Mailman 3 October 2023 - Python-announce-list

Vulture 2.10
by Jendrik Seipp Oct. 6, 2023

Oct. 6, 2023

Vulture - Find dead code ======================== Vulture finds unused code in Python programs. This is useful for cleaning up and finding errors in large code bases. If you run Vulture on both your library and test suite you can find untested code. Due to Python's dynamic nature, static code analyzers like Vulture are likely to miss some dead code. Also, code that is only called implicitly may be reported as unused. Nonetheless, Vulture can be a very helpful tool for higher code quality. Download ======== https://github.com/jendrikseipp/vulture http://pypi.python.org/pypi/vulture Features ======== * fast: uses static code analysis * tested: tests itself and has complete test coverage * complements pyflakes and has the same output syntax * sorts unused classes and functions by size with `--sort-by-size` News ==== * Drop support for Python 3.7 (Jendrik Seipp, #323). * Add support for Python 3.12 (Jendrik Seipp, #332). * Use `end_lineno` AST attribute to obtain more accurate line counts (Jendrik Seipp). Cheers, Jendrik

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Austin -- CPython frame stack sampler v3.6 is now available
by Gabriele Tornetta Oct. 4, 2023

Oct. 4, 2023

I am delighted to announce the 3.6 release of Austin. If you haven't heard of Austin before, it is an open-source frame stack sampler for CPython, distributed under the GPLv3 license. It can be used to obtain statistical profiling data out of a running Python application without a single line of instrumentation. This means that you can start profiling a Python application straight away, even while it's running in a production environment, with minimal impact on performance. https://github.com/P403n1x87/austin The main highlights of the new release are the support for Python 3.12, and the support for sub-interpreters. More details about what's new and bug-fixes can be found in the change-log https://github.com/P403n1x87/austin/blob/master/ChangeLog Installing Austin on your system is now easier than ever, thanks to it being available from PyPI. Simply run pip install austin-dist on any supported combination of architecture and platform and the Austin binaries are ready for you to use. More installation options are available in the README file from the GitHub repository, along with usage details, as well as some examples of Austin in action. Details on how to contribute to Austin's development can be found at the bottom of the page. As for ways of using Austin, the Austin VS Code extension provides a smooth interactive profiling experience, with interactive flame graphs straight into the text editor to allow you to quickly jump to the source code with a simple click. You can find the extension on the Visual Studio Marketplace and install it directly from VS Code: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=p403n1x87.austin-vscode To see how to make the best of Austin with VS Code to find and fix performance issues, check out this blog post, which shows you the editor extension in action on a real Python project: https://p403n1x87.github.io/how-to-bust-python-performance-issues.html Austin is a pure C application that has no dependencies other than the C standard library. Its source code is hosted on GitHub at https://github.com/P403n1x87/austin An Austin docker image, based on the latest Ubuntu image, is also available from Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/p403n1x87/austin Austin is also simple to compile from sources as it only depends on the standard C library, if you don't have access to the above-listed sources. You can stay up-to-date with the project's development by following Austin on Twitter (https://twitter.com/AustinSampler). Austin is a free and open-source project. A lot of effort goes into its development to ensure the best performance and that it stays up-to-date with the latest Python releases. If you find it useful, consider sponsoring this project on GitHub at https://github.com/sponsors/P403n1x87. All the best, Gabriele <phoenix1987 (at) gmail.com> <p><a href="https://github.com/P403n1x87/austin">Austin 3.6</a> - frame stack sampler for CPython. (04-Oct-23)</p>

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Python 3.12.0 (final) now available.
by Thomas Wouters Oct. 2, 2023

