Mailman 3 August 2007 - Python-announce-list

Regular Toronto Area Python User's Group (PyGTA) meeting this Tuesday
by Mike C. Fletcher 19 Aug '07

19 Aug '07

This month the topic of discussion will be the ctypes Foreign Function Interface redux. Peter Hansen, one of the original founders of the PyGTA group will be in to discuss Engenuity Corp.'s use of the library. As usual, plenty of time for discussion and questions after the "formal" presentation period. Our venue for the meeting is the wonderful Linux Caffe at Grace and Harbord Streets, more details available on the NextMeeting page in the wiki[1]. Have fun all, Mike [1] http://web.engcorp.com/pygta/wiki/NextMeeting -- ________________________________________________ Mike C. Fletcher Designer, VR Plumber, Coder http://www.vrplumber.com http://blog.vrplumber.com

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PEP 11 update - Call for port maintainers to step forward
by skip＠pobox.com 19 Aug '07

19 Aug '07

I made a quick update to PEP 11, "Removing support for little used platforms". I added details about ending support for AtheOS/Syllable and BeOS. I also added a yet-to-be-fleshed out section entitled "Platform Maintainers". I intend that to the extent possible we document the responsible parties for various platforms. Obviously, common platforms like Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and common Unix platforms (Solaris, *BSD, what else?) will continue to be supported by the core Python developer community, but lesser platforms should have one or more champions, and we should be able to get ahold of them to determine their continued interest in supporting Python on their platform(s). If you are the "owner" of a minor platform, please drop me a note. Ones I'm aware of that probably need specialized support outside the core Python developers include: IRIX Tru64 (aka OSF/1 and other names (what else?)) OS2/EMX (Andrew MacIntyre?) Cygwin MinGW HP-UX AIX Solaris < version 8 SCO Unixware IRIX and Tru64 are likely to go the way of the dodo if someone doesn't step up soon to offer support. I don't expect the others to disappear soon, but they tend to need more specialized support, especially in more "challenging" areas (shared library support, threading, etc). If you maintain the platform-specific aspects for any of these platforms, please let me know. If you aren't that person but know who is, please pass this note along to them. If I've missed any other platforms (I know I must have have missed something), let me know that as well. Thanks, -- Skip Montanaro - skip(a)pobox.com - http://www.webfast.com/~skip/

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ANN: UliPad 3.7 released!
by limodou 19 Aug '07

19 Aug '07

UliPad is a flexible editor, based on wxPython. It's has many features,just like:class browser, code auto-complete, html viewer, directory browser, wizard, etc. The main feature is the usage of mixin. This makes UliPad can be extended easily. So you can write your own mixin or plugin, or simple script, these can be easy and seamless integrated with UliPad. What's new in 3.7 =================== New Features and Changes: #. Add PEP8 sytle checking #. Enhance calltip showing #. Add a new option in Preference, which is used for when you toggle comment lines(Ctrl+/ or Ctrl+\) if it'll popup a comment dialog. You can find it in Preference->Document->Show comment character dialog when adding comment. #. Saving auto todo window status #. Changing shortcut of quote dialog from Ctrl+Q to Ctrl+' #. Changing the number of recent files to 20 #. Changing shortcut Ctrl+Alt+L to Alt+Z, Ctrl+Alt+B to Alt+X #. Saving the status of Message window word wrap #. Saving the snippets window position #. The results of find in files can only show the filenames and you can copy them to clipboard #. Add Spanish language translation and Traditional Chinese language translation #. Using ZestyParser Module to parse the source code syntax #. Improving input assistant functionality #. Adding config.txt documentation #. When saving files, automatically adding accordingly filename suffix #. Adding mixin reload mechanism, it will be very useful when developing #. Adding folder sort functionality when adding new folder to directory browser window #. Adding template in input assistant, and you can press TAB key to jump to the next field. The template just like: ${1:something}. #. Adding LUA syntax support #. Adding mako(template module) support plugin #. Adding batch filenames rename plugin #. Enable ftp window be openned left or bottom pane according to the openning position #. Adding Alt+R shortcut for open recently files #. Merging new 1.20 version winpdb to ulipad Bug fix: #. Fix ctag support bug #. Fix default style bug #. Fix the wrong cursor jumping after undo operating #. Fix xml lexer type bug #. Fix copying bug when the text block has no indent #. Fix openning multi-view bug from menu items #. Fix the input focus losing bug when openning bottom pane or double-click on directory browser entries #. Fix user can open multi find dialogs bug #. Fix register functionality in windows UliPad has been ported to code.google.com, so you can visit the new project site at: http://code.google.com/p/ulipad, and also visit the new svn address. Recommends using source version. Source Code: http://ulipad.googlecode.com/files/ulipad.3.7.zip Win Execute Code: http://ulipad.googlecode.com/files/ulipad.3.7.exe If you have any suggestion or question, please subscribe the ulipad mailling list: http://groups.google.com/group/UliPad -- I like python! UliPad <<The Python Editor>>: http://code.google.com/p/ulipad/ My Blog: http://www.donews.net/limodou

