Mailman 3 May 2004 - Python-announce-list

PyRepl 0.8.1
by Michael Hudson 25 May '04

25 May '04

A couple of weeks ago, I released but didn't get around to announcing PyRepl 0.8.1. PyRepl is a readline-a-like in pure Python, a library for building flexible command line interfaces. It requires python 2.2 (or newer) with the curses and termios modules built and features: * sane multi-line editing * history, with incremental search * completion, including displaying of available options * a fairly large subset of the readline emacs-mode keybindings (adding more is mostly just a matter of typing) * a liberal, Python-style, license * a new python top-level * no global variables, so you can run two or more independent readers without having their histories interfering. * no hogging of control -- it should be easy to integrate pyrepl into YOUR application's event loop. * generally speaking, a much more interactive experience than readline (it's a bit like a cross between readline and emacs's mini-buffer) * unicode support (given terminal support) As I never got around to announcing 0.8.0, a summary of changes from the last widely announced version (0.7.2): Summary of changes in 0.8.1: + Fixes - in the area of unbound keys and unknown commands - in quoted-insert - in unicode support + make Reader and subclasses new-style classes - make the inheritance hierachy look like this Reader / \ HistoricalReader CompletingReader \ / PythonicReader Turns out I've been wanting new-style classes since before they existed! - needed to slightly change the way keymaps are built Summary of changes in 0.8.0: + A whole bundle of things. - unicode support (although working out what encoding the terminal is using can be "tricky") - internal rearchitecting - probably a bunch of new bugs... + Development and web-presence moved to codespeak.net Cheers, mwh

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PPY 0.0.5 -- create Python callables in PPC assembly
by Michael Hudson 25 May '04

25 May '04

More-or-less for my own amusement, I've written a small Python package that allows one to write Python callables in PowerPC assembly: http://starship.python.net/crew/mwh/hacks/PPY.html This is clearly an insane thing to want to do, but take a look if it sounds intriguing. Currently only supports Mac OS X but I imagine a port to linux/ppc would be fairly straightforward. Cheers, mwh

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ANN: pyXSLdoc v0.43
by csad7＠t-online.de 24 May '04

24 May '04

what is it ---------- An application to produce documentation for XSLT files in XHTML format, similar to what javadoc does for Java files. Relying on and processing XML comments is generally not the best idea but for the purpose of this tool it seems the easiest, most natural and comfortable way. Even if the XML comments should not be processed (an XML parser might just ignore them), pyXSLdoc should at least give a helpful outline for a set of XSLT stylesheets. changes since the last release ------------------------------ * more XSLT elements are documented now, top level elements should be all documented now * new option --removedocs which simple filters all comment nodes out of give XSLT stylesheets * comments may be written in reStructuredText format, this is also the default expected format from v0.4 * HTML in Javadoc style comments is processed now (at least some basic HTML elements, thanks to Doron Enav for the XSLT templates), use option --htmldocs to change comment processing from ReST to Javadoc style * lots of bugfixes and small changes see http://cthedot.de/pyxsldoc/README.txt for a complete list of changes todo ---- * ReST processing is very simple at the moment, may be resolved and enhanced in a future version * overview of complete directories will be coming soon license ------- pyXSLdoc is published under the LGPL. download -------- download pyXSLdoc v0.43 - 040524 from http://cthedot.de/pyxsldoc/ pyXSLdoc needs * Pyana (tested with Pyana 0.8) * Docutils (tested with Docutils 0.3) for ReST comments not neccessary if you use Javadoc style comments usage ----- Easiest is to copy the XSLT files to document in a directory below pyxsldoc. Then start the documentation process with python xsldoc.py FILENAMES DIRNAMES [-d DOCTARGETDIR -h --htmldocs --removedocs] FILENAMES XSLT files to document, e.g. file1.xsl file2.xsl DIRNAMES directories with XSLT files to document,e.g. dir1 dir2 -d DOCTARGETDIR directory where the docs are written to, default is ./_xsldoc (ATTENTION: Use option -b for versions upto v0.3x) -h show the help --htmldocs comments in XSLT files are in Javadoc style (HTML and @tags) reStructuredText is the default comment format if this option is not given --removedocs remove all comments from given XSLT files and save results to ./_optimized christof hoeke http://cthedot.de <P><A HREF="http://cthedot.de/pyxsldoc/">pyXSLdoc 0.43</A> - generate XSLT documentation (23-May-04)

