Mailman 3 August 2010 - Python-announce-list

pyArkansas 2010 Call For Papers
by Greg Lindstrom Aug. 21, 2010

Aug. 21, 2010

The 3rd annual pyArkansas conference, a gathering of Python programming enthusiasts, will be held on Saturday, October 16th, on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas (Conway) and we would like you to present a talk. We are accepting proposals for 30 or 60 minute talks (25 and 55 minutes, actually) on anything Python. Do you want to present on a particular topic (Python 3? Web? Database? Objects? Packages? Images? GIS? Sphinx?)? How about telling us about that cool program you just wrote? This is a conference run by enthusiasts for enthusiasts; you will never find a better audience. Last year we had 78 people attend including students/teachers from at least 5 Arkansas Colleges/Universities as well as High School and home school students. Professionals from 5 different states were on hand as well. We will have a wiki up in the next week but, if you are interested, please send your name and a brief description of the topic you would like to present (a paragraph would be just fine). Tell us if you would like a 30 or 60-minute slot and anything else we should know. We'll select talks by October 1st, so you'll know a couple weeks in advance if you were selected (and there will be open space so even if you are not selected you still can give it a go). Send you proposal to <pyar2-organizers(a)python.org>.

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IDLSave 0.9.7 released
by Thomas Robitaille Aug. 20, 2010

Aug. 20, 2010

I am happy to announce the availability of IDLSave 0.9.7. IDLSave is a pure Python module to import variables from IDL ‘save’ files into Python, and does not require IDL to work. I am also happy to announce that IDLSave is now also available via scipy.io. More information and download/installation instructions are available at http://idlsave.sourceforge.net/ Please let me know if you encounter any problems, or have any suggestions, Best regards, Thomas Robitaille

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[ANN]VTD-XML 2.9
by dontcare Aug. 20, 2010

Aug. 20, 2010

VTD-XML 2.9, the next generation XML Processing API for SOA and Cloud computing, has been released. Please visit https://sourceforge.net/projects/vtd-xml/files/ to download the latest version. * Strict Conformance # VTD-XML now fully conforms to XML namespace 1.0 spec * Performance Improvement # Significantly improved parsing performance for small XML files * Expand Core VTD-XML API # Adds getPrefixString(), and toNormalizedString2() * Cutting/Splitting # Adds getSiblingElementFragment() * A number of bug fixes and code enhancement including: # Fixes a bug for reading very large XML documents on some platforms # Fixes a bug in parsing processing instruction # Fixes a bug in outputAndReparse()

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BetterBatch 1.0.0 released - multiline and Nested code blocks, various clean-ups and more tests
by mark.m.mcmahon＠gmail.com Aug. 19, 2010

Aug. 19, 2010

Hi, The 1.0.0 release of BetterBatch is now available. BetterBatch is designed as a middle ground between batch files and more powerful languages (Python, shell scripting, etc). The project is hosted on code.google.com: http://code.google.com/p/betterbatch/ Download from http://code.google.com/p/betterbatch/downloads/list Or discuss at http://groups.google.com/group/betterbatch-discuss/topics Here is the list of changes from the last release: 1.0.0 multiline and Nested code blocks, various clean-ups and more tests ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 23-July-2010 * Allow {{{ }}} blocks to be split over multiple lines * Improvements to tests (especially around function calls and returns) * Only allow one trailing argument in function calls * Improve how function returns are handled - so that they work even when embedded in other structures (e.g. inside an if or for block) * Improve how function call values are matched to function variables. * Add a debug message when setting a variable value * Executeable sections {{{ }}} can now be nested. If you want to check at the home page. If you find an bug or have a suggestions then please log an issue at http://code.google.com/p/betterbatch/issues/entry Thanks Mark <P><A HREF="http://code.google.com/p/betterbatch/">BetterBatch 1.0.0</A> Powerful, safe and simple batch language. (20-Aug-2010)

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Wingware Python IDE v. 3.2.10 released
by Wingware Aug. 19, 2010

