Mailman 3 November 2005 - Python-announce-list

ANN: sharep 0.2 - share price downloader module
by Mark Carter 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

sharep is a Public Domain python module for downloading share prices from the internet. Currently only UK shares are supported. Feel free to submit support for other countries. News 08-Nov-2005 Version 0.2 released - updates for changes to Yahoo site 21-Dec-2004 Version 0.1 released Example >>> # download bid and ask price for Glaxo Pharmaceuticals; symbol name GSK >>> import sharep.uk >>> sharep.uk.bid('GSK') '1,184.00' >>> sharep.uk.ask('gsk') '1,186.00' Webpage: http://www.markcarter.me.uk/computing/python/sharep/sharep.htm Download: http://www.markcarter.me.uk/computing/python/sharep/sharep-0.2.zip

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SoCal Piggies meeting: Nov.10 at USC (7 PM)
by Grig Gheorghiu 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

The next meeting of the SoCal Piggies will be this Thursday November 10 at USC, starting at 7 PM. We'll have 2 presentations: * "Python and Unicode" -- Daniel Arbuckle * "What You Can Do with Python in 90 Minutes" -- Mark Kohler If you're a Python enthusiast living in the L.A./O.C. area, please consider joining us for the meeting. The SoCal Piggies Wiki is at <http://socal-piggies.org/scp>. Directions to the USC location are available here: <http://socal-piggies.org/scp/USC_Salvatori_Computer_Science_Center,_room_222> Grig

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DFW Pythoneer Meetings This Week
by Jeff Rush 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

The Dallas-Ft. Worth Pythoneers are having three meetings this week. [1] Thursday, November 10th (i.e. Every Second Thursday) From 7 pm until 10 pm at Snuffer's Restaurant and Bar in Addison on Midway, we have a *social get-together*. Sure to be on the agenda is discussion about our recent experiences with learning Zope 3 and establishing a club IRC channel. Snuffer's Restaurant and Bar 14910 Midway Rd. Addison, TX 75244 972-991-8811 We meet in the glassed-in patio and try to have Python-related books and signs scattered about so people can find us. [2] Friday, November 11th (Kickoff of Ft. Worth Chapter) The first meeting of the Fort Worth chapter, we're trying to build up a group for those who find it difficult to drive all the way to Dallas/Addison. If you want local meetings, please make your presence known. We're meeting from 6 pm until 8 pm at: Artistic Blends 5298 Trail Lake Drive Fort Worth, TX 76133 (817) 292.4744 Look for the Kylixitis shirt wearing individual. [3] Saturday, November 12th (i.e. Second Saturday Hands-On Sessions) We start gathering at 1 pm and formally start at 2 pm. This is *hands-on programming* so bring your laptops. The site has both wired and wireless Internet, and we have a projector for talks. We run until 5 pm and then break for a group dinner. We're at the tables in the big middle of the bookstore, with laptops, hubs and cables everywhere. Easy to find. NerdBooks.com 1681 Firman Drive Richardson, TX 75081 (972) 470-9600 The topics this time will be Zope 3 and more Extreme Programming, applied to the web-based talks scheduler we're constructing as a group project for the PyCon conference. Next time, the Fourth Saturday, we hope to have a demo/talk of the Django web framework. ---- Locations, times and *maps* for all events are maintained at: http://python.meetup.com/10/events/ The DFW Pythoneers maintain a club wiki/mailing list at: http://www.python.org/dfw Hope to see you there, and especially some new faces! Jeff Rush, DFW Pythoneers Coordinator

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Chicago Python Users Group, Thurs Nov 10
by Ian Bicking 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

November topics are "Remote, Generic and Random", just like us. We'll have presentations on PyRO (Python Remote Objects) by Fawad Halim, generic functions (as implemented in RuleDispatch) by Ian Bicking, and the standard library random module by Robert Ramsdell. There will also be time to chat, and many opportunities to ask questions. We encourage people at all levels to attend. We'll be meeting at 7 PM, Thursday November 10, in downtown Chicago at Performics 180 N. Lasalle 12th floor. RSVP is necessary for building security, email chris.mcavoy(a)gmail.com with a subject of "RSVP for ChiPy" to be added to the list. If you aren't sure if you can come, email just in case. About ChiPy (http://chipy.org): ChiPy meets on the second Thursday of each month, at different locations around Chicagoland. If you are interested in goings-on, please subscribe to our mailing list: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago

