Mailman 3 July 2015 - Python-announce-list

ANN: Lea 2.1.2
by Pierre Denis July 31, 2015

July 31, 2015

I am pleased to announce the release of Lea 2.1.2! There are NO known open bug in this version. Please note the migration of the project to Bitbucket (see URL below), due to the approaching end of Google Code. What is Lea? ------------ Lea is a Python package aiming at working with discrete probability distributions in an intuitive way. It allows you to model a broad range of random phenomenons, like dice throwing, coin tossing, gambling, weather, etc. It offers several modelling … [View More]

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ANN: PyWavelets 0.3.0 release
by Ralf Gommers July 31, 2015

July 31, 2015

Dear all, On behalf of the PyWavelets development team I'm excited to announce the availability of PyWavelets 0.3.0. This is the first release of the package in 3 years. It is the result of a significant effort of a growing development team to modernize the package, to provide Python 3.x support and to make a start with providing new features as well as improved performance. A 0.4.0 release will follow shortly, and will contain more significant new features as well as changes/deprecations to … [View More]streamline the API. This release requires Python 2.6, 2.7 or 3.3-3.5 and Numpy 1.6.2 or greater. Sources and release notes can be found on https://pypi.python.org/pypi/PyWavelets and https://github.com/PyWavelets/pywt/releases. Activity on the project is picking up quickly. If you're interested in wavelets in Python, you are welcome and invited to join us at https://github.com/PyWavelets/pywt Enjoy, Ralf ============================== PyWavelets 0.3.0 Release Notes ============================== PyWavelets 0.3.0 is the first release of the package in 3 years. It is the result of a significant effort of a growing development team to modernize the package, to provide Python 3.x support and to make a start with providing new features as well as improved performance. A 0.4.0 release will follow shortly, and will contain more significant new features as well as changes/deprecations to streamline the API. This release requires Python 2.6, 2.7 or 3.3-3.5 and NumPy 1.6.2 or greater. Highlights of this release include: - Support for Python 3.x (>=3.3) - Added a test suite (based on nose, coverage up to 61% so far) - Maintenance work: C style complying to the Numpy style guide, improved templating system, more complete docstrings, pep8/pyflakes compliance, and more. New features ============ Test suite ---------- The test suite can be run with ``nosetests pywt`` or with:: >>> import pywt >>> pywt.test() n-D Inverse Discrete Wavelet Transform -------------------------------------- The function ``pywt.idwtn``, which provides n-dimensional inverse DWT, has been added. It complements ``idwt``, ``idwt2`` and ``dwtn``. Thresholding ------------ The function `pywt.threshold` has been added. It unifies the four thresholding functions that are still provided in the ``pywt.thresholding`` namespace. Backwards incompatible changes ============================== None in this release. Other changes ============= Development has moved to `a new repo <https://github.com/PyWavelets/pywt>`_. Everyone with an interest in wavelets is welcome to contribute! Building wheels, building with ``python setup.py develop`` and many other standard ways to build and install PyWavelets are supported now. Authors ======= * Ankit Agrawal + * François Boulogne + * Ralf Gommers + * David Menéndez Hurtado + * Gregory R. Lee + * David McInnis + * Helder Oliveira + * Filip Wasilewski * Kai Wohlfahrt + A total of 9 people contributed to this release. People with a "+" by their names contributed a patch for the first time. This list of names is automatically generated, and may not be fully complete. [View Less]

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EuroPython 2015: Thank you to all volunteers
by M.-A. Lemburg July 30, 2015