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Prothon gets Major Facelift in Vers 0.1.0
by Mark Hahn 23 May '04

23 May '04

Prothon version 0.1.0 has just been released. Prothon has changed dramatically for those who have not seen it since it was first announced. For example: the "Perl-like" symbols are gone and the "self" keyword is back, replacing the period. Prothon has gotten more "python-like", simpler, and more powerful, all at the same time. There is a new tutorial that covers Prothon completely without assuming any knowledge of Python or any other language. The Prothon/Python differences page now has links to the relevant section of this new tutorial. Some of these differences are: Locals and globals are gone and replaced by a simple scheme that allows you to access any local or external variable from inside a block or function scope by name. You may also modify any existing variable outside of the current scope by simply prepending "outer" to the variable name as in "outer.x = 1". You can even do this "outer access" when the variable is in a function that has quit running, giving you "closures" with no need for a special syntax. There is a new powerful self-binding method syntax that gives you the ability to explicitly specify the "self" to bind to a function call with "obj.func{self}(args)". This allows the full power of message-passing to be used without compromising the simplicity of function calling. This powerful and general scheme also solves the problem of calling methods when there is no such thing as a class to define what a method is. Intelligent defaults for {self} allow most method calls to be the intuiitive and simple form obj.call(). The "with" keyword now just creates a new local scope instead of another "self" which was so confusing before. So "self" is now the simple meaning of the instance object inside a method as it is in Python. There is a new "object" keyword which works almost identically to the "class" keyword, yet also works as a general object creation and initialization statement. It combines object creation and the "with" statement. See http://prothon.org.

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ANN: PyMedia 1.2.1
by "Dmitry Borisov=?koi8-r?Q?=22=20?= 20 May '04

20 May '04

PyMedia 1.2.1 is out. What is it ? ---------------------------------------------------------------- PyMedia is a media library for Python based on following libraries: libavcodec libavformat. libdvdcss libdvdread PyMedia has simple interface and suply data simple data types. Features ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Audio decoding/encoding for the following audio types: - mp2 - mp3 - ac3 - ogg - wma 2. Video decoding/encoding for the followin types: - mpeg1,2 ( dvd, vcd, svcd ) - mpeg4, xvid - asf - mov 3. Direct access to sound device 4. Sound manipulation classes such as Resampler 5. Direct access to cdda tracks for easy grabbing and encoding Audio CDs 6. Direct access to dvd tracks for playing DVD movies( all types ) 7. Simple interface and portability( Windows/Linux ) Downoad ---------------------------------------------------------------- Just check the http://pymedia.sourceforge.net and download the latest version( 1.2.1 ). How to use ---------------------------------------------------------------- You may find some really handy scripts in examples directory. These are: Video player( vplayer.py ) requires pydfb( http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=86491&package_id=1074… ) or pygame 1.6 patched with Overlay support( http://66.159.221.186/pygame-1.6-overlay.patch.gz ) Audio player( aplayer.py ) CDDA grabber( read_cdda_track.py ) Video recoder( encode_video.py, recode_video.py ) Audio recoder( recode_audio.py ) Plans ----------------------------------------------------------------- - usb support for easy handling the usb devices ability to write drivers in Python for devices that does not require fast speed - more sound handling classes( SpectrAnalyzer, Equalizer ) - more codecs for audio playback( ape, flac ) Thank you, Dmitry/

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ANN: Vancouver Python Workshop - talk proposals open
by Brian Quinlan 20 May '04

