🌐 Mailman 3 July 2002 - Python-announce-list - python.org

ANN: Leo 3.1 outliing editor
by Edward K. Ream July 20, 2002

July 20, 2002

leo.py 3.1 is now available at: http://sourceforge.net/projects/leo/ I recommend that all users of leo.py 3.0 upgrade to 3.1. The highlights of 3.1: ---------------------- - With this release Leo's to-do list is now empty! - Fixed a blunder: Leo 3.0 did nothing when it was opened directly from leo.py. (Opening leo using openLeo.py did work.) - Created a compare panel to control scripts in leoCompare.py. - Added many new settings in leoConfig.txt to initialize the compare panel. - The FAQ tells how to add support for new languages. - The usual minor improvements and bug fixes. leo.py requires Python 2.2 and tcl/tk 8.3 or above. What is Leo? ------------ - A programmer's editor, an outlining editor and a flexible browser. - A literate programming tool, compatible with noweb and CWEB. - A data organizer and project manager. Leo provides multiple views of projects within a single outline. - Fully scriptable using Python. Leo saves its files in XML format. - Portable. leo.py is 100% pure Python. - Open Software, distributed under the Python License. Links: ------ Leo: http://personalpages.tds.net/~edream/front.html Home: http://sourceforge.net/projects/leo/ Download: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3458 CVS: http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=3458 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward K. Ream email: edream(a)tds.net Leo: Literate Editor with Outlines Leo: http://personalpages.tds.net/~edream/front.html --------------------------------------------------------------------

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Python Dialog 1.0
by Robb Shecter July 19, 2002

July 19, 2002

Hi everyone, This is a package that was available a while ago, and I've just got online again: It's a Python wrapper around the Linux/Unix dialog program. It lets fairly simple but decent text-mode UIs be made with Python. For example, you can make confirmation dialogs, get user text input, display multiple choice menus, etc. It's now online at: http://pythondialog.sourceforge.net/ Robb

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Ann: fmPython - Python for Framers
by Stefan Petrucha July 19, 2002

July 19, 2002

fmPython is a plugin for FrameMaker embedding Python. For more informations please read the page http://www.isnet.sk/petrucha/fmpython.html Best regards Stefan Petrucha -- http://www.isnet.sk/petrucha

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ANN: PythonCard 0.6.8
by Kevin Altis July 17, 2002

July 17, 2002

PythonCard is a GUI construction kit for building cross-platform desktop applications on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Release 0.6.8 includes over 30 sample applications and four tools to help users build applications in Python: codeEditor, findfiles, resourceEditor, and textEditor. This release supports the new wxPython 2.3.3 preview for Mac OS X. A list of changes since release 0.6.7 is at the end of this message. All the information you need about PythonCard can be found on the project web page at: http://pythoncard.sourceforge.net/ The installation instructions and walkthroughs are available on the main documentation page: http://pythoncard.sourceforge.net/documentation.html You can download the latest release at: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=19015 For a list of some of the samples that have been built with PythonCard and screenshots of them in action go to: http://pythoncard.sourceforge.net/samples.html A description of each sample is included in the readme.txt file in each sample directory. The kind people at SourceForge host the project: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pythoncard/ If you want to get involved the main contact point is the Mailing list: http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pythoncard-users PythonCard requires Python 2.1.x or later and wxPython 2.3.2.1 or later. wxPython can be downloaded at http://www.wxpython.org/ ka --- Kevin Altis altis(a)semi-retired.com --- changelog since release 0.6.7, 2002-06-14 Release 0.6.8 2002-07-17 added keyDown event to Tree added itemFocused, mouseContextClick and keyDown events to MultiColumnList moved flatfileDatabase.py module into framework so that it can be used by both the companies and flatfileDatabase samples added clipboard flush when background is destroyed to preserve the clipboard revised flatfileDatabase sample, added pickle support added findString to util.py added hack in the resourceEditor for Unicode string attributes when using a wxPython unicode build added Fred Pacquier's fpop sample (in cvs, not release) added companies sample added file history to findfiles, resourceEditor, and textEditor fixed close event bug in binding.py added text and html/xml style support to codeEditor added links to PythonCard documentation in the Help menus of the codeEditor, findfiles, and resourceEditor tools updated Run options dialog in codeEditor to support optional args added insertDialog.py scriptlet to codeEditor tool removed the auto-shell loading to speed startup of apps the shell can be loaded manually with self.loadShell() codeEditor and textEditor tools updated to use loadShell added appcomponents sub-package support when loading components fixed ComboBox init so text attribute is set after 'items' and 'selected' attributes are set; text will override 'selected' added Sort menu item to flatfileDatabase updated runScript in codeEditor so it changes to the directory of the script being run and then back to the current dir added "Allow any machine to connect" menu item option to the webserver sample added -d command-line option to show the debug menu without showing any of the runtime windows added HTML file support to slideshow sample changed CodeEditor component to auto-load 'python' style configuration if available changed samples launcher to use CodeEditor component for source and resource files added Tree component

