Mailman 3 February 2003 - Python-announce-list

ANNOUNCE: release of SalStat 20030224
by alan_salmoni＠yahoo.com 24 Feb '03

24 Feb '03

I am pleased to annouce a new release of the SalStat statistics package for scientific statistical analysis, written entirely in Python and wxPython! This version works better on Windows (read: the Linux/other version's dialog box layouts are a bit borked - feedback welcome!), and includes a chi-square test, improved dialog design, and better plotting. This version is code only (no binaries yet, though these are planned), and requires the installation of Python, wxPython, Numeric and SciPy. The main site is at http://salstat.sunsite.dk, and the download is available from http://salstat.sunsite.dk/salstat.20030224.zip. Feedback on the accuracy of the tests is wanted: if you can, please check them out and let me know. I am also interested in feedback about the interface design - do you find it easy to use, or are there any points of improvement that you might suggest - I might not do what you want, but I will listen! Have fun, and best of luck! Alan James Salmoni SalStat Statistics http://salstat.sunsite.dk

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ANN: PyQStat 1.0 -- A Python wrapper around QStat
by Erik Max Francis 24 Feb '03

24 Feb '03

Summary A Python wrapper around QStat, the realtime game server status tool. Overview PyQStat is a fairly basic Python wrapper around "QStat", http://www.qstat.org/, an application designed to report server status for a wide variety of realtime game servers. PyQStat invokes QStat via 'os.popen' and parses its XML output mode. Although primarily intended as an importable module for integrating QStat functionality into other applications, PyQStat can also be used from the command line. Getting the software The current version of qstat is 1.0. The latest version of the software is available in a tarball here: http://www.alcyone.com/pyos/qstat/qstat-latest.tar.gz. The official URL for this Web site is http://www.alcyone.com/pyos/qstat/. Requirements - Python 2.0 or greater. - A functioning XML parser integrated with Python's 'xml.dom.minidom'. - An installed verison of QStat -- or a workalike application -- which supports the -xml argument. License This code is released under the GPL. -- Erik Max Francis / max(a)alcyone.com / http://www.alcyone.com/max/ __ San Jose, CA, USA / 37 20 N 121 53 W / &tSftDotIotE / \ You make me feel like / I can be a better woman \__/ India Arie Max Pandaemonium / http://www.maxpandaemonium.com/ A sampling of Max Pandameonium's music.

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Sybase module 0.36pre6 released
by Dave Cole 24 Feb '03

24 Feb '03

WHAT IS IT: The Sybase module provides a Python interface to the Sybase relational database system. It supports all of the Python Database API, version 2.0 with extensions. NOTES: This is another incremental improvement to FreeTDS support. You can build for FreeTDS like this: python setup.py build_ext -D HAVE_FREETDS -U WANT_BULKCOPY python setup.py install If you are using FreeTDS 0.60 change the compile command to: python setup.py build_ext -D HAVE_FREETDS=60 -U WANT_BULKCOPY The module is available here: http://www.object-craft.com.au/projects/sybase/download/sybase-0.36pre6.tar… The module home page is here: http://www.object-craft.com.au/projects/sybase/ CHANGES SINCE 0.36pre5: * Fixed compilation for non-FreeTDS users. CHANGES SINCE 0.35: * Fixed bug in ctx.c:ct_con_drop() which caused SEGFAULT with FreeTDS. * Export version of FreeTDS used in sybasect.__have_freetds__ * Set Sybase._ctx as the global context soon as in Sybase.py to avoid problems with undefined global ctx. * Look for SYBASE_OCS on all platforms. * Fixed spelling error in ctx.c:global_ctx(). * Fixed cursor locking bug with .nextset() method. * Added .debug_msg() method to context type which writes to the debug log when debugging is enabled for the context object. * Merged AIX build changes from Dietmar Rothkamp. * Now compiles with FreeTDS 0.61. * Limit size of TEXT fields to 65536. * Removed references to CS_PENDING and CS_BUSY in Sybase.py. * Bind CS_VARBINARY_TYPE as CS_BINARY_TYPE. * Do not attempt to ct_cancel() when handling an exception if have not connected to the server. Bug fix in Sybase.py. * Seems like FreeTDS reports the wrong maxlength in ct_describe() for CS_NUMERIC_TYPE and CS_DECIMAL_TYPE. Ignore FreeTDS and assume a maxlength of sizeof(CS_NUMERIC). Bugfix in databuf.c. * Use correct T_STRING_INPLACE type in structure member descriptions. The code does not use Python API for these members. * Debug output for DataFmt now includes scale and precision. * More definitions added to freetds.h; CS_SRC_VALUE, CS_CLEAR. -- http://www.object-craft.com.au

