Mailman 3 May 2008 - Python-announce-list

EuroSciPy - Program Announcement
by Mike Müller 31 May '08

31 May '08

Greetings, I'm pleased to announce that the program for the first-annual EuroSciPy Conference is now available at: http://scipy.org/EuroSciPy2008#schedule Conference Date and Venue ------------------------- The EuroSciPy Conference will be held July 26-27, 2008 in Leipzig, Germany. http://scipy.org/EuroSciPy2008 Registration ------------ The direct link to the registration site is here: http://www.python-academy.com/euroscipy/index.html The registration fee is 100.00€ for early registrants and will increase to 150.00€ for late registration (after June 15). Pre-Conference Courses ---------------------- If you like to extend your trip to Leipzig, you can attend pre-conference courses: 1.) 2-day course "Introductory to Python for Programmers" followed by a 2.) 3-day course "Python for Scientists and Engineers" http://scipy.org/EuroSciPy2008#courses About EuroSciPy --------------- EuroSciPy is designed to complement the popular SciPy Conferences which have been held for the last 7 years at Caltech (the 2008 SciPy Conference in the U.S. will be held the week of August 19-24). Similarly, the EuroSciPy Conference provides a unique opportunity to learn and affect what is happening in the realm of scientific computing with Python. Attendees will have the opportunity to review the available tools and how they apply to specific problems. By providing a forum for developers to share their Python expertise with the wider commercial, academic, and research communities, this conference fosters collaboration and facilitates the sharing of software components, techniques and a vision for high level language use in scientific computing. Typical presentations include general python use in the sciences, as well as NumPy and SciPy usage for general problem solving. Beyond the excellent talks, there are inter- session discussions that prove stimulating and helpful. Registration will include breakfast, snacks and lunch for Saturday and Sunday. Please pass this announcement along to any other relevant contacts. Many Thanks, Mike Müller

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ANN: Open Source Health Information Platform (OSHIP)
by Tim Cook 30 May '08

30 May '08

The wiki announcing the initial source code release of OSHIP is available at: http://www.openehr.org/wiki/display/dev/Python+developer%27s+page Including links to installation and initial startup. There is a news release on Linux Medical News that contains more background and project justification information: http://linuxmednews.com/1212171292/index_html I am inviting expert discussion on the circular import issues due to the desire to adhere as closely to the openEHR specifications as possible. The issues are in the interfaces being implemented with schema types that are the same or at least in the same packages as the implementations of those classes. http://www.openehr.org/svn/ref_impl_python/TRUNK/oship/src/oship/openehr/rm… Thanks for your comments. --Tim -- Timothy Cook, MSc Health Informatics Research & Development Services LinkedIn Profile:http://www.linkedin.com/in/timothywaynecook Skype ID == timothy.cook ************************************************************** *You may get my Public GPG key from popular keyservers or * *from this link http://timothywayne.cook.googlepages.com/home* **************************************************************

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SQLObject 0.10.2
by Oleg Broytmann 30 May '08

30 May '08

Hello! I'm pleased to announce version 0.10.2, a bugfix release of 0.10 branch of SQLObject. What is SQLObject ================= SQLObject is an object-relational mapper. Your database tables are described as classes, and rows are instances of those classes. SQLObject is meant to be easy to use and quick to get started with. SQLObject supports a number of backends: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Firebird, Sybase, MSSQL and MaxDB (also known as SAPDB). Where is SQLObject ================== Site: http://sqlobject.org Development: http://sqlobject.org/devel/ Mailing list: https://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/sqlobject-discuss Archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.sqlobject Download: http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/SQLObject/0.10.2 News and changes: http://sqlobject.org/News.html What's New ========== News since 0.10.1 ----------------- Small Features ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Use VARCHAR(MAX) and VARBINARY(MAX) for MSSQL >= 9.0. * Run post_funcs after RowDestroySignal. Bug Fixes ~~~~~~~~~ * Fixed a minor bug in Set column. * A bug fixed for RowCreatedSignal together with InheritableSQLObject: run post_funcs after the entire hierarchy has been created. * Aggregate functions now honors 'distinct'. For a more complete list, please see the news: http://sqlobject.org/News.html Oleg. -- Oleg Broytmann http://phd.pp.ru/ phd(a)phd.pp.ru Programmers don't die, they just GOSUB without RETURN.

