Mailman 3 September 2003 - Python-announce-list

SpamBayes 1.0a6 Source Release
by Tony Meyer Sept. 19, 2003

Sept. 19, 2003

Version 1.0a6 of the SpamBayes source is now available. Note: this is not a release of the binary installer for the Outlook plug-in. A separate release for the plug-in installer will follow at a later date. This release follows (reasonably) close on the heals of 1.0a5 and is primarily a reshuffling and tidy-up. All the scripts have been renamed, and all the cruft supporting old option names has been removed. This will almost certainly mean that you have to edit the way you use SpamBayes (to change the name, at least). There are a few other minor improvements and bug fixes. We recommend that all source code users upgrade to the 1.0a6 release, but do so at a time when they have a few minutes available to change over references to script names, and to check their configuration files are using the correct names. Note that the plan is for this to be the final alpha release in the 1.0 series, and that 1.0 is effectively feature frozen from this point. We will continue to fix any bugs that are reported, and should be able to release a very stable 1.0b1 and then final 1.0 release in the near future. Work will soon begin on the 1.1 series, which will (no doubt!) feature many improvements. For full details about what's new in this release, please see the release notes and/or changelog: <http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=185545> Downloads are available from <http://spambayes.org/download.html>. =Tony Meyer, on behalf of the spambayes team.

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Literate programming in Python
by feng_xia＠instron.com Sept. 19, 2003

Sept. 19, 2003

Hello, All, I have finally come up a literate programming tool for the Python lovers! :) Yes yes yes! After painful searching over the internet, I came across the Py2tex app which does a nice job of typesetting the Python code. But it's not literate programming yet. Well, to make this short, the one I have is very preliminary. I am not an advanced user in either the Python world or the Latex world. With my very limited knowledge of both, I tried. I don't know how to make the code available to the public. Anyway, please send me an email if you are interested in. And please don't laugh at some of my "crude" techniques programming the beatiful Python. I'm sure there could be a better solution to many of my headaches :) Best regards, feng

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ANN: Soprano 0.04 Released
by frank Sept. 18, 2003

Sept. 18, 2003

Soprano is a GUI app that scans a selected range of ip addresses and try to get info about the hosts such as users, localgroups, shares, operating system. This program only runs under windows. changes 0.002 > 0.003:. added settings window setting are saved in xml and are stored under data\setting.xml setting include: "logon as" with username and password or use null request resolv hostname shares users groups info portscanner improved right click menu\submenu new functions: add user add group add share send msg (NetMessageBufferSend) changes 0.003 > 0.04:. Looks a lot better!!!! Added splitterWindow treectrl and textctrl are now "children" of splitterwindow (makes the whole thing look a lot better and more dynamic) All the information gathered is now saved the xml file data\soprano.xml. The soprano.xml is used to display info about the selected host in textctrl after the initial scan. The pinger is now a separate file (pinger.py). Source code and windows binary at http://sourceforge.net/projects/soprano/

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Python Database Objects (PDO)
by Bryan J Gudorf Sept. 17, 2003

Sept. 17, 2003

We at NeuroKode Labs, LLC, are proud to announce the release of Python Database Objects (PDO). Python Database Objects (PDO) provides an easy to use Object Oriented API for database developers. PDO utilizes DB-API modules for database access, but allows for a Common Object Oriented API across RDBMS. Thus, PDO can be thought of as a 'wrapper' around the DB-API and database specific modules. Here is a quick example of the usage of Python Database Objects (PDO): import pdo DBConn =pdo.connect('Module=MySQLdb;User=SalesReader;Passwd=secretpassword;DB=Sales ') Results = DBConn.openRS("SELECT * FROM Customers") while Results.next() print "Name: " + Results['Name'].value Downloads for Python Database Objects are available on SourceForge.Net or for more information please visit pdo.neurokode.com. ~Bryan J Gudorf NeuroKode Labs, LLC

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ANN: PythonCard 0.7.2
by Kevin Altis Sept. 17, 2003