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BayPIGgies: November 10, 7:30pm (Google)
by Aahz 08 Nov '05

08 Nov '05

The next meeting of BayPIGgies will be Thurs, November at 7:30pm at Google (Bldg 43, room Tunis). Hasan Diwan will demonstrate a prototype GPS system written in Python. Let's all work to convince him that he doesn't need to rewrite it in Java! BayPIGgies meetings alternate between IronPort (San Bruno, California) and Google (Mountain View, California). For more information and directions, see http://www.baypiggies.net/ Before the meeting, we sometimes meet at 6pm for dinner. Discussion of dinner plans is handled on the BayPIGgies mailing list. Advance notice: The meeting agenda for December 8 has been set. Please send e-mail to baypiggies(a)baypiggies.net if you want to suggest an agenda (or volunteer to give a presentation). -- Aahz (aahz(a)pythoncraft.com) <*> http://www.pythoncraft.com/ "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." --Red Adair

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[ANN] pylint 0.8.1
by Sylvain Thénault 07 Nov '05

07 Nov '05

Hi there ! I'm pleased to announce a new bug fix release of PyLint. Notice that a lot of other bugs will be fixed by updating the logilab-astng package to 0.13.1. Almost all bugs noticed by pylint users since the 0.8 is out should be corrected by updating pylint and astng :) What's new ? ------------ * fix "deprecated module" false positive when the code imports a module whose name starts with a deprecated module's name (close #10061) * fix "module has no name __dict__" false positive (close #10039) * fix "access to undefined variable __path__" false positive (close #10065) * fix "explicit return in __init__" false positive when return is actually in an inner function (close #10075) What is pylint ? ---------------- Pylint is a python tool that checks if a module satisfy a coding standard. Pylint can be seen as another pychecker since nearly all tests you can do with pychecker can also be done with Pylint. But Pylint offers some more features, like checking line-code's length, checking if variable names are well-formed according to your coding standard, or checking if declared interfaces are truly implemented, and much more (see http://www.logilab.org/projects/pylint/ for the complete check list). The big advantage with Pylint is that it is highly configurable, customizable, and you can easily write a small plugin to add a personal feature. The usage it quite simple : $ pylint mypackage.mymodule This command will output all the errors and warnings related to the tested code (here : mypackage.mymodule), will dump a little summary at the end, and will give a mark to the tested code. Pylint is free software distributed under the GNU Public Licence. Home page --------- http://www.logilab.org/projects/pylint Download -------- ftp://ftp.logilab.org/pub/pylint Mailing list ------------ mailto://python-projects@logilab.org Enjoy! -- Sylvain Thénault LOGILAB, Paris (France). http://www.logilab.com http://www.logilab.fr http://www.logilab.org

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[ANN] ASTNG 0.13.1
by Sylvain Thénault 07 Nov '05

