Mailman 3 November 2009 - Python-announce-list

[ANN] BleachBit 0.7.2
by Andrew Ziem 30 Nov '09

30 Nov '09

BleachBit (a pure PyGTK app) deletes traces of online Internet usage and recovers wasted disk space. Highlight of changes since 0.7.1: * Clear Konqueror cache, cookies, and history * Improve notifications (show them less often and for shorter a period of time) * Show system information for reporting bugs * Clear Microsoft Paint MRU * Clear more of WinRAR and Adobe Reader 6 * Request escalated (administrator) privileges on Windows Vista and Windows 7 * Fix many bugs Detailed release notes http://bleachbit.sourceforge.net/news/bleachbit-071-released Download http://bleachbit.sourceforge.net/download

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ANN: GMPY 1.11rc1 is available
by casevh 30 Nov '09

30 Nov '09

Everyone, I'm pleased to annouce that a new version of GMPY is available. GMPY is a wrapper for the MPIR or GMP multiple-precision arithmetic library. GMPY 1.11rc1 is available for download from: http://code.google.com/p/gmpy/ In addition to support for Python 3.x, there are several new features in this release: - Even faster conversion to/from Python longs. - Performance improvements by reducing function overhead. - Performance improvements by improved caching. - Support for cdivmod, fdivmod, and tdivmod. - Unicode strings are accepted on Python 2.x and 3.x. - Fixed regression in GMPY 1.10 where True/False were no longer recognized. Comments on provided binaries The 32-bit Windows installers were compiled with MinGW32 using MPIR 1.3.0rc3 and will automatically recognize the CPU type and use code optimized for the CPU at runtime. The 64-bit Windows installers were compiled Microsoft's SDK compilers using MPRI 1.3.0rc3. Detailed instructions are included if you want to compile your own binary. Future plans On releasing the GIL: I have compared releasing the GIL versus the multiprocessing module and the multiprocessing module offers better and more predictable performance for embarrassingly parallel tasks than releasing the GIL. If there are requests, I can add a compile- time option to enable threading support but it is unlikely to become the default. On mutable integers: The performance advantages of mutable integers appears to be 20% to 30% for some operations. I plan to add a new mutable integer type in the next release of GMPY. If you want to experiment with mutable integers now, GMPY can be compiled with mutable version of the standard 'mpz' type. Please see the file "mutable_mpz.txt" for more information. Please report any issues! casevh

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[ANN] Leipzig Python User Group - Meeting, December 1, 2009, 08:00pm
by Stefan Schwarzer 29 Nov '09

29 Nov '09

=== Leipzig Python User Group === We will meet on Tuesday, December 1 at 8:00 pm at the training center of Python Academy in Leipzig, Germany ( http://www.python-academy.com/center/find.html ). 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. Stefan == Leipzig Python User Group === Wir treffen uns am Dienstag, 01.12.2009 um 20:00 Uhr im Schulungszentrum der Python Academy in Leipzig ( http://www.python-academy.de/Schulungszentrum/anfahrt.html ). 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. Viele Grüße Stefan

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ciss-0.1: code-centered ISSUES.txt issue tracking
by holger krekel 28 Nov '09

28 Nov '09

Hi all, just released ciss-0.1, my attempt at (what i call) code-centered issue tracking. ciss is: - a command line tool for managing your ISSUES.txt - code-centered: associate issues to files in your project - extensible: assign tags for status/milestone/custom usage. - ueber-powerful issue editing: your text editor! - well tested (more tests than code) If that appeals to you check it out: http://codespeak.net/ciss And in case you wonder, why i don't use pitz or ditz? For one, I don't want to edit my issues from an interactive Python prompt, sorry. Second, they create directories and pickle-files and whatnot - i just want to keep a plain text file for a number of projects and using a text editor and a nice cmdline tool is the fastest way i can imagine. Oh, and I do see use in web-based issue interaction but keeping issues close-to-code (tm) and easy-to-edit (tm) is just so much more fun. Besides, i believe 'ciss' could learn to round-trip with existing trackers. anyway, have fun, holger

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cmndbot 0.1 beta 1 released
by Bart Thate 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

