Mailman 3 January 2010 - Python-announce-list

[RELEASED] Python 2.7 alpha 2
by Benjamin Peterson Jan. 9, 2010

Jan. 9, 2010

On behalf of the Python development team, I'm gleeful to announce the second alpha release of Python 2.7. Python 2.7 is scheduled to be the last major version in the 2.x series. It includes many features that were first released in Python 3.1. The faster io module, the new nested with statement syntax, improved float repr, and the memoryview object have been backported from 3.1. Other features include an ordered dictionary implementation, unittests improvements, and support for ttk Tile in Tkinter. For a more extensive list of changes in 2.7, see http://doc.python.org/dev/whatsnew/2.7.html or Misc/NEWS in the Python distribution. To download Python 2.7 visit: http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7/ Please note that this is a development release, intended as a preview of new features for the community, and is thus not suitable for production use. The 2.7 documentation can be found at: http://docs.python.org/2.7 Please consider trying Python 2.7 with your code and reporting any bugs you may notice to: http://bugs.python.org Have fun! -- Benjamin Peterson 2.7 Release Manager benjamin at python.org (on behalf of the entire python-dev team and 2.7's contributors)

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SQLObject 0.12.1
by Oleg Broytman Jan. 8, 2010

Jan. 8, 2010

Hello! I'm pleased to announce version 0.12.1, a bugfix release of branch 0.12 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/0.12.1 News and changes: http://sqlobject.org/News.html What's New ========== News since 0.12.0 ----------------- * The cache culling algorithm was enhanced to eliminate memory leaks by removing references to dead objects; tested on a website that runs around 4 million requests a day. * Fixed a bug in col.py and dbconnection.py - if dbEncoding is None suppose it's 'ascii'. * Fixed three bugs in PostgresConnection. * Fixed a bug in FirebirdConnection. For a more complete list, please see the news: http://sqlobject.org/News.html Oleg. -- Oleg Broytman http://phd.pp.ru/ phd(a)phd.pp.ru Programmers don't die, they just GOSUB without RETURN.

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SQLObject 0.11.3
by Oleg Broytman Jan. 8, 2010

Jan. 8, 2010

Hello! I'm pleased to announce version 0.11.3, a minor bugfix release of 0.11 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/0.11.3 News and changes: http://sqlobject.org/News.html What's New ========== News since 0.11.2 ----------------- * The cache culling algorithm was enhanced to eliminate memory leaks by removing references to dead objects; tested on a website that runs around 4 million requests a day. * Fixed a bug in col.py and dbconnection.py - if dbEncoding is None suppose it's 'ascii'. * Fixed a bug in FirebirdConnection. For a more complete list, please see the news: http://sqlobject.org/News.html Oleg. -- Oleg Broytman http://phd.pp.ru/ phd(a)phd.pp.ru Programmers don't die, they just GOSUB without RETURN.

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[ANN] Leipzig Python User Group - Meeting, January 12, 2010, 08:00pm
by Mike Müller Jan. 7, 2010

Jan. 7, 2010

=== Leipzig Python User Group === We will meet on Tuesday, January 12 at 8:00 pm at the training center of Python Academy in Leipzig, Germany ( http://www.python-academy.com/center/find.html ). Markus Zapke-Gründemann will introduce the modules xml.sax[1] and xml.sax.handler[2]. They are useful for fast processing of large amounts of XML data. 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, 12.01.2010 um 20:00 Uhr im Schulungszentrum der Python Academy in Leipzig ( http://www.python-academy.de/Schulungszentrum/anfahrt.html ). Markus Zapke-Gründemann wird die Module xml.sax[1] und xml.sax.handler[2] vorstellen, mit denen sich schnell große Mengen an XML-Daten verarbeiten lassen. 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 [1] http://docs.python.org/library/xml.sax.html [2] http://docs.python.org/library/xml.sax.handler.html

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IMDbPY 4.4
by Davide Alberani Jan. 6, 2010

Jan. 6, 2010

IMDbPY 4.4 is available (tgz, rpm, exe) from: http://imdbpy.sourceforge.net/ IMDbPY is a Python package useful to retrieve and manage the data of the IMDb movie database about movies, people, characters and companies. In this release, a huge number of bugs were fixed and many parsers were made more robust. Platform-independent and written in pure Python (and few C lines), IMDbPY can retrieve data from both the IMDb's web server and a local copy of the whole database. IMDbPY package can be very easily used by programmers and developers to provide access to the IMDb's data to their programs. Some simple example scripts are included in the package; other IMDbPY-based programs are available from the home page. -- Davide Alberani <alberanid(a)libero.it> [GPG KeyID: 0x465BFD47] http://www.mimante.net/