Sept. 17, 2003

PythonCard is a GUI construction kit for building cross-platform desktop applications on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Release 0.7.2 includes over 40 sample applications and tools to help users build applications in Python, including codeEditor, findfiles, and resourceEditor (layout editor). A list of changes since release 0.7 is at the end of this message. All the information you need about PythonCard can be found on the project web page at: http://pythoncard.sourceforge.net/ The installation instructions and walkthroughs are available on the main documentation page: http://pythoncard.sourceforge.net/documentation.html You can download the latest release at: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=19015 For a list of most of the samples that have been built with PythonCard and screenshots of them in action go to: http://pythoncard.sourceforge.net/samples/samples.html The kind people at SourceForge host the project: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pythoncard/ If you want to get involved the main contact point is the Mailing list: http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pythoncard-users PythonCard requires Python 2.2.1 or later and wxPython 2.4.1.2 or later. wxPython can be downloaded at http://www.wxpython.org/ Additional Notes: Remember to backup or just delete your old PythonCardPrototype directory before installing a new version, so that the old files aren't still in the package directory. If you installed a previous version of PythonCard on Windows using the binary installer, then you should be able to remove the old package via the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel. The distutils installer will put the framework, components, docs, samples, and tools in Lib\site-packages or your Python directory (typically C:\Python22 or C:\Python23). Of course, on Linux and Mac OS X that path will be slightly different and have forward slashes. Windows users should get a PythonCard menu in the Start->Programs menu with links to the documentation, samples, codeEditor, findfiles, and resourceEditor. The tools and most of the samples will now keep their config and data file info in the "pythoncard_config" directory created by the framework. On Unix, the directory will be ~/pythoncard_config. On Windows, the directory varies as described in the following post: http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/PythonCard/1496793 So, if you run a PythonCard app with any of the runtime tools and select "Save Configuration" from the "Debug" menu, the window positions and sizes of your runtime windows (Shell, Message Watcher, etc.) will be saved in "pythoncard_config/pythoncard_config.txt" not the PythonCardPrototype directory. Likewise, when you change the text style used by the codeEditor via the "Styles..." menu item under the "Format" menu, the modification will be saved in "pythoncard_config/stc-styles.rc.cfg" ka --- Kevin Altis altis(a)semi-retired.com http://altis.pycs.net/ --- changelog since release 0.7 Release 0.7.2 2003-09-08 ranamed MultiColumnList 'border' attribute to 'rules' enabled MultiColumnList and Tree in the resourceEditor added minimalList and minimalTree samples as tests of the MultiColumList and Tree components added multicolumnexample by William Volkman replaced older MultiColumnList component with version by William Volkman added workaround for wxMSW GetFont() bug in MultiColumnList switched to Raise() in fixComponentOrder to deal with wxPython 2.4.x change with Hide/Show added shell.autoCompleteWxMethods = False to pycrustrc.py to hide CamelCase wxPython methods of components and other wxPython classes by default added source.encode('iso-8859-1') to textToHtml to avoid print/print preview exceptions in codeEditor; this will probably require a more sophisticated solution added workaround for wxWindows AppendText bug in jabberChat sample. This might need to be added to TextArea appendText if wxWindows isn't fixed soon fixed popItems handling of RadioGroup and other components with an 'items' attribute in resourcEditor propertyEditor.py updated classes in menu.py to be direct wxPython subclasses added source file support to templates in resourceEditor updated File->New... process to save new files added moreapplications.html page to highlight other apps built with PythonCard added wx.wxDEFAULT_DIALOG_STYLE to singleChoiceDialog to workaround wxPython 2.4.1.2 bug fixed samples launcher selection and added double-click support added int(round()) conversions to fix Python 2.3 deprecation warnings added '' back to sys.path in pycrustrc.py for shell work changed default font size for findfiles tool on Mac and GTK added autoSetEOL to codeEditor to automatically use the line endings already in a document replaced \xa0 characters in source files with spaces added macbuild.py to the minimalStandalone sample to show how to build standalones on Mac OS X fixed double loading of pycrustrc.py files in loadShell fixed config directory creation fixed image rotation in slideshow sample for files in zips updated fixed getStyleConfigPath in colorizer fixed PILtoBitmap typo in graphic.py PythonCard now requires a minimum Python 2.2.1 or higher and wxPython 2.4.x or higher Release 0.7.1 2003-07-16 dbBrowser now supports PostgreSQL using the psycopg interface An alternative dbBrowser using a wxGrid to display query results has been added. Its called dbBrowser2 and it re-uses much of the code from the original changed wx.wxc.__version__ check to wx.__version__ added Save Configuration menu item to Scriptlet menu in the codeEditor fixed config.py for standalone usage added Thomas Heller's main_is_frozen function to util.py added GetPixel method to BitmapCanvas added userdata attribute to Widget so all components added support for userdata in the resourceEditor changed resourceEditor to use a drag rect so dragging works the same on all platforms and no longer requires the use of CaptureMouse on Linux added WMAvailable check for Mac OS X so the top frame appears in front when app starts fixed pycrustrc.py loading on Linux/GTK added Grid component and simpleGrid sample fixed script launching in samples.py, findfiles, codeEditor, and resourceEditor added spinUp and spinDown events to Spinner component added dirname() function to util module to use instead of os.path.dirname() updated model.py to use the new function changed true/false to True/False in STCStyleEditor.py to avoid wxPython 2.4.0.4 deprecation warning changed 'items' attribute in resourceEditor to use TextArea instead of TextField for editing fixed 'icon' handling in resourceOutput.py Phil Edwards' started making Linux RPMs for PythonCard added Phil Edwards Linux installation instructions added Mac OS X (Jaguar) installation instructions fixed font attribute in BitmapCanvas added David McNab's walkthrough Increasing Usefulness with Timers and Threads fixed order of wx imports so wx always comes first added jabberChat options for conferencing and Show/Raise slideshow sample changes added Goto Slide dialog changed F8 key to act as a Pause/Continue toggle added zip file support fixed relative directory reference in webserver sample

