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ExpectPy 1.8 - Expect extension for Python
by Michael P. Reilly May 11, 1999

May 11, 1999

[This was originally posted April 26th, but didn't get to the moderator.] I've finally gotten time to work on the next release of ExpectPy; the release is also delayed so I could test against Python 1.5.2. The major change is the addition of a simple interact function (and method) which links the I/O of two data streams (sockets, file, spawned objects, etc.). There is also a new interface for accessing the Expect variables and a stty method. The documentation is bundled alongside the … [View More]extension tarfile. I'll be making Python-standard (LaTeX based) docs soon. The new version replaces the old at the URL http://www.shore.net/~arcege/python/ExpectPy/. My address is arcege(a)shore.net. I'm sure there will be some bugs (I just found a minor one this morning and have already documented it); please let me know what they are. I have been asked if ExpectPy runs on NT. There is no official, supported version of Expect on NT, but someone has ported it; I have no plans to port ExpectPy to a NT release. I'm neither a NT programmer, nor (as a release manager) do I like the idea of making an unofficial port on top of an unofficial port. -Arcege Changes since 1.7.1: * Move shared declarations into header files (a sign that the module is getting larger). * Fix a number of pathname problems within the configure.in and Makefile.in files. * Allow --with-python=<dir> to specify a build directory instead of an installation. * Add a rudimentary version of Expect's interact function. This is added as a module function and a method to spawn and spawnfile objects. * The module is now "Python-thread safe". * Add new interface to Expect variables: settings. The old function "set" still exists for backward compatibility. * Add a method to allow changes to terminal parameters (baudrate, raw, no-echo). * Use patchlevel.h protocol for version number changes. * Have configure better determine what can be built. * Bring documentation up to date and fix some typos. * Add more __doc__ strings. <P><A HREF="http://www.shore.net/~arcege/python/ExpectPy/">ExpectPy 1.8</A> - Python adaptation of Don Libes's "Expect" library for automation of interactive UNIX processes. (10-May-99) == ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Michael P. Reilly, Release Engineer | Email: arcege(a)shore.net | | Salem, Mass. USA 01970 | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- ----------- 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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python https support
by Val Shkolnikov May 10, 1999

May 10, 1999

The Secure Socket Layer (SSL) wrapper (http://home.att.net/~nvsoft1/ssl_wrapper.html) allows accessing https://... URLs from Python. <P><A HREF="http://home.att.net/~nvsoft1/ssl_wrapper.html">ssl_wrapper</A> - support for https:// URLs using SSL. (09-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 ------------------------------------------------------------

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wxPython 2.0b9
by Robin Dunn May 8, 1999

May 8, 1999

A new version of wxPython is available at http://alldunn.com/wxPython/. wxPython is an extension module for Python that wraps the wxWindows cross platform GUI library, and is quickly becoming a very popular alternative to Tkinter and PythonWin. Currently supported GUIs are Win32 and GTK/X-Windows. This release fixes a number of bugs and other minor problems. In addition support for wxWindow's GL Canvas has been added, as well as a new Demo Framework for showing off and to assist in learning … [View More]

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"sgrep" wrapper module
by Darrell May 8, 1999