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itools 0.16.6 released
by "J. David Ibáñez" 16 Aug '07

16 Aug '07

itools is a Python library, it groups a number of packages into a single meta-package for easier development and deployment: itools.catalog itools.i18n itools.tmx itools.cms itools.ical itools.uri itools.csv itools.odf itools.vfs itools.datatypes itools.pdf itools.web itools.gettext itools.rest itools.workflow itools.handlers itools.rss itools.xhtml itools.html itools.schemas itools.xliff itools.http itools.stl itools.xml This release includes a little new feature, the Index&Search engine, "itools.catalog", has gained the "not" query. There are also several small fixes for the Windows platform. And some improvements to the user interface of "itools.cms". Credits: - Hervé Cauwelier updated the French locale; - J. David Ibáñez fixed a few bugs; - Henry Obein worked on itools.catalog and itools.cms; - Sylvain Taverne worked on Windows and the tracker; Resources --------- Download http://download.ikaaro.org/itools/itools-0.16.6.tar.gz Home http://www.ikaaro.org/itools Mailing list http://mail.ikaaro.org/mailman/listinfo/itools Bug Tracker http://bugs.ikaaro.org/ -- J. David Ibáñez Itaapy <http://www.itaapy.com> Tel +33 (0)1 42 23 67 45 9 rue Darwin, 75018 Paris Fax +33 (0)1 53 28 27 88

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Spyder 0.7.2
by Sjoerd de Vries 16 Aug '07

16 Aug '07

I am happy to announce the release Spyder 0.7.2 (beta). It can be freely downloaded at: http://www.spyderware.nl Spyder is a Python-derived data modelling and conversion language. Spyder extends Python with three Spyder-specific statements, which are pre-processed ("compiled") to pure Python. Spyder is designed to facilitate object creation, validation and conversion. Any object can be parsed from a string or initialized from a list, dict or any other suitable object. Spyder includes a path-finding data conversion system. Conversion functions between Spyder classes can be registered into this system. "A.convert(D)" will execute a path of converter functions, for example A=>B=>C=>D. Classes can use registered methods from any other class to which a conversion path is possible. If the method spam() is unique to class D, "A.spam()" will be equivalent to "A.convert(D).spam()". Spyder can deal with complex data models, but also with a variety of 3D objects and with media files. It comes with several tutorials and an expanding library of classes and converters. It has been interfaced to the 3D modelling program Blender. Spyder is licensed as freeware. Sjoerd ----------------------------------- Sjoerd de Vries, sjdv1982(a)yahoo.com <P><A HREF="http://www.spyderware.nl">Spyder 0.7.2</A> - Spyder is a Python-based data manipulation language to read, validate and convert all kinds of data, including complex data models, media files and 3D objects. (16-08-07)</P>

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New url for Tktreectrl and Tkdnd wrapper modules
by klappnase 14 Aug '07

14 Aug '07

Hello, maybe you have noticed that the TkinterTreectrl and TkinterDnd wrappers had disappeared from the web. My isp missed to tell me that they shut down their service, so it took me a while to notice. Finally my pages are back online again. The new url for the Tktreectrl wrapper is http://klappnase.bubble.org/TkinterTreectrl/index.html , the tkdnd wrapper can be found at: http://klappnase.bubble.org/TkinterDnD/index.html . Regards Michael

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ANNOUNCE: Gaphor 0.11.2 and Gaphas 0.3.2
by Arjan Molenaar 14 Aug '07

14 Aug '07

Hi, I just released a new version of Gaphor, the pure Python UML modelling tool. This is bug fix release: - improved items's connection adapters - fixed comment line, comment, message and lifeline items connection adapters to implement UML specification more closely - items glueing speedup - property page is updated when association or other diagram line connects to appropriate diagram items - removing and reordering of class' attributes and operations is possible again - association name and multiplicity editing improvements Gaphas (Gaphor's canvas) has also been updated. A few bugs have been fixed wrt the View, which caused Gaphor's export functions to fail. You can find them on the Cheeseshop: http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/gaphor/0.11.2 http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/gaphas/0.3.2 Kind regards, Arjan Molenaar