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Going to OSCON? Give a lightning talk!
by Guido van Rossum July 17, 2002

July 17, 2002

If you're going to the O'Reilly Open Source Convention next week, please consider giving a lightning talk. We have reserved two 45-minute slots in the Python track on Thursday afternoon for lightning talks. A lightning talk is a 5-minute tightly-focused presentation on any subject you like. You can discuss your favorite extension, rant, sing the praises of an under-appreciated developer, plug your product or company, beg for a job, or even present a Shakespearean-style play (don't laugh --- we had one of these in 2001). To submit your idea, fill out this simple web form: http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/os2002/create/e_sess?x-t=os2002_lt.cre… --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)

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Python code beautifier
by Martin Gebert July 17, 2002

July 17, 2002

Hi together! The GNU tool source-highlight, a code beautifier by Lorenzo Bettini that produces syntax highlighted HTML and XHTML documents from source code, now recognizes Python, too. You can get it here: http://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite/ The Python scanner was written by me and still needs some verifying; so if you find bugs (I hope not...), have suggestions or are simply full of praise ;-) you can send a mail to me. I also provide a small KDE frontend for source-highlight which you can get here: http://murphy.netsolution-net.de/Ksrc2.html Have fun! Martin

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pyrepl-0.7
by Michael Hudson July 17, 2002

July 17, 2002

It's taken waay to long, but I've finally released a new version of pyrepl, imaginatively called pyrepl 0.7. >From the README: This is pyrepl 0.7, a readline-a-like in Python. http://starship.python.net/crew/mwh/hacks/pyrepl.html It requires python 2.1 (or newer) with either the curses and termios modules built or pygame, and features: * sane multi-line editing * history, with incremental search * completion, including displaying of available options * a fairly large subset of the readline emacs-mode keybindings (adding more is mostly just a matter of typing) * a liberal, Python-style, license * a new python top-level * no global variables, so you can run two or more independent readers without having their histories interfering. * no hogging of control -- it should be easy to integrate pyrepl into YOUR application's event loop. * generally speaking, a much more interactive experience than readline (it's a bit like a cross between readline and emacs's mini-buffer) There are probably still a few little bugs & misfeatures, but _I_ like it, and use it as my python top-level most of the time. To get a feel for it, just execute: $ python pythoni (One point that may confuse: because the arrow keys are used to move up and down in the command currently being edited, you need to use ^P and ^N to move through the history) I seem to have forgotten to mention the prototypical new pygame console, probably one of the more interesting things in this release... Cheers, M.

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ANN: Pyrex 0.3.4
by Greg Ewing July 17, 2002

July 17, 2002

Pyrex 0.3.4 is now available: http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/~greg/python/Pyrex/ Bug fixes: - Runtime crash when using * or ** args in a method of an extension type fixed. - Compiler crash when using default argument values in a method of a Python class. Enhancements: - Type slots filled with functions from outside the extension module are now initialised dynamically, which should eliminate at least some of the "initialiser is not constant" problems experienced on Windows. - On Windows, __declspec(dllexport) is now used for the module init func declaration (or should be -- I haven't tested this). What is Pyrex? -------------- Pyrex is a new language for writing Python extension modules. It lets you freely mix operations on Python and C data, with all Python reference counting and error checking handled automatically. -- Greg Ewing, Computer Science Dept, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/~greg

