Mailman 3 May 2008 - Python-announce-list

Pydev 1.3.17 Released
by Fabio Zadrozny 12 May '08

12 May '08

Hi All, Pydev and Pydev Extensions 1.3.17 have been released Details on Pydev Extensions: http://www.fabioz.com/pydev Details on Pydev: http://pydev.sf.net Details on its development: http://pydev.blogspot.com Release Highlights in Pydev Extensions: ----------------------------------------------------------------- * Minor bug-fixes Release Highlights in Pydev: ---------------------------------------------- * Pydev Package Explorer: projects that had the project folder in the pythonpath did not show children items correctly. * Debugger: Disable all works. Patch from: Oldrich Jedlicka * Debugger: Problem when making a step return / step over * Code-completion: Working for attributes found in a superclass imported with a relative import Patches from Felix Schwarz: o Allow to configure an interpreter even if the workspace path name contains spaces o Completion server does not work when the eclipse directory contains spaces o Fix deletion of resources in pydev package explorer for Eclipse 3.4 What is PyDev? --------------------------- PyDev is a plugin that enables users to use Eclipse for Python and Jython development -- making Eclipse a first class Python IDE -- It comes with many goodies such as code completion, syntax highlighting, syntax analysis, refactor, debug and many others. Cheers, -- Fabio Zadrozny ------------------------------------------------------ Software Developer ESSS - Engineering Simulation and Scientific Software http://www.esss.com.br Pydev Extensions http://www.fabioz.com/pydev Pydev - Python Development Enviroment for Eclipse http://pydev.sf.net http://pydev.blogspot.com

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Announcing a feature update (v1.3) of YaMA, the meeting assistant
by Atul 12 May '08

12 May '08

Hi, Yet Another Meeting Assistant (YaMA), will help you with the Agenda, Meeting Invitations, Minutes of a Meeting as well as Action Items. If you are the assigned minute taker at any meeting, this tool is for you. Checkout http://yama.sourceforge.net/ YaMA is written in Python and Tkinter, is open source software released under GPLv2, and is hosted by SourceForge (www.sourceforge.net) Whats New in version 1.3 : 1. Usability enhancements 2. Minor Bug Fixes 3. Export Meeting Invitation and Action Items to iCalendar format to interoperate with other calendaring applications. Thanks and Regards, -- Atul

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ANN: Pyrex 0.9.7
by greg 09 May '08

09 May '08

Pyrex 0.9.7 is now available: http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/greg.ewing/python/Pyrex/ Highlights of this version: * I have streamlined the integer for-loop syntax. Instead of the loop variable redundantly appearing in two places, it's now just for x < i < y: ... * If you declare a variable as a list or dict, then calls to some of its methods will be compiled into type-specific Python API calls instead of generic ones. * Most built-in constants are referenced directly instead of via dict lookup. * There are two new builtin functions, typecheck() and issubtype(), for checking the types of arguments more safely (since isinstance and issubclass can be fooled). 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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Paver 0.7: Better than distutils, better docs and more
by Kevin Dangoor 08 May '08

08 May '08

Paver (http://www.blueskyonmars.com/projects/paver/) is a "task" oriented build, distribution and deployment scripting tool. It's similar in idea to Rake, but is geared toward Python projects and takes advantage of popular Python tools and libraries. Paver can be seen as providing an easier and more cohesive way to work with a variety of proven tools. With Version 0.7, Paver is now a full stand-in for the traditional distutils- or setuptools-based setup.py. Need to perform some extra work before an sdist runs? No problem: @task def sdist(): ...move files around, etc.... call_task("distutils.command.sdist") You put that in your pavement.py file and now running "paver sdist" will perform your logic and then run the distutils sdist command. Paver can even generate a setup.py so "python setup.py sdist" or "python setup.py install" work just as they always have. And to make it easier for people who don't yet have Paver, you can include a small zip file that enables "python setup.py install" to work off of a pavement.py file even without Paver. Paver 0.7 has a bunch of new tools to help with project documentation (taking advantage of Georg Brandl's Sphinx and also including Ned Batchelder's Cog). Paver now includes much better docs, too. Links: Home page: http://www.blueskyonmars.com/projects/paver/ Getting Started: http://www.blueskyonmars.com/projects/paver/getting_started.html Changelog: http://www.blueskyonmars.com/projects/paver/changelog.html Cheeseshop: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/Paver/ Mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/paver -- Kevin Dangoor Product Manager SitePen, Inc. Web development experts: development, support, training kevin(a)sitepen.com

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RELEASED Python 2.6a3 and 3.0a5
by Barry Warsaw 08 May '08