Aug. 19, 2010

Hi, Wingware has released version 3.2.10 of Wing IDE, an integrated development environment designed specifically for the Python programming language. This release includes the following improvements: * Several vi mode fixes and other key binding enhancements * Copy from selected text in Exceptions tool and Testing tool * Fix Perforce support to run client command in project directory * Fix debug attach to remote host * Don't output XML when debugging unit tests * About 20 other bug fixes (see CHANGELOG.txt for details) See the change log at http://wingware.com/pub/wingide/3.2.10/CHANGELOG.txt for details of other recent changes. *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. Wing IDE 101 can be used free of charge. Wing IDE Pro 3.2.10 http://wingware.com/downloads/wingide/3.2 Wing IDE Personal 3.2.10 http://wingware.com/downloads/wingide-personal/3.2 Wing IDE 101 3.2.10 http://wingware.com/downloads/wingide-101/3.2 *About Wing IDE* Wing IDE is an integrated development environment designed specifically for the Python programming language. It provides powerful editing, testing, and debugging features that help reduce development and debugging time, cut down on coding errors, and make it easier to understand and navigate Python code. Wing IDE can be used to develop Python code for web, GUI, and embedded scripting applications. 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. Version 3.2 of Wing IDE Professional includes the following major features: * Professional quality code editor with vi, emacs, and other keyboard personalities * Code intelligence for Python: Auto-completion, call tips, goto-definition, error indicators, smart indent and re-wrapping, and source navigation * Advanced multi-threaded debugger with graphical UI, command line interaction, conditional breakpoints, data value tool tips over code, watch tool, and externally launched and remote debugging * Powerful search and replace options including keyboard driven and graphical UIs, multi-file, wild card, and regular expression search and replace * Version control integration for Subversion, CVS, Bazaar, git, Mercurial, and Perforce * Integrated unit testing for the unittest, nose, and doctest frameworks * Many other features including project manager, bookmarks, code snippets, OS command integration, indentation manager, PyLint integration, and perspectives * Extremely configurable and may be extended with Python scripts Please refer to the feature list at http://wingware.com/wingide/features for a detailed listing of features by product level. 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 supports Python versions 2.0.x through 3.1.x and Stackless Python. For more information, see http://wingware.com/products *Purchasing and Upgrading* Wing 3.2 is a free upgrade for all Wing IDE 3.0 and 3.1 users. Version 2.x licenses 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 -- Wingware | Python IDE The Intelligent Development Environment for Python Programmers www.wingware.com

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ANN: eGenix mxODBC - Python ODBC Database Interface 3.1.0
by eGenix Team: M.-A. Lemburg Aug. 19, 2010