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ANN: Twisted networking framework 1.0.7
by Itamar Shtull-Trauring Sept. 16, 2003

Sept. 16, 2003

Twisted is an event-driven networking framework for server and client applications. For more information, visit http://www.twistedmatrix.com, join the list http://twistedmatrix.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/twisted-python or visit us on #twisted at irc.freenode.net. What's New in 1.0.7 =================== - Client Jabber support. - twisted.xish, an XML package supporting a DOM-like API and a XPATH-like API. - Woven web templating toolkit is now much faster, and no longer supports the interim APIs it had during development. - Security tightening in the web server, especially on Windows. - XML-RPC server is now easier to extend, and can publish the XML-RPC introspection API as an option. - Working minimum and maximum sizes for database connection pools. - New connection API for Perspective Broker, allowing easy SSL support, reconnection, etc.. - Better lenient HTML parsing in microdom. - Many improvements to mail protocols (SMTP, POP3, IMAP). - Continued switch to updated cred unified authentication backend in the various protocols supported by Twisted. - SOAP support now requires SOAPpy 0.10.1 or later. - mailmail, a replacement for the common usage of command-line /usr/sbin/sendmail. - Bug fixes, documentation improvements, more tests. What is Twisted? ================ Twisted is an event-driven framework for building networked clients and servers. It contains a powerful and simple networking core, a full-featured suite of interoperable protocols, among them a powerful web server and applications framework. Twisted supports many event loops for both server apps and GUI integration on the client side, including: - Win32 events, including GUI support - GTK+ - GTK+ 2 - Qt - wxPython - Tkinter Twisted can run protocols over TCP, SSL, UDP, multicast, Unix sockets and subprocesses. It also includes scheduling support, threading integration, RDBMS event loop integration and other basic requirements for networked applications. Also included are implementations of many protocols. In some cases this includes complete frameworks providing facilities on top of the base protocol: - SSH - IMAP - DNS - FTP (client only, server needs rewrite) - HTTP, including a complete web framework - Jabber client - XML-RPC server and client frameworks - SOAP server framework - NNTP and complete NNTP server framework - SOCKSv4 (server only) - SMTP - IRC - telnet - POP3 - AOL's instant messaging TOC - MSN messaging - OSCAR, used by AOL IM as well as ICQ (client only) - MouseMan serial mice, and GPS devices - Twisted Perspective Broker, a remote object protocol

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Free Data Quality Management with Python UK Seminar
by Andre Michel Descombes Sept. 16, 2003

Sept. 16, 2003

Hi, Test&Go is a Python based tool, which makes developing Python DQM solutions a cinch. I am pleased to inform you that QualiControl (UK) Ltd are holding the first of a number of FREE Seminars on the issues of Data Quality and Control on 1st October 2003 at the Royal Oriental Hotel in Luton, Bedfordshire (the second will be 15th October). The seminar will cover the problems encountered by companies with their data quality as well as the knock on effects that these issues have across an organisation and on to its partners or customers. The seminar will also include a demonstration of Test&Go - one of Europe's leading software solutions for controlling the quality and integrity of data in all information processes, particularly focussing on Data Quality Management and Python. Test&Go has provided a great ROI within the Government and Financial industries as well as for Software Testing, Data Cleansing and eCommerce environments within a number of commercial organisations. Case studies will also feature in the seminar on how companies have overcome their data quality issues and the benefits gained. If you would like more information on Test&Go or to register for this seminar, please go to http://www.qualicontrol.com/eng/seminar/seminar.php?logo=logo_info.jpg Regards, Andre M. Descombes R&D Director QualiControl (UK) Ltd Tel: +44 (0)1582 513317 www.qualicontrol.com/eng/default.php