08 May '08

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On behalf of the Python development team and the Python community, I am happy to announce the third alpha release of Python 2.6, and the fifth alpha release of Python 3.0. Please note that these are alpha releases, and as such are not suitable for production environments. We continue to strive for a high degree of quality, but there are still some known problems and the feature sets have not been finalized. These alphas are being released to solicit feedback and hopefully discover bugs, as well as allowing you to determine how changes in 2.6 and 3.0 might impact you. If you find things broken or incorrect, please submit a bug report at http://bugs.python.org For more information and downloadable distributions, see the Python 2.6 website: http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6/ and the Python 3.0 web site: http://www.python.org/download/releases/3.0/ These are the last planned alphas for both versions. If all goes well, next month will see the first beta releases of both, which will also signal feature freeze. Two beta releases are planned, with the final releases scheduled for September 3, 2008. See PEP 361 for release details: http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0361/ Enjoy, - -Barry Barry Warsaw barry(a)python.org Python 2.6/3.0 Release Manager (on behalf of the entire python-dev team) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (Darwin) iQCVAwUBSCORrnEjvBPtnXfVAQIK+QQAgEUtAvW7uo0BxMiT1bCAo2E9ZecWJ9xe DBgd/5IK8moITkqhqGAH5UvfytV6uPkOMgGIS/Uvk4hzhU3jwSopEIDJLFQ5nGtC lCzOHzkDjSNZ8Q2OOAI9mbSHY8grvVxCMB4X2SVXIEMZ6M/X1AcV2b0utp9O1w/l T/PEvP8U1uY= =2Tnb -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Wing IDE 3.1 released
by Wingware 08 May '08

08 May '08

Hi, Wingware has released version 3.1 of Wing IDE. The release is available for all three product levels of Wing IDE and can be found here: http://wingware.com/downloads *New Features* This release adds the following features not found in Wing 3.0.x: * Support for zip archives * Support for pkg_resources name spaces and eggs * Support for doctest and nose style unit tests (*) * Scan for sys.path changes such as those used in buildout * How-To and support for Google App Engine * Inline context appropriate templates/snippets integrated with autocompleter (*) * Word list driven auto-completion in non-Python files (**) * Quick navigation to files and symbols by typing a fragment (**) * Improved support for Stackless Python * Preference to strip trailing white space on save * Display gi_running and gi_frame for generators * Improved code analysis for Python 2.5 * Other minor features and bug fixes not found in Wing 3.0.x (*)'d items are available in Wing IDE Professional only. (**)'d items are available in Wing IDE Personal or Professional only. Please see the change log at http://wingware.com/pub/wingide/3.1.0/CHANGELOG.txt for a detailed list of changes. *About Wing IDE* Wing IDE is an integrated development environment for the Python programming language. It provides powerful debugging, editing, code intelligence, testing, and search capabilities that reduce development and debugging time, cut down on coding errors, and make it easier to understand and navigate Python code. Wing IDE is available in three product levels: Wing IDE Professional is the full-featured Python IDE, Wing IDE Personal offers a reduced feature set at a low price, and Wing IDE 101 is a free simplified version designed for teaching entry level programming courses with Python. System requirements are Windows 2000 or later, OS X 10.3.9 or later for PPC or Intel (requires X11 Server), or a recent Linux system (either 32 or 64 bit). *Downloads* Wing IDE Professional and Wing IDE Personal are commercial software and require a license to run. A free trial license can be obtained directly from the product when launched. Wing IDE Pro 3.1: http://wingware.com/downloads/wingide/3.1 Wing IDE Personal 3.1: http://wingware.com/downloads/wingide-personal/3.1 Wing IDE 101 3.1: http://wingware.com/downloads/wingide-101/3.1 *Purchasing and Upgrading* Wing 3.1 is a free upgrade for all Wing IDE 3.0 users. Any 2.x license sold after May 2nd 2006 is free to upgrade; others cost 1/2 the normal price to upgrade. Upgrade a 2.x license: https://wingware.com/store/upgrade Purchase a 3.x license: https://wingware.com/store/purchase Thanks, -- The Wingware Team Wingware | Python IDE Advancing Software Development www.wingware.com

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pybonjour 1.1.1 now available
by Christopher Stawarz 08 May '08

