Mailman 3 February 2008 - Python-announce-list

ANN: Strangle 0.3.0 DNS parsing library based on BIND9
by Jason Smith 24 Feb '08

24 Feb '08

This message is to announce a python module, Strangle, which provides a convenient way for mere mortals to parse DNS packets in Python, based on the mature functionality of BIND 9. http://www.proven-corporation.com/software/strangle/ Strangle allows you to see DNS messages in two ways: * Direct access to the libbind parsing routines (C-style) * A Python object with various meaningful attributes (OO-style) Strangle is free software, available under the GNU GPL v2. It is stable and is being used used in DNS high-availability applications. Strangle is confirmed to work with Python 2.3 and up, on Linux and Solaris. -- Jason Smith Proven Corporation Bangkok, Thailand http://www.proven-corporation.com

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vtd-xml 2.3 released
by jimmy Zhang 23 Feb '08

23 Feb '08

VTD-XML 2.3 is now released. To download the latest version please visit http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=110612&package_id=120…. Below is a list of new features and enhancements in this version. a.. VTDException is now introduced as the root class for all other VTD-XML's exception classes (per suggestion of Max Rahder). b.. Transcoding capability is now added for inter-document cut and paste. You can cut a chuck of bytes in a UTF-8 encoded document and paste it into a UTF-16 encoded document and the output document is still well-formed. c.. ISO-8859-10, ISO-8859-11, ISO-8859-12, ISO-8859-13, ISO-8859-14 and ISO-8859-15 support has now been added d.. Zero length Text node is now possible. e.. Ability to dump in-memory copy of text is added. f.. Various code cleanup, enhancement and bug fixes. Below are some new articles related to VTD-XML a.. Index XML documents with VTD-XML http://xml.sys-con.com/read/453082.htm b.. Manipulate XML content the Ximple Way http://www.devx.com/xml/Article/36379 c.. VTD-XML: A new vision of XML http://www.developer.com/xml/article.php/3714051 d.. VTD-XML: XML Processing for the future http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/vtd-xml_examples.aspx If you (or someone you know) like the concept of VTD-XML, think that it can help solve enterprises' XML processing related issues (particularly those related to SOA), and would like to directly influence and contribute to the development of the future of Internet, please email me crackeur(a)comcast.net). We are looking for open source software developers and project management people to take VTD-XML to the next level.

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[ANN] Python 2.5.2 released
by "Martin v. Löwis" 22 Feb '08

22 Feb '08

On behalf of the Python development team and the Python community, I'm happy to announce the release of Python 2.5.2 (FINAL). This is the second bugfix release of Python 2.5. Python 2.5 is now in bugfix-only mode; no new features are being added. According to the release notes, over 100 bugs and patches have been addressed since Python 2.5.1, many of them improving the stability of the interpreter, and improving its portability. This is a production release of Python, and should be a painless upgrade from 2.5.1 or 2.5. Since the release candidate, we have backed out test cases that were incorrect on 64-bit systems, and fixed another stability problem. See the release notes for more. For more information on Python 2.5.2, including download links for various platforms, release notes, and known issues, please see: http://www.python.org/2.5.2/ Highlights of this new release include: Bug fixes. According to the release notes, at least 100 have been fixed. Highlights of the previous major Python release (2.5) are available from the Python 2.5 page, at http://www.python.org/2.5/highlights.html Enjoy this release, Martin Martin v. Loewis martin(a)v.loewis.de Python Release Manager (on behalf of the entire python-dev team)

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ANN: cssutils 0.9.5a4
by Christof Hoeke 22 Feb '08

22 Feb '08

what is it ---------- A Python package to parse and build CSS Cascading Style Sheets. main changes ------------ 0.9.5a4 + **FEATURE**: Defining a namespace with a prefix but an empty namespaceURI is not allowed in XML 1.0 (but in XML 1.1). It is allowed in CSS and therefor also in cssutils. + **FEATURE**: Added property ``css.CSSImportRule.name`` and ``css.CSSMediaRule.name`` as decribed in http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-cascade/#cascading. It is parsed, serialized and available in this new property now. Property ``name`` is a constructor parameter now too. + **FEATURE**: ``css.UnknownRule`` is now parsed properly ... - **BUGFIX**: Improved escaping ... - **BUGFIX**: Fixed serialization of namespaces in Selector objects. Actually all possible namespaced selectors should be preserved now ... - **BUGFIX**: Default namespace is no longer used by attribute selectors. - IMPROVEMENT: Added simple testtool for functional tests in /examples plus lots of smaller bugfixes, improvements and refactorings For full details for 0.9.5a4 see the relevant CHANGELOG: http://cssutils.googlecode.com/svn/tags/TAG_0.9.5a4/CHANGELOG.txt A few (minor) non-backwards compatible changes have been made, please see http://cssutils.googlecode.com/svn/tags/TAG_0.9.5a4/documentation/migrate.t… for migration help. Note: CSSValue, CSSValueList, and CSSPrimitiveValue and the relevant methods/properties Property.cssValue and CSSStyleDeclaration.getPropertyCSSValue are more or less DEPRECATED and will probably be replaced with interfaces defined in CSSOM. For now use the properties and methods that handle values as simple strings, e.g. ``Property.value``. As the aforementioned classes are not hardly that useful anyway this should not be a big problem but please beware if you use or have used them. If you think this a bad idea please let me know! license ------- cssutils is published under the LGPL. download -------- For download options for see http://cthedot.de/cssutils/ cssutils needs Python 2.4 or higher (tested with Python 2.5.1 on Vista only) Bug reports (via Google code), comments, etc are very much appreciated! Thanks. Christof