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ANN: XMLFilter 1.1 - read and write XML with or without expat
by awshearer＠shearersoftware.com Sept. 16, 2003

Sept. 16, 2003

I just released version 1.1 of XMLFilter, which marks the first public standalone release. XMLFilter is an open-source Python module you can include with your programs to provide XML parsing even if the target system lacks a working xml.sax package. For example, you can use it to quickly adapt existing xml.sax-compatible scripts to work out of the box on Jaguar (Mac OS X 10.2), which lacks expat. http://www.shearersoftware.com/software/developers/xmlfilter/ It works by using the older xmllib module as a fallback for xml.sax. A test suite verifies call-by-call compatibility no matter which module ends up being used. Other features include XML event-stream filtering, writing, and creation, with support for writing CDATA sections. (Using these classes also avoids bugs in some versions of xml.sax.) Generally, the newer your version of Python, the faster it goes. For example, if xml.sax and expat are working, they give a factor-of-3 speedup over the pure-Python xmllib, and on Python 2.3, Unicode encoding conversions will use xmlcharrefreplace for faster writing of XML numeric entities. Python-licensed. Tested all the way down to Python 1.5.2 and up to Python 2.3. xml.sax-compatible, Unicode-savvy (wherever Python is), and optionally namespace-aware. <P><A HREF="http://www.shearersoftware.com/software/developers/xmlfilter/">XMLFilter 1.0</a> - Read, filter, and write XML with full compatibility for systems lacking expat. (15-Sep-03) -- Andrew Shearer http://www.shearersoftware.com/personal/weblog/

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historic precedent
by Ramez Hala El Hajeb Sept. 15, 2003

Sept. 15, 2003

Rethink the Cool + the Shoe phil knight had a dream. he'd sell shoes. he'd sell dreams. he'd get rich. he'd use sweatshops if he had to. then along came a new shoe. plain. simple. cheap. fair. designed for only one thing: kicking phil's ass. the unswoosher $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ For years, Nike was the undisputed champion of logo culture, its swoosh an instant symbol of global cool. Today, Phil Knight's Nike is a fading empire, badly hurt by years of "brand damage" as activists and culture jammers fought back against mindfuck marketing and dirty sweatshop labor. Now a final challenge. We take on Phil at his own game - and win. We turn the shoes we wear into a counterbranding game. The swoosh versus the anti-swoosh. Which side are you on? Adbusters has been doing R&D for more than a year, and guess what? Making a shoe - a good shoe - isn't exactly rocket science. With a network of supporters, we're getting ready to launch the blackSpot sneaker, the world's first grassroots anti-brand. You can help launch the blackSpot revolution. THE BIG QUESTION: Is it possible to take Phil Knight's billion-dollar marketing momentum and, in a quick judo-like move, slap him onto the mat with the power of his own PR thrust? OUR KICK-ASS MARKETING STRATEGY >> http://blackspotsneaker.org/02/ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ buy it............................preorders(a)blackspotsneaker.org sell it...........................wholesale(a)blackspotsneaker.org invest in it......................investors(a)blackspotsneaker.org support it........................donations(a)blackspotsneaker.org join the jam........................jammers(a)blackspotsneaker.org Make a straight donation... it's a worthy cause with the potential to set an historic precedent that could be repeated in other industries and usher in more grass roots version of capitalism in which megacorps do not control every area of our children's lives. https://www.groundspring.org/donate/index.cfm?ID=2217-0%7C742-0 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Ramez Hala El Hajeb Other glad heavy shopkeepers will learn surprisingly in exits.

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strptime() backported to Jython 2.1
by Brett C. Sept. 15, 2003

Sept. 15, 2003

I have received a few requests since the 'Python Cookbook' was published to edit my code for a strptime() function in pure Python to run on Jython 2.1 . I have finally come about and made the necessary changes and put them online (thanks to Jon Franz for giving the final push). The code can be found at the Python Cookbook web site at http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/56036 . It is not the fastest or best version of the code (that will always be in the Python CVS MAIN tree), but it seems to work (I have not done extensive testingm but all the changes were minor). I now consider this backport finished. All future enhancements to strptime will continue to go into the Python CVS but will not be backported. If you want the latest and greatest features then consider helping to move Jython forward to its next version or upgrading your version of CPython. -Brett

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