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ZSI 1.7 available
by Fred Drake Feb. 16, 2005

Feb. 16, 2005

Version 1.7 of the Zolera SOAP Infrastructure is now available. ZSI is a library to allow creating web services that support SOAP; it is implemented purely in Python. Changes since ZSI 1.6: - Add support for jonpy (http://jonpy.sourceforge.net) FastCGI courtesy of Guan Yang - Avoid FutureWarning with Python 2.3.x - Make sure generated ID values are legal IDs under Python 2.3 and newer - Don't need _textunprotect (via Grahame Bowland) - Fix ZSI.wstools.XMLname.toXMLname() so namespace prefix isn't lost -Fred -- Fred L. Drake, Jr. <fdrake at gmail.com> Zope Corporation

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[ANN] Data Plotting Library DISLIN 8.3
by Helmut Michels Feb. 16, 2005

Feb. 16, 2005

I am pleased to announce version 8.3 of the data plotting software DISLIN. DISLIN is a high-level and easy to use plotting library for displaying data as curves, bar graphs, pie charts, 3D-colour plots, surfaces, contours and maps. Several output formats are supported such as X11, VGA, PostScript, PDF, CGM, WMF, HPGL, TIFF, GIF, PNG, BMP and SVG. The software is available for several C, Fortran 77 and Fortran 90 compilers. Plotting extensions for the interpreting languages Perl, Python and Java are also supported for the most operating systems. DISLIN distributions and manuals in PDF, PostScript and HTML format are available from the DISLIN home page http://www.dislin.de and via FTP from the server ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/grafik/dislin ------------------- Helmut Michels Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research Phone: +49 5556 979-334 Max-Planck-Str. 2 Fax : +49 5556 979-240 D-37191 Katlenburg-Lindau Mail : michels(a)linmpi.mpg.de

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LOCAL NYC - UNIGROUP 17-FEB-2005 (Thurs): ZOPE - Open Source Web Development
by Unigroup of New York Feb. 16, 2005

