Mailman 3 April 2015 - Python-announce-list

ANNOUNCING: GNU Mailman 3.0
by Barry Warsaw April 28, 2015

April 28, 2015

I am very happy to announce the release of GNU Mailman 3.0. Over seven years in development, Mailman 3 represents a major new version, redesigned as a suite of cooperating components which can be used to mix and match however you want. The core engine is now backed by a relational database and exposes its functionality to other components via an administrative REST+JSON API. Our new web user interface, Postorius is Django-based, as is our new archiver HyperKitty. The core requires Python 3.… [View More]

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Eliot 0.7: Logging for complex and distributed systems
by Itamar Turner-Trauring April 28, 2015

April 28, 2015

Imagine you have a client that sends a request to a server and gets back a 500 error. What caused it? If you're using Eliot you can trace the logs across processes: $ cat server.log client.log | python eliottree.py e076ca50-9abc-44b2-95d8-85cf6956bc33 +-- main@1/started |-- process: client `-- timestamp: 2015-04-28 16:50:00.379033 +-- eliot:remote_task@2,2,1/started |-- process: server `-- timestamp: 2015-04-28 16:50:00.389533 +-- http_request@2,… [View More]

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xlwings 0.3.5 released
by Felix Zumstein April 27, 2015

April 27, 2015

I am happy to announce the release of xlwings v0.3.5: Enhancements: New Range properties "row", "column" and "last_cell" Bug Fix: The 'unicode' error on Win/PY3 has been fixed. See the full Release Notes here: http://docs.xlwings.org/whatsnew.html About xlwings: xlwings is a BSD-licensed python library that makes it easy to call python from Excel and vice versa: Interact with Excel from python using a syntax that is close to VBA yet pythonic. Replace your VBA macros with python … [View More]

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EuroPython 2015: Our next keynote: Ola & Ola (Django Girls)
by M.-A. Lemburg April 25, 2015

April 25, 2015

We are pleased to announce our next keynote speakers: Ola Sitarska and Ola Sendecka, who kicked off Django Girls with a workshop at EuroPython 2014 last year. Since then the idea has spread around the globe to over 20 countries. http://blog.europython.eu/post/117337312602/our-next-keynote-ola-ola-django… Django Girls ------------ Django Girls is an non-profit oriented organization that empowers and helps women to organize free, one-day programming workshops by providing tools, resources and … [View More]

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Re: Jython 2.7 release candidate 3 available!
by fwierzbicki＠gmail.com April 22, 2015

April 22, 2015

On behalf of the Jython development team, I'm pleased to announce that the third release candidate of Jython 2.7 is available. Thanks to Amobee for sponsoring my work on Jython, and thanks to the many contributors to Jython! Details are here: http://fwierzbicki.blogspot.com/2015/04/jython-27-release-candidate-3-avail… -Frank

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Re: Kenai Peninsula College now offering online/distance Python classes: Fall 2015
by Isabelle Boutin April 20, 2015

April 20, 2015

On Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 8:57:53 PM UTC-8, Isabelle Boutin wrote: > Learn how to program with Python and earn 3 credits with the University of Alaska in Anchorage. General public registrations start on Monday 04/20. > > To register, go to https://uaonline.alaska.edu/ and look for 'CS109 Python Programming', KPC Campus. Registration is now open to all starting today

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Join us for DerbyPy: Louisville Python MeetUp Tuesday April 28th @ 6:30
by Alex Sisson April 20, 2015

April 20, 2015

Each meeting will generally consist of: • Food & chit-chat • A presentation and discussion on some Python related topic. This may sometimes include hands-on opportunities, so bring a laptop if possible. • An opportunity for other "lightning talks" and general discussion of cool or interesting things happening in the Python world. APRIL MEETUP: Cover recent topics in Python news Then we'll do some Python code wars: https://www.codewars.com/ <https://www.codewars.com/> Alex … [View More]

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ANN: eGenix mxODBC Plone/Zope Database Adapter 2.2.1
by eGenix Team: M.-A. Lemburg April 20, 2015

