Mailman 3 February 2010 - Python-announce-list

ANN: Leo 4.7 b3 released
by Edward K Ream Feb. 2, 2010

Feb. 2, 2010

Leo 4.7 beta 3 February 2, 2009 Leo 4.7 beta 3 is now available at: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3458&package_id=29106 Leo 4.7 beta 3 fixes all known serious bugs in Leo. Leo is a text editor, data organizer, project manager and much more. See: http://webpages.charter.net/edreamleo/intro.html The highlights of Leo 4.7: -------------------------- - Leo now uses the simplest possible internal data model. This is the so-called "one-node" world. - Leo supports Python 3.x. - Leo requires Python 2.6 or above. - Several important improvements in file handling. - Leo converts @file nodes to @thin nodes automatically. - @auto-rst now works much more reliably reliably. - Leo no longer @noref trees. Such trees are not reliable in cooperative environments. - A new Windows installer. - Many other features, including new command line options and new plugins. - Dozens of bug fixes. Edward K. Ream Links: ------ Leo: http://webpages.charter.net/edreamleo/front.html Forum: http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor Download: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3458 Bzr: http://code.launchpad.net/leo-editor/ Quotes: http://webpages.charter.net/edreamleo/testimonials.html

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Cython 0.12.1 released
by Robert Bradshaw Feb. 2, 2010

Feb. 2, 2010

I'm happy to announce the release of Cython 0.12.1. == About == Cython is a language that makes writing C extensions for the Python language as easy as Python itself. Cython is based on the well-known Pyrex, but supports more cutting edge functionality and optimizations.Cython is an ideal language for wrapping external C libraries, and for fast C modules that speed up the execution of Python code. For more information, see http://cython.org. == Where to get it == http://cython.org http://pypi.python.org/pypi/Cython == New Features == * Type inference improvements. There have been several bug fixes and improvements to the type inferencer. Notably, there is now a "safe" mode enabled by setting the infer_types directive to None. (The None here refers to the "default" mode, which will be the default in 0.13.) This safe mode limits inference to Python object types and C doubles, which should speed up execution without affecting any semantics such as integer overflow behavior like infer_types=True might. There is also an infer_types.verbose option which allows one to see what types are inferred. * The boundscheck directive works for lists and tuples as well as buffers. * len(s) and s.decode("encoding") are efficiently supported for char* s. * Cython's INLINE macro has been renamed to CYTHON_INLINE to reduce conflict and has better support for the MSVC compiler on Windows. It is no longer clobbered if externally defined. * Revision history is now omitted from the source package, resulting in a 85% size reduction. Running make repo will download the history and turn the directory into a complete Mercurial working repository. * Cython modules don't need to be recompiled when the size of an external type grows. (A warning, rather than an error, is produced.) This should be helpful for binary distributions relying on NumPy. Several other bugs and minor improvements have been made. This release should be fully backwards compatible with 0.12. For a list of tickets closed, see http://trac.cython.org/cython_trac/query?group=component&milestone=0.12.1 == Contributors to this release == * Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis * Stefan Behnel * Robert Bradshaw * Lisandro Dalcin * Julien Danjou * Mark Lodato * Dag Sverre Seljebotn Thanks also to the many who've submitted feedback and contributed to discussions on the mailing list.

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ANN: GMPY 1.11 released
by casevh Feb. 2, 2010

Feb. 2, 2010

Everyone, I'm pleased to annouce the final release of GMPY 1.11. GMPY is a wrapper for the MPIR or GMP multiple-precision arithmetic library. GMPY 1.11 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. Changes since 1.11rc1: - Recognizes GMP 5. - Bugs fixed in Windows binaries (MPIR 1.3.0rc3 -> 1.3.1). Comments on provided binaries The 32-bit Windows installers were compiled with MinGW32 using MPIR 1.3.1 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 1.3.1. Detailed instructions are included if you want to compile your own binary. Please report any issues! casevh

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[ANN]: circuits-1.2.1
by James Mills Feb. 1, 2010