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SQLObject 0.9.7
by Oleg Broytmann 30 May '08

30 May '08

Hello! I'm pleased to announce version 0.9.7, a minor bug fix release of SQLObject. What is SQLObject ================= SQLObject is an object-relational mapper. Your database tables are described as classes, and rows are instances of those classes. SQLObject is meant to be easy to use and quick to get started with. SQLObject supports a number of backends: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Firebird, Sybase, MSSQL and MaxDB (also known as SAPDB). Where is SQLObject ================== Site: http://sqlobject.org Development: http://sqlobject.org/devel/ Mailing list: https://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/sqlobject-discuss Archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.sqlobject Download: http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/SQLObject/0.9.7 News and changes: http://sqlobject.org/News.html What's New ========== News since 0.9.6 ---------------- Small Features ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Use VARCHAR(MAX) and VARBINARY(MAX) for MSSQL >= 9.0. * Run post_funcs after RowDestroySignal. Bug Fixes ~~~~~~~~~ * Fixed a minor bug in Set column. * A bug fixed for RowCreatedSignal together with InheritableSQLObject: run post_funcs after the entire hierarchy has been created. * Aggregate functions now honors 'distinct'. For a more complete list, please see the news: http://sqlobject.org/News.html Oleg. -- Oleg Broytmann http://phd.pp.ru/ phd(a)phd.pp.ru Programmers don't die, they just GOSUB without RETURN.

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ANN: NumPy 1.1.0
by Jarrod Millman 29 May '08

29 May '08

I'm pleased to announce the release of NumPy 1.1.0. NumPy is the fundamental package needed for scientific computing with Python. It contains: * a powerful N-dimensional array object * sophisticated (broadcasting) functions * basic linear algebra functions * basic Fourier transforms * sophisticated random number capabilities * tools for integrating Fortran code. Besides it's obvious scientific uses, NumPy can also be used as an efficient multi-dimensional container of generic data. Arbitrary data-types can be defined. This allows NumPy to seamlessly and speedily integrate with a wide-variety of databases. This is the first minor release since the 1.0 release in October 2006. There are a few major changes, which introduce some minor API breakage. In addition this release includes tremendous improvements in terms of bug-fixing, testing, and documentation. For information, please see the release notes: http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=602575&group_id=1369 Thank you to everybody who contributed to this release. Enjoy, -- Jarrod Millman Computational Infrastructure for Research Labs 10 Giannini Hall, UC Berkeley phone: 510.643.4014 http://cirl.berkeley.edu/

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NYC Python User Group Meeting Announcement....
by John Clark 29 May '08

29 May '08

Greetings! The next New York City Python Users Group meeting is planned for June 17th, 6:30pm at Daylife Inc. at 444 Broadway (between Howard St. and Grand St.) on the 5th Floor. We welcome all those in the NYC area who are interested in Python to attend. More information can be found on the users group wiki page: http://www.nycpython.org Hope to see you there! -John Clark

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ANN: Tftpy 0.4.5
by Michael P. Soulier 29 May '08

29 May '08

Copyright, Michael P. Soulier, 2006. About Release 0.4.5: ==================== Bugfix release for compatability issues on Win32, among other small issues. About Release 0.4.4: ==================== Bugfix release for poor tolerance of unsupported options in the server. About Release 0.4.3: ==================== Bugfix release for an issue with the server's detection of the end of the file during a download. About Release 0.4.2: ==================== Bugfix release for some small installation issues with earlier Python releases. About Release 0.4.1: ==================== Bugfix release to fix the installation path, with some restructuring into a tftpy package from the single module used previously. About Release 0.4: ================== This release adds a TftpServer class with a sample implementation in bin. The server uses a single thread with multiple handlers and a select() loop to handle multiple clients simultaneously. Only downloads are supported at this time. About Release 0.3: ================== This release fixes a major RFC 1350 compliance problem with the remote TID. About Release 0.2: ================== This release adds variable block sizes, and general option support, implementing RFCs 2347 and 2348. This is accessible in the TftpClient class via the options dict, or in the sample client via the --blocksize option. About Release 0.1: ================== This is an initial release in the spirit of "release early, release often". Currently the sample client works, supporting RFC 1350. The server is not yet implemented, and RFC 2347 and 2348 support (variable block sizes) is underway, planned for 0.2. About Tftpy: ============ Purpose: -------- Tftpy is a TFTP library for the Python programming language. It includes client and server classes, with sample implementations. Hooks are included for easy inclusion in a UI for populating progress indicators. It supports RFCs 1350, 2347 and 2348. Dependencies: ------------- This library was developed against Python 2.3+. Trifles: -------- Project page: http://sourceforge.net/projects/tftpy/ License is the CNRI Python License. http://www.opensource.org/licenses/pythonpl.php See COPYING in this distribution. Limitations: ------------ - Server only supports downloads. - Client only supports downloads. - Only 'octet' mode is supported - The only option supported is blksize Future: ------- - Upload support - netascii support - More complete test harness Author: ======= Michael P. Soulier <msoulier(a)digitaltorque.ca> -- Michael P. Soulier <msoulier(a)digitaltorque.ca> "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." --Albert Einstein