08 May '08

pybonjour 1.1.1 is now available for download at http://o2s.csail.mit.edu/download/pybonjour/ pybonjour provides a pure-Python interface (via ctypes) to Apple Bonjour and compatible DNS-SD libraries (such as Avahi). It allows Python scripts to take advantage of Zero Configuration Networking (Zeroconf) to register, discover, and resolve services on both local and wide-area networks. Since pybonjour is implemented in pure Python, scripts that use it can easily be ported to Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, and other systems that run Bonjour. pybonjour 1.1.1 includes the following changes: * All DNS-SD API calls are now made after acquiring a global lock object. This object is a dummy (i.e. acquire() and release() do nothing), except in the case where pybonjour is using Avahi's Bonjour compatibility layer, in which case the lock is a threading.RLock instance. This is necessary because the compatibility layer is not thread safe. * Added browse_resolve_query.py to examples For more information, see http://o2s.csail.mit.edu/o2s-wiki/pybonjour Chris Stawarz

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Plotdb fiction writer's database.
by David May 08 May '08

08 May '08

I am pleased to announce the availability of an application developed to aid fiction writers on Linux. It is called plotdb, the plot database. It is designed to help track all the components of a story, including characters, objects, concepts and locations, and to attach them to chapters and scenes in a way that facilitates the story-writing component of authoring. I wrote this application to scratch an itch I had for free (as in beer and as in freedom) novel writing software for Linux. The pure python version of plotdb is v.0.3. This sounds extremely low, like pre-alpha, but the application began existence in the early fall of 2007 using a different database engine. Recently, I decided to move to sqlite as the database back end, which is supported as a native module in python 2.5.x. The first release of the version written in pure python was dated 4/30/2008. I have used the original version of this software extensively since it's initial incarnation in August of 2007. I have used this pure python version since I ported it to sqlite. There is no real difference that I can see in the two versions, except the pure python version is easier to maintain, albeit slightly slower. I would consider this beta quality software, tested somewhat in real usage but not full production yet. I am currently writing a novel and use this software daily for that purpose. I, David May, am the sole party of blame in the production of this application. It was conceived and written by me from scratch. You can get plotdb with my compliments at: http://w3.cnm.edu/~dmay/plotdb.html plotdb is released under GPL v.2. I am willing, as time permits, to incorporate changes made by users into the application. I am particularly interested in portability changes that allow plotdb to be used on Windows or Mac, since I use Linux almost exclusively. You can contact me at dmay at cnm dot edu If this is not the correct forum to announce this software, please accept my apologies in advance. And thanks in advance for any direction anyone can provide on where else this should be posted to capture the largest audience of interest. I do not lurk this list, so please respond to my email as well as (or in lieu of) posting to the list. Kind regards, David F. May

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Python Bootcamp at Big Nerd Ranch
by David Beazley 08 May '08

08 May '08

"It's just a flesh wound!" - Student Review Just a quick reminder that it's not too late to register for my upcoming Python Bootcamp course at Big Nerd Ranch, June 9 - 13 in Atlanta, GA. http://www.bignerdranch.com/classes/python.shtml This class is an intense hands-on introduction to Python and its standard libraries. Even if you've used Python before, this class may have a lot to offer as it is fully up-to-date with modern Python features. The above web site has more information, but feel free to contact me personally for more details about the class. Cheers, David Beazley (Course Instructor)

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[ANN] Leipzig Python User Group - Meeting, May 13, 2008, 08:00pm
by Mike Müller 08 May '08

08 May '08

=== Leipzig Python User Group === We will meet on Tuesday, May 13 at 8:00 pm at the training center of Python Academy in Leipzig, Germany ( http://www.python-academy.com/center/find.html ). Christian Theune will give a talk about Grok ( http://grok.zope.org ). Food and soft drinks are provided. Please send a short confirmation mail to info(a)python-academy.de, so we can prepare appropriately. Everybody who uses Python, plans to do so or is interested in learning more about the language is encouraged to participate. While the meeting language will be mainly German, we will provide English translation if needed. Current information about the meetings are at http://www.python-academy.com/user-group . Mike == Leipzig Python User Group === Wir treffen uns am Dienstag, 13.05.2008 um 20:00 Uhr im Schulungszentrum der Python Academy in Leipzig ( http://www.python-academy.de/Schulungszentrum/anfahrt.html ). Christian Theune wird einen Vortrag über Grok ( http://grok.zope.org ) halten. Für das leibliche Wohl wird gesorgt. Eine Anmeldung unter info(a)python-academy.de wäre nett, damit wir genug Essen besorgen können. Willkommen ist jeder, der Interesse an Python hat, die Sprache bereits nutzt oder nutzen möchte. Aktuelle Informationen zu den Treffen sind unter http://www.python-academy.de/User-Group zu finden. Viele Grüße Mike

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