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spyce v1.1.29
by Rimon Barr July 16, 2002

July 16, 2002

Most important changes since last posting (v1.1.22) - should now work on every python version from 1.5.2 and up (Python 2.1 and up recommended, for nested_scoping). - bug fixes to file-based session handler - -O switch added to handle multiple files - Windows installer - improved line compaction algorithm - fcgi implemented on Windows too (Apache 2.0 mod_fcgi expected soon) - cgi stdout forced to binary mode on Windows - documenation reorganized and split up onto multiple pages - live examples on sourceforge - lots of other minor improvements ---------- SPYCE - Server Python Pages SPYCE is a webserver plugin that supports simple and efficient Python-based dynamic HTML scripting. Those who like Python and are familiar with JSP, or PHP, or ASP, should have a look at this engine. It allows one to generate dynamic HTML content just as easily, using Python for the dynamic parts. Its modular design makes it very flexible and extensible. It supports FastCGI, CGI and mod_python to plugin into Apache and most other webservers. It can also be used as a command-line utility for HTML pre-processing. v1.1.29 released on 16 July 2002. Get it at: http://spyce.sourceforge.net ---------- Partial change log: v1.1.29 documentation split up rpm is now noarch v1.1.28 include.dump() now has binary option stdout changed to binary mode on windows for cgi purposes fixed session_dir handler bug on windows v1.1.27 fcgi implemented on windows too windows installer v1.1.26 fixed - nasty bug with the new module behaviour small improvements to documentation and examples improved request.uri() function v1.1.25 fixed - fcgi module broke on windows v1.1.24 line compaction improved module behaviour on include.spyce() defined v1.1.23 lots of changes so that: it works on Python 1.5.2 now too! file-based session handler now uses pid, and file locks live examples on sourceforge v1.1.22 fixed Python v2.1.1-related bugs. improved installation process and documentation rpm more likely to succeed - uses fcgi or drops back to cgi no longer mod_python based by default ... Enjoy, Rimon. -- * Rimon Barr Ph.D. candidate, Computer Science, Cornell University | barr(a)cs.cornell.edu - http://www.cs.cornell.edu/barr - Y!IM: batripler | | Understanding is a kind of ecstasy. +---- -- Carl Sagan

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ANN: leo.py 3.0 outliing editor
by Edward K. Ream July 16, 2002

July 16, 2002

leo.py 3.0 is now available at: http://sourceforge.net/projects/leo/ The highlights of 3.0: ---------------------- - Support for many user options stored in leoConfig.txt, including options for fonts in all panes and colors for syntax coloring. - Support for .leo files with XML types like "ISO-8859-1". By default, Leo writes files compatible with all previous versions. - New Color and Font pickers, fully connected to user options. - New Toggle Split Direction command, under control of user options. - Autoscrolling in the outline pane. - Windows open at the position in which they were saved. - The size and position of new windows can be controlled with user options. - Eliminated drawing problems while opening files. - Improved syntax coloring for @comment plain. - The Convert All Blanks and Convert All Tabs commands are now undoable. - Leo warns and aborts if Python 2.2 or above is not running. - The usual bug fixes and minor improvements. leo.py requires Python 2.2 and tcl/tk 8.3 or above. What is Leo? ------------ - A programmer's editor, an outlining editor and a flexible browser. - A literate programming tool, compatible with noweb and CWEB. - A data organizer and project manager. Leo provides multiple views of projects within a single outline. - Fully scriptable using Python. Leo saves its files in XML format. - Portable. leo.py is 100% pure Python. - Open Software, distributed under the Python License. Links: ------ Leo: http://personalpages.tds.net/~edream/front.html Home: http://sourceforge.net/projects/leo/ Download: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3458 CVS: http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=3458 Edward K. Ream -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edward K. Ream email: edream(a)tds.net Leo: Literate Editor with Outlines Leo: http://personalpages.tds.net/~edream/front.html --------------------------------------------------------------------

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