July 30, 2015

EuroPython is now over and was a great success thanks to everyone who helped make it happen. Unfortunately, we did not properly acknowledge all the volunteers who were working on the event during the closing session and we would like to apologize for this, so here’s the full list of all volunteers from the EuroPython 2015 Workgroups and the on-site volunteers: *** https://ep2015.europython.eu/en/volunteers/ *** On-site Team WG --------------- * Oier Echaniz Beneitez (Chair) * … [View More]Borja Ayerdi Vilches * Alexandre Savio * Darya Chyzhyk * José David Nuñez * Luis Javier Salvatierra * Ion Marqués Conference Administration WG ---------------------------- * Marc-Andre Lemburg (Chair) * Vicky Lee * Rezuk Turgut * Stavros Anastasiadis * Stéphane Wirtel * Borja Ayerdi Vilches * Oier Beneitez Finance WG ---------- * Borja Ayerdi Vilches (Chair) * Fabio Pliger * Marc-Andre Lemburg * Vicky Lee * Rezuk Turgut * Jacob Hallén (EPS Treasurer) * Darya Chyzhyk Sponsors WG ----------- * Fabio Pilger (Chair) * Alexandre Savio * Borja Ayerdi Vilches * Marc-Andre Lemburg * Vicky Twomey-Lee * Hansel Dunlop * Raúl Cumplido * José David Muñez * Oier Echaniz Beneitez * Miren Urteaga Aldalur Communications WG ------------------ * Marc-Andre Lemburg (Chair) * Oier Beneitez * Kerstin Kollmann * Fabio Pliger * Vicky Lee * Dougal Matthews * Chris Ward * Kristian Rother * Stéphane Wirtel * Miren Aldalur Support WG ---------- * Raúl Cumplido * Anthon van der Neut * Alexandre Savio * Ion Marqués * Christian Barra * Eyad Toma * Stavros Anastasiadis Financial Aid WG ---------------- * Darya Chyzhyk * Vicky Twomey-Lee * Ion Marqués * Stéphane Wirtel Marketing/Design WG ------------------- * Darya Chyzhyk * Marc-Andre Lemburg * Borja Ayerdi Vilches * Alexandre Savio * Miren Aldalur * Stéphane Wirtel * Zachari Saltmer Program WG ---------- * Alexandre Savio (Chair) * Alexander Hendorf (Co-chair) * Vicky Twomey-Lee * Kristian Rother * Dougal Matthews * Sarah Mount * Raúl Cumplido * Adam Byrtek * Christian Barra * Moshe Goldstein * Scott Reeve * Chris Ward * Claudiu Popa * Stavros Anastasiadis * Harry Percival * Daniel Pyrathon Web WG ------ * Christian Barra (Chair) * Oier Beneitez * Marc-Andre Lemburg * Adam Byrtek * Dougal Matthews * Raúl Cumplido * Fabio Pliger * Eyad Toma * Stéphane Wirtel Media WG -------- * Anthon van der Neut * José David Muñez * Luis Javier Salvatierra * Francisco Fernández Castaño * Fabio Pliger On-Site Volunteers ------------------ In addition to several of the EuroPython Workgroup members, in particular, the on-site team WG, the following attendees helped as session manager, room manager, on the registration desk, bag stuffing and during set up and tear down of the conference. In alphabetical order: * Abraham Martin * Agustín Herranz * Aisha Bello * Alberto Rasillo * Ana Balica * Andrew McCarthy * Anna Bednarska * Anna Téglássy * Austur * Brianna Laugher * Cesar Desales * Christian Barra * Christin Schärfer * Corinne Welsh * Dorottya Czapari * Dougal Matthews * Éléonore Mayola * Eugene Tataurov * Felipe Ximenez * Floris Bruynooghe * Gautier Hayoun * Gregorio Vivo * Harry Percival * Inigo Aldazabal * Iñigo Ugarte Pérez * Ion Marques * Iraia Etxeberria * Iris Yuping Ren * Izarra Domingo * José David Nuñez * Julian Coyne * Julian Estevez * Jyrki Pulliainen * Kasia Kaminska * Kerstin Kollmann * Leire Ozaeta * Luis Javier Salavatierra * Matt McGraw * Maura Pilia * Mikey Ariel * Mircea Zetea * Miren Urteaga * Miroslav Sedivy * Pablo * Patrick Arminio * Paul Cochrane * Peter Deba * Petr Viktorin * Pierre Reinbold * Piotr Dyba * Raul Cumplido * Stefano Fontana * Stefano Mazzucco * Sven Wontroba * Szilvia Kadar * Tomasz Nowak * Victor Munoz Some attendees also helped without being registered as volunteer, e.g. during tear down at the conference venue. We’d like to thank you and acknowledge you as well. If you have helped and are not on the above list, please write to info(a)europython.eu. For next year, we will seek to use a better system for volunteer management and also invest more time into improving the conference opening and closing sessions. Enjoy, -- EuroPython 2015 Team http://ep2015.europython.eu/ http://www.europython-society.org/ [View Less]

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ANN: eGenix pyOpenSSL Distribution 0.13.11
by eGenix Team: M.-A. Lemburg July 30, 2015