So once again i bite the bullet because i can no longer wait on going public with this. I'm pleased to announce CMNDBOT 0.1 BETA1 to the world as this is the first released of my port of GOZERBOT to the Google Application Engine, enabling it on wave, web and xmpp. I'll paste here the README to explain what it does: CMNDBOT is a port of gozerbot to google wave platform. GOZERBOT needed to be completely rewritten as programs running on google application engine (GAE) run within a CGI model which means that the bot get loaded on every request (unless its cached). Core functionality is available right now but most plugins need to be ported still. Besides wave the bot also supports web and jabber (XMPP) access. this is the code that is being run by the cmndbot.appspot.com bot and is free code (BSD license). you can clone it to run your own cmndbot or just to read how things are being done. no fear in reading cmndbot code ! as the name says cmndbot allows you to execute commands that you can program easily through the use of plugins. example: from gozerlib.commands import cmnds def handle_hello(bot, event): event.reply("hello %s" % event.userhost) cmnds.add('hello', handle_hello, 'USER') as of now a few gozerbot plugins are being ported to cmndbot, namely: * eight ball * ipcalc * todo * wikipedia * infoitem * gcalc * RSS other plugins will follow but the focus is now mainly on the bots core. CMNDBOT is accessible at http://cmndbot.appspot.com (WEB) or cmndbot(a)appspot.com (WAVE/XMPP). A gadget is also in the works at http://cmndbot.appspot.com/cmnd.xml but it only works with google chrome for now .. my javascript skills are very *kuch* young ;] actualy this code is still young as docs are mostely missing and the bot really needs to be tested, but thats what this release is for, rememer this is still version 0.1 ! code is at http://cmndbot.googlecode.com/hg I hope people are interested in developing this bot with me, if you do you can contact me at bthate(a)gmail.com or bthate(a)googlewave.com Bart

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pywinauto 0.3.9 released - (experimental new Sendkeys) and various fixes
by Mark Mc Mahon 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

Hi, The 0.3.9 release of pywinauto is now available. pywinauto is a set of open-source (LGPL) modules for using Python as a GUI automation 'driver' for Windows NT based Operating Systems (NT/W2K/XP/+). SourceForge project page: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywinauto Download from SourceForge https://sourceforge.net/projects/pywinauto/files/pywinauto/0.3.9/pywinauto-… Here is the list of changes from 0.3.8: * Major change this release is that Sendkeys is no longer a requirement! A replacement that supports Unicode is included with pywinauto. (hopefully soon to be released as a standalone module). Please note - this is still quite untested so this release should be treated with some care.. * Made sure that default for WindowSpecification.Window_() was to look for non top level windows. The defaults in find_windows() had been changed previously and it now needed to be explicitly overridden. * Fixed a missing reference to 'win32defines' when referencing WAIT_TIMEOUT another typo of false (changed to False) * Removed the restriction to only get the active windows for the process, now it will be possible to get the active windows, even if a process is not specified. From http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms633506%28VS.85%29.aspx it gets the active window for the foreground thread. * Hopefully improved Delphi TreeView and ListView handling (added window class names as supported window classes to the appropriate classes). * Added support for running UI tests with reference controls. (requried for some localization tests) * Various PyLint and PEP8 fixes made. If you want to follow this project then please sign up to the mailing list: https://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/pywinauto-users Thanks Mark <P><A HREF="http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywinauto">pywinauto 0.3.9</A> Simple Windows GUI automation with Python. (27-Nov-09)

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Re: ANN: pdfrw pure-Python PDF file reading and writing
by Patrick Maupin 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

On Nov 27, 2:35 am, Patrick Maupin <pmau...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > pdfrw is a basic PDF file manipulation library, developed and tested > on Python 2.5 and 2.6. > > pdfrw can read and write PDF files, and can also be used to read in > PDFs which can then be used inside reportlab (as source material for > new PDFs). This is also the underlying library for a new rst2pdf > extension (not yet released, but in rst2pdf subversion) which allows > arbitrary fragments of source PDFs to be embedded in the output PDF > (without rasterization). > > No releases yet (and none immediately planned), but the interface is > reasonably stable, it seems to work pretty well, and you can download > the code and a few working examples at pdfrw.googlecode.com > > Feedback and/or code contributors always welcome! > > Best regards, > Patrick Maupin Apparently forgot URL when I was sleep-typing last night: pypdf.googlecode.com Pat

