Mailman 3 January 2004 - Python-announce-list

ANN: eGenix mxODBC Zope Database Adapter 1.0.8
by mal 23 Jan '04

23 Jan '04

________________________________________________________________________ ANNOUNCEMENT EGENIX.COM mxODBC Zope Database Adapter Version 1.0.8 Available for Zope 2.3 through 2.7 on Windows, Linux, Solaris and FreeBSD ________________________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION The eGenix mxODBC Zope Database Adapter (Zope DA) allows you to easily connect your Zope installation to just about any database backend on the market today, giving you the reliability of the commercially supported eGenix.com product mxODBC and the flexibility of the ODBC standard as middle-tier architecture. Unlike Zope's ZODBC Zope DA, the mxODBC Zope DA works on Windows XP/NT/2000/98, Linux, Solaris and FreeBSD using the same interface on all platforms. The mxODBC Zope DA implements high performance thread-safe connection pooling and multiple physical connects per logical Zope connection. You can safely run Z SQL Methods in parallel, achieving a much better throughput than ZODBC Zope DA or similar Zope database adapters under heavy load. This makes it ideal for deployment in ZEO Clusters and Zope hosting environments where stability and high performance are a top priority. ________________________________________________________________________ FEATURES * Zope Level 3 Database Adapter: the mxODBC Zope DA is fully multi-threaded and can handle multiple connections to multiple databases. * Fully compatible to Z SQL Methods. * Drop-in compatible to the ZODBC DA: the mxODBC Zope DA provides the same interfaces as Zope's ZODBC DA to allow a smooth upgrade path from this simplistic adapater to the high performance mxODBC Zope DA. * Fully compatible to the Znolk SQL Wizard Product and other similar products relying on the common database schema access methods .tables() and .columns(). * Connection Pooling: physical database connections are pooled and kept open, to reduce the connection overhead to a minimum. This is especially important for high latency database connections and ones like Oracle which take a considerable amount of time to setup * Parallel Execution of Queries on a single logical connection: the mxODBC Zope DA can manage any number of physical connections on a single logical connection. This enables running truly parallel Z SQL Method queries -- a feature not available in other Zope DAs. * Robust Mode of Operation: connections which have timed out or go away due to network problems are automatically reconnected. * Cross-platform Connection Objects: The Zope DA will automatically choose the right platform specific ODBC manager for you. * Per Connection Adjustable ODBC Interface: mxODBC comes with many different subpackages to choose from on Unix. The Zope DA allows you to select these subpackages on a per-connection basis. * Per Connection Error Handling: you can tell each connection whether it should report ODBC warnings or not; furthermore all warnings and errors are made available as list .messages on the DatabaseConnection object. * Transaction safe automatic reconnect: when the DA finds that a connection has timed out, it automatically tries a reconnect and replays the transaction on the connection (unlike other DAs which break the transaction scheme by doing a reconnect without replay). * Built-in Schema Cache: this results in improved performance under heavy load. * Database Schema Access: all ODBC catalog methods are made available for much better database schema inquiry. The catalog methods allow building generic database interrogation or manipulation tools and facilitates writing database independent Zope products. * Lazy Connect: the mxODBC Zope DA only connects to the database backends when a connection is actually requested. This results in a better use of resources compared to other Zope DAs. ________________________________________________________________________ NEWS Version 1.0.8 includes the following changes and enhancements: * Zope 2.7.0 and Python 2.3 are fully supported on all platforms: Windows, Linux, Solaris and FreeBSD. * You can let the mxODBC Zope DA return empty strings instead of None for SQL NULL values. This should simplify porting existing applications to the mxODBC Zope DA. * The included mxODBC 2.1 provides full Unicode support if accessed directly. Using e.g. the EasySoft ODBC-ODBC bridge this allows you to connect to any remote Unicode aware ODBC backend from any of the supported platforms. In short: mxODBC Zope DA is continuing to become the number one solution for integrating relational databases with Zope applications. ________________________________________________________________________ UPGRADING If you have already bought mxODBC Zope DA licenses, you can use these license for the updated version as well. There is no need to buy new licenses. The same is true for evaluation license users. ________________________________________________________________________ MORE INFORMATION For more information on the mxODBC Zope DA, licensing and download instructions, please visit our web-site: http://zope.egenix.com/ You can buy mxODBC Zope DA licenses online from the eGenix.com shop at: http://shop.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ Thank you, -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, Jan 23 2004) >>> Python/Zope Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ ::: Try mxODBC.Zope.DA for Windows,Linux,Solaris,FreeBSD for free ! ::::

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ANN: python-ldap-2.0.0pre19
by Michael Ströder 23 Jan '04

