Mailman 3 November 2003 - Python-announce-list

Python Database Objects (PDO) 1.2.0 Released
by Bryan J Gudorf 17 Nov '03

17 Nov '03

PDO, an open source python module for interfacing with RDBMS (SQL databases), has now reached 1.2.0! PDO provides an object oriented API, similar to that of ADO or JDBC, to python developers. PDO features column access by name. This new release adds support for the cx_Oracle, DB2 and adodbapi modules, allowing users to use PDO with a variety of database systems. 9 different DBAPI modules are now supported, allowing for PDO to be used with almost any RDBMS. Additional features, such as query parameters, have also been added in this release, as well as the usual bug-fixes. PDO is released under a BSD style license. PDO supports the following DBAPI python modules and databases: MySQLdb (supports MySQL) PySQLite (SQLite) pgdb (PostgreSQL) kinterbasdb (Firebird, Interbase) mxODBC (Many) pyDB2 (IBM's DB/2) cx_Oracle (Oracle) adodbapi (windows only - any RDBMS with an OLE DB provider or ODBC driver) As we move forward in this series we will be adding further functionality and support. Community support and feedback is appreciated so that we can make PDO as useful as possible. Downloads for Python Database Objects are available on SourceForge.Net or for more information please visit pdo.neurokode.com. Bryan J Gudorf ~NeuroKode Labs

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ANN: xhelix encryption/authentication module
by James Makela 16 Nov '03

16 Nov '03

There was recently an article named "Helix: Fast Encryption and Authentication" by Niels Ferguson and Bruce Schneier, published in the Nov 2003 issue of Dr Dobbs Journal. In it was a module written in python to implement this encryption method. This module works very well, but is too slow to be used in any practical application. xhelix is a python C extension implementing Helix encryption and authentication. It is used in the same way as the Helix module descibed in the article, but runs many, many times faster. The project resides at: http://sourceforge.net/projects/xhelix/ The current version is 1.0 and is released under LGPL if you have any questions, mailto: jamesm249(a)users.sourceforge.net

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ANN: Finally snapshot of the eric3 Python IDE uploaded
by Detlev Offenbach 15 Nov '03

15 Nov '03

Hi, I have uploaded the final snapshot of the eric3 Python IDE. This is meant to become the version 3.3 release. Please download it, test it and send bug reports using the built-in bug reporting facility. The URL is: http://www.die-offenbachs.de/detlev/snapshots eric-snapshot-20031115.tar.gz Regards Detlev -- Detlev Offenbach detlev(a)die-offenbachs.de

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ANN: ActivePython 2.3.2 & 2.2.3 bug fix releases
by Trent Mick 14 Nov '03

14 Nov '03

Bug fix releases for ActivePytyhon 2.3 and 2.2 are now available at: http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePython/ These releases are: ActivePython 2.3.2 build 232 for Windows ActivePython 2.3.2 build 231 for Linux and Solaris ActivePython 2.2.3 build 227 for Windows ActivePython 2.2.3 build 226 for Linux and Solaris Significant changes include upgrading the Windows installers with Mark Hammond's latest PyWin32 builds and fixing a bug in the Linux and Solaris builds whereby Tkinter support was absent. See the release notes for more information: http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/docs/ActivePython/2.3/UserGuide/RELEASE.ht… http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/docs/ActivePython/2.2/UserGuide/RELEASE.ht… ActivePython is ActiveState's quality-assured binary build of Python. Builds are currently available for Windows, Linux and Solaris. In addition to the core language, ActivePython features: * zlib and bzip2 for data compression; * Tkinter for Tk development; * a large set of useful Python documentation; and, * on Windows, Mark Hammond's PyWin32 extensions, including the Pythonwin IDE, support for Python ASP, the PythonCOM system. Thanks to all those who submitted feedback and bug reports. Please submit email feedback to: ActivePython-feedback(a)ActiveState.com and file bugs against ActivePython at: http://bugs.ActiveState.com/ActivePython Cheers, Trent -- Trent Mick TrentM(a)ActiveState.com Python Tech Lead -- ActiveState a division of Sophos

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SC-Track Roundup 0.6.3 - an issue tracking system
by Richard Jones 14 Nov '03