Feb. 1, 2010

Hi, I'm pleased to announce the release of circuits-1.2.1 This is a minor bug fix release. == About == circuits is a Lightweight Event driven Framework for the Python Programming Language, with a strong Component Architecture. circuits also includes a lightweight, high performance and scalable HTTP/WSGI web server (with some similar features to CherryPy) as well as various I/O and Networking components. circuits has a clean architecture and has no required external dependencies. It has a small footprint and delivers a powerful set of features for building large, scalable, maintainable applications and systems. circuits comes with a suite of standard components that can be quickly utilzed to create applications from a simple tool to a complex distributed web application. == Links == * Home Page: http://code.google.com/p/circuits/ * Mailing list: http://groups.google.com.au/group/circuits-users/ * Download: http://code.google.com/p/circuits/downloads/list * API Docs: http://circuits.googlecode.com/hg/docs/html/circuits-module.html cheers James -- -- "Problems are solved by method"

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Wingware Python IDE version 3.2.4 released
by Stephan Deibel Feb. 1, 2010

Feb. 1, 2010

Hi, Wingware has released version 3.2.4 of Wing IDE, our integrated development environment for the Python programming language. Wing IDE can be used on Windows, Linux, and OS X to develop Python code for web, GUI, and embedded scripting applications. Wing IDE provides auto-completion, call tips, a powerful debugger, unit testing, version control, search, and many other features. This release includes the following minor features and improvements: * Corrected support for non-ascii I/O when debugging under Python 3.x * Support debugging of wide unicode builds of Python 3.x * Improve GUI responsiveness in very large projects (optimized external file change checking) * Auto-enter last failed or canceled version control commit message * Added context menu for copy/paste to commit message area in version control tools * Version control annotate commands like 'svn blame' show results in scratch buffer * Many other minor features and bug fixes; See the change log at http://wingware.com/pub/wingide/3.2.4/CHANGELOG.txt for details *Wing 3.2 Highlights* Version 3.2 of Wing IDE includes the following new features not present in Wing IDE 3.1: * Support for Python 3.0 and 3.1 * Rewritten version control integration with support for Subversion, CVS, Bazaar, git, Mercurial, and Perforce (*) * Added 64-bit Debian, RPM, and tar file installers for Linux * File management in Project view (**) * Auto-completion in the editor obtains completion data from live runtime when the debugger is active (**) * Perspectives: Create and save named GUI layouts and optionally automatically transition when debugging is started (*) * Improved support for Cython and Pyrex (*.pyx files) * Added key binding documentation to the manual * Added Restart Debugging item in Debug menu and tool bar (**) * Improved OS Commands and Bookmarks tools (*) (*)'d items are available in Wing IDE Professional only. (**)'d items are available in Wing IDE Personal and Professional only. The release also contains many other minor features and bug fixes; see the change log for details: http://wingware.com/pub/wingide/3.2.4/CHANGELOG.txt *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 101 can be used free of charge. Wing IDE Pro 3.2.4 http://wingware.com/downloads/wingide/3.2 Wing IDE Personal 3.2.4 http://wingware.com/downloads/wingide-personal/3.2 Wing IDE 101 3.2.4 http://wingware.com/downloads/wingide-101/3.2 *About Wing IDE* Wing IDE is an integrated development environment for the Python programming language. It provides powerful debugging, editing, code intelligence, testing, version control, 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). Wing IDE 3.2 supports Python versions 2.0.x through 3.1.x. *Purchasing and Upgrading* Wing 3.2 is a free upgrade for all Wing IDE 3.0 and 3.1 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 -- The Wingware Team Wingware | Python IDE Advancing Software Development www.wingware.com

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The Python: Rag February issue available
by Bernard Czenkusz Feb. 1, 2010

Feb. 1, 2010

The February issue of The Python: Rag is available at: http://tinyurl.com/pyrag2010-02 with previous issues available at the web site: http://www.pythonrag.org or http://groups.google.co.uk/group/pythonrag

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