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ANN: pdfrw pure-Python PDF file reading and writing
by Patrick Maupin 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

pdfrw is a basic PDF file manipulation library, developed and tested on Python 2.5 and 2.6. pdfrw can read and write PDF files, and can also be used to read in PDFs which can then be used inside reportlab (as source material for new PDFs). This is also the underlying library for a new rst2pdf extension (not yet released, but in rst2pdf subversion) which allows arbitrary fragments of source PDFs to be embedded in the output PDF (without rasterization). No releases yet (and none immediately planned), but the interface is reasonably stable, it seems to work pretty well, and you can download the code and a few working examples at pdfrw.googlecode.com Feedback and/or code contributors always welcome! Best regards, Patrick Maupin

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GarlicSim 0.1.x released
by cool-RR 27 Nov '09

27 Nov '09

I'm pleased to announce the first alpha release, version number 0.1.x, of GarlicSim! GarlicSim is a Pythonic framework for working with simulations. All the information is on the website: http://garlicsim.org There is also a short explanatory video there. Ram.

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Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Nov 24)
by Gabriel Genellina 24 Nov '09

24 Nov '09

QOTW: "... it's generally accepted that COM sucks rocks through straws, so explore alternatives when they're available ;-)" - Chris Withers http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/29577c851ceed167 From nothing to a complete working program - Peter Otten on stepwise refinement: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/f6f44b646af5b09e/8f59b258… Handling whitespace in command line arguments: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/9a828279953b45a2/ Recognizing hex arguments in the command line: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/31d4c9386291c/ A pipeline of Python programs: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/cc06520602ae3f42/ Calling Python functions from Excel http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/83aa60666c555d87/ The scope of interactive commands: =20 http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/3f0d7607ed5a4a78/ List comprehensions and slice assignments - which are the corresponding operations for dictionaries? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/7aa443ac48f58851/ The precise semantics of [:]=20 http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/84b5ec30cdd26cde/ The 'with' statement doesn't allow () for implicit line continuation: http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.general/645508 Grant Edwards on the best way to get help from this group :) http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/b8a0c32cae495522/21e80ac3… Finding the root cause of slowness when sorting certain objects: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/44d80224360e085/ The fastest alternative to list.extend() http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/614bfc36a09d9ab7/ A library for bijective mappings: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/785d100681f7d101/ GUI builders reviewed: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/3db5b18d77974b8/ A long thread started two weeks ago: is Python not scalable enough for Google? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/ceef2ae6b4472b61/ ======================================================================== 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 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 enthusiasts": http://pythonpapers.org/ The Python Magazine is a technical monthly devoted to Python: http://pythonmagazine.com Readers have recommended the "Planet" site: http://planet.python.org comp.lang.python.announce announces new Python software. Be sure to scan this newsgroup weekly. http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python.announce/topics 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/ 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/donations/ The Summary of Python Tracker Issues is an automatically generated report summarizing new bugs, closed ones, and patch submissions. http://search.gmane.org/?author=status%40bugs.python.org&group=gmane.comp.p… 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://code.activestate.com/recipes/langs/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, see: http://www.python.org/channews.rdf 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/ 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 Enjoy the *Python Magazine*. http://pymag.phparch.com/ *Py: the Journal of the Python Language* http://www.pyzine.com Dr.Dobb's Portal is another source of Python news and articles: http://www.ddj.com/TechSearch/searchResults.jhtml?queryText=python and Python articles regularly appear at IBM DeveloperWorks: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/search/searchResults.jsp?searchSite=dW&se… Previous - (U)se the (R)esource, (L)uke! - messages are listed here: http://search.gmane.org/?query=python+URL+weekly+news+links&group=gmane.com… http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=Python-URL!+group%3Acomp.lang.pyth… http://lwn.net/Search/DoSearch?words=python-url&ctype3=yes&cat_25=yes 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. 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