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PyCon registration: last days at Early Bird rate
by Steve Holden 24 Feb '03

24 Feb '03

Fellow Pythonistas: I would like to remind those fo you who have long been looking for a low-cost Python conference that the early bird registration rate of $150 is still available until February 28, when the rate goes up by 33%. Make sure you get your place at the best possible rate, joining conferees from PythonLabs, Red Hat, the Open Software Applications Foundation and many others at this first event run by and for the Python community. More information at http://www.python.org/pycon Register at http://www.python.org/pycon/reg.html Contribute at http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/moinmoin/PyCon regards -- Steve Holden http://www.holdenweb.com/ Python Web Programming http://pydish.holdenweb.com/pwp/ Register for PyCon now! http://www.python.org/pycon/reg.html

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Sybase module 0.36pre5 released
by Dave Cole 23 Feb '03

23 Feb '03

WHAT IS IT: The Sybase module provides a Python interface to the Sybase relational database system. It supports all of the Python Database API, version 2.0 with extensions. NOTES: This is another incremental improvement to FreeTDS support. You can build for FreeTDS 0.61 like this: python setup.py build_ext -D HAVE_FREETDS -U WANT_BULKCOPY python setup.py install For FreeTDS 0.60 you should do this: python setup.py build_ext -D HAVE_FREETDS=60 -U WANT_BULKCOPY The module is available here: http://www.object-craft.com.au/projects/sybase/download/sybase-0.36pre5.tar… The module home page is here: http://www.object-craft.com.au/projects/sybase/ CHANGES SINCE 0.36pre4: * Fixed bug in ctx.c:ct_con_drop() which caused SEGFAULT with FreeTDS. * Export version of FreeTDS used in sybasect.__have_freetds__ * Set Sybase._ctx as the global context soon as in Sybase.py to avoid problems with undefined global ctx. * Look for SYBASE_OCS on all platforms. * Fixed spelling error in ctx.c:global_ctx(). CHANGES SINCE 0.35: * Fixed cursor locking bug with .nextset() method. * Added .debug_msg() method to context type which writes to the debug log when debugging is enabled for the context object. * Merged AIX build changes from Dietmar Rothkamp. * Now compiles with FreeTDS 0.61. * Limit size of TEXT fields to 65536. * Removed references to CS_PENDING and CS_BUSY in Sybase.py. * Bind CS_VARBINARY_TYPE as CS_BINARY_TYPE. * Do not attempt to ct_cancel() when handling an exception if have not connected to the server. Bug fix in Sybase.py. * Seems like FreeTDS reports the wrong maxlength in ct_describe() for CS_NUMERIC_TYPE and CS_DECIMAL_TYPE. Ignore FreeTDS and assume a maxlength of sizeof(CS_NUMERIC). Bugfix in databuf.c. * Use correct T_STRING_INPLACE type in structure member descriptions. The code does not use Python API for these members. * Debug output for DataFmt now includes scale and precision. * More definitions added to freetds.h; CS_SRC_VALUE, CS_CLEAR. -- http://www.object-craft.com.au

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[Application] Crossword Puzzle generator to postscript
by Ed March 23 Feb '03

23 Feb '03

Crossword Puzzle generator to postscript ---------------------------------------- Ascii driven by input file to nice PS ouput Control squares across/down and size and show option world list for kids. URL: march.freeshell.org License: Open Source Platform: any Requires: python 1.5 + Binaries: no Gui: none Categories: Games, puzzle Ed March (emarch(a)poetworld.net) www.poetworld.org/~emarch/ -- <a href="march.freeshell.org">Crossword Puzzle generator to postscript</a> -- Ascii driven by input file to nice PS ouput

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Ribosome - a Python-based build system
by robla＠real.com 22 Feb '03

