Mailman 3 February 2014 - Python-announce-list

asyncio 0.4.1 released
by Guido van Rossum March 4, 2014

March 4, 2014

*** NOTE: Python 3.3 only! This module is in the stdlib in Python 3.4. *** On the heels of Python 3.4.0rc2, I've put a new version of the asyncio package for Python 3.3 on PyPI: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/asyncio/0.4.1 There's a source distro and a 32-bit Windows wheel. (For 64-bit Windows I could use some help.) About asyncio: it's a new stdlib module for asynchronous I/O based on the "yield from" statement that was added to Python 3.3. It was inspired by Twisted and the async support in … [View More]

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ANN: Python Job Board - Call for volunteers
by M.-A. Lemburg Feb. 27, 2014

Feb. 27, 2014

[Please help spread the word by forwarding to other relevant mailing lists, user groups, etc. world-wide; thanks :-)] Dear Python Community, for many years, the Python Job board (http://legacy.python.org/community/jobs/) was run by volunteers - most of the time by just one volunteer at a time until they moved on to spend their time on other things. We've now reached such a point again. In these years, the volume on the job board has significantly increased, as it got more and more popular. … [View More]It is now at around 2-5 postings per day and most of those positions get filled quickly - which is an indication of how useful this service is to the Python community. To scale up and revive the job board, the PSF would now like to setup a *team of volunteers* to run the job board and this is our call for help. How does the job board work ? ----------------------------- At the moment, the job board is maintained on the legacy site (http://legacy.python.org/community/jobs/), but since we've launched our brand new website (http://www.python.org/), we'd like to move the job board over to that site. Instead of the repository based approach used on the old site, the new site has database support to aid in more easily processing and filing job listings. There's a job board mailing list which helps coordinate the task of reviewing and filing job offers. Currently, all job submissions get sent to this mailing list, but with the job board app, the submission process can be moved over to the website's database. What does it take to run the job board ? ---------------------------------------- You have to review the job postings, request changes if they are too long, don't clearly state the need for Python skills, or have quality issues. After review, the job board app will then allow posting the jobs on the website by simply setting the status to published. Communication with the submitters is usually done by email and via the mailing list, so all team members can see the communication and help out if necessary. Please note: This is just a high level overview. The details need to be hashed out by the new team. Does the job board app work already ? ------------------------------------- It does, but is disabled at the moment due to lack of volunteers. Since the site just launched there may also well be some issues with the job board app. On the positive side there's a lot happening around the site at the moment, so if you have change requests, these will usually be implemented quickly - or you can jump in, hack on the job board app and submit a pull request yourself: https://github.com/python/pythondotorg/tree/master/jobs These are exciting times and this is your chance to make a difference ! Ok, I like new challenges - where do I sign up ? ------------------------------------------------ Great :-) Please write to jobs(a)python.org I have a question... -------------------- If you have questions, you can write me or the PSF board at psf(a)python.org. Many thanks, -- Marc-Andre Lemburg Director Python Software Foundation http://www.python.org/psf/ [View Less]

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ANN: SfePy 2014.1
by Robert Cimrman Feb. 25, 2014

Feb. 25, 2014

I am pleased to announce release 2014.1 of SfePy. Description ----------- SfePy (simple finite elements in Python) is a software for solving systems of coupled partial differential equations by the finite element method. The code is based on NumPy and SciPy packages. It is distributed under the new BSD license. Home page: http://sfepy.org Mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/sfepy-devel Git (source) repository, issue tracker, wiki: http://github.com/sfepy Highlights of this release … [View More]

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[RELEASED] Python 3.4.0 release candidate 2 is now available
by Larry Hastings Feb. 24, 2014

Feb. 24, 2014

On behalf of the Python development team, I'm delighted to announce the second and final release candidate of Python 3.4. This is a preview release, and its use is not recommended for production settings. Python 3.4 includes a range of improvements of the 3.x series, including hundreds of small improvements and bug fixes. Major new features and changes in the 3.4 release series include: * PEP 428, a "pathlib" module providing object-oriented filesystem paths * PEP 435, a standardized "enum" … [View More]

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rCSSmin 1.0.4
by André Malo Feb. 23, 2014

Feb. 23, 2014

Hello World, I'm pleased to announce version 1.0.4 of rCSSmin. About rCSSmin ============= rCSSmin is a CSS minifier written in python based on the semantics of the YUI compressor, which itself is based on the rule list by Isaac Schlueter. This module is a re-implementation aiming for speed instead of maximum compression, so it can be used at runtime (rather than during a preprocessing step). RCSSmin does syntactical compression only (removing spaces, comments and possibly semicolons). It … [View More]

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rJSmin 1.0.9
by André Malo Feb. 23, 2014

Feb. 23, 2014

Hello World, I'm pleased to announce version 1.0.9 of rJSmin. About rJSmin ============ rJSmin is a javascript minifier written in python. The minifier is based on the semantics of jsmin.c by Douglas Crockford. The module is a re-implementation aiming for speed, so it can be used at runtime (rather than during a preprocessing step). Usually it produces the same results as the original jsmin.c. It differs in the following ways: - there is no error detection: unterminated string, regex and … [View More]

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[RELEASED] Python 3.3.5 release candidate 1
by Georg Brandl Feb. 23, 2014

Feb. 23, 2014

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On behalf of the Python development team, I'm happy to announce the release of Python 3.3.5, release candidate 1. Python 3.3.5 includes a fix for a regression in zipimport in 3.3.4 (see http://bugs.python.org/issue20621) and a few other bugs. Python 3.3 includes a range of improvements of the 3.x series, as well as easier porting between 2.x and 3.x. In total, almost 500 API items are new or improved in Python 3.3. For a more extensive list of … [View More]

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[ANN] pyOpenSSL 0.14
by exarkun＠twistedmatrix.com Feb. 23, 2014

Feb. 23, 2014

Greetings fellow Pythoneers, I'm happy to announce that pyOpenSSL 0.14 is now available. pyOpenSSL is a set of Python bindings for OpenSSL. It includes some low-level cryptography APIs but is primarily focused on providing an API for using the TLS protocol from Python. Check out the PyPI page (<https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyOpenSSL>) for downloads. This release of pyOpenSSL adds: * Support for TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2 * First-class support for PyPy * New flags, such as … [View More]

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Yet Another SWF Parser
by Facundo Batista Feb. 21, 2014

Feb. 21, 2014

I'm very proud to present Yet Another SWF Parser: "yaswfp", you can pronounce whatever you like :) https://github.com/facundobatista/yaswfp You can use it as command line program or as a module, for example (slightly truncated for readability): >>> swf = swfparser.parsefile(<yourSWFfile>) >>> swf.header Header(name=Header, FileLength=4228, ...) >>> len(swf.tags) 365 >>> swf.tags[3] PlaceObject2(name=PlaceObject2, CharacterId=1, ...) Any doubt, … [View More]

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DEAP release 1.0.0: Distributed Evolutionary Algorithms in Python
by Félix-Antoine Fortin Feb. 20, 2014

Feb. 20, 2014

After more than 4 years of development, we are proud to announce the release of DEAP 1.0.0. You can download a copy of this release at the following web page. https://pypi.python.org/pypi/deap DEAP (Distributed Evolutionary Algorithms in Python) is a novel evolutionary computation framework for rapid prototyping and testing of ideas. Its design departs from most other existing frameworks in that it seeks to make algorithms explicit and data structures transparent, as opposed to the more … [View More]

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