23 Jan '04

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 2.0.0pre19 2004-01-22 Changes since 2.0.0pre18: Modules/: * LDAPObject.c: Most deprecated functions of OpenLDAP C API are not used anymore. * functions.c: Removed unused default_ldap_port(). * constants.c: Removed unused or silly constants AUTH_KRBV4, AUTH_KRBV41, AUTH_KRBV42, URL_ERR_BADSCOPE, URL_ERR_MEM * errors.c: Fixed building with OpenLDAP 2.2.x (errors caused by negative error constants in ldap.h) ldap.ldapobject.LDAPObject: * Removed unused wrapper methods uncache_entry(), uncache_request(), url_search(), url_search_st() and url_search_s() * New wrapper methods for all the _ext() methods in _ldap.LDAPObject. ldap.modlist: * Some performance optimizations and simplifications in function modifyModlist()

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[ANN] ip2cc 0.2 released
by Denis S. Otkidach 23 Jan '04

23 Jan '04

ip2cc: Lookup country country by IP address =========================================== WHAT IS IT If you want to gather web statistics by countries (not by top-level domains) or implement targeting, here is solution: ip2cc. This module allows to resolve country from IP address. USAGE ip2cc.py -update - build/update database ip2cc.py <address> - print country name for which <address> is registered For example: $ ./ip2cc.py python.org python.org (194.109.137.226) is located in NETHERLANDS $ ./ip2cc.py google.com.ru google.com.ru (216.239.33.100) is located in UNITED STATES Module can be used as CGI. WHERE TO GET Homepage: http://ppa.sf.net/#ip2cc Download: http://prdownloads.sf.net/ppa/ip2cc-0.2.tar.gz?download LICENSE Python-style ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Jason R. Mastaler Fredrik Lundh CHANGES 0.2 - Adopted to new format of registrars. - Added LACNIC to sources. - Fixed contry code map and added -check option to simplify maintainance. 0.1 Initial release -- Denis S. Otkidach http://www.python.ru/ [ru]

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by Terry Austin 23 Jan '04

23 Jan '04

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PyCon price schedule correction
by Guido van Rossum 22 Jan '04

22 Jan '04

In my previous announcement, I wrote: > This is a reminder that the deadline for early bird registration for > PyCon DC 2004 is February 1, 2004. Early bird registration is $175; > after that, it will be $200 through March 17, then $250 at the door. Unfortunately this gave a too rose-colored view on the not-so-early registration fees. The correct price schedule is: - Early bird (through Feb 1) $175 - Normal reg (until March 17) $250 <-- correction! - Walk-ins $300 <-- correction! To register, visit: http://www.pycon.org/dc2004/register/ I urge everybody coming to the conference to register ASAP -- save yourself or your employer $75!!! You have until February 1st. --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)

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ANNOUNCE: python-gammu 0.4 and Wammu 0.5
by Michal Cihar 22 Jan '04

22 Jan '04

Hi releasing Wammu version 0.5, news: New features: * Searching for phone. * Backup and import functionality. * Deleting of multiple entries at once. * Reply on message. * Playback of ringtones using timidity. * More decoded SMS parts are now recognized (especially Nokia ones were not recognised before). * Unexpected exceptions are handled and reported as bugs. * Czech localisation. Bug fixes: * HTML displayer now should display non ascii texts correctly. * Reads really all sms. * Better handling of exceptions when reading data. * Broken wxListCtrl.GetColumn on wxPython 2.4.1.2 is workarounded. * Workaround charset conversion problems in wxPython. * Fixed creating multiple roots in tree control. Wammu is phone manager built on top o python-gammu. It supports many phones (check Gammu project for details). You can reach it on http://www.cihar.com/gammu/wammu/ it requires python-gammu 0.4, which comes also with few new features: * SMS with some data are now converted to/from Pyyhon correctly. * Added work with SMS folders. * Added support for creating categories. * Ringtone parts of SMS are now also converted. * Can save ringtones. * Support for reading/writing backups. * Works much better in multi thread applications - releases Pythons global lock for communication with phone. python-gammu is binding between Python and Gammu. It currently does not support all Gammu features, but only those needed for Wammu, URL is http://www.cihar.com/gammu/python/ -- Regards Michal Cihar http://cihar.com

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ZODB 3.2.1c1 and 3.1.5c1 released
by Jeremy Hylton 21 Jan '04