20 May '04

What's new? =========== The Vancouver Python Workshop is now accepting talk and tutorial proposals. To propose a talk, see: http://www.vanpyz.org/conference/submissions.html The deadline for talk submissions is June 15th. About the Vancouver Python Workshop =================================== The conference will begin on July 31st with keynote addresses by Guido van Rossum (the creator of Python) and Paul Everitt (co-founder of Zope Corp). Further talks (and tutorials for beginners) will take place on August 1st and 2nd. The conference will be roughly divided into three tracks: o Python language and applications o Content management with Python (esp. Zope and Plone) o Python for beginners More information see: http://www.vanpyz.org/conference/ or contact Brian Quinlan at: brian(a)sweetapp.com Vancouver ========= In addition to the opportunity to learn and socialize with fellow Pythonistas, the Vancouver Python Workshop also gives visitors the opportunity to visit one of the most extraordinary cities in the world (1). For more information about traveling to Vancouver, see: http://www.vanpyz.org/conference/travel.html http://www.tourismvancouver.com Important dates =============== Talk submissions: until June 15th Attendee registration: June 1st to June 30th Late registration: from July 1st Keynotes, preconference sprints & tutorials: July 31st Conference and tutorial dates: August 1st and 2nd (1) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2299119.stm http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml?idContent=1128760 Cheers, Brian

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ANN: WMI 0.6
by tim.golden＠viacom-outdoor.co.uk 20 May '04

20 May '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? =============== 19th May 2004 v0.6 + Added namespace support to wmi.__init__. This means you can now do, eg: wmi.WMI (namespace="MicrosoftIISv2") + _wmi_method parameters now check for array parameters, showing them on the __doc__ and raising an exception if the value passed in is not iterable. 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: Quixote 1.0b2 released
by Neil Schemenauer 20 May '04

20 May '04

Version 1.0b2 of Quixote is now available. For the list of changes and to download, please see: http://www.mems-exchange.org/software/quixote/

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NORTHWEST PYTHON SPRINT June 19-20, 2004 Bellevue, Washington, USA
by Brian Dorsey 20 May '04

20 May '04

SeaPIG (the Seattle Python Interest Group) is excited to announce the NORTHWEST PYTHON SPRINT June 19-20, 2004 Bellevue, Washington, USA The cost is free thanks to our host Construx Software. There will be a large, comfortable room seating 50+ people at tables, wireless and wired Internet access, and a projector for demonstrations. We're currently looking for coaches to lead sprints, as well as a count of the number who might attend. The main day is Saturday (9am-5pm), but we've also reserved the room for Sunday in case people want more time. There will also be a time Saturday morning for lightning talks and demonstrations (both non-commercial and commercial). What is a sprint? A sprint is a group of people who gather for a day or more to work on a common software project. The members choose individual tasks and usually work solo or in pairs in the same room, then get together periodically to compare notes. We'll follow the model that has worked successfully at the past several Python conferences: several groups working on different projects in the same room. Past sprints have done development work on the Python core, Twisted, Docutils, Webware, Zope, Chandler, etc. Most projects have a variety of tasks that need to be done -- coding modules, designing test suites, squashing bugs, writing user documentation and developer documentation, brainstorming design strategies, planning promotional activities, etc -- so there's something for every skill level. You'll need to bring a laptop, or if you don't have one you can pair with somebody who does. So far there's one sprint scheduled, on Twisted. A few Twisted newbies will be writing an application to get their heads around this asynchronous beast. (We could really use somebody with more expertise around, hint, hint.) If you'd like to coach a sprint, sign up to attend, propose a lightning talk or demonstration, or just get more information, see our wiki page: http://seapig.org/NorthwestPythonSprint or contact: Brian Dorsey <brian(a)dorseys.org>, 206-619-6975 Mike Orr <mso(a)oz.net>, 206-240-4250 Construx is located at 11820 Northup Way #E200, Bellevue WA 98005. It's eight miles from downtown Seattle; twenty from Sea-Tac Airport. Carpools and homestays are available if you contact us in advance.

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remoteD 0.8 Released
by Bryan J Gudorf 20 May '04

20 May '04

NeuroKode Labs, LLC., releases remoteD 0.8 remoteD is a python module that make multiprocess programming and IPC extremely simple. For more information, please visit the remoteD website at http://remoted.neurokode.com

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