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JPython 1.1 beta 1 released
by Barry A. Warsaw June 6, 1999

June 6, 1999

I'm happy to announce the release of JPython 1.1beta1. JPython is the 100% Pure Java implementation of the Python language, which provides seamless integration with the Java platform. JPython 1.1beta1 is compatible with most Java 1.1 and 1.2 JDKs. JPython 1.1beta1 is much improved over the previous public release of version 1.0.3. Many bugs have been fixed, performance has been improved, and most new CPython 1.5.2 features have been implemented. See below for highlights of the changes … [View More]between 1.1beta1 and 1.0.3. You can download JPython 1.1beta1 from the JPython home page. Please visit http://www.jpython.org/ Much thanks go to Jim Hugunin -- JPython's inventor, Finn Bock -- for his contribution of modules and test driving, Guido, and the rest of the folks at CNRI. Here's a summary of what's changed since 1.0.3: - New and improved jpythonc tool by Jim Hugunin - New modules contributed by Finn Bock: cStringIO, cPickle, struct, binascii - New module synchronize, equivalent to Java's synchronized keyword - Operator module now complete - sys.add_package() no longer necessary, "import java.lang" just works - Class-based standard exceptions (w/ support for -X option) - super__ methods are deprecated, use regular Python style - time.strftime() added - Java 1.2 style collections support - Multiple interpreter states - Most CPython 1.5.2 features have been implemented - String objects now have methods -- expected CPython 1.6 feature - Improved performance - Java inner class support - keywords are allowed in some locations (e.g. as attribute names) - New license - bug fixes Enjoy, -Barry Barry A. Warsaw Corp. for Nat'l Research Initiatives (CNRI) bwarsaw(a)cnri.reston.va.us 1895 Preston White Drive, Suite 100 bwarsaw(a)python.org Reston, VA USA 20191-5434 http://www.python.org/~bwarsaw 703.620.8990 / (fax) 703.620.0913 P.S. contrary to Python tradition, I will /not/ be going on vacation tomorrow :) <P><A HREF="http://www.jpython.org/">JPython 1.1b1</A> - 100% Pure Java implementation of the Python language; now even better. (04-Jun-99) -- ----------- comp.lang.python.announce (moderated) ---------- Article Submission Address: python-announce(a)python.org Python Language Home Page: http://www.python.org/ Python Quick Help Index: http://www.python.org/Help.html ------------------------------------------------------------ [View Less]

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JPF1 pictures available
by Dinu C. Gherman June 6, 1999

June 6, 1999

Hello, please have a look at a few pictures I've taken during the JPF1 French Python meeting last week-end in Paris. Guido and Aaron were there, plus others. The page below will also provide some comments about how the pictures were taken. http://starship.python.net/crew/gherman/photography/jpf1/ Enjoy, Dinu == Dinu C. Gherman : Mit Berlin kannste mir jagen! ................................................................ LHS International AG : http://www.lhsgroup.com 8050 … [View More]

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DOPY 0.1 - Distributed Objects for Python
by Michael Muller June 6, 1999

June 6, 1999

Announcement: DOPY 0.1 - Distributed Objects For Python DOPY is a small distributed object system written entirely in Python. It is not intended to be CORBA compliant. Instead, it aims to be extremely easy to use and to support Python's dynamic nature - methods are invoked dynamically, parameters are passed by copy. Any python object that can be pickled can automatically be passed as a parameter or a return value, and any Python object can be published as a distributed object. The … [View More]

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New french-speaking mailing-list about Python / Nouvelle liste de
by Olivier Berger May 31, 1999

May 31, 1999

(french version follows) Hello. I'm glad to announce the creation of a new mailing-list for discussion about Python in french. You're invited to join it and share all your opinions or ask for technical advice on the list. The list is operated through Mailman, thus you can subscribe by going to the following URL : http://liberte.inria.fr/mailman/listinfo/python or by sending a message to Python-request(a)liberte.inria.fr containing the 'help' keyword, and following the subscribing … [View More]

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PyBZLib 0.02b alpha
by Laurence Tratt May 31, 1999

May 31, 1999

An experimental Python interface to Julian Seward's increasingly popular bzip2 compression library is available from: http://eh.org/~laurie/comp/python/pybzlib/ The interface is at version 0.02b alpha (25 April 1999) and is distributed under a Python-esque licence. bzip2 is a compression library which gives better compression ratios than more common methods, and increasing amounts of data are now being shipped in the bzip2 format. eg the Linux kernel is shipped as both .gz and .bz2 files; … [View More]

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New german python book (Mit Python programmieren) is out!
by Michael Scharf May 26, 1999

May 26, 1999

Hello, On Saturday, I got the print a new german Python book "Mit Python programmieren" (I would translate it as "Programming with python"). I am still waiting for the "official" announcement, of the book, but here is my inofficial announcement. I am not one of the authors, but I read the book several times as reviewer and I saw all the hard work the authors put into the book ans the progress they made.... I became a very nice book and I personally like the Tkinter introduction a lot. http://… [View More]