Oct. 2, 2023

Finally, it’s final! The final release of Python 3.12.0 (final) is here! https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3120/ This is the stable release of Python 3.12.0 Python 3.12.0 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations. <https://discuss.python.org/t/python-3-12-0-final-is-here/35186#major-new-fe…>Major new features of the 3.12 series, compared to 3.11 <https://discuss.python.org/t/python-3-12-0-final-is-here/35186#new-features…>New features - More flexible f-string parsing <https://docs.python.org/3.12/whatsnew/3.12.html#pep-701-syntactic-formaliza…>, allowing many things previously disallowed (PEP 701 <https://peps.python.org/pep-0701/>). - Support for the buffer protocol <https://docs.python.org/3.12/whatsnew/3.12.html#pep-688-making-the-buffer-p…> in Python code (PEP 688 <https://peps.python.org/pep-0688/>). - A new debugging/profiling API <https://docs.python.org/3.12/whatsnew/3.12.html#pep-669-low-impact-monitori…> (PEP 669 <https://peps.python.org/pep-0669/>). - Support for isolated subinterpreters <https://docs.python.org/3.12/whatsnew/3.12.html#pep-684-a-per-interpreter-g…> with separate Global Interpreter Locks (PEP 684 <https://peps.python.org/pep-0684>). - Even more improved error messages <https://docs.python.org/3.12/whatsnew/3.12.html#improved-error-messages>. More exceptions potentially caused by typos now make suggestions to the user. - Support for the Linux perf profiler <https://docs.python.org/3.12/howto/perf_profiling.html> to report Python function names in traces. - Many large and small performance improvements <https://docs.python.org/3.12/whatsnew/3.12.html#optimizations> (like PEP 709 <https://peps.python.org/pep-0709/> and support for the BOLT binary optimizer), delivering an estimated 5% overall performance improvement. <https://discuss.python.org/t/python-3-12-0-final-is-here/35186#type-annotat…>Type annotations - New type annotation syntax <https://docs.python.org/3.12/whatsnew/3.12.html#pep-695-type-parameter-synt…> for generic classes (PEP 695 <https://peps.python.org/pep-0695/>). - New override decorator <https://docs.python.org/3.12/whatsnew/3.12.html#pep-698-override-decorator-…> for methods (PEP 698 <https://peps.python.org/pep-0698>). <https://discuss.python.org/t/python-3-12-0-final-is-here/35186#deprecations…> Deprecations - The deprecated wstr and wstr_length members of the C implementation of unicode objects were removed, per PEP 623 <https://peps.python.org/pep-0623/>. - In the unittest module, a number of long deprecated methods and classes were removed. (They had been deprecated since Python 3.1 or 3.2). - The deprecated smtpd and distutils modules have been removed (see PEP 594 <https://peps.python.org/pep-0594/> and PEP 632 <https://peps.python.org/pep-0632/>. The setuptools package continues to provide the distutils module. - A number of other old, broken and deprecated functions, classes and methods <https://docs.python.org/3.12/whatsnew/3.12.html#removed> have been removed. - Invalid backslash escape sequences in strings now warn with SyntaxWarning instead of DeprecationWarning, making them more visible. (They will become syntax errors in the future.) - The internal representation of integers has changed in preparation for performance enhancements. (This should not affect most users as it is an internal detail, but it may cause problems for Cython-generated code.) For more details on the changes to Python 3.12, see What’s new in Python 3.12 <https://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/3.12.html>. <https://discuss.python.org/t/python-3-12-0-final-is-here/35186#more-resourc…>More resources - Online Documentation <https://docs.python.org/3.12/>. - PEP 693 <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0693/>, the Python 3.12 Release Schedule. - Report bugs via GitHub Issues <https://github.com/python/cpython/issues>. - Help fund Python and its community <https://www.python.org/psf/donations/>. <https://discuss.python.org/t/python-3-12-0-final-is-here/35186#and-now-for-…>And now for something completely different They have no need of our help So do not tell me These haggard faces could belong to you or me Should life have dealt a different hand We need to see them for who they really are Chancers and scroungers Layabouts and loungers With bombs up their sleeves Cut-throats and thieves They are not Welcome here We should make them Go back to where they came from They cannot Share our food Share our homes Share our countries Instead let us Build a wall to keep them out It is not okay to say These are people just like us A place should only belong to those who are born there Do not be so stupid to think that The world can be looked at another way (now read from bottom to top) Refugees <https://brianbilston.com/2016/03/23/refugees/>, by Brian Bilston <https://mastodon.online/@brianbilston>. <https://discuss.python.org/t/python-3-12-0-final-is-here/35186#we-hope-you-…>We hope you enjoy the new releases! Thanks to all of the many volunteers who help make Python Development and these releases possible! Please consider supporting our efforts by volunteering yourself or through organization contributions to the Python Software Foundation <https://www.python.org/psf-landing/>. Your release team, Thomas Wouters Ned Deily Steve Dower Łukasz Langa -- Thomas Wouters <thomas(a)python.org>

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Wing Python IDE version 9.1.2
by Wingware Oct. 2, 2023

Oct. 2, 2023

Wing Python IDE version 9.1.2 has been released with improved auto-import and fixes for debugging with mingw Windows Python builds, creating projects when multiple windows are open, auto-editing inside f-strings, and about 20 other improvements. Details: https://wingware.com/news/2023-09-28 Downloads: https://wingware.com/downloads == About Wing == Wing is a full-featured but light-weight Python IDE designed specifically for Python, with powerful editing, code inspection, testing, and debugging capabilities. Wing's deep code analysis provides auto-completion, auto-editing, code navigation, early error detection, and refactoring that speed up development. Its top notch debugger works with any Python code, locally or on a remote host, container, or cluster. Wing also supports test-driven development, version control, Python package management, UI color and layout customization, and includes extensive documentation and support. Wing is available in three product levels: Wing Pro is the full-featured Python IDE for professional developers, Wing Personal is a free Python IDE for students and hobbyists (omits some features), and Wing 101 is a very simplified free Python IDE for beginners (omits many features). Learn more at https://wingware.com/

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ANN: pyftpdlib 1.5.8 released
by Giampaolo Rodola' Oct. 2, 2023

Oct. 2, 2023

Hello all, I'm glad to announce the release of pyftpdlib 1.5.8: https://github.com/giampaolo/pyftpdlib About ===== Python FTP server library provides a high-level portable interface to easily write very efficient, scalable and asynchronous FTP servers with Python. What's new ========== **Enhancements** - #586: removed Python 2.6 support. - #591: speedup logging by 28% by using `logging._srcfile = None` trick. This avoids calling `calling sys._getframe()` for each log record. - #605: added support for Python 3.12. Links ===== - Home page: https://github.com/giampaolo/pyftpdlib - Download: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyftpdlib - Documentation: http://pyftpdlib.readthedocs.io - What's new: https://github.com/giampaolo/pyftpdlib/blob/master/HISTORY.rst -- Giampaolo - https://gmpy.dev/

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