22 Feb '03

Hi everyone, Over the years, RealNetworks has developed a pretty sophisticated build Python-based build system. With the Helix Community initiative (where RealNetworks released the code for the client, server, and producer engines of its commercial products), we've released this build system under an OSI-approved open source license (the RealNetworks Public Source License or RPSL) The Helix Ribosome build system is a set of programs written in the Python programming language which provide a common interface to retrieving and building programs from source code stored in a CVS repository. The build system is made up of two basic subsystems. The first ("build") calculates the dependencies of a target, retrieves the source code, and runs commands to build that source code in the correct order. The second component ("Umake") is a cross-platform Makefile generator, which generates makefiles that work with MSVC, CodeWarrior, and typical UNIX toolchains. Umake can be used independently from the build program. The website for this project is here (source code available after registering and agreeing to either the RPSL or RCSL): https://ribosome.helixcommunity.org Rob Lanphier, Helix Community Coordinator - RealNetworks http://helixcommunity.org http://rtsp.org http://realnetworks.com

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PyCon DC: Early Bird Registration Goes Into Last Week
by Guido van Rossum 21 Feb '03

21 Feb '03

It looks like PyCon DC will be a tremendous success. The schedule is all set now, we have Paul Graham (of Lisp and Antispam fame) as a keynote speaker, and many other excellent talks. Plus, Open Space for talks that can be scheduled at the conference itself. The conference is still more than a month away, but don't wait until the last moment to register! The early bird rate ($150 for the whole conference) is only valid until next Friday (February 28); after that you'll have to pay $200 pre-registered or $250 for walk-ins. Don't wait! Register now: http://www.python.org/pycon/ --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)

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PyCon DC 2003 Sprints
by Jeremy Hylton 21 Feb '03

21 Feb '03

PyCon DC 2003 Sprints: Call for Participation http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/moinmoin/SprintPlan We are seeking coaches and participants for the sprint sessions preceding PyCon DC. A sprint is a two or three day focused development session, in which developers pair in a room and focus on building a particular subsystem. A sprint is organized with a coach leading the session. The coach sets the agenda, tracks activities, and keeps the development moving. The developers work in pairs using extreme programming's pair programming approach. The sprint approach works best when the first few hours are spent getting oriented -- presenting a tutorial for the development material, laying out the stories to tackle for the day, getting everyone a CVS checkout to work with. We need coaches to develop a sprint topic, lead the development effort, and help with the logistics of matching participants with sessions. In a successful sprint, the coach usually spends a lot of time helping others and little or no time doing development. What makes a good sprint topic? It must be possible to make real progress with just a day's effort. It would be good to make small enhancements to existing projects, finish off ongoing development on some project, or work on a new library that you'd like to contribute to the standard library. It probably doesn't make sense to sprint on a project that is brand new; you'd be better off sitting in a coffee shop talking. We're looking for topics that would hold the interest of 6-12 developers for a day or two. If you would like to coach a sprint, please send mail to jeremy(a)alum.mit.edu. We would like to finalize the sprint topics next week, so get in touch as soon as possible. We already have two sprint sessions planned. Chris Armstrong will be coaching a Twisted sprint, and Jim Fulton will be coaching a Zope sprint. People who want to participate in the sprints, but not coach, should make arrangements with a specific coach. The coaches will help me allocate the space fairly among the different topics. Space may be limited, so we would prefer to have people make plans to attend a specific sprint in advance. If you want to come, but don't know what session to attend at your name to the Wiki so that we can match you up with a sprint. The cost for attending the sprint sessions will be $25/day. That amount will cover the cost of the sprint rooms and electrical and network infrastructure. We don't expect to provide meals, but there is a cafeteria in the building. Jeremy Hylton PyConDC sprint chair

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[Module] e2fs
by Oliver M.Haynold 21 Feb '03

21 Feb '03

e2fs ---- Support for second extended file system extended attributes This little package allows us to set and get extended e2fs file attributes from python. URL: http://pubweb.northwestern.edu/~omh221/software_projects/python-e2fs/ License: Open Source Platform: Any system using e2fs, which usually means Linux. Binaries: Linux Categories: O/S Support, O/S Support // Linux Oliver M. Haynold (oliverh(a)northwestern.edu) -- <a href="http://pubweb.northwestern.edu/~omh221/software_projects/python-e2fs/">e2fs</a> -- Support for second extended file system extended attributes

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