Mailman 3 May 2008 - Python-announce-list

ANN: Pyrex 0.9.8
by greg 15 May '08

15 May '08

Pyrex 0.9.8 is now available: http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/greg.ewing/python/Pyrex/ This version has a number of new features: * In-place operators (+= etc.) are now supported. * The Pyrex compiler now has built-in facilities for automatically tracking down and compiling all the modules a given module depends on, and for only compiling modules whose source has changed. * Some restrictions on nogil functions have been relaxed. In particular, it's now possible to declare a C method as nogil. * A feature has been added that makes it easier to manage circular imports between .pxd files. It's now possible to declare two extension types in different .pxd files that refer to each other. What is Pyrex? -------------- Pyrex is a language for writing Python extension modules. It lets you freely mix operations on Python and C data, with all Python reference counting and error checking handled automatically.

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ANN: Pyrex 0.9.7.2
by greg 14 May '08

14 May '08

Pyrex 0.9.7.2 is now available: http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/greg.ewing/python/Pyrex/ Seems I didn't quite eradicate all of the integer indexing bugs. Here's a fix for the other half. What is Pyrex? -------------- Pyrex is a language for writing Python extension modules. It lets you freely mix operations on Python and C data, with all Python reference counting and error checking handled automatically.

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[ANN] PPyGui emulator
by Stef Mientki 14 May '08

14 May '08

hello, I've ran the first real world application through PPyGui-emulator, so I think it's time to release the first version. There's lot of room for improvements and a more beautiful layout. PPyGui-emulator is build upon wxPython and released under BSD license. For remarks, screen shots and downloads, see http://oase.uci.kun.nl/~mientki/data_www/pylab_works/pp_intro.html have fun, Stef Mientki

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ANN: pyspread 0.0.6
by Martin Manns 13 May '08

13 May '08

On Tue, 13 May 2008 00:23:12 +0200 Martin Manns <mmanns(a)gmx.net> wrote: pyspread 0.0.5 has been released. It is a bugfix release for Mac and Windows. > -- > > About: > pyspread is a spreadsheet that accepts a pure python expression in > each cell. > > -- > > Highlights: > + No non-python syntax add-ons > + Access to python modules from cells > + 3D grid > + Numpy object array for representation of string entry into grid cell > + Numpy object array for representation of eval function array > + Cell access via slicing of numpy function array > + X, Y, and Z yield current cell location for relative reference > > Requires: Python >=2.4, Numpy 1.0.4, and wxPython 2.8.7.1. > License: GPL > > Project page: http://pyspread.sourceforge.net Best Regards Martin

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ANN: Pyrex 0.9.7.1
by greg 13 May '08

13 May '08

Pyrex 0.9.7.1 is now available: http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/greg.ewing/python/Pyrex/ This version fixes a bug in the new integer indexing optimisation which causes indexing of a non-sequence type with a C int to fail with a TypeError. What is Pyrex? -------------- Pyrex is a language for writing Python extension modules. It lets you freely mix operations on Python and C data, with all Python reference counting and error checking handled automatically.

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ANN: pyspread 0.0.5
by Martin Manns 13 May '08

13 May '08

pyspread 0.0.5 has been released. -- New features are: + X, Y, Z for relative cell relations are now pre-processed (easier to use) + Cells can be given a name with <name>=<expresion>. These names are located in the global namespace + Arrays and matrices within one cell can now easily be spread out to a cell range in the grid with the spread function. (spread(x,y,z,value) where x,y,z represents the top-left-front target cell and value is replaced by the origin cell reference) + Rows and columns can be inserted and deleted + Copy, Paste and Delete behaviour improved + Copy and Paste now work in cell editor when no selection is present + Basic tab-delimited text import added -- About: pyspread is a spreadsheet that accepts a pure python expression in each cell. -- Highlights: + No non-python syntax add-ons + Access to python modules from cells + 3D grid + Numpy object array for representation of string entry into grid cell + Numpy object array for representation of eval function array + Cell access via slicing of numpy function array + X, Y, and Z yield current cell location for relative reference Requires: Python >=2.4, Numpy 1.0.4, and wxPython 2.8.7.1. License: GPL Project page: http://pyspread.sourceforge.net Best Regards Martin