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EuroPython 2008: Talk Submissions Extension plus Early Registration Reminder
by Paul Boddie 28 May '08

28 May '08

First of all, a reminder to those of you considering registering for EuroPython 2008, held in Vilnius, Lithuania from 7th to 12th July (talks from 7th to 9th, sprints from 10th to 12th): the early registration deadline is on Saturday 31st May, and if you would like to take advantage of the reduced registration fee, now is the time to navigate to the EuroPython site and to make your registration: http://www.europython.org/Registration For the impatient, here's a link to the registration form itself: http://registration.europython.eu/ Talk Submissions Period Extended -------------------------------- The original deadline for submitting talk proposals for EuroPython 2008 passed on Thursday 22nd May, and although there have been quite a few submissions, the EuroPython organisers would like to encourage a few more! So, we have now decided to give all potential submitters some more time to put together proposals and send them in for consideration. What this means is that anyone who had considered making a talk proposal but then found themselves short of time before last Thursday can now aim for the new deadline of Monday 2nd June - there's even a weekend before the deadline for anyone needing "quiet time" to sketch out their proposal! As always, the EuroPython organisers realise that the deadlines we've set aren't always compatible with everyone's personal schedule. Remember that we're only looking for proposals at this point, not the entire talk or materials, although we obviously expect those things to be ready for the conference. ;-) Take a look at the Call for Participation for all the details: http://www.europython.org/CallForParticipation Or go straight to the page for talk submissions: http://www.europython.org/Talk_Submissions We look forward to seeing your proposals and hopefully seeing you in Vilnius!

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VIFF 0.6 released
by Martin Geisler 28 May '08

28 May '08

On behalf of the VIFF Development Team, I am happy to announce the release of VIFF version 0.6: Tar/GZ: http://viff.dk/release/viff-0.6.tar.gz Tar/BZ2: http://viff.dk/release/viff-0.6.tar.bz2 Zip: http://viff.dk/release/viff-0.6.zip Exe: http://viff.dk/release/viff-0.6.win32.exe Changes since VIFF 0.5: The average time for a secure comparison was reduced by 60-70%. Comparisons now work with an actively secure multiplication protocol. A memory leak was fixed. Converted documentation to new Sphinx format, please see: http://viff.dk/doc/index.html About VIFF: Virtual Ideal Functionality Framework is a framework for creating efficient and secure multi-party computations (SMPC). Players, who do not trust each other, participate in a joint computation based on their private inputs. The computation is done using a cryptographic protocol which allows them to obtain a correct answer without revealing their inputs -- even when some players try to cheat. Operations supported include addition, multiplication, and comparison, all with Shamir secret shared outputs. -- Martin Geisler VIFF (Virtual Ideal Functionality Framework) brings easy and efficient SMPC (Secure Multi-Party Computation) to Python. See: http://viff.dk/.

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Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (May 26)
by Gabriel Genellina 26 May '08

26 May '08

QOTW: "GHUM: There are no big applications written in Python. GHUM: Big applications are written in JAVA or COBOL or C# or other legacy programming systems. GHUM: If you programm in Python, your applications become quite small. Only frameworks in Python are big. JMC: So the fact that there are no big applications written in Python IS the success story." - Harald Armin Massa and D'Arcy J.M. Cain http://coding.derkeiler.com/Archive/Python/comp.lang.python/2008-04/msg0300… Assign a value and test for it in a single statement: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2008-May/492988.html http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2008-May/492425.html D'Arcy J.M. Cain et al. combat the heterodoxy of David which questions the usefulness of unit tests and test-driven development in general: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2008-May/493057.html Comparing identity vs. comparing equality: what's the difference? http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2008-May/492117.html Relationship between logic and interface: the MVC pattern: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2008-May/492816.html It isn't easy to alter how functions compare themselves (to avoid duplicates, for example): http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2008-May/493182.html Organizing a project (directory layout): http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2008-May/492010.html Poll: How do you use Python in non-GUI work? http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2008-May/491989.html PHP compared to Python: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2008-May/492561.html Is this language suitable for Operations Research? http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2008-May/491867.html Oldest thread still alive (from May 7): lambda expressions, now talking about decorators: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2008-May/490027.html ======================================================================== 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 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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