21 Jan '04

We have made release candidates for ZODB 3.2.1 and 3.1.5. These releases fix a bug in FileStorage pack that can cause data loss if you pack to a time earlier than a previous pack time. The ZODB 3.2.1 release also fixes several ZEO bugs. These releases correspond to the Zope 2.7.0 and 2.6.4 releases made on Monday. We expect to make final ZODB releases at the same time as the final Zope releases. You can find the releases at the usual places. See http://www.zope.org/Wikis/ZODB. What is ZODB? The Zope Object Database (ZODB) provides an object-oriented database for Python that provides a high-degree of transparency. Applications can take advantage of object database features with few, if any, changes to application logic. ZODB includes features such as a pluggable storage interface, rich transaction support, and undo. Jeremy

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ANN: WMI 0.5
by tim.golden＠viacom-outdoor.co.uk 20 Jan '04

20 Jan '04

*************************** Python WMI Module - CHANGES *************************** What is it? =========== The Python WMI module is a lightweight wrapper on top of the win32all extensions, and hides some of the messy plumbing needed to get Python to talk to the WMI API. It's pure Python and should work with any version of Python from 2.1 onwards (list comprehensions) and any recent version of win32all. Where do I get it? ================== http://tgolden.sc.sabren.com/python/wmi.html What's Changed? =============== 17th Jan 2004 v0.5 + Added support for the WMI Registry interface. The new module-level Registry method returns a WMI registry object whose methods include EnumKeys, CreateValue &c. There are a couple of examples in the cookbook. 15th Dec 2003 v0.4 + Added machines_in_domain (from a post to python-win32 by "Sean") + Factored out moniker construction to make it easier to support use of StdRegProv to update registry. (Coming soon). + Added support for a timeout on the event watcher; timeout is specified in milliseconds and raises x_wmi_timed_out on a call to the watcher object. This allows for the possibility of pumping for waiting messages to prevent eg, the PythonWin IDE locking up. See the docstring for the watch_for method. + Added connect_server function, making it slightly easier to construct a WMI object, eg with username and password. 10th Jul 2003 v0.3 + Changes by Paul Moore to allow a ready-made WMI Services object to be passed in (WMI.__init__). + This header and the __VERSION__ number added by Tim G. 9th Jul 2003 v0.2 + Sundry changes by Tim G, including but not limited to: - support for moniker parts (WMI.__init__) - creating new instances of WMI classes (WMI.new) - passing return value back from wmi methods (_wmi_method.__call__) - better COM error-handling (handle_com_error) 5th Jun 2003 v0.1 + Initial release by Tim Golden

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ANNOUNCE: Zope 2.6.4-rc1 released
by Brian Lloyd 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

Zope 2.6.4 rc1 Released The 2.6.4 'release candidate' release fixes a number of issues introduced in Zope 2.6.3 as a result of merging extensive security updates. You may download Zope 2.6.4 rc1 from Zope.org: http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.6.4rc1/ **Users of the VerboseSecurity add-on product for Zope please note:** some of the security-related changes in Zope 2.6.4 rc1 are incompatible with the VerboseSecurity product. Please uninstall the VerboseSecurity product before upgrading to 2.6.4 rc 1 to avoid problems. It is expected that VerboseSecurity will be updated to be compatible with Zope 2.6.4 in the near future. For more information on what is new in this release, see the CHANGES.txt and HISTORY.txt files for the release: - http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.6.4rc1/CHANGES.txt - http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.6.4rc1/HISTORY.txt For more information on the available Zope releases, guidance for selecting the right distribution and installation instructions, please see: http://www.zope.org/Documentation/Misc/InstallingZope.html Brian Lloyd brian(a)zope.com V.P. Engineering 540.361.1716 Zope Corporation http://www.zope.com

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ANNOUNCE: Zope 2.7.0-rc1 released
by Brian Lloyd 19 Jan '04

19 Jan '04

Zope 2.7.0 rc1 Released The 2.7.0 'release candidate' release fixes a number of issues introduced in Zope 2.7.0 b4 as a result of merging extensive security updates. You may download Zope 2.7.0 rc1 from Zope.org: http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.7.0rc1/ **Users of the VerboseSecurity add-on product for Zope please note:** some of the security-related changes in Zope 2.7.0 rc1 are incompatible with the VerboseSecurity product. Please uninstall the VerboseSecurity product before upgrading to 2.7.0 rc 1 to avoid problems. It is expected that VerboseSecurity will be updated to be compatible with Zope 2.7.0 in the near future. For more information on what is new in this release, see the CHANGES.txt and HISTORY.txt files for the release: - http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.7.0rc1/CHANGES.txt - http://www.zope.org/Products/Zope/2.7.0rc1/HISTORY.txt For more information on the available Zope releases, guidance for selecting the right distribution and installation instructions, please see: http://www.zope.org/Documentation/Misc/InstallingZope.html Brian Lloyd brian(a)zope.com V.P. Engineering 540.361.1716 Zope Corporation http://www.zope.com

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