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README: Python-URL! - the weekly guide to Python resources (May 24)
by Mike Orr May 25, 1999

May 25, 1999

Python-URL is still looking for volunteers willing to create a weekly edition of this document. This will be a one- to two-month commitment. If interested, contact Mike Orr <mso(a)mso.oz.net>. ** ANY URL STARTING WITH "http://search.dejanews.com/msgid.xp?MID=", ENDS IN "%3e" **, even if it appears split into two lines on your screen. --------------- Python 1.5.2 (13-Apr-1999) is the current version. This, the new JPython website and the new Starship site are linked from the main … [View More]

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mxCGIPython project - Update
by M.-A. Lemburg May 25, 1999

May 25, 1999

Hi everybody, I just wanted to inform you of the current state of the single-file easy-to-install Python interpreter. This is the current set of binaries available: cgipython-1.5.2-AIX-2-000771064C00-.gz cgipython-1.5.2-FreeBSD-2.2.8-RELEASE-i386-i386.gz cgipython-1.5.2-FreeBSD-3.0-RELEASE-i386-i386.gz cgipython-1.5.2-FreeBSD-3.1-19990426-STABLE-i386-i386.gz cgipython-1.5.2-HP-UX-A.09.03-9000_715-unknown.gz cgipython-1.5.2-HP-UX-B.10.20-9000_782-unknown.gz cgipython-1.5.2-IRIX-5.3-IP19-mips.… [View More]gz cgipython-1.5.2-Linux-2.0.34-i586-RedHat-5.1.gz cgipython-1.5.2-Linux-2.0.35-i586-unknown.gz cgipython-1.5.2-Linux-2.0.35-i686-unknown.gz cgipython-1.5.2-Linux-2.0.36-i586-Debian-2.1.gz cgipython-1.5.2-Linux-2.0.36-i586-unknown.gz cgipython-1.5.2-Linux-2.2.7-i586-SuSE60.gz cgipython-1.5.2-NetBSD-1.3.2-alpha.gz cgipython-1.5.2-NetBSD-1.3.3-i386.gz cgipython-1.5.2-SunOS-5.5.1-sun4u-sparc-alternate.gz cgipython-1.5.2-SunOS-5.5.1-sun4u-sparc.gz If you have access to other platforms not included in the list, feel free to contribute a binary. Compiling the binary is really easy and only takes about two minutes of your time (plus some five minutes CPU time). All the details and links to the binaries are available on the project web-page: http://starship.skyport.net/~lemburg/mxCGIPython.html BTW, the general technique used by the cgipython setup should also be applicable on Windows platforms... maybe someone could look into this and contribute a zipped exe file for Win95/98/NT. Note that even though these binaries are intended to ease CGI program writing, they are also usable as normal Python interpreters with the restriction that command line arguments cannot be passed to the interpreter, e.g. cgipython -u myscript.py does not work. This was done for CGI security reasons to prevent attacks of the form python -c "import os; os.system('rm -rf /')" being sent to the interpreter via CGI. Cheers, == Marc-Andre Lemburg ______________________________________________________________________ Y2000: 225 days left Business: http://www.lemburg.com/ Python Pages: http://www.lemburg.com/python/ <P><A HREF="http://starship.skyport.net/~lemburg/mxCGIPython.html"> mxCGIPython 1.5.2</A> - one-file Python interpreters, to simplify running of CGI scripts. (20-May-99) -- ----------- comp.lang.python.announce (moderated) ---------- Article Submission Address: python-announce(a)python.org Python Language Home Page: http://www.python.org/ Python Quick Help Index: http://www.python.org/Help.html ------------------------------------------------------------ [View Less]

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informixdb 1.2a1
by Stephen J. Turner May 23, 1999

May 23, 1999

Announcing ---------- Release 1.2alpha1 of informixdb, a DB-API 1.0 compliant package for Informix: http://starship.python.net/crew/sturner/informixdb.html This is the first new release of informixdb since March 1997. == Stephen J. Turner <sjturner(a)ix.netcom.com> <P><A HREF="http://starship.python.net/crew/sturner/informixdb.html">informixdb 1.2a1</A> - An Informix implementation of the Python Database API 1.0. (21-May-99) -- ----------- comp.lang.python.… [View More]

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win32netapi module -version 1.0beta1 (on Windows NT4/5)
by Asang Dani May 23, 1999

May 23, 1999

hi, I have written a module win32netapi to provide simplified access to various networking APIs (Net* functions) on windows NT. The module can be downloaded from http://members.tripod.com/asangdani/public/ It includes extensive documentation (html and ASCII) and examples. Following are the contents of README included with the release :- This python module is inspired by 'Win32::Lanman' module for Perl written by Jens Helberg (jens.helberg(a)bosch.com). I have made no changes to … [View More]

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