Feb. 16, 2005

Subject: LOCAL NYC - UNIGROUP 17-FEB-2005 (Thurs): ZOPE - Open Source Web Development Unigroup's February 2005 meeting is THIS Thursday... ===================================================================== UNIGROUP OF NEW YORK - UNIX USERS GROUP - FEBRUARY 2005 ANNOUNCEMENTS ===================================================================== ----------------------------------------------------- 1. UNIGROUP'S FEBRUARY 2005 GENERAL MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT ----------------------------------------------------- When: THURSDAY, February 17th, 2005 (3rd Thursday) Where: Alliance for Downtown NY Conference Facility Downtown Center 104 Washington Street South West Corner of Wall Street Area Downtown, New York City ** Please RSVP (not mandatory) ** Time: 6:15 PM - 6:25 PM Registration 6:25 PM - 6:45 PM Ask the Wizard, Questions, Answers and Current Events 6:45 PM - 7:00 PM Unigroup Business and Announcements 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM Main Presentation ----------------------------------------------- Topic: ZOPE - An Open Source Web Development Framework ----------------------------------------------- Speakers: Rob Page, CEO and President, Zope Corporation <http://www.zope.com> INTRODUCTIONS: -------------- Please keep an eye out for a series of _MONTHLY_ meetings which we have confirmed for February, March and April 2005. The meeting schedule is posted below (all on the 3rd Thursday). We are finally holding our meeting on Web Development and Zope! This meeting was supposed to be a followup our meeting on Python (March 2003), but it wound up being delayed for various reasons and due to various events (including things like the Solaris 10 launch). During this time, our friends at Zope Corporation have been patient, and they have been waiting for the chance to present Zope to Unigroup. We do appreciate their support! I've called Zope a "Web Development Framework", but from what I've read, it may be much more than this (see below). Major corporations are using Zope to build web sites and bring content to market. One such example is Computer Associates... see their press release about CA and Zope Corp: http://www3.ca.com/Press/PressRelease.asp?CID=59297 Also note that we expect to have CA present to Unigroup, later in the year, and they were also invited to participate in this week's Zope meeting. ------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: --------------------- To REGISTER for this event, please RSVP by using the Unigroup Registration Page: http://www.unigroup.org/unigroup-rsvp.html This will allow us to automate the registration process. (Registration will also add you to our mailing list.) Please continue to check the Unigroup web site and meeting page, for any last minute updates concerning this meeting. If you registered for this meeting, please check your email for any last minute announcements as the meeting approaches. Please try to RSVP as soon as possible. Note: RSVP is not mandatory for this location, but it does help us to properly plan the meeting (food, drinks, handouts, seating, etc.). ------------------------------------------------------------------- OUTLINE OF THE MAIN PRESENTATION: --------------------------------- This month's meeting will be a presentation on ZOPE: - What is Zope? - Who uses the platform? - What is possible with the platform? - The Zope Community and Activities (e.g., Sprints) - Platform Futures The Zope Software System: ------------------------- (Extracted from http://www.zope.com/Corporate/CompanyProfile.html) Zope is a unique software system: a high-performance application server, a web server, and a content management system. It is a complete, self-contained solution, that includes a robust, scalable object database, web services architecture, and powerful programming capabilities. It is designed for customization and extensibility. Its components integrate tightly with a wide range of leading web server and database systems. Zope promotes rapid creation and deployment of complex applications, totally manageable through a web interface. All of this, and complete open source access, are provided without cost. There are no licensing or runtime fees for the software. What Is Zope? ------------- (Extracted from http://www.zope.org/WhatIsZope) Zope is an open source web application server primarily written in the Python programming language. It features a transactional object database which can store not only content and custom data, but also dynamic HTML templates, scripts, a search engine, and relational database (RDBMS) connections and code. It features a strong through-the-web development model, allowing you to update your web site from anywhere in the world. To allow for this, Zope also features a tightly integrated security model. Built around the concept of "safe delegation of control", Zope's security architecture also allows you to turn control over parts of a web site to other organizations or individuals. The transactional model applies not only to Zope's object database, but to many relational database connectors as well, allowing for strong data integrity. This transaction model happens automatically, ensuring that all data is successfully stored in connected data sources by the time a response is returned to a web browser or other client. There are numerous products (plug-in Zope components) available for download to extend the basic set of site building tools. These products include new content objects; relational database and other external data source connectors; advanced content management tools; and full applications for e-commerce, content and document management, or bug and issue tracking. Zope includes its own HTTP, FTP, WebDAV, and XML-RPC serving capabilities, but can also be used with the Apache or other web servers. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Web Resources: -------------- Zope Corporation http://www.zope.com Zope Open Source Community http://www.zope.com/Services/Community.html Zope Community http://www.zope.org Zope Developer Community http://dev.zope.org Zope Powered Sites http://www.zope.org/Resources/ZopePowered ------------------------------------------------------------------- Speaker Biography: ------------------ (Extracted from http://www.zope.com/Corporate/Management/Page.html) Rob Page, Chief Executive Officer & President, Zope Corporation: Rob Page provides leadership and vision, directing corporate operations, professional services, product development and sales. He is involved in all aspects of company strategy, client services and quality assurance. Prior to co-founding Zope Corporation in 1995, he co-founded Connecting Minds, a consultancy firm. He also served for nine years in the Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserve as a data systems officer. Rob earned his B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Florida. Company Biography: ------------------ (Extracted from http://www.zope.com/Corporate/CompanyProfile.html) Zope Corporation uses Zope Software to create high-end custom solutions with unparalleled time to market. The company generates revenue by offering Zope-based products, content management solutions through consulting services, support and training. Building on the open source model, customers are freed of vendor dependence because they have the source code of their product / custom solution. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Giveaways: ---------- O'Reilly has been kind enough to provide us with some of their books, which we will continue to raffle off as giveaways at our meetings. Addison-Wesley Professional/Prentice Hall PTR has been kind enough to provide us with some of their books, which we will continue to raffle off as giveaways at our meetings. Unigroup would like to thank both companies for the support provided by their User Group programs. Note: The chances tend to be about 1 in 5, that any attendee of our meeting will walk away with a fairly valuable giveaway (ie. most books are valued between $30 and $60)! ------------------------------------------------------------------- Fee Schedule: Yearly Membership (includes all meetings): $ 50.00 Non-Member Single Meeting: $ 20.00 Student Yearly Membership: $ 20.00 Non-Member Student Single Meeting (with ID): $ 5.00 Payment Methods: Cash, Check, American Express. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Complimentary Food and Refreshments will be served. This includes sandwiches such as Turkey, Chicken, Tuna and Grilled Vegetables, as well as Assorted Salads (Cole Slaw, Potato, Tossed, Caesar, Pasta), Cookies/Brownies, Bottled Water and Assorted Beverages. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Directions: Alliance for Downtown NY Conference Facility Downtown Center 104 Washington Street Wall Street Area Downtown, New York City This building is located on the West side of the street, the second building north of Rector Street. Cross Streets: Between Rector (South) and Carlisle (North) Streets. Enter the lobby, and tell the guard at the desk that you are heading for Unigroup. You will be directed to the meeting room. Our meeting location is in the Lower West Corner of Downtown, North of the Battery Tunnel, South of the Downtown Hotel, East of West Street, and West of Greenwich Street. Walking West on Rector Street from Broadway, you pass Church, Greenwich then Washington Streets. There are multiple blocks of parking lots right there, between Washington and Greenwich Streets, starting at the Battery Tunnel and extending North for a number of blocks. Nearest mass transit stations, in order, are the '1/9' (Rector Street), 'R/W' (Rector Street) and the '4/5' (Wall Street). ----- Please mark this meeting on your calendar and join us! Please tell your friends about Unigroup! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- 2. UPCOMING MEETINGS ----------------- We have a series of meetings in the works: - 17-FEB-2005 : Zope / Web Page Development Rob Page / Zope Corporation - 17-MAR-2005 : Solaris 10 Part 2 Field Trip to Sun Microsystems - 21-APR-2005 : AFS and OpenAFS Jeff Altman / Secure Endpoints - IPsec - Samba - Field Trip to HP - Invited - Field Trip to CA - Invited - Unix 35th Birthday Celebration - DNS - Unix Clusters and Clustered Databases - Linux Clustering Part 3: Beowulf version 2 - Building a Firewall using FreeBSD and Linux - High Performance Internet Servers / Web Acceleration - Unix Office Tools: Word Processors, Spreadsheets, Accounting Packages. - PKI - GNU Development Environments - iSCSI, Serial ATA, and other new peripheral technologies Please let us know about any other meeting topics that you may be interested in. Potential speakers on Unix related technology topics should contact the Unigroup board at ugny-0502(a)unigroup.org. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I hope to see you all at our next meeting! -Rob Weiner Unigroup Executive Director ugny-0502(a)unigroup.org http://www.unigroup.org