July 30, 2015

________________________________________________________________________ ANNOUNCING eGenix.com pyOpenSSL Distribution Version 0.13.11 An easy-to-install and easy-to-use distribution of the pyOpenSSL Python interface for OpenSSL - available for Windows, Mac OS X and Unix platforms This announcement is also available on our web-site for online reading: http://www.egenix.com/company/news/eGenix-pyOpenSSL-… [View More]Distribution-0.13.11.ht… ________________________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION The eGenix.com pyOpenSSL Distribution includes everything you need to get started with SSL in Python. It comes with an easy-to-use installer that includes the most recent OpenSSL library versions in pre-compiled form, making your application independent of OS provided OpenSSL libraries: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/pyOpenSSL/ pyOpenSSL is an open-source Python add-on that allows writing SSL/TLS- aware network applications as well as certificate management tools: https://launchpad.net/pyopenssl/ OpenSSL is an open-source implementation of the SSL/TLS protocol: http://www.openssl.org/ ________________________________________________________________________ NEWS This new release of the eGenix.com pyOpenSSL Distribution includes the following updates: New in OpenSSL -------------- * Updated included OpenSSL libraries from OpenSSL 1.0.1o to 1.0.1p. See https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv_20150709.txt for a complete list of changes. The following fixes are relevant for pyOpenSSL applications: - CVE-2015-1793: An error in the implementation of the alternative certificate chain logic could allow an attacker to use a regular server leaf certificate as CA certificate. Please see the product changelog for the full set of changes. http://www.egenix.com/products/python/pyOpenSSL/changelog.html pyOpenSSL / OpenSSL Binaries Included ------------------------------------- In addition to providing sources, we make binaries available that include both pyOpenSSL and the necessary OpenSSL libraries for all supported platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and FreeBSD, for x86 and x64. To simplify installation, we have uploaded a web installer to PyPI which will automatically choose the right binary for your platform, so a simple pip install egenix-pyopenssl will get you the package with OpenSSL libraries installed. Please see our installation instructions for details: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/pyOpenSSL/#Installation We have also added .egg-file distribution versions of our eGenix.com pyOpenSSL Distribution for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X to the available download options. These make setups using e.g. zc.buildout and other egg-file based installers a lot easier. ________________________________________________________________________ DOWNLOADS The download archives and instructions for installing the package can be found at: http://www.egenix.com/products/python/pyOpenSSL/ ________________________________________________________________________ UPGRADING Before installing this version of pyOpenSSL, please make sure that you uninstall any previously installed pyOpenSSL version. Otherwise, you could end up not using the included OpenSSL libs. _______________________________________________________________________ SUPPORT Commercial support for these packages is available from eGenix.com. Please see http://www.egenix.com/services/support/ for details about our support offerings. ________________________________________________________________________ MORE INFORMATION For more information about the eGenix pyOpenSSL Distribution, licensing and download instructions, please visit our web-site or write to sales(a)egenix.com. About eGenix (http://www.egenix.com/): eGenix is a software project, consulting and product company focusing on expert project 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, Jul 30 2015) >>> Python Projects, Coaching and Consulting ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC Plone/Zope Database Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ ::::: Try our 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/ [View Less]

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PyCTrie
by Sümer Cip July 29, 2015

July 29, 2015

Hi all, I have completed a fun project: https://bitbucket.org/sumerc/pyctrie/ PyCTrie Fast, pure C Trie <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trie> dictionary Features: - Very fast. Same performance characteristics with Python's *dict*. - Supports fast *suffix*, *prefix*, *correction* (spell) operations. - Supports Python 2.6 <= x <= 3.4 P.S: I have tried hard to make generator support on all suffix/prefix/correct operations without additional memory. -- Sümer Cip

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ANN: Python Meeting Düsseldorf - 29.07.2015
by eGenix Team: M.-A. Lemburg July 27, 2015