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Python 3000 Sprint @ Google
by Guido van Rossum 13 Aug '07

13 Aug '07

It's official! The second annual Python Sprint @ Google is happening again: August 22-25 (Wed-Sat). We're sprinting at two locations, this time Google headquarters in Mountain View and the Google office in Chicago (thanks to Brian Fitzpatrick). We'll connect the two sprints with full-screen videoconferencing. The event is *free* and includes Google's *free gourmet food*. Anyone with a reasonable Python experience is invited to attend. The primary goal is to work on Python 3000, to polish off the first alpha release; other ideas are welcome too. Experienced Python core developers will be available for mentoring. (The goal is not to learn Python; it is to learn *contributing* to Python.) For more information and to sign up, please see the wiki page on python.org: http://wiki.python.org/moin/GoogleSprint Sign-up via the wiki page is strongly recommended to avoid lines getting badges. Please read the whole wiki page to make sure you're prepared. -- --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)

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Hamburg Pythoneers Monthly Meeting: August, 15
by Bastian Bowe 13 Aug '07

13 Aug '07

+++++ Hamburg Python User Group April Meeting +++++ I am pleased to announce our next user group meeting: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 7:30pm (NOT 7:00pm!) Location: DDD Design GmbH, Jarrestrasse 46, 22303 Hamburg. The topic "WSGI - Web Server Gateway Interface" is presented by Gerhard and Bastian. If you're interested in learning more, please visit our Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/hamburg-pythoneers Bastian -- GMX FreeMail: 1 GB Postfach, 5 E-Mail-Adressen, 10 Free SMS. Alle Infos und kostenlose Anmeldung: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/freemail

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Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Aug 13)
by Gabriel Genellina 13 Aug '07

13 Aug '07

QOTW: "The first time you see twenty tons of machinery move unexpectedly because you inadvertently changed one bit in memory, you become very conservative about your software platform." - Walt Leipold "Making use of the available wrappers for current Tk libraries such as BWidgets, Tile, Tablelist, TkTreeCtrl, and so on allows you to make UI's every bit as polished as what comes with wxPython ..." - Kevin Walzer Looking for the best programs written entirely in Python: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/9fea4d… `a==b` vs. `a is b` revisited, with some advice on when to use one test or another: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/4a0871… Pros and cons of "desktop web" applications vs. native GUIs: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/1f823a… started as http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/1f823a… When is OK to use __del__? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/b09e02… Leipzig is the site of the second "Python im deutschsprachigen Raum 2007". Among the presentations likely to reward both novices and experienced Pythoneers are ones on Web applications, use of Python in science, developer tools in Python, and Python for simulations in aerospace. http://www.python-academy.de/workshop/index.html Somewhat related to previous topic: how to ensure a generator object is closed in Python 2.4? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/3f7890… Discussing Python threading model, the GIL, Stackless, and possible future alternatives: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/bbeb8b… "Use spaces for space and use tabs for tables": A Python song, by James Stroud http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/9743131cf0c426eb ======================================================================== 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. Just beginning with Python? This page is a great place to start: http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Programmers The Python Papers aims to publish "the efforts of Python enthusiats": http://pythonpapers.org/ The Python Magazine is a technical monthly devoted to Python: http://pythonmagazine.com Readers have recommended the "Planet" sites: http://planetpython.org http://planet.python.org 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 Python411 indexes "podcasts ... to help people learn Python ..." Updates appear more-than-weekly: http://www.awaretek.com/python/index.html Steve Bethard continues the marvelous tradition early borne by Andrew Kuchling, Michael Hudson, Brett Cannon, Tony Meyer, and Tim Lesher 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/ 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 Although unmaintained since 2002, the Cetus collection of Python hyperlinks retains a few gems. 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 Many Python conferences around the world are in preparation. Watch this space for links to them. 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://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0042/ 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. del.icio.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/topic/python/ (requires subscription) http://groups-beta.google.com/groups?q=python-url+group:comp.lang.python*&s… http://purl.org/thecliff/python/url.html (dormant) or http://groups.google.com/groups?oi=djq&as_q=+Python-URL!&as_ugroup=comp.lan… There is *not* an RSS for "Python-URL!"--at least not yet. Arguments for and against are occasionally entertained. Suggestions/corrections for next week's posting are always welcome. E-mail to <Python-URL(a)phaseit.net> should get through. 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