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Roundup Issue Tracker release 0.8
by Richard Jones Feb. 16, 2005

Feb. 16, 2005

I'm proud to release this 8th major feature release of Roundup. First up, big thanks go to alexander smishlajev who has done some really good work getting the i18n and new configuration components of this release going. Please note that Roundup now requires Python 2.3 or later. Please continue to use 0.7 if you require Python 2.1 compatibility. Version 0.8 introduces far too many features to list here so I've put together a What's New page: http://roundup.sourceforge.net/doc-0.8/whatsnew-0.8.html This 0.8.0 release fixes some bugs in the previous beta releases: - handle capitalisation of class names in text hyperlinking (sf bug 1101043) - quote full-text search text in URL generation - fixed problem migrating mysql databases - fix search_checkboxes macro (sf patch 1113828) - fix bug in date editing in Metakit - allow suppression of search_text in indexargs_form (sf bug 1101548) - hack to fix some anydbm export problems (sf bug 1081454) - ignore AutoReply messages (sf patch 1085051) - fix ZRoundup syntax error (sf bug 1122335) - fix roundup-server log and PID file paths to be absolute - fix initialisation of roundup-server in daemon mode so initialisation errors are visible - fix: 'Logout' link was enabled on issue index page only - have Permissions only test the check function if itemid is suppled - modify cgi templating system to check item-level permissions in listings - enable batching in message and file listings - more documentation of security mechanisms (incl. sf patches 1117932, 1117860) - better unit tests for security mechanisms - code cleanup (sf patch 1115329 and additional) - issue search page allows setting of no sorting / grouping (sf bug 1119475) - better edit conflict handling (sf bug 1118790) - consistent text searching behaviour (AND everywhere) (sf bug 1101036) - fix handling of invalid date input (sf bug 1102165) - retain Boolean selections in edit error handling (sf bug 1101492) - fix initialisation of logging module from config file (sf bug 1108577) - removed rlog module (py 2.3 is minimum version now) - fixed class "help" listing paging (sf bug 1106329) - nicer error looking up values of None (response to sf bug 1108697) - fallback for (list) popups if javascript disabled (sf patch 1101626) If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation. Roundup requires python 2.3 or later for correct operation. To give Roundup a try, just download (see below), unpack and run:: python demo.py Source and documentation is available at the website: http://roundup.sourceforge.net/ Release Info (via download page): http://sourceforge.net/projects/roundup Mailing lists - the place to ask questions: http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577 About Roundup ============= Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition. Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this project is richard(a)users.sourceforge.net. Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as "description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to: (a) submit new issues, (b) find and edit existing issues, and (c) discuss issues with other participants. The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup is therefore usable "out of the box" with any python 2.1+ installation. It doesn't even need to be "installed" to be operational, though a disutils-based install script is provided. It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and a minimal skeleton) and five database back-ends (anydbm, sqlite, metakit, mysql and postgresql).

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[ANN] ConfigObj update - v3.2.5
by fuzzyman＠gmail.com Feb. 15, 2005

Feb. 15, 2005

ConfigObj has had another update - now version 3.2.5 This update includes 3 bugfixes and several new features. Because of the bugfixes it's reccomended for all users. New features include - lines can now be broken over two or more lines, initial and final comments in a config file are preserved (or can be set) when using the write method, we can now read/write config files directly to and from a StringIO object, and empty values are now valid (like 'value=' as per ini files). Homepage : http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/configobj.html For downloading, see the download section of the homepage. What is ConfigObj ================== A python module (class) for ultra simple reading and writing of simple config files, including config files with sections. Designed to allow the greatest flexibility in the config files it will read (and your users will create). Many flexible features - but you don't need to use them ! What's New ? ============= The last announced release was 3.2.3, changes since then include : 2005/02/15 Version 3.2.5 Changes so that ConfigObj can work with StringIO instances, by Wayne Wiitanen (for a project that receives a configuration file over a socket as a string. It is used as the source text for a StringIO object) Lines can be extended across more than one line, with the '\' character (must be final character on line - it escapes the newline) Empty values can be written 'value=' (like the ini file - but read only currently) Errors whilst parsing now report the line they occurred in Duplicate keys and sections are now reported as errors (bug fix) isflatfile can now handle '[' inside '\*.. *\' comments (bug fix) Fixed bug in handling of final line of '\*.. *\' comments If the first and last non empty lines of a config file are comments they will be preserved as config.initial_comment and self.final_comment These are written out when the write method is called (but not the writein method) New list attributes self.initial_comment and self.final_comment self.sectionfile is always set to the opposite of self.flatfile 2005/01/07 Version 3.2.4 Use absolute paths for stored filename. Avoids problems when cwd is changed. There have also been a few other improvements to voidspace modules. Hopefully I'll soon be announcing upgrades to approx, approxClientproxy, and downman.py. There is now more detailed information on customizing Movable Python distributions. See http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/movpy Regards, Fuzzy http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/index.shtml

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[ANN] IPython 0.6.11 is out.
by Fernando Perez Feb. 15, 2005

