Mailman 3 March 2010 - Python-announce-list

ANN: Intro+Intermediate Python course, SF, May 10-12
by wesley chun 31 Mar '10

31 Mar '10

Need to get up-to-speed with Python as quickly as possible? Come join me, Wesley Chun, author of Prentice-Hall's bestseller "Core Python Programming," for a comprehensive intro course coming up this May in beautiful Northern California! Please pass on this note to whomever you think may be interested. I look forward to meeting you and your colleagues! feel free to pass around the PDF flyer linked down below. (Comprehensive) Introduction to Python Mon-Wed, 2010 May 10-12, 9am-5pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (COMPREHENSIVE) INTRO+INTERMEDIATE PYTHON Although this course may appear to those new to Python, it is also perfect for those who have tinkered with it and want to "fill in the gaps" and/or want to get more in-depth formal training. It combines the best of both an introduction to the language as well as a "Python Internals" training course. We will immerse you in the world of Python in only a few days, showing you more than just its syntax (which you don't really need a book to learn, right?). Knowing more about how Python works under the covers, including the relationship between data objects and memory management, will make you a much more effective Python programmer coming out of the gate. 3 hands-on labs each day will help hammer the concepts home. Come find out why Google, Yahoo!, Disney, ILM/LucasFilm, VMware, NASA, Ubuntu, YouTube, and Red Hat all use Python. Users supporting or jumping to Plone, Zope, TurboGears, Pylons, Django, Google App Engine, Jython, IronPython, and Mailman will also benefit! PREVIEW 1: you will find (and can download) a video clip of a class session recorded live to get an idea of my lecture style and the interactive classroom environment at: http://cyberwebconsulting.com PREVIEW 2: Partnering with O'Reilly and Pearson, Safari Books Online has asked me to deliver a 1-hour webcast last Spring called "What is Python?". This was an online seminar based on a session that I've delivered at numerous conferences in the past. It will give you an idea of lecture style as well as an overview of the material covered in the course. info:http://www.safaribooksonline.com/events/WhatIsPython.html download (reg req'd): http://www.safaribooksonline.com/Corporate/DownloadAndResources/webcastInfo… - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WHERE: near the San Francisco Airport (SFO/San Bruno), CA, USA WEB: http://cyberwebconsulting.com FLYER: http://starship.python.net/crew/wesc/flyerPP1may10.pdf LOCALS: easy freeway (101/280/380) with lots of parking plus public transit (BART and CalTrain) access via the San Bruno stations, easily accessible from all parts of the Bay Area VISITORS: free shuttle to/from the airport, free high-speed internet, free breakfast and regular evening receptions; fully-equipped suites See website for costs, venue info, and registration. There is a significant discounts available for full-time students, secondary teachers, and others. Hope to see you there! -- wesley - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Core Python Programming", Prentice Hall, (c)2007,2001 "Python Fundamentals", Prentice Hall, (c)2009 http://corepython.com wesley.j.chun :: wescpy-at-gmail.com python training and technical consulting cyberweb.consulting : silicon valley, ca http://cyberwebconsulting.com

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ANN: Shed Skin 0.4
by Mark Dufour 31 Mar '10

31 Mar '10

Hi all, I have just released Shed Skin 0.4, an experimental (restricted) Python-to-C++ compiler. Please see my blog for more details about the release: http://shed-skin.blogspot.com/ Thanks, Mark Dufour. -- "Overdesigning is a SIN. It's the archetypal example of what I call 'bad taste'" - Linus Torvalds

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py-postgresql 1.0 released
by jwp 30 Mar '10

30 Mar '10

I'm pleased to announce the release of py-postgresql version 1.0, the pure Python 3 driver for PostgreSQL formerly known as 'pg_proboscis'. Highlights: * CopyManager for connection-to-connection COPY operations. * NotificationManager for receiving asynchronous notifications with payloads. * Advisory Lock Context Manager. * hstore type support. * Improved performance. 2x, in some cases. For a more detailed list of changes, visit: http://python.projects.postgresql.org/docs/1.0/changes.html If you are interested in seeing this backported to Python 2.x, please let me know. Homepage: http://python.projects.postgresql.org SCM: http://github.com/jwp/py-postgresql Mailing List: http://pgfoundry.org/mailman/listinfo/python-general

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modern-package-template 1.0c1 released
by Sridhar Ratnakumar 30 Mar '10

30 Mar '10

modern-package-template is a PasteScript template to create an initial layout for your Python projects using modern tools and practices followed in the Python community. http://pypi.python.org/pypi/modern-package-template/ 1.0c1 ==== Release date: 30-Mar-2010 • Add a 'Credits' section to README.txt • #2: Include a sample entry point • #13: Include .hgignore • #11: Include dev howtos in HACKING.txt • Remove setup.cfg -- simple to have no .dev marker -srid

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SciPy 2010: Vote on Tutorials & Sprints
by Amenity Applewhite 30 Mar '10