July 27, 2015

[This announcement is in German since it targets a local user group meeting in Düsseldorf, Germany] ________________________________________________________________________ ANKÜNDIGUNG Python Meeting Düsseldorf http://pyddf.de/ Ein Treffen von Python Enthusiasten und Interessierten in ungezwungener Atmosphäre. Mittwoch, 29.07.2015, 18:00 Uhr Raum 1, 2.OG im Bürgerhaus Stadtteilzentrum … [View More]Bilk Düsseldorfer Arcaden, Bachstr. 145, 40217 Düsseldorf Diese Nachricht ist auch online verfügbar: http://www.egenix.com/company/news/Python-Meeting-Duesseldorf-2015-07-29 ________________________________________________________________________ NEUIGKEITEN * Bereits angemeldete Vorträge: Charlie Clark "Eine Einführung in das Routing von Pyramid" Marc-Andre Lemburg "Python Idioms - Tipps und Anleitungen für besseren Python Code" "Bericht von der EuroPython 2015" Weitere Vorträge können gerne noch angemeldet werden: info(a)pyddf.de * Startzeit und Ort: Wir treffen uns um 18:00 Uhr im Bürgerhaus in den Düsseldorfer Arcaden. Das Bürgerhaus teilt sich den Eingang mit dem Schwimmbad und befindet sich an der Seite der Tiefgarageneinfahrt der Düsseldorfer Arcaden. Über dem Eingang steht ein großes Schwimm'in Bilk Logo. Hinter der Tür direkt links zu den zwei Aufzügen, dann in den 2. Stock hochfahren. Der Eingang zum Raum 1 liegt direkt links, wenn man aus dem Aufzug kommt. Google Street View: http://bit.ly/11sCfiw ________________________________________________________________________ EINLEITUNG Das Python Meeting Düsseldorf ist eine regelmäßige Veranstaltung in Düsseldorf, die sich an Python Begeisterte aus der Region wendet: * http://pyddf.de/ Einen guten Überblick über die Vorträge bietet unser YouTube-Kanal, auf dem wir die Vorträge nach den Meetings veröffentlichen: * http://www.youtube.com/pyddf/ Veranstaltet wird das Meeting von der eGenix.com GmbH, Langenfeld, in Zusammenarbeit mit Clark Consulting & Research, Düsseldorf: * http://www.egenix.com/ * http://www.clark-consulting.eu/ ________________________________________________________________________ PROGRAMM Das Python Meeting Düsseldorf nutzt eine Mischung aus Open Space und Lightning Talks, wobei die Gewitter bei uns auch schon mal 20 Minuten dauern können ;-). Lightning Talks können vorher angemeldet werden, oder auch spontan während des Treffens eingebracht werden. Ein Beamer mit XGA Auflösung steht zur Verfügung. Folien bitte als PDF auf USB Stick mitbringen. Lightning Talk Anmeldung bitte formlos per EMail an info(a)pyddf.de ________________________________________________________________________ KOSTENBETEILIGUNG Das Python Meeting Düsseldorf wird von Python Nutzern für Python Nutzer veranstaltet. Um die Kosten zumindest teilweise zu refinanzieren, bitten wir die Teilnehmer um einen Beitrag in Höhe von EUR 10,00 inkl. 19% Mwst, Schüler und Studenten zahlen EUR 5,00 inkl. 19% Mwst. Wir möchten alle Teilnehmer bitten, den Betrag in bar mitzubringen. ________________________________________________________________________ ANMELDUNG Da wir nur für ca. 20 Personen Sitzplätze haben, möchten wir bitten, sich per EMail anzumelden. Damit wird keine Verpflichtung eingegangen. Es erleichtert uns allerdings die Planung. Meeting Anmeldung bitte formlos per EMail an info(a)pyddf.de ________________________________________________________________________ WEITERE INFORMATIONEN Weitere Informationen finden Sie auf der Webseite des Meetings: http://pyddf.de/ Mit freundlichen Grüßen, -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, Jul 27 2015) >>> Python Projects, Coaching and Consulting ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC Plone/Zope Database Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ 2015-07-29: Python Meeting Duesseldorf ... 2 days to go ::::: Try our 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/ [View Less]

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[RELEASED] Python 3.5.0b4 is now available
by Larry Hastings July 26, 2015

July 26, 2015

On behalf of the Python development community and the Python 3.5 release team, I'm delighted to announce the availability of Python 3.5.0b4. Python 3.5.0b4 is scheduled to be the last beta release; the next release will be Python 3.5.0rc1, or Release Candidate 1. Python 3.5 has now entered "feature freeze". By default new features may no longer be added to Python 3.5. This is a preview release, and its use is not recommended for production settings. An important reminder for Windows users … [View More]

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Trac 1.0.8 released
by Ryan Ollos July 25, 2015

July 25, 2015

Trac 1.0.8 Released =================== Trac 1.0.8, the latest maintenance release for the current stable branch, is available. You will find this release at the usual places: http://trac.edgewall.org/wiki/TracDownload#LatestStableRelease https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Trac/1.0.8 Trac 1.0.7 was release on the 17th of July, but a regression was discovered and fixed in this release. - the session for an authenticated username containing non-alphanumeric characters could not be … [View More]

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ANN: Scipy 0.16.0 release
by Ralf Gommers July 24, 2015

July 24, 2015

Hi all, On behalf of the Scipy development team I'm pleased to announce the availability of Scipy 0.16.0. This release contains some exciting new features (see release notes below) and more than half a years' worth of maintenance work. 93 people contributed to this release. This release requires Python 2.6, 2.7 or 3.2-3.4 and NumPy 1.6.2 or greater. Sources, binaries and release notes can be found at https://github.com/scipy/scipy/releases/tag/v0.16.0 Enjoy, Ralf -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED … [View More]

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ANN: Bokeh 0.9.2 released
by Damian Avila July 24, 2015

July 24, 2015

Hi all, On behalf of the Bokeh team, I am excited to announce the release of version 0.9.2 of Bokeh, an interactive web plotting library for Python... and other languages! This release focused mainly in provide several bugfixes over our last 0.9.1 release bugs. Additionally, we also updated the MPL compatibility layer. You should expect some more point releases before 0.10.0 which is in active development in a separate branch. Some of the highlights are: * Several nan-related fixes … [View More]

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