Feb. 15, 2005

Hi all, I'm glad to announce the release of IPython 0.6.11. IPython's homepage is at: http://ipython.scipy.org and downloads are at: http://ipython.scipy.org/dist I've provided RPMs (for Python 2.3 and 2.4, built under Fedora Core 3), plus source downloads (.tar.gz). We now also have a native win32 installer which should work correctly for both Python 2.3 and 2.4. NOTE: Win32 users who grabbed the 0.6.11 which I put in testing last week should still update, since today's release is actually quite different, and it has a few win32-specific fixes (plus the big new backgrounding feature). Debian, Fink and BSD packages for this version should be coming soon, as the respective maintainers (many thanks to Jack Moffit, Andrea Riciputi and Dryice Liu) have the time to follow their packaging procedures. Many thanks to Enthought for their continued hosting support for IPython, and to all the users who contributed ideas, fixes and reports. WHAT is IPython? ---------------- 1. An interactive shell superior to Python's default. IPython has many features for object introspection, system shell access, and its own special command system for adding functionality when working interactively. 2. An embeddable, ready to use interpreter for your own programs. IPython can be started with a single call from inside another program, providing access to the current namespace. 3. A flexible framework which can be used as the base environment for other systems with Python as the underlying language. Release notes ------------- As always, the NEWS file can be found at http://ipython.scipy.org/NEWS, and the full ChangeLog at http://ipython.scipy.org/ChangeLog. * A new subsystem has been added to IPython for background execution (in a separate thread) of commands and function calls. This system is by no means perfect, and some of its limitations are unavoidable due to the nature of python threads. But it can still be useful to put in the background long-running commands and regain control of the prompt to continue doing other things. The new jobs builtin has extensive docstrings, and the new %bg magic complements it. Please type %bg? and jobs? for further details. The user-level API of this system is brand new, so I am very open to suggestions and comments. While a threads-based model has limitations, this is also a testbed for future integration into ipython of other models of background execution, including parallel processing both on local (multiprocessor/multicore) machines and on remote clusters. So please consider this an exploratory feature where we can test these ideas and better understand what works and what doesn't. This system was inspired by discussions with Brian Granger <bgranger(a)scu.edu> and the BackgroundCommand class described in the book Python Scripting for Computational Science, by H. P. Langtangen: http://folk.uio.no/hpl/scripting (although ultimately no code from this text was used, as IPython's system is a separate implementation). * Tab completion now shows all possible completions, both for python names and files/directories. This is different from the old behavior, but in practice much more convenient (thanks to John Hunter for the request). * The readline_omit__names rc option now allows you to fine-tune the behavior of tab-completion. You can filter out names starting with one underscore or two separately. If set to 1, you only filter double-underscore names (like before), but if set to 2, you also filter out single-underscore names. Thanks to a patch by Brian Wong <BrianWong(a)AirgoNetworks.Com>. * Improvements for win32 users continue. The installer bug for 2.4 has been fixed by the Python team, so the provided binary installer should now complete without problems (let me know otherwise). Just in case, a manual post-installer for win32 still ships with the .tar.gz sources, though it should never be needed. Gary Bishop also squashed a number of readline bugs, so if you update to his most recent release from http://sourceforge.net/projects/uncpythontools you should benefit from fully correct source highlighting under Win32. Thanks to Vivian De Smedt, autoindent now also works under win32. As far as I know, at this point (for the first time ever, fingers crossed...), all of ipython's features exist in a win32 environment. Many thanks to all the patient users who have helped with this task. I would appreciate reports of any problems from Win32 users. * Fix issue28 in the bug tracker by disabling the startup output traps. This subsystem, while nice when it works (it organizes startup error messages neatly) can lead to mysterious, impossible to debug problems during initialization. * Fix 'ed -p' not working when the previous call produced a syntax error. * Fix crash when inspecting classes without constructor. * Other small fixes and cleanups. Enjoy, and as usual please report any problems. Regards, Fernando.

