Mailman 3 September 2007 - Python-announce-list

Regular Toronto Area Python User's Group meeting this Tuesday @ Linux Caffe
by Mike C. Fletcher 16 Sep '07

16 Sep '07

Hello everyone, We'll be having our regular PyGTA group meeting at Linux Caffe this Tuesday (the 18th of September), at 7:00pm. We're still working out the topic and speaker, just show up and consider it a lucky surprise, or propose a topic and volunteer :) . Linux Caffe has free wireless access, good eats, and a very cool ambiance. They're at the corner of Grace and Harbord, one block South of Christie station. Hope to see you all out, Mike -- ________________________________________________ Mike C. Fletcher Designer, VR Plumber, Coder http://www.vrplumber.com http://blog.vrplumber.com

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PyGTK 2.12.0 released
by Johan Dahlin 16 Sep '07

16 Sep '07

PyGTK 2.12.0 is now available for download at: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/pygtk/2.12/ gtk+-2.12.0.tar.bz2 md5sum: e9c280afec29b11772af5a7c807abf41 gtk+-2.12.0.tar.gz md5sum: f2534dfaabb3dcff6da04976ef8d486e pygtk-2.12.0.tar.bz2 md5sum: 3c1a42b774600c353342cfa3782a7d77 pygtk-2.12.0.tar.gz md5sum: 627d5c7c8dd11ef3643e7785c30a8227 What is PyGTK ============= GTK is a toolkit for developing graphical applications that run on systems such as Linux, Windows and MacOS X. It provides a comprehensive set of GUI widgets, can display Unicode bidi text. It links into the Gnome Accessibility Framework through the ATK library. PyGTK provides a convenient wrapper for the GTK+ library for use in Python programs, and takes care of many of the boring details such as managing memory and type casting. When combined with PyORBit and gnome-python, it can be used to write full featured Gnome applications. Like the GTK+ library itself PyGTK is licensed under the GNU LGPL, so is suitable for use in both free software and proprietary applications. It is already in use in many applications ranging from small single purpose scripts up to large full features applications. What's new in PyGTK+ 2.12 ========================= PyGTK 2.12 adds significant new functionality while maintaining source and binary compatibility with PyGTK 2.10. Highlights of new features and improvements from PyGTK 2.12 are: Tooltips GTK+ 2.12 brings a completely new tooltip implementation which allows many things that were not possible before. Tooltips can be placed on insensitive widgets and on treeviews. They can contain rich markup, or even arbitrary widgets. Interface builder support gtk.Builder can generate user interfaces from XML descriptions which are very similar to glade files. Going beyond the capabilities of libglade, gtk.Builder can also construct objects which are not widgets, such as tree models. New widgets and objects * gtk.VolumeButton, a volume control for multimedia applications * gtk.ScaleButton, the base class for gtk.VolumeButton * gtk.RecentAction, an action that represents a recent-files list Where to get more information about PyGTK ========================================= Information about PyGTK including links to documentation can be found at: http://www.pygtk.org/ Common questions: http://faq.pygtk.org/ Overview of Changes from PyGTK 2.11.0 to 2.12.0 =============================================== The GTK+ Team: Gustavo Carneiro, Johan Dahlin, John Finlay Christian Robottom Reis Special thanks to: Gian Mario Tagliaretti Paul Pogonyshev Thanks to everybody else who has contributed to PyGTK+ 2.12.0:

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ANN: wf2python alpha
by nicolas.rod＠gmail.com 15 Sep '07

15 Sep '07

Hi I'm working in a VB.NET/C# Windows Form to wxPython converter. It's alpha software right now and you can download the source code from http://nicolasrodriguez.blogspot.com. I really appreciate any comments, hints, bug report, etc. Best regards Niko

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Announcing Python North-West
by g.lacava＠gmail.com 12 Sep '07

12 Sep '07

On the wave of the great time we had at PyConUK, it was decided we should have a proper mailing list dedicated to English North-West- based Python users... so here it comes! The list is open to everyone in the area who loves coding/playing/enjoying Python. To join, you don't need to know your django from your pylons or your pyqt from your wxwindows... and certainly you don't need to pronounce WSGI. Don't worry, it's going to be uber-informal and very low-traffic, and I promise we won't use lolcats (not much anyway). The group homepage, from where you can subscribe, is: >> http://groups.google.com/group/python-north-west and the email address to use for posting: >> python-north-west(a)googlegroups.com (ideas on how to link this list/announce to other social software are welcome) Best regards, and happy coding! Giacomo Lacava