Aug. 19, 2010

________________________________________________________________________ ANNOUNCING eGenix.com mxODBC - Python ODBC Database Interface Version 3.1.0 mxODBC is our commercially supported Python extension providing ODBC database connectivity to Python applications on Windows, Mac OS X, Unix and BSD platforms This announcement is also available on our web-site for online reading: http://www.egenix.com/company/news/eGenix-mxODBC-3.1.0-GA.html ________________________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION mxODBC provides an easy-to-use, high-performance, reliable and robust Python interface to ODBC compatible databases such as MS SQL Server, MS Access, Oracle Database, IBM DB2 and Informix , Sybase ASE and Sybase Anywhere, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SAP MaxDB and many more: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/ The "eGenix mxODBC - Python ODBC Database Interface" product is a commercial extension to our open-source eGenix mx Base Distribution: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxBase/ ________________________________________________________________________ NEWS The new mxODBC 3.1.0 release comes with many new features and supports more ODBC drivers, manager and platforms than ever before. Release Highlights ------------------ * We've added Python 2.7 support and builds for all platforms. * mxODBC 3.1 adds native support for the Windows 64-bit platforms as well as the Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) 64-bit builds of Python. * mxODBC now fully supports the Oracle Instant Client ODBC driver. * We have updated the support for the latest IBM DB2 9.7 ODBC drivers and enhanced compatibility of mxODBC with the MS SQL Server Native Client ODBC driver on Windows and the Sybase ASE 15 ODBC drivers on Unix. * mxODBC 3.1 adds support for large-scale data warehouse databases Netezza and Teradata. * In addition to the Windows, Mac OS X, iODBC and unixODBC ODBC driver managers, we now also include support for the DataDirect ODBC manager. * The 64-bit support on Unix platforms was updated to support the new unixODBC 2.3.0 version. * We've improved the documentation on how to connect to various popular databases and now include many tips & tricks for each database/driver. * The Python 2.7 memoryview object is now supported as binary data container. * We have simplified handling of database warnings using a new customizable .warningformat attribute. * The catalog methods now accept both Unicode and 8-bit strings as parameters. * You can now select whether to use ANSI (8-bit) or Unicode ODBC APIs in the ODBC drivers, removing unnecessary data conversions and enhancing ODBC driver compatibility. For the full set of changes please check the mxODBC change log: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/changelog.html Feature Highlights ------------------ * Python Database API 2.0 Compliance: the mxODBC API is fully Python DB-API 2.0 compatible and implements a large number of powerful extensions. * Support for all popular ODBC Drivers: mxODBC includes adjustments and work-arounds to support MS SQL Server Native Client, MS SQL Server ODBC Driver, FreeTDS ODBC Driver, Oracle Instant Client ODBC Driver, IBM DB2 ODBC Driver, Sybase ASE ODBC Driver, Netezza ODBC Driver, Teradata ODBC Driver, PostgreSQL ODBC Driver, MySQL ODBC Driver, .MaxDB ODBC Driver as well as the ODBC driver sets of EasySoft, DataDirect, OpenLink, Actual Technologies. * Support for all popular ODBC Driver Managers: mxODBC comes with subpackages for the native Windows and Mac OS X ODBC managers, as well as the ODBC managers unixODBC, iODBC and DataDirect, which are commonly used on Unix systems. * Stable, robust and reliable:the mxODBC API has been in active production use for more than 10 years. * Full Python Support: mxODBC works with Python 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6 and 2.7. * Full 64-bit Support: mxODBC runs on the following 64-bit platforms: Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and Mac OS X. For the full set of features mxODBC has to offer, please see: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/#Features New mxODBC Editions ------------------- Due to popular demand, we have extended the set of available mxODBC editions and included a new low-cost standard edition. mxODBC is now available in thesethree editions: * The low-cost Standard Edition which provides data connectivity to a selected set of database backends. * The Professional Edition, which gives full access to all mxODBC features. * The Product Development Edition, which allows including mxODBC in applications you develop. At the same time we have simplified our license terms to clarify the situation on multi-core and virtual machines. In most cases, you no longer need to purchase more than one license per processor or virtual machine, scaling down the overall license costs significantly compared to earlier mxODBC releases. For a complete overview of the new editions, please see the product page. http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/#mxODBCEditions ________________________________________________________________________ DOWNLOADS The download archives and instructions for installing the package can be found at: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/ In order to use the eGenix mxODBC package you will first need to install the eGenix mx Base package: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxBase/ ________________________________________________________________________ UPGRADING Users are encouraged to upgrade to this latest mxODBC release to benefit from the new features and updated ODBC driver support. We have taken special care, not to introduce backwards incompatible changes, making the upgrade experience as smooth as possible. Customers who have purchased mxODBC 2.0, 2.1 or 3.0 licenses can upgrade their licenses using the mxODBC Professional Edition Upgrade License. If you want to try the new release before purchace, you can request 30-day evaluation licenses by visiting our web-site http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBC/#Evaluation or by writing to sales(a)egenix.com, stating your name (or the name of the company) and the number of eval licenses that you need. _______________________________________________________________________ SUPPORT Commercial support for this product is available from eGenix.com. Please see http://www.egenix.com/services/support/ for details about our support offerings. _______________________________________________________________________ INFORMATION About Python (http://www.python.org/): Python is an object-oriented Open Source programming language which runs on all modern platforms. By integrating ease-of-use, clarity in coding, enterprise application connectivity and rapid application design, Python establishes an ideal programming platform for today's IT challenges. About eGenix (http://www.egenix.com/): eGenix is a software project, consulting and product company focusing on expert services and professional quality products for companies, Python users and developers. Enjoy, -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, Aug 19 2010) >>> Python/Zope Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ ::: Try our new mxODBC.Connect Python Database Interface for free ! :::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/

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EditXT 1.0.0
by Daniel Miller Aug. 19, 2010