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ANN: PyWerbGal Initial 0.1
by Paweł Mączewski Feb. 15, 2005

Feb. 15, 2005

PyWebGal Initial-0.1 Release! What is PyWebGal? ================= PyWebGal is a web gallery generator written in Python. It operates on directories (folders) on disk, copying their structure and creating a set of thumbnails, so-called slides (scaled images on html pages), and number of HTMLs: index page and page for each "slide". PyWebGal is plugin-based. Additional fuctions (such as autorotating pictures that have a special Image Orientation exif data set) can be easily added. I hope the "API" for plugins is as simple as can be. PyWebGal uses Cheetah templates to generate HTMLs. The templates are compiled into .py files, so the end user doesn't have to have Cheetah modules installed. It uses PIL for scalling the images. This is only a initial release, and there's much in the TODO, but the script is allready operational. Features in Initial-0.1 ======================= Since this is an initial release, there's no changelog. But the basic features right now are: * creating of static HTML albums based on directory structure on disk, * one "theme" for HTMLs, * simple and easy to use "API" for creating additional plugins TODO ==== * support for more "themes", * write good piece of docs, full TODO list can be found on project website Licensing ========= PyWebGal is released under the BSD License. On the Web ========== Project homepage: http://pywebgal.sourceforge.net/ Very, very simple example: http://pywebgal.sourceforge.net/example/ It can be downloaded from SourceForge: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=130865&package_id=143… Bugs & Feature Requests ======================= Since there's no mailing list now, you are welcomed to submit bug reports and feature requests direct to me (pjmacz(a)users.sourceforge.net). cheers, -- Paweł Mączewski jabberID: kender(a)jabberpl.org

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Dr. Dobb's Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Feb 15)
by Cameron Laird Feb. 15, 2005

Feb. 15, 2005

QOTW: "I've forgotten what we are arguing about, but I'm sure I'm right." -- Jive Dadson "I believe the best strategy against Identity theft is bad credit." -- Tom Willis "You can't live without unit tests. And once you have unit tests, the added value of declarations is tiny, and their cost remains." -- martellibot Make history, instead of having it happen to you: the upcoming PyPy Sprint promises to be singular: http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/6… Brian van den Broek, Roy Smith, BJ=F6rn_Lindqvist, Jason Diamond, and Grig Gheorghiu introduce the crucial subject of unit-testing in Python for those new to test-driven development: http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/b… http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/python/2004/12/02/tdd_pyunit.html How do you know that Python has "arrived"? When its use is the least interesting part of a project. Notice that, once again, Python is handy in "process control", traditionally a domain for assembler, C, and Basic: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7403 Philip dives deeply into Python optimization issues: http://dirtsimple.org/2005/02/optimization-surprises.html http://dirtsimple.org/2005/02/from-nine-to-five.html Not only does Martin Franklin provide a new TableList widget for Tkinter, but he clearly describes how he did so, apparently in the belief that such knowledge might be useful to others: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/tkinter-discuss/2005-February/000320.html Stewart Midwinter answers with a "poor-man's table widget": http://mail.python.org/pipermail/tkinter-discuss/2005-February/000325.html Philip Schoenborn explores RAII and related Python deli- cacies related to resource management--in print! http://ddj.com/articles/2005/0503/ ======================================================================== Everything Python-related you want is probably one or two clicks away in these pages: Python.org's Python Language