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ANN: headstock 0.1.0 - Python implementation of XMPP
by Sylvain Hellegouarch 12 May '08

12 May '08

All, I am pleased to announce headstock 0.1.0, a Python implementation of the XMPP protocol based on Kamaelia [1]. headstock is currently not production ready and lack documentation but offers a good sample case that shows how to use it. Documentation will come in a near future. == Features == * support for RFC 3920 and 3921 (except privacy list) Supports almost complete (at least usable) for a few extensions: * XEP-0004 * XEP-0077 * XEP-0060 (PubSub) == Download == * easy_install -U headstock * Tarballs http://www.defuze.org/oss/headstock/ * svn co https://svn.defuze.org/oss/headstock/ == More info == http://trac.defuze.org/wiki/headstock/ == TODO == * Documentation * Code cleanup * More extensions Have fun, -- Sylvain Hellegouarch http://www.defuze.org [1] http://kamaelia.sourceforge.net/Home

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[ANN] Release 0.70.0 of Task Coach
by Frank Niessink 12 May '08

12 May '08

Hi, I'm happy to announce release 0.69.2 of Task Coach. This release contains small feature enhancements, more translations and several bug fixes. Task Coach is now distributed under the GPLv3+. Bugs fixed: * Allow for editing seconds in effort editor. * The combobox in the effort detail editor always picked the first task when multiple tasks had the same subject, effectively prohibiting the user to move an effort record to another task with the same subject. * Reset invalid input in the priority field of the task editor to 0 instead of to the minimum priority (a large negative value). * "View->Filter->Reset all filters" now also unchecks all categories. * Task Coach now is packaged as a proper Debian package, thanks to Stani Michiels. The Debian package installs a menu item for Task Coach in the Applications/Office menu. Features added: * Paths to file attachments may be relative. * Monthly and yearly recurrence of tasks. * Added and reorganized keyboard short cuts. * Start tracking effort for any active task using the system tray icon right-click menu. * Added a largely complete Ukranian translation thanks to Vitovt and incomplete Finnish, Greek, Persian and Thai translations. Feature changed: * Slightly higher preference window so all icons fit and no scrolling is needed. Dependencies changed: * Task Coach now uses Subversion for version control. See http://sourceforge.net/svn/?group_id=130831. This only affects you if you want to develop or use Task Coach source code. * Task Coach is now distributed under the GNU General Public License version 3 or (at your option) any later version. This only affects you if you want to distribute changed versions of Task Coach or want to include source code from Task Coach in other software. What is Task Coach? Task Coach is a simple task manager that allows for hierarchical tasks, i.e. tasks in tasks. Task Coach is open source (GPL) and is developed using Python and wxPython. You can download Task Coach from: http://www.taskcoach.org In addition to the source distribution, packaged distributions are available for Windows XP/Vista, Mac OS X, and Linux (Debian and RPM format). Note that Task Coach is alpha software, meaning that it is wise to back up your task file regularly, and especially when upgrading to a new release. Cheers, Frank

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April PSF Board meeting minutes available
by David Goodger 12 May '08

12 May '08

Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Python Software Foundation, April 14, 2008: http://www.python.org/psf/records/board/minutes/2008-04-14/ David Goodger, PSF Secretary

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Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (May 12)
by Gabriel Genellina 12 May '08

12 May '08

QOTW: "With Python, you can program with a smile on your face." - Gary Herron "Looking back over the years, after I learned Python I realized that I never really had enjoyed programming before." - Aahz http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/b4aa1d… Python 2.6a3 and 3.0a5 released http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2008-May/490243.html Choosing a license for an open source project, and how it impacts users, contributors *and* developers: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2008-May/489663.html http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2008-May/489840.html Are we missing something due to Python not having interfaces? http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2008-May/489799.html Anonymous for-loops (a "repeat N times" loop) and anonymous asignments: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2008-May/490591.html http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2008-May/490723.html Why should a programmer learn Python as a new language? http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2008-May/490110.html Two questions about the Observer pattern: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2008-May/490387.html http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2008-May/490168.html How to use overridable methods when defining a property: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2008-May/490451.html Tim Golden explains how to recursively walk the Windows registry: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2008-May/489741.html Find anagrams in a list of words: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2008-May/490061.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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