14 Nov '03

================================================= SC-Track Roundup 0.6.3 - an issue tracking system ================================================= I'm pleased to announce this maintenance release of Roundup which fixes some bugs: - added script to help migrating queries from pre-0.6 trackers - fixed javascript for help window for only one checkbox case - Date +/- Interval now works, and Date - Date also works - handle socket timeout exception (thanks Marcus Priesch) - fixed retirement of items in rdbms imports (sf bug 841355) - fixed bug in looking up journal of newly-created items in *dbm backends - fixed detectors fix incorrectly fixed in bugfix release 0.6.2 - added note to upgrading doc for detectors fix in 0.6.2 If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation. Roundup requires python 2.1.3 or later for correct operation. Python 2.3.1 or later is strongly recommended. To give Roundup a try, just download (see below), unpack and run:: python demo.py Source and documentation is available at the website: http://roundup.sourceforge.net/ Release Info (via download page): http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup Mailing lists - the place to ask questions: http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577 About Roundup ============= Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition. Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this project is richard(a)users.sourceforge.net. Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to: (a) submit new issues, (b) find and edit existing issues, and (c) discuss issues with other participants. The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup is therefore usable "out of the box" with any python 2.1+ installation. It doesn't even need to be "installed" to be operational, though a disutils-based install script is provided. It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and a minimal skeleton) and six database back-ends (anydbm, bsddb, bsddb3, sqlite, metakit and mysql).

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Python for .NET 1.0 beta 2 released
by Brian Lloyd 14 Nov '03

14 Nov '03

Python for .NET 1.0 beta 2 has been released - you can download it from: http://www.zope.org/Members/Brian/PythonNet/ Python for .NET is a near-seamless integration of Python with the .NET common language runtime. For more details, see the README: http://www.zope.org/Members/Brian/PythonNet/README.html The beta 2 release fixes several issues found in beta 1: - It is now possible to import assemblies from any directory on the PYTHONPATH (sys.path), in addition to importing from the appbase and the GAC - A problem that prevented registration of event handlers from working for some kinds of objects has been fixed - Constructor invokation handled some error conditions incorrectly, leading to odd results when calling some constructors There is also now a mailing list for discussion, questions and issues related to Python for .NET at: pythondotnet(a)python.org. To subscribe to the mailing list or read the online archives, see: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythondotnet Brian Lloyd brian(a)zope.com V.P. Engineering 540.361.1716 Zope Corporation http://www.zope.com

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pypaq: Python for Linux handhelds
by Russell Nelson 13 Nov '03

13 Nov '03

I've released Familiar v0.7.2. Familiar is a Linux distribution for the Compaq/HP iPAQ series of handhelds. Familiar by itself comes with no GUI. On top of it have been Opie, derived from Qtopia (most often seen on the Sharp Zaurus), and GPE, a set of programs based on the gtk toolkit running over X11R6. With the v0.7.2 release, I've put together a special 'pypaq' distribution. It has the base features of GPE (stroke recognition, virtual keyboard, sysadmin GUI controls), Python, and pygtk. With this set of files, a programmer can write a GUI program in Python on their handheld. Get it at http://familiar.handhelds.org/releases/v0.7.2/ -- --My blog is at angry-economist.russnelson.com | Can I recommend python? Crynwr sells support for free software | PGPok | Just a thought. 521 Pleasant Valley Rd. | +1 315 268 1925 voice | -Dr. Jamey Hicks Potsdam, NY 13676-3213 | +1 315 268 9201 FAX |

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ANN: python-ldap-2.0.0pre15
by Michael Ströder 12 Nov '03

12 Nov '03

Find a new pre-release of python-ldap: http://python-ldap.sourceforge.net/ python-ldap provides an object-oriented API to access LDAP directory servers from Python programs. It mainly wraps the OpenLDAP 2.x libs for that purpose. Additionally it contains modules for other LDAP-related stuff (e.g. processing LDIF, LDAPURLs and LDAPv3 schema). ---------------------------------------------------------------- Released 2.0.0pre15 2003-11-11 Changes since 2.0.0pre14: Modules/: Follow rule "Always include Python.h first" ldap.schema.subentry: - Added new method SubSchema.get_structural_oc() - Added new method SubSchema.get_applicable_aux_classes() - Methods SubSchema.listall() and SubSchema.tree() have new key-word argument schema_element_filters - Support for DIT content rules in SubSchema.attribute_types()

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ANN: ZSI 1.4
by Christopher Blunck 12 Nov '03

12 Nov '03

ZSI, the Zolera SOAP Infrastructure, is a pure-Python module that provides an implementation of SOAP messaging, as described in The SOAP 1.1 Specification. It can also be used to build applications using SOAP Messages with Attachments. ZSI is intended to make it easier to write Web services in Python. In particular, ZSI parses and generates SOAP messages, and converts between native Python datatypes and SOAP syntax. Simple dispatch and invocation methods are supported.

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python @ opensourcexperts.com
by mark 11 Nov '03

11 Nov '03

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