Website is the traditional center of Pythonia http://www.python.org Notice especially the master FAQ http://www.python.org/doc/FAQ.html PythonWare complements the digest you're reading with the marvelous daily python url http://www.pythonware.com/daily Mygale is a news-gathering webcrawler that specializes in (new) World-Wide Web articles related to Python. http://www.awaretek.com/nowak/mygale.html While cosmetically similar, Mygale and the Daily Python-URL are utterly different in their technologies and generally in their results. comp.lang.python.announce announces new Python software. Be sure to scan this newsgroup weekly. http://groups.google.com/groups?oi=djq&as_ugroup=comp.lang.python.announce Brett Cannon continues the marvelous tradition established by Andrew Kuchling and Michael Hudson of intelligently summarizing action on the python-dev mailing list once every other week. http://www.python.org/dev/summary/ The Python Package Index catalogues packages. http://www.python.org/pypi/ The somewhat older Vaults of Parnassus ambitiously collects references to all sorts of Python resources. http://www.vex.net/~x/parnassus/ Much of Python's real work takes place on Special-Interest Group mailing lists http://www.python.org/sigs/ The Python Business Forum "further[s] the interests of companies that base their business on ... Python." http://www.python-in-business.org Python Success Stories--from air-traffic control to on-line match-making--can inspire you or decision-makers to whom you're subject with a vision of what the language makes practical. http://www.pythonology.com/success The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has replaced the Python Consortium as an independent nexus of activity. It has official responsibility for Python's development and maintenance. http://www.python.org/psf/ Among the ways you can support PSF is with a donation. http://www.python.org/psf/donate.html Kurt B. Kaiser publishes a weekly report on faults and patches. http://www.google.com/groups?as_usubject=weekly%20python%20patch Cetus collects Python hyperlinks. http://www.cetus-links.org/oo_python.html Python FAQTS http://python.faqts.com/ The Cookbook is a collaborative effort to capture useful and interesting recipes. http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python Among several Python-oriented RSS/RDF feeds available are http://www.python.org/channews.rdf http://bootleg-rss.g-blog.net/pythonware_com_daily.pcgi http://python.de/backend.php For more, see http://www.syndic8.com/feedlist.php?ShowMatch=python&ShowStatus=all The old Python "To-Do List" now lives principally in a SourceForge reincarnation. http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=355470&group_id=5470&func=browse http://python.sourceforge.net/peps/pep-0042.html The online Python Journal is posted at pythonjournal.cognizor.com. editor(a)pythonjournal.com and editor(a)pythonjournal.cognizor.com welcome submission of material that helps people's understanding of Python use, and offer Web presentation of your work. deli.cio.us presents an intriguing approach to reference commentary. It already aggregates quite a bit of Python intelligence. http://del.icio.us/tag/python *Py: the Journal of the Python Language* http://www.pyzine.com Archive probing tricks of the trade: http://groups.google.com/groups?oi=djq&as_ugroup=comp.lang.python&num=100 http://groups.google.com/groups?meta=site%3Dgroups%26group%3Dcomp.lang.pyth… Previous - (U)se the (R)esource, (L)uke! - messages are listed here: http://www.ddj.com/topics/pythonurl/ http://purl.org/thecliff/python/url.html (dormant) or http://groups.google.com/groups?oi=djq&as_q=+Python-URL!&as_ugroup=comp.lan… Suggestions/corrections for next week's posting are always welcome. E-mail to <Python-URL(a)phaseit.net> should get through. To receive a new issue of this posting in e-mail each Monday morning (approximately), ask <claird(a)phaseit.net> to subscribe. Mention "Python-URL!". -- The Python-URL! Team-- Dr. Dobb's Journal (http://www.ddj.com) is pleased to participate in and sponsor the "Python-URL!" project.