Aug. 19, 2010

I'm pleased to announce the first public release of EditXT What is it? ================ A programmer's text editor for Mac OS X Written in Python with PyObjC. Website: http://editxt.org/ Features: ================ - Syntax highlighting for Python and JavaScript (more definitions can be added). - Find/Replace with regular expression support and other conveniences. - Smart indent/dedent with tabs or spaces. - Comment/uncomment selection. - Word wrap. - Line numbers. - Cursor position/selection length indicator. - Unix/Mac/Windows line ending support. - Document pane with drag/drop support. - Undo beyond save and beyond auto-reload on external change. - Persistent projects (cannot save project as file yet). - Preliminary support for character encodings other than UTF-8. - Sort lines tool. - Licensed under GPLv3 (source code available at http://editxt.org/) - Over 1500 unit tests (OK, not really a feature) - More...? Known issues: ================ - sometimes the close (X) buttons in the document pane stop displaying the dirty status of the documents. This is VERY ANNOYING, I wish I could find a way to reproduce this bug. - changing the tab width when in tab-indent mode does not automatically update the width of tabs. Recommendation: use spaces not tabs for indentation. - there may be others...

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ANN: PyEnchant 1.6.3 - now with OSX!
by Ryan Kelly Aug. 17, 2010

Aug. 17, 2010

Hi All, I'm pleased to announce the release of PyEnchant version 1.6.3: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyenchant/1.6.3/ This release fixes a few bugs, but the biggest new feature is precompiled binary distributions for Mac OS X. They should be considered experimental at this stage, but seem to work OK for me. If you're an OSX user, please try out one of the pre-built distributions and let me know your results, successful or otherwise. They should be usable on systems from Tiger to Snow Leopard, with both 32-bit and 64-bit python installs. Cheers, Ryan About: ------ Enchant (http://www.abisource.com/enchant/) is the spellchecking package behind the AbiWord word processor, is being considered for inclusion in the KDE office suite, and is proposed as a FreeDesktop.org standard. It's completely cross-platform because it wraps the native spellchecking engine to provide a uniform interface. PyEnchant brings this simple, powerful and flexible spellchecking engine to Python: http://pyenchant.sourceforge.net/ It also provides extended functionality including classes for tokenizing text and iterating over the spelling errors in it, as well as a ready-to-use text interface and wxPython dialog. Current Version: 1.6.3 Licence: LGPL with exemptions, as per Enchant itself ChangeLog for 1.6.3: -------------------- * Bundle pre-compiled libraries for Mac OSX 10.4 and later. * Improved handling of unicode paths on win32. * Changed DLL loading logic for win32, to ensure that we don't accidentally load older versions of e.g. glib that may be on the DLL search path. * Added function get_enchant_version() to retreive the version string for the underlying enchant library. -- Ryan Kelly http://www.rfk.id.au | This message is digitally signed. Please visit ryan(a)rfk.id.au | http://www.rfk.id.au/ramblings/gpg/ for details

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Sphinx 1.0.2 released
by Georg Brandl Aug. 14, 2010

Aug. 14, 2010

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi all, I'm happy to announce the release of Sphinx 1.0.2, a bug-fix release in the 1.0 series. What is it? =========== Sphinx is a tool that makes it easy to create intelligent and beautiful documentation for Python projects (or other documents consisting of multiple reStructuredText source files). Website: http://sphinx.pocoo.org/ What's new in 1.0 (very short version)? ======================================= Lots of stuff; most important of all domains support (see blog post at http://pythonic.pocoo.org/2009/9/12/new-in-sphinx-1-0-domains), new HTML themes, new output formats (manpage, epub). The full list is at <http://sphinx.pocoo.org/latest/changes.html>. cheers, Georg -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.16 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkxmsyoACgkQN9GcIYhpnLDYnwCgkbSFvXAKqutrdaaWTXbfSKuR easAn30XQLtcCkyQlG3WldpAdcZvLUWB =Y7Qs -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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New Python Magazine in spanish -- PET: Python entre todos
by Roberto Alsina Aug. 13, 2010

Aug. 13, 2010

This is to announce the release of the first issue of PET: Python entre todos, a magazine in Spanish, by pythonistas, for pythonistas, about Python made using python! It has articles about varied subjects from some of the very best python programmers in Argentina, members of PyAr (the Python Argentina community) and is released under a Creative Commons license. For more information, visit the site: http://revista.python.org.ar -------------------- Es un placer anunciar el lanzamiento del primer número de PET: Python Entre Todos, una revista en castellano, hecha por pythonistas, para pythonistas, sobre Python, usando Python! Tiene artículos variados escritos por algunos de los mejores programadores Python de Argentina, miembros de PyAr, la comunidad Python Argentina y está liberada bajo una licencia Creative Commons. Para más información visite el sitio: http://revista.python.org.ar

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