07 Nov '05

Hi there ! I'm pleased to announce a new bug fix release of ASTNG. This release fixes a lot of bugs detected by pylint users, the most popular application built on top of this package. What's new ? ------------ * fix bug on building from living module the same object in encountered more than once time (eg builtins.object) (close #10069) * fix bug in Class.ancestors() regarding inner classes (close #10072) * fix .self_resolve() on From and Module nodes to handle package precedence over module (close #10066) * locals dict for package contains __path__ definition (close #10065) * astng provide GenExpr and GenExprFor nodes with python >= 2.4 (close #10063) * fix python2.2 compatibility (close #9922) * link .__contains__ to .has_key on scoped node to speed up execution * remove no more necessary .module_object() method on From and Module nodes * normalize parser.ParserError to SyntaxError with python 2.2 What is ASTNG ------------- The aim of this module is to provide a common base representation of python source code for projects such as pychecker, pyreverse, pylint... Well, actually the development of this library is essentialy governed by pylint's needs. It extends class defined in the compiler.ast [1] module with some additional methods and attributes. Instance attributes are added by a builder object, which can either generate extended ast (let's call them astng ;) by visiting an existant ast tree or by inspecting living object. Methods are added by monkey patching ast classes. Home page --------- http://www.logilab.org/projects/astng Download -------- ftp://ftp.logilab.org/pub/astng Mailing list ------------ mailto://python-projects@lists.logilab.org LOGILAB provides services in the fields of XML techniques and advanced computing (implementation of intelligent agents, knowledge management, natural language processing, statistical analysis, data mining, etc.), and also trainings on Python, XML, UML, Object Oriented design, design patterns use and other cutting edge topics. To know more about Logilab, visit http://www.logilab.com/. Logilab is also a strong supporter of the Free Software movement, and an active member of the Python and Debian communities. Logilab's open source projects can be found on http://www.logilab.org/. Enjoy! -- Sylvain Thénault LOGILAB, Paris (France). http://www.logilab.com http://www.logilab.fr http://www.logilab.org

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ANN : ConfigObj 4.0.1 Config File Reader/Writer
by Fuzzyman 07 Nov '05

07 Nov '05

Version 4.0.1 of ConfigObj is now available. This includes one bugfix and two new features. http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/configobj.html What's New ? ========== Fixed bug in ``Section.walk`` when transforming names as well as values. Added the ``istrue`` section method. (Fetches the boolean equivalent of a string value). Fixed ``list_values=False`` - single line values are not quoted or unquoted. See http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/weblog/arch_d7_2005_11_05.shtml#e129 for a description of these changes. List values are written as ``item, item`` rather than ``item,item``. What is ConfigObj ? =============== ConfigObj is a simple but powerful config file reader and writer: an ini file round tripper. It's main feature is that it is very easy to use, with a straightforward programmer's interface and a simple syntax for config files. It has lots of other features though. This module is used in most Voidspace projects. See the ConfigObj Home Page for full documentation. It's features include : * Nested sections (subsections), to any level * List Values * Multiple Line Values * String interpolation (substitution) * Integrated with a powerful validation system o including automatic type checking/conversion o repeated sections o and allowing default values * All comments in the file are preserved * The order of keys/sections is preserved * No external dependencies

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ANN: logintools Critical Update
by Fuzzyman 07 Nov '05

07 Nov '05

http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/logintools.html Critical Bugfix in logintools (which also affects jalopy) The new release is 0.6.2 http://www.voidspace.org.uk/cgi-bin/voidspace/downman.py?file=jalopy_login.… What's New ========= I recently updated logintools and jalopy to be compatible with the new pythonutils code. This was the 0.6.0 releases. Embarrassingly, I didn't update the email calls to use the new function signature in cgiutils. New user sign-ups have been thoroughly broken since. sigh The application I use logintools for doesn't allow new user signups. It only has administrator created accounts, so I didn't notice the broken code. This is now fixed and anyone who wants jalopy or logintools to work should download the new release. What is logintools ============= logintools is a full framework to do user authentication and account management with CGI. It provides you with a full system for restricting access to pages and your applications, including administration features, new user sign-ups, and the facility for users to edit their account details. Even better - you can add it to a Python CGI with as little as two lines of code (really). Configurable in terms of behaviour nad appearance, it also provides a mechanism for storing details of the user account. See the documentation at http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/logintools.html

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ANN: python-ldap-2.0.11
by Michael Ströder 07 Nov '05

07 Nov '05

Find a new 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 2.0.11 2005-11-07 Changes since 2.0.10: Lib/ * Class ldap.ldapobject.LDAPObject: Each method returns a result now * Class ldap.ldapobject.ReconnectLDAPObject: Some methods called the wrong methods of LDAPObject. Fixed. * Added new class ldap.async.Dict * Slightly cleaned up ldap.schema.subentry.attribute_types() * New sub-module ldap.resiter which simply provides a mix-in class for ldap.ldapobject.LDAPObject with a generator method allresults(). Obviously this only works with Python 2.3+. And it's still experimental.

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