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CodeInvestigator version 0.7.3
by Martien Friedeman 20 Feb '08

20 Feb '08

CodeInvestigator version 0.7.3 was released on February 21. This release fixes a bug. When a user views code and closes the view of a variable value, the marker-bar on the right side of the window shows. This bar should only show when a user scrolls away from code. CodeInvestigator is a tracing tool for Python programs. Running a program through CodeInvestigator creates a recording. Program flow, function calls, variable values and conditions are all stored for every line the program executes. The recording is then viewed with an interface consisting of the code. The code can be clicked: A clicked variable displays its value, a clicked loop displays its iterations. You read code, and have at your disposal all the run time details of that code. A computerized desk check tool and another way to learn about your program. http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=183942

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Python Bug Day on Feb. 23
by A.M. Kuchling 20 Feb '08

20 Feb '08

After the success of January's bug day, which closed 37 issues, we're having another one this Saturday, February 23 2008. We'll all meet in the #python-dev IRC channel on irc.freenode.net and help improve Python. For more information, see http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonBugDay . This is a good opportunity to get your feet wet in developing the Python core. --amk

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Announcement: PyChess Philidor 0.8 final
by Thomas Dybdahl Ahle 19 Feb '08

19 Feb '08

PyChess Philidor 0.8 has been released. This happens after nearly a year coding, and a rewrite of large parts of the codebase for stability and features. If you haven't already beaten fruit, gnuchess, pychess-engine and your friend with PyChess, now is time to! The most prominent new features include: * Online chess play on the FICS servers. * Ability to undo and pause chess games. * Support for UCI engines like Fruit, Glaurung and Shredder. * Full list of changes: http://code.google.com/p/pychess/wiki/PhilidorRelease Full list of features: http://pychess.googlepages.com/about Downloads: http://www.gnomefiles.com/app.php/PyChess Screenshots: http://pychess.googlepages.com/screenshots Mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/pychess-people The development of PyChess Stauton 1.0 has just begun. We strive to make this the greatest free chess client out there, so if you have opinions, don't let them go unheard on the mailing list! If you would like help fix the translation of PyChess in your language, see http://code.google.com/p/pychess/wiki/RosettaTranslates to get started. -- Best Regards, Med Venlig Hilsen, Thomas

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Call for volunteers to help maintain bugs.python.org's issue tracker
by Brett Cannon 18 Feb '08

18 Feb '08

The Python Software Foundation's infrastructure committee is looking for volunteers to help maintain the Roundup issue tracker installed for http://bugs.python.org. Responsibilities revolve around maintaining the Roundup installation itself (tracker schema, modifying the installed copy of Roundup, etc.) and the occasional database work (changes to the database, etc.). You do not have to be an expert at Roundup to volunteer! You can learn "on the job" by doing offline development and submitting patches until you are of a proper level of experience to gain commit access to the code (which can be seen at XXX). If you still have a New Years resolution to help Python out this is a great way to fulfill the promise you made yourself for 2008! If you are interested in volunteering, please email tracker-discuss at python.org. Thanks to all who have helped with the tracker already and those that will in the future! -Brett Cannon Chairman, PSF infrastructure committee

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ANN: Leo 4.4.7 final released
by Edward K Ream 18 Feb '08

18 Feb '08

Leo 4.4.7 final is available at: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3458&package_id=29106 This version features a new ipython plugin that provides a two-way bridge between Leo and IPython. See http://webpages.charter.net/edreamleo/IPythonBridge.html Leo is a text editor, data organizer, project manager and much more. See: http://webpages.charter.net/edreamleo/intro.html The highlights of Leo 4.4.7: ---------------------------- - The ipython plugin creates a simple, powerful, effective bridge between IPython and Leo. See http://webpages.charter.net/edreamleo/IPythonBridge.html - Improved handling of unicode encodings in @auto files. - All import commands now support @path directives in ancestor nodes. - Fixed several minor bugs. Links: ------ Leo: http://webpages.charter.net/edreamleo/front.html Forum: http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor Download: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3458 CVS: http://leo.tigris.org/source/browse/leo/ Quotes: http://webpages.charter.net/edreamleo/testimonials.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward K. Ream email: edreamleo(a)yahoo.com Leo: http://webpages.charter.net/edreamleo/front.html --------------------------------------------------------------------

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Public Python Training Classes
by Steve Holden 18 Feb '08

18 Feb '08

Holden Web is pleased to announce the availability of public classes in the Python language. The current schedule is available at http://holdenweb.com/py/training/ Our initial classes are mostly introductory, but we are also offering experimental half-day seminars, the first two of which are revised editions of Steve Holden's popular tutorials on wxPython and the DB API. If you know of anyone with Python training requirements we would appreciate your bringing this notice to their attention. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/

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