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Ann: PyPy Sprint before PYCON 2005 in Washington
by Christian Tismer Feb. 15, 2005

Feb. 15, 2005

PyPy Sprint before PYCON 2005 in Washington ------------------------------------------- In the four days from 19th March till 22th March (inclusive) the PyPy team will host a sprint on their new Python-in-Python implementation. The PyPy project was granted funding by the European Union as part of its Sixth Framework Program, and is now on track to produce a stackless Python-in-Python Just-in-Time Compiler by December 2006. Our Python implementation, released under the MIT/BSD license, already provides new levels of flexibility and extensibility at the core interpreter and object implementation level. Armin Rigo and Holger Krekel will also give talks about PyPy and the separate py.test tool (used to perform various kinds of testing in PyPy) during the conference. Naturally, we are eager to see how the other re-implementation of Python, namely IronPython, is doing and to explore collaboration possibilities. Of course, that will depend on the degree of openness that Microsoft wants to employ. The Pycon2005 sprint is going to focus on reaching compatibility with CPython (currently we target version 2.3.4) for our PyPy version running on top of CPython. One goal of the sprint is to pass 60% or more of the unmodified regression tests of mainline CPython. It will thus be a great way to get to know CPython and PyPy better at the same time! Other possible work areas include: - translation to C to get a first working lower-level representation of the interpreter "specified in Python" - integrating and implementing a full parser/compiler chain written in Python maybe already targetting the new AST-branch of mainline CPython - fixing various remaining issues that will come up while trying to reach the compatibility goal - integrate or code pure python implementations of some Python modules currently written in C. - whatever issues you come up with! (please tell us before hand so we can better plan introductions etc.pp.) Besides core developers, Bea Düring will be present to help improving and document our sprint and agile development process. We are going to give tutorials about PyPy's basic concepts and provide help to newcomers usually by pairing them with experienced pypythonistas. However, we kindly ask newcomers to be present on the first day's morning (19th of March) of the sprint to be able to get everyone a smooth start into the sprint. So far most newcomers had few problems in getting a good start into our codebase. However, it is good to have the following preparational points in mind: - some experience with programming in the Python language and interest to dive deeper - subscription to pypy-dev and pypy-sprint at http://codespeak.net/pypy/index.cgi?lists - have a subversion-client, Pygame and graphviz installed on the machine you bring to the sprint. - have a look at our current documentation, especially the architecture and getting-started documents under http://codespeak.net/pypy/index.cgi?doc The pypy-dev and pypy-sprint lists are also the contact points for raising questions and suggesting and discussing sprint topics beforehand. We are on #pypy on irc.freenode.net most of the time. Please don't hesitate to contact us or introduce yourself and your interests! Logistics --------- Organizational details will be posted to pypy-sprint and are or will be available in the Pycon2005-Sprint wiki here: http://www.python.org/moin/PyConDC2005/Sprints Registration ------------ send mail to pypy-sprint(a)codespeak.net, stating the days you can be present and any specific interests if applicable. Registered Participants ----------------------- all days: Jacob Hallén Armin Rigo Holger Krekel Samuele Pedroni Anders Chrigström Bea Düring Christian Tismer Richard Emslie -- Christian Tismer :^) <mailto:tismer@stackless.com> tismerysoft GmbH : Have a break! Take a ride on Python's Johannes-Niemeyer-Weg 9A : *Starship* http://starship.python.net/ 14109 Berlin : PGP key -> http://wwwkeys.pgp.net/ work +49 30 802 86 56 mobile +49 173 24 18 776 fax +49 30 80 90 57 05 PGP 0x57F3BF04 9064 F4E1 D754 C2FF 1619 305B C09C 5A3B 57F3 BF04 whom do you want to sponsor today? http://www.stackless.com/

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Scratchy 0.8 - Apache Log Parser and Report Generator
by stuff＠mailzilla.net Feb. 15, 2005

Feb. 15, 2005

Scratchy version 0.8 is available for download at: http://scratchy.sourceforge.net Version 0.8 represents a significant upgrade to the previously released version (0.6.9). Some of the changes: Prior to 0.8: - Pickling of data - IP-To-Country - GDChart New to 0.8: - MySQL database storage of most data (SQLite and Gadfly are currently planned). - MaxMind GeoIP (for IP to country lookups) - ChartDirector - More search engines, robots and browsers are detected - More configuration options (such as EXCLUDE_HOSTNAMES and EXCLUDE_URLS) About Scratchy Scratchy is a set of scripts to parse Apache web server log files and extract useful information. From this data, Scratchy will create HTML reports so that website administrators can easily view the information and determine trends and their typical audience. Scratchy began as a proof-of-concept which allowed me to compile stats about my personal website. As time progressed I continually added features and improvements and I felt that it was now at a point that it would be useful to others. Why Scratchy? Well, the name of the project of course comes from the Simpsons "Itchy and Scratchy Show". The functionality that the project aims to supply is a complete log parsing and report generating tool. Also, there seemed to be a need for such a project in Python. I have seen some other Apache log parsers but they were developed in other languages (such as Perl, C, etc). One goal of this project is for it to be extensible, to that tune, most of the report appearance can be easily modified by tweaking a single config file. What information does Scratchy report? * Accessed web pages * hosts accessing your website * operating systems * browsers * search engines * robots/spiders * file types accessed * errors * countries * a trace of pages accessed by each ip address (if enabled). * charts are produced for many of the tables (if enabled) http://scratchy.sourceforge.net

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