30 Mar '10

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Hello Amenity, Spring is upon us and arrangements for SciPy 2010 are in full swing. We're already nearing on some important deadlines for conference participants: April 11th is the deadline for submitting an abstract for a paper, and April 15th is the deadline for submitting a tutorial proposal. Help choose tutorials for SciPy 2010... We set up a UserVoice page to brainstorm tutorial topics last week and we already have some great ideas. The top ones at the moment are: Effective multi-core programming with Cython and Python Building your own app with Mayavi High performance computing with Python Propose your own or vote on the existing suggestions here. ...Or instruct a tutorial and cover your conference costs. Did you know that we're awarding generous stipends to tutorial instructors this year? So if you believe you could lead a tutorial, by all means submit your proposal — soon! They're due April 15th. Call for Papers Continues Submitting a paper for to present at SciPy 2010 is easy, so remember to prepare one and have your friends and colleagues follow suit. Send us your abstract before April 11th and let us know whether you'd like to speak at the main conference or one of the specialized tracks. Details here. Have you registered? Booking your tickets early should save you money — not to mention the early registration prices you will qualify for if you register before May 10th. Best, The SciPy 2010 Team @SciPy2010 on Twitter You are receiving this email because you have registered for the SciPy 2010 conference in Austin, TX. Unsubscribe amenity(a)enthought.com from this list | Forward to a friend | Update your profile Our mailing address is: Enthought, Inc. 515 Congress Ave. Austin, TX 78701 Add us to your address book Copyright (C) 2010 Enthought, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Announce: Linux Desktop Testing Project (LDTP) 2.0.5 released
by Nagappan Alagappan 30 Mar '10

30 Mar '10

Hello, About LDTP: Linux Desktop Testing Project is aimed at producing high quality test automation framework (using GNOME / Python) and cutting-edge tools that can be used to test Linux Desktop and improve it. It uses the Accessibility libraries to poke through the application's user interface. We strive to help in building a quality desktop. Changes in this release: Bug 614249 - Connection refused when importing ldtp module on Ubuntu 10.04 Special thanks to Ara Pulido [1], James Tatum [2] Download source: http://download.freedesktop.org/ldtp/2.x/2.0.x/ldtp-2.0.5.tar.gz Download RPM from http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/anagappan:/ldtp2:/rpm/ Will schedule deb build in openSUSE build service tomorrow Documentation references: For detailed information on LDTP framework and latest updates visit http://ldtp.freedesktop.org For information on various APIs in LDTP including those added for this release can be got from http://ldtp.freedesktop.org/user-doc/index.html Report bugs - http://ldtp.freedesktop.org/wiki/Bugs To subscribe to LDTP mailing list, visit http://ldtp.freedesktop.org/wiki/Mailing_20list IRC Channel - #ldtp on irc.freenode.net Thanks Nagappan [1] - http://ubuntutesting.wordpress.com/ [2] - https://launchpad.net/~jtatum -- Linux Desktop (GUI Application) Testing Project - http://ldtp.freedesktop.org http://nagappanal.blogspot.com

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ceODBC 2.0
by Anthony Tuininga 29 Mar '10

29 Mar '10

What is ceODBC? ceODBC is a Python extension module that enables access to databases using the ODBC API and conforms to the Python database API 2.0 specifications with a few additions. I have tested this on Windows against SQL Server, Access, dBASE and Oracle and others have reported success on more obscure drivers. On Linux I have tested this against PostgreSQL and MySQL. Where do I get it? http://ceodbc.sourceforge.net What's new? 1) Added support for Python 3.x and Unicode. 2) Added support for 64-bit Python installations. 3) Added test suites for MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQL Server. 4) Added support for cursor nextset(). 5) Added support for cursor execdirect() which calls SQLExecDirect() instead of SQLExecute() which can be necessary in order to work around bugs in various ODBC drivers. 6) Added support for creating variables and for specifying input and output converters as in cx_Oracle. 7) Added support for deferred type assignment for cursor executemany() as in cx_Oracle. 8) Fixed a number of bugs found by testing against various ODBC drivers.

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PyModel 0.85: Model-based testing in Python
by Jon Jacky 29 Mar '10

29 Mar '10

PyModel is an open-source model-based testing framework in Python. Code, documents, and downloads are available: http://staff.washington.edu/jon/pymodel/www/ The initial public release, v 0.80, appeared in January 2010. Version 0.85 adds features that support "passive testing": automatically checking log files (or other traces collected from instrumented systems) against a model. It also adds some improvements to the graphics and a few conveniences and bug fixes. For details see pymodel/notes/release-0.85.txt at the above site.

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Blinker 1.0 released
by jason kirtland 28 Mar '10

28 Mar '10

I am pleased to announce the 1.0 release of Blinker. This release is a compatibility release, enabling weakly referenced instance method connections under Python 3. Download it at: http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/b/blinker/blinker-1.0.tar.gz About ===== Blinker provides a fast dispatching system that allows any number of interested parties to subscribe to events, or "signals". Blinker requires Python 2.4 or higher or Python 3.0 or higher. Project Homepage ---------------- http://discorporate.us/projects/Blinker/ Downloads --------- http://pypi.python.org/pypi/blinker/ Source Code ----------- http://bitbucket.org/jek/blinker/ Changes ======= Version 1.0 ----------- Released March 28, 2010 - Python 3.0 and 3.1 compatibility

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Pydirs 1.0 beta
by Johnny deBris 28 Mar '10

28 Mar '10

I've just released the first beta of Pydirs, a very simple object database that uses a directory structure for storage. It can be found here: http://johnnydebris.net/pydirs.txt Or directly downloaded from: http://johnnydebris.net/.files/pydirs-1.0-beta.tar.gz Pydirs has the following features: * easy to understand (the library is less than 500 lines) * the storage format is easy to read and even modify, using plain OS tools * transaction support * hooks for logging, debugging, caching, etc. * starts fast, so suitable for CGI and WSGI environments * lazy data retrieval Note that Pydirs uses the Py lib for file system access and unit tests. I hope you find it useful, if you have questions, remarks, etc. let me know! Cheers, Guido Wesdorp

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Python-announce-list March 2010