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Galway Python Meetup - Wed, Feb 3rd, 2010 - 19:00
by Vicky Lee Jan. 6, 2010

Jan. 6, 2010

Hi All, When - Wed Feb 3rd 2010, 19:00 Where - Westwood Bar, Westwood House Hotel, Dangan, Newcastle, Galway Contact - Michael Kerrin Details up at http://www.python.ie/meetup/2010/galway_python_meetup_-_feb_2010/ Thanks again to Michael for arranging this event. Here's hoping for more Python meetups outside of Dublin. ;) Cheers, /// Vicky ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ http://irishbornchinese.com ~~ ~~ http://www.python.ie ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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cx_Freeze 4.1.2
by Anthony Tuininga Jan. 6, 2010

Jan. 6, 2010

What is cx_Freeze? cx_Freeze is a set of scripts and modules for freezing Python scripts into executables in much the same way that py2exe and py2app do. It requires Python 2.3 or higher since it makes use of the zip import facility which was introduced in that version. Where do I get it? http://cx-freeze.sourceforge.net What's new? Changes from 4.1.1 to 4.1.2 1) Fix bug that caused the util extension to be named improperly. 2) Fix bug that prevented freezing from taking place if a packaged submodule was missing. 3) Fix bug that prevented freezing from taking place in Python 3.x if the encoding of the source file wasn't compatible with the encoding of the terminal performing the freeze. 4) Fix bug that caused the base modules to be included in the library.zip as well as the base executables.

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[ANN] RedNotebook 0.9.1
by Jendrik Seipp Jan. 6, 2010

Jan. 6, 2010

Version 0.9.1 of RedNotebook has just been released. You can get it at http://rednotebook.sourceforge.net What is RedNotebook? -------------------- RedNotebook is a graphical diary and journal helping you keep track of notes and thoughts. It includes a calendar navigation, customizable templates, export functionality and word clouds. You can also format, tag and search your entries. Packages are available for common Linux distributions and Windows. What's new? ----------- * Markup highlighting is now much faster * Webkit can now be used for previews (in the config file, set useWebkit to 1). * Make welcome text translatable * Add comments for translators * Make help available online Cheers, Jendrik

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EPD 6.0 released
by Ilan Schnell Jan. 5, 2010

Jan. 5, 2010

Hello, I am pleased to announce that EPD (Enthought Python Distribution) version 6.0 has been released. This is the first EPD release which is based on Python 2.6, and 64-bit Windows and MacOSX support is also available now. You may find more information about EPD, as well as download a 30 day free trial, here: http://www.enthought.com/products/epd.php You can find a complete list of updates in the change log: http://www.enthought.com/EPDChangelog.html About EPD --------- The Enthought Python Distribution (EPD) is a "kitchen-sink-included" distribution of the Python Programming Language, including over 75 additional tools and libraries. The EPD bundle includes NumPy, SciPy, IPython, 2D and 3D visualization, and many other tools. http://www.enthought.com/products/epdlibraries.php It is currently available as a single-click installer for Windows XP, Vista and 7, MacOS (10.5 and 10.6), RedHat 3, 4 and 5, as well as Solaris 10 (x86 and x86_64/amd64 on all platforms). EPD is free for academic use. An annual subscription including installation support is available for individual and commercial use. Additional support options, including customization, bug fixes and training classes are also available: http://www.enthought.com/products/support_level_table.php - Ilan

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PyCon early-bird ends TOMORROW (Jan 6)
by Catherine Devlin Jan. 5, 2010

Jan. 5, 2010

PyCon early-bird registration discounts end TOMORROW, Jan. 6. The time for raw panic has arrived. Run into the nearest open public place. Wave your arms in the air, tear your hair, and scream wildly. Sobbing hysterically is a nice touch. Or, if all that sounds too tiring for you, just stop by http://us.pycon.org/2010/registration/ and register. After tomorrow, rates will go from wonderfully-cheap $450/300/400 (corporate/individual/student) to still-pretty-darn-cheap $600/350/225. Remind your friends! See you in Atlanta! -- - Catherine http://catherinedevlin.blogspot.com/ *** PyCon * Feb 17-25, 2010 * Atlanta, GA * us.pycon.org ***

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