Mailman 3 December 2019 - Python-announce-list

pytest 4.6.7 released
by Bruno Oliveira 06 Dec '19

06 Dec '19

pytest 4.6.7 has just been released to PyPI. This is a bug-fix release for the 4.6.X series, the last pytest series that supports Python 2.7 and 3.4, being a drop-in replacement. To upgrade:: pip install --upgrade pytest The full changelog is available at https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/changelog.html. Thanks to all who contributed to this release, among them: * Bruno Oliveira * Daniel Hahler Happy testing, The pytest Development Team

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cx_Oracle 7.3
by Anthony Tuininga 03 Dec '19

03 Dec '19

What is cx_Oracle? cx_Oracle is a Python extension module that enables access to Oracle Database for Python 3.x and 2.x and conforms to the Python database API 2.0 specifications with a number of enhancements. Where do I get it? https://oracle.github.io/python-cx_Oracle The easiest method to install/upgrade cx_Oracle is via pip as in python -m pip install cx_Oracle --upgrade What's new? See my colleague's blog post for an overview: https://blogs.oracle.com/opal/python-cx_oracle-73-for-oracle-database-is-on… See the full release notes for all of the details: https://cx-oracle.readthedocs.io/en/latest/release_notes.html#version-7-3-d… Please provide any feedback via GitHub issues ( https://github.com/oracle/python-cx_Oracle/issues).

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[ANN] PyYAML-5.2: YAML parser and emitter for Python
by Tina Müller 02 Dec '19

02 Dec '19

======================= Announcing PyYAML-5.2 ======================= A new release of PyYAML is now available: https://pypi.org/project/PyYAML/ This fixes some incompatibilities introduced in version 5.1 and also removes another possibility of loading arbitrary code. Changes ======= * Repair incompatibilities introduced with 5.1. The default Loader was changed, but several methods like add_constructor still used the old default https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/pull/279 -- A more flexible fix for custom tag constructors https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/pull/287 -- Change default loader for yaml.add_constructor https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/pull/305 -- Change default loader for add_implicit_resolver, add_path_resolver * Make FullLoader safer by removing python/object/apply from the default FullLoader https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/pull/347 -- Move constructor for object/apply to UnsafeConstructor * Fix bug introduced in 5.1 where quoting went wrong on systems with sys.maxunicode <= 0xffff https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/pull/276 -- Fix logic for quoting special characters * Other PRs: https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/pull/280 -- Update CHANGES for 5.1 Resources ========= PyYAML IRC Channel: #pyyaml on irc.freenode.net PyYAML homepage: https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml PyYAML documentation: http://pyyaml.org/wiki/PyYAMLDocumentation Source and binary installers: https://pypi.org/project/PyYAML/ GitHub repository: https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/ Bug tracking: https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/issues YAML homepage: http://yaml.org/ YAML-core mailing list: http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/yaml-core About PyYAML ============ YAML is a data serialization format designed for human readability and interaction with scripting languages. PyYAML is a YAML parser and emitter for Python. PyYAML features a complete YAML 1.1 parser, Unicode support, pickle support, capable extension API, and sensible error messages. PyYAML supports standard YAML tags and provides Python-specific tags that allow to represent an arbitrary Python object. PyYAML is applicable for a broad range of tasks from complex configuration files to object serialization and persistence. Example ======= >>> import yaml >>> yaml.full_load(""" ... name: PyYAML ... description: YAML parser and emitter for Python ... homepage: https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml ... keywords: [YAML, serialization, configuration, persistence, pickle] ... """) {'keywords': ['YAML', 'serialization', 'configuration', 'persistence', 'pickle'], 'homepage': 'https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml', 'description': 'YAML parser and emitter for Python', 'name': 'PyYAML'} >>> print(yaml.dump(_)) name: PyYAML homepage: https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml description: YAML parser and emitter for Python keywords: [YAML, serialization, configuration, persistence, pickle] Maintainers =========== The following people are currently responsible for maintaining PyYAML: * Ingy döt Net * Tina Mueller * Matt Davis and many thanks to all who have contribributed! See: https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/pulls Copyright ========= Copyright (c) 2017-2019 Ingy döt Net <ingy(a)ingy.net> Copyright (c) 2006-2016 Kirill Simonov <xi(a)resolvent.net> The PyYAML module was written by Kirill Simonov <xi(a)resolvent.net>. It is currently maintained by the YAML and Python communities. PyYAML is released under the MIT license. See the file LICENSE for more details.

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ANN: PyScripter 3.6.2 released
by pyscripter＠gmail.com 01 Dec '19

01 Dec '19

PyScripter is a free and open-source Python Integrated Development Environment (IDE) created with the ambition to become competitive in functionality with commercial Windows-based IDEs available for other languages. It is feature-rich, but also light-weight. New features: - Improved compatibility with venv virtual environments - Restore code folding state when you start PyScripter (#973) - Syntax for adding and removing parameters (#971). $[proc=?Question] adds parameter proc and $[proc=] removes it - Improved DPI scaling - Highlighters and styles are now installed under ProgramData to better support multiple users on the same computer - Two new styles added (Calypso and Stellar) Issues addressed: - #948, #962, #966, #967, #968, #972 See: Announcement: https://pyscripter.blogspot.com/ Project home: https://github.com/pyscripter/pyscripter/ Features: https://github.com/pyscripter/pyscripter/wiki/Features Downloads: https://sourceforge.net/projects/pyscripter/files

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