May 8, 1999

[Moderator's note: "sgrep (structured grep) is a tool for searching text files and filtering text streams using structural criteria. The data model of sgrep is based on regions, which are non-empty substrings of text."] I swiged sgrep into python. This is all very much just a first crack to see how it would work. Modified sgrep a bit to avoid reading files from disk,fixed a memory leak and a GP fault. The test file was 4.7meg of SGML. These tests aren't very scientific but if I waited until … [View More]everything was perfect, that might be a while. Source with VC6 work space and Linux Makefile http://www.dorb.com/darrell/ Be sure to look at this for new features. http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/~jjaakkol/sgrep/README.txt --Darrell <P><A HREF="http://www.dorb.com/darrell/">sgrep wrapper</A> - module to use the <A HREF="http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/~jjaakkol/sgrep/README.txt">sgrep</A> structured text/*ML search tool from within Python. (06-May-99) ##### Test sgrep Used 31 meg. The results are stored in an array class. >>> import time >>> from sgrep import * >>> args=['','"Auto"'] >>> t1= time.time() >>> buf=open('dism.dsr').read() >>> l=[] >>> for x in range(100): ... l.append(sgrepArgs(args,buf)) ... >>> print time.time()-t1 31.4170000553 >>> ##### Test re Used 63 meg. The results are stored in a python list with python objects. ##### I believe thats the diff in memory and partly performance. >>> l=[] >>> import time, re >>> from sgrep import * >>> args=['','"Auto"'] >>> t1= time.time() >>> buf=open('dism.dsr').read() >>> l=[] >>> for x in range(100): ... l.append(re.findall("Auto",buf)) ... >>> print time.time()-t1 47.5 ###### Test sgrep with a little more complicated test >>> import time >>> from sgrep import * >>> args=['','("AutoTagger".."/AutoTagger") containing "para"'] >>> t1= time.time() >>> cc=sgrepArgs(args,'now is the now time') >>> buf=open('dism.dsr').read() >>> l=[] >>> for x in range(100): ... l.append(sgrepArgs(args,buf)) ... >>> print time.time()-t1 33.1720000505 >>> >>> >>> import time >>> from sgrep import * >>> args=['','"para" not in ("AutoTagger".."/AutoTagger")'] >>> t1= time.time() >>> buf=open('dism.dsr').read() >>> l=[] >>> for x in range(100): ... l.append(sgrepArgs(args,buf)) ... >>> print time.time()-t1 33.2180000544 >>> print len(l[0]) 6424 >>> >>> >>> import time >>> from sgrep import * >>> args=['','("AutoTagger".."/AutoTagger") not containing "para"'] >>> t1= time.time() >>> buf=open('dism.dsr').read() >>> l=[] >>> for x in range(100): ... l.append(sgrepArgs(args,buf)) ... >>> print time.time()-t1 33.1720000505 >>> print len(l[0]) 295 >>> >>> -- ----------- 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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Zope Weekly News - Wed, 5 May 1999
by Markus Fleck May 6, 1999

May 6, 1999

http://www.lwn.net/1999/0506/a/zopenews.html > > From: Amos Latteier <Amos(a)digicool.com> > To: "'editor(a)lwn.net'" <editor(a)lwn.net> > Subject: Zope Weekly News > Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 22:04:39 -0400 > > Hello, > > The major news this week is the availability of the first preview > release of Zope 1.11.0. This release introduces a lot of exciting new > stuff, including many enhancements contributed by community members. > > * Zope 1.… [View More]

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Mailman 1.0rc1
by Barry A. Warsaw May 6, 1999

May 6, 1999

Mailman 1.0rc1 is the first release candidate for the final 1.0 release. This version includes many bug fixes, and new logos by The Dragon de Monsyne (which recently won our logo contest). Mailman is software to help manage email discussion lists, much like Majordomo and Smartmail. Unlike most similar products, Mailman gives each mailing list a web page, and allows users to subscribe, unsubscribe, etc. over the Web . Even the list manager can administer his or her list entirely from the Web. … [View More]

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[fm] IcePref 0.6
by Markus Fleck May 5, 1999

May 5, 1999

http://freshmeat.net/news/1999/04/24/925006702.html > > IcePref 0.6 > Dave Mortensen - April 24th 1999, 22:18 EST > > IcePref is a graphical configuration utility for Ice WM. > Specifically, it handles the options used by icewm 0.9.36 and > 0.9.37, although it should be usable with some other versions as > well. It is written in python and uses the Gtk toolkit. It is > currently capable of configuring all of the settings contained in > the '… [View More]

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[fm] PyGCS 1.3.1
by Markus Fleck May 5, 1999

May 5, 1999

http://freshmeat.net/news/1999/04/20/924591172.html > > PyGCS 1.3.1 > Jeff Blaine - April 20th 1999, 02:52 EST > > PyGCS is a very stripped down MUD-like chat-server written entirely in > Python. It has a single "room" and no large database to keep in memory > and on disk. PyGCS has no embedded programming language. PyGCS is > ideally meant to be a small multi-user real-time chat system for people > who have a need to talk to more than one person at a … [View More]

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[fm] pyrpg 0.0.2
by Markus Fleck May 5, 1999

May 5, 1999

http://freshmeat.net/news/1999/04/17/924371324.html: > > pyrpg 0.0.2 > Brian Blackwell - April 17th 1999, 13:48 EST > > Pyrpg is a project to create a Python-based 3D role playing game > engine, similar to those used in The Bard's Tale or Might and Magic. > It is currently in the very early stages of development, and the > only useable part is a simple 3D maze which you can walk through. In > the future, it will be able to handle party statistics, … [View More]

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Build 125 of Python Extensions for Windows available.
by Mark Hammond May 5, 1999

May 5, 1999

There is a new build of the Python Extensions for Windows available at http://starship.python.net/crew/mhammond All sources are also updated. This is largely a "stability" release over build 124. The main focus has been on fixing bugs, and new functionality has only been added where the chances of breakage are tiny. The key changes are listed below. If there are any problems, please let me know ASAP. Thanks, Mark. * Installation changes: Installer now seeks out duplicate winerror.py … [View More]

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