April 20, 2015

________________________________________________________________________ ANNOUNCING mxODBC Plone/Zope Database Adapter Version 2.2.1 for the Plone CMS and Zope server platform Available for Plone 4.0-4.3 and Plone 5.0, Zope 2.12 and 2.13, on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD and other platforms This announcement is also available on our web-site for online reading: http://www.egenix.… [View More]com/company/news/eGenix-mxODBC-Zope-DA-2.2.1-GA.html ________________________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION The eGenix mxODBC Zope DA allows you to easily connect your Zope or Plone CMS installation to just about any database backend on the market today, giving you the reliability of the commercially supported eGenix product mxODBC and the flexibility of the ODBC standard as middle-tier architecture. The mxODBC Zope Database Adapter is highly portable, just like Zope itself and provides a high performance interface to all your ODBC data sources, using a single well-supported interface on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD and other platforms. This makes it ideal for deployment in ZEO Clusters and Zope hosting environments where stability and high performance are a top priority, establishing an excellent basis and scalable solution for your Plone CMS. Product page: http://www.egenix.com/products/zope/mxODBCZopeDA/ ________________________________________________________________________ NEWS The 2.2.1 release of our mxODBC Zope/Plone Database Adapter product is a patch level release of the popular ODBC database interface for Plone and Zope. It includes these enhancements and fixes: Feature Updates --------------- * Fully compatible with *Zope External Methods* and Zope's built-in transaction mechanism: use Connection Objects in Python modules set up as Zope External Methods to all the features of the mxODBC Zope DA from Python and even tap into the low-level features of mxODBC within Zope's transaction mechanism. * Full support of *Stored Procedures*: when using Zope External Methods, you have full access to SQL stored procedures, which allows direct integration with external database APIs. Driver Compatibility Enhancements --------------------------------- * ODBC driver compatibility updated. Upgraded to the latest mxODBC 3.3.2 release, adding compatibility enhancements for MS SQL Server, SAP Sybase ASE and stored procedure output parameters. See the mxODBC 3.3.0 and 3.3.2 release announcements for full details. http://www.egenix.com/company/news/eGenix-mxODBC-3.3.2-GA.html Fixes ----- * Documented use of allow_hosts in buildout.cfg The complete list of changes is available on the mxODBC Zope DA changelog page. http://www.egenix.com/products/zope/mxODBCZopeDA/changelog.html mxODBC Zope DA 2.2.0 was released on 2014-12-11. Please see the mxODBC Zope DA 2.2.0 release announcement for all the new features we have added. http://www.egenix.com/company/news/eGenix-mxODBC-Zope-DA-2.2.0-GA.html For the full list of features, please see the mxODBC Zope DA feature list: http://www.egenix.com/products/zope/mxODBCZopeDA/#Features The complete list of changes is available on the mxODBC Zope DA changelog page. ________________________________________________________________________ UPGRADING Users are encouraged to upgrade to this latest mxODBC Plone/Zope Database Adapter 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. For major and minor upgrade purchases, we will give out 20% discount coupons going from mxODBC Zope DA 1.x to 2.2 and 50% coupons for upgrades from mxODBC 2.x to 2.2. After upgrade, use of the original license from which you upgraded is no longer permitted. Patch level upgrades (e.g. 2.2.0 to 2.2.1) are always free of charge. Please contact the eGenix.com Sales Team with your existing license serials for details for an upgrade discount coupon. If you want to try the new release before purchase, you can request 30-day evaluation licenses by visiting our web-site or writing to sales(a)egenix.com, stating your name (or the name of the company) and the number of eval licenses that you need. http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxODBCZopeDA/#Evaluation ________________________________________________________________________ DOWNLOADS Please visit the eGenix mxODBC Zope DA product page for downloads, instructions on installation and documentation of the packages: http://www.egenix.com/company/products/zope/mxODBCZopeDA/ If you want to try the package, please jump straight to the download instructions: http://www.egenix.com/products/zope/mxODBCZopeDA/#Download Fully functional evaluation licenses for the mxODBC Zope DA are available free of charge: http://www.egenix.com/products/zope/mxODBCZopeDA/#Evaluation ________________________________________________________________________ SUPPORT Commercial support for this product is available directly from eGenix.com. 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[RELEASED] Python 3.5.0a4 is now available
by Larry Hastings April 20, 2015

April 20, 2015

On behalf of the Python development community and the Python 3.5 release team, I'm thrilled to announce the availability of Python 3.5.0a4. Python 3.5.0a4 is the fourth and alpha release of Python 3.5, which will be the next major release of Python. Python 3.5 is still under development, and is not yet complete. This is a preview release, and its use is not recommended for production settings. The next release of Python 3.5 will be 3.5.0b1, the first beta release. Python 3.5 will … [View More]

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CSS-HTML-JS-Minify 1.0.13
by Juan Carlos April 19, 2015

April 19, 2015

[EN] Hello, theres a new Version of CSS-HTML-JS-Minify, Version 1.0.13, with following Changes: - Better Packaging, with more packaging file formats (while keep waiting PEP-441). - OpenPGP digitally signed packages. Upgrade / Install: $ sudo pip3 install --upgrade css-html-js-minify Whats CSS-HTML-JS-Minify ? Its an StandAlone Async single-file cross-platform no-dependencies Unicode-ready Python3-ready Minifier for the Web, under GPLv3+ LGPLv3+ Licences, very friendly open development for all … [View More]

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