McMillan Installer for Linux
by Gordon McMillan 07 Sep '01

07 Sep '01

Version 4a4 of Installer for Linux is available here: http://www.mcmillan-inc.com/installer_dnld.html While mostly a bug fix release, there's a new facility for hooking modules at analysis time, so hidden dependencies can be automatically included. Bug fixes: - pathprefix is handled properly - package __path__ is respected during analysis - intermediate build files are cleaned up - Freeze finally deletes all it's files on exit What is it? The Installer is a set of tools for distributing Python applications. The target machines do not need to have Python installed, or may have a different version of Python installed. There are top level scripts for 3 configurations: - Standalone: create a single directory installation for your app - Simple: wraps a Standalone with a simple install script - Freeze: creates an executable that unpacks itself at run time, and cleans up afterward. More complex distributions can be created by writing your own config file and passing it to Builder. Old-Python-style license. Contact: gmcm(a)hypernet.com <P><A HREF="http://www.mcmillan-inc.com/installer_dnld.html"> Installer for Linux release 4a4</A> A compiler-less way of distributing Python apps. (7-Sept-01) - Gordon

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Wing IDE 1.1b7
by jpe＠archaeopteryx.com 07 Sep '01

07 Sep '01

We're pleased to announce release of Wing IDE version 1.1b7 for Windows and Linux. Highlights of this release include: - Structural code folding - Improved interactive shell (now available when not debugging) - Improved search manager - Automatic support for new minor Python releases - Debugger support for wxPython and most embedded invocation scenarios - Significant optimization of startup time and resource usage - Updated Zope support Wing IDE is a complete development environment for the Python programming language. It provides a graphical networked debugger, powerful source code browser, and advanced source code editor. Version 1.1b7 is available for Windows 98/NT4/2000 and most recent Linux distributions. A detailed change log, documentation, and the Windows and Linux binary distributions are here: http://wingide.com/support/downloads Concurrent with this release we've lowered the cost of priority support, added prepaid support packs, and introduced consulting services for custom feature development. Pricing Changes for 1.1 ----------------------- We would like to take this opportunity to provide advanced warning of price increases for version 1.1. Wing IDE 1.1b7 is expected to be the second-to-last beta release in the 1.1 version series. After 1.1 final is released, the cost of a single non-educational license will increase to $149 (Linux) and $179 (Windows). Thanks so much to all our dedicated beta testers for helping us to improve the quality of Wing IDE! We hope you will enjoy this release. Sincerely, The Archaeopteryx Team

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