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ANN: eGenix mxODBC and mxODBC Zope DA on 64-bit FreeBSD
by eGenix Team: M.-A. Lemburg 12 Sep '07

12 Sep '07

________________________________________________________________________ ANNOUNCING eGenix.com mxODBC Database Interface eGenix.com mxODBC Zope Database Adapter for 64-bit FreeBSD This announcement is also available on our web-site for online reading: http://www.egenix.com/company/news/eGenix-mxODBC-on-FreeBSD-amd64-GA.html ________________________________________________________________________ eGenix mxODBC Distribution The eGenix mxODBC Distribution is a Python database interface add-on distribution for our eGenix mx Base Distribution. It comes with mxODBC, our universal ODBC database interface for Python. Customers who have purchased licenses for other platforms and wish to move their installation to FreeBSD 64-bit, can do so without having to buy a new license. The licenses will continue to work on the 64-bit platform. Users of mxODBC 2.0 will have to purchase new licenses from our online shop in order to upgrade to mxODBC 3.0. You can request 30-day evaluation licenses on the product page. Downloads --------- Please visit the eGenix mxODBC Distribution page for downloads, instructions on installation and documentation of the packages. http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/ Note that in order to use the eGenix mxODBC Distribution you need to install the eGenix mx Base Distribution first. ________________________________________________________________________ eGenix mxODBC Zope DA eGenix mxODBC Zope DA is our database interface for Zope and Plone. It is based on the mxODBC interface. Customers who have purchased licenses for other platforms and wish to move their installation to FreeBSD 64-bit, can do so without having to buy a new license. The licenses will continue to work on the 64-bit platform. You can request 30-day evaluation licenses on the product page. Downloads --------- Please visit the eGenix mxODBC Zope DA product page for downloads, instructions on installation and documentation of the packages. http://www.egenix.com/products/zope/mxODBCZopeDA/ ________________________________________________________________________ More Information For more information on our products, licensing and download instructions, please write to sales(a)egenix.com. Enjoy, -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, Sep 12 2007) >>> Python/Zope Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ 2007-08-22: Released mxODBC 3.0.1 http://python.egenix.com/ :::: Try mxODBC.Zope.DA for Windows,Linux,Solaris,MacOSX for free ! :::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611

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ANN: pyFltk-1.1.2
by andreas 12 Sep '07

12 Sep '07

Hi This is to announce the general availability of pyFltk-1.1.2. pyFltk is a Python binding for the FLTK GUI toolkit (see http://www.fltk.org) and can be downloaded from http://pyfltk.sourceforge.net. Changes include: - support for Python objects in callbacks - new interactive mode (courtesy of Michiel de Hoon) - resolution of several compilation issues using MinGW and Linux - improved documentation - several bugfixes FLTK and pyFltk are a very simple and intuitive GUI toolkit, enabling you to create professional user interfaces with a minimal effort. For instance, consider the following Hello World program, complete with button callback: from fltk import * import sys def theCancelButtonCallback(ptr): sys.exit(0) window = Fl_Window(100,100,200,90, sys.argv[0]) button = Fl_Button(9,20,180,50) button.label("Hello World") button.callback(theCancelButtonCallback) window.end() window.show(sys.argv) Fl.run() See http://pyfltk.sourceforge.net/examples.php for more examples. Best regards Andreas

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[ANN] GtkImageView 1.5.0 and PyGtkImageView 1.0.0 -- Image viewer widget for GTK
by BJörn Lindqvist 10 Sep '07

10 Sep '07

I'm pleased to finally announce GtkImageView 1.5.0. I'm even more pleased to ALSO announce PyGtkImageView 1.0.0: Description ----------- GtkImageView is a simple image viewer widget for GTK+. Similar to the image viewer panes in gThumb or Eye of Gnome. It makes writing image viewing and editing applications easy. Among its features are: * Mouse and keyboard zooming. * Scrolling and dragging. * Adjustable interpolation. * Fullscreen mode. * GIF animation support. * Ability to make selections. * Extensible using a tool system. PyGtkImageView is the Python bindings for the same thing. GtkImageView Download --------------------- Subversion: svn co http://publicsvn.bjourne.webfactional.com/gtkimageview Tarball: http://trac.bjourne.webfactional.com/attachment/wiki/WikiStart/gtkimageview… API doc: http://trac.bjourne.webfactional.com/chrome/common/gtkimageview-docs/ PyGtkImageView Download ----------------------- Subversion: svn co http://publicsvn.bjourne.webfactional.com/pygtkimageview Tarball: http://trac.bjourne.webfactional.com/attachment/wiki/WikiStart/pygtkimagevi… API doc: http://trac.bjourne.webfactional.com/chrome/common/pygtkimageview-docs/ PDF: http://trac.bjourne.webfactional.com/attachment/wiki/WikiStart/pygtkimagevi… Project website: http://trac.bjourne.webfactional.com Examples -------- Here is the canonical example for using the widget:: #include <gtkimageview/gtkimagescrollwin.h> #include <gtkimageview/gtkimageview.h> ... GtkWidget *view = gtk_image_view_new (); GtkWidget *scroll = gtk_image_scroll_win_new (GTK_IMAGE_VIEW (view)); /* Where "box" is a GtkBox already part of your layout. */ gtk_box_pack_start (GTK_BOX (box), scroll, TRUE, TRUE, 0); GdkPixbuf *pixbuf = gdk_pixbuf_new_from_file ("someimage.png", NULL); gtk_image_view_set_pixbuf (GTK_IMAGE_VIEW (view), pixbuf, TRUE); Same thing using PyGtkImageView:: import gtk import gtk.gdk import gtkimageview view = gtkimageview.ImageView() scroll = gtkimageview.ImageScrollWin(view) # Where "box" is a gtk.Box already part of your layout. box.pack_start(scroll) pixbuf = gtk.gdk.pixbuf_new_from_file("someimage.png") view.set_pixbuf(pixbuf) Future ------ * Perl bindings. * Gtk# bindings. * Haskell bindings. -- mvh Björn

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Next PyCon Organizers' Meeting Tuesday, 11 September
by David Goodger 10 Sep '07

10 Sep '07

Next meeting: Tuesday, September 11, at 18:00 UTC (2PM Eastern, 1PM Central, 12PM Mountain, 11AM Pacific). I'll post some agenda items, but feel free to add more: http://wiki.python.org/moin/PyCon2008/OrganizersMeetings Connection details: http://wiki.python.org/moin/PyCon2008/OrganizersMeetingsConnectionDetails PyCon is a community conference. Please join in and help out! David Goodger PyCon 2008 Chair

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ANN: Porcupine Web Application Server 0.1.1 is out
by t.koutsovassilis＠gmail.com 10 Sep '07

10 Sep '07

This release is mainly a bug fix release, which improves the overall stability of Porcupine. On the server side apart from a couple of annoying bugs being fixed, there is no new feature added. Unlike wise, QuiX includes quite a few important updates. It is now possible for the engine to render semi-transparent widgets by defining their opacity attribute. Drag and drop functionality is also supported by introducing draggables and droppables. Although this functionality is there, it is not yet utilized by the Porcupine desktop. Another new major productivity enhancement is that you can now define the QuiX namespace as the default one; this means that there is no need for namespace declaration (those strange "a:" before each node's tag name) for each one of the nodes of a QuiX document. There is also a new flow box widget, which automatically re-arranges its contained widgets in wrappable rows based on its size. Additionally, have a look at the custom QuiX widgets created for the Porcupine desktop. These widgets include ready made editors for the "Relator1" and "RelatorN" data types and a custom widget for editing each object's security descriptor. They will help you understand how to create your own custom widgets. I hope you'll find this release quite stable and useful. Helpful links ========== What is Porcupine? http://www.innoscript.org/content/view/30/42/ Porcupine online demo: http://www.innoscript.org/content/view/21/43/ Porcupine Wiki: http://wiki.innoscript.org

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Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Sep 10)
by Gabriel Genellina 10 Sep '07

10 Sep '07

QOTW: "Python is a revelation to me as a language that grows with the ability of the programmer, which creates a multi-level community not too centered on one-upmanship to nurture new talent." - John K Masters "Python is a well designed language that focuses on a few simple ideas (name semantics, dictionaries, simplicity of expression, trusting the programmer) to make a surprisingly powerful and expressive language." - Steven Rumbalski Why should I learn python? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/e0ec32… Examining (the lack of) access specifiers in Python and how "information hiding" is obtained http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/71ef60… (FAQ) Two names referencing the same mutable object. Pointers, references, the Java model, and how things are different in C++. http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/d05183… The module operator (%) differs slightly from its C counterpart http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/a559c5… Several ways to generate unique identifiers http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/3db6fe… Extending the Borg pattern to support distinct groups of objects http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/8cc3b3… exec and the local and global namespaces http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/16eaad… Generating "safe" filenames suitable for different platforms. http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/aae0fb… ======================================================================== 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. 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!". Write to the same address to unsubscribe. -- The Python-URL! Team-- Phaseit, Inc. (http://phaseit.net) is pleased to participate in and sponsor the "Python-URL!" project. Watch this space for upcoming news about posting archives.

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