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ANN: Mock 0.4.0 released
by Fuzzyman Oct. 13, 2008

Oct. 13, 2008

Mock 0.4.0 has just been released, the first release in about ten months (but worth the wait). Mock is a simple library for testing: specifically for mocking, stubbing and patching. * Mock Homepage & Documentation http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/mock.html * mock.py (module only) <http://www.voidspace.org.uk/downloads/mock.py * mock-0.4.0.zip (module, tests and documentation) <http:// www.voidspace.org.uk/downloads/mock-0.4.0.zip * mock.txt (documentation) <http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/docs/ mock.txt * Google Code Home & Subversion Repository <http://code.google.com/p/ mock/ This new release brings in some cool new features, but some are backwards incompatible so read the release notes if you are updating. Thanks to all those who emailed me with suggestions and feature requests - *most* of them got in one way or another... What is Mock? =========== Mock makes simple mocking trivially easy. It also provides decorators to help patch module and class level attributes within the scope of a test. In this release the ``patch`` decorator got even easier to use. You can now call it with one argument - a string which is the fully qualified name of the object you wish to patch, in the form 'package_name.module_name.ClassName'. ``patch`` patches the class in the specified module with a Mock object, which is passed in to the decorated function. (As well as ``patch`` creating mocks for you, you can also explicitly pass in an alternative object to patch with.) What's New? ========== The are now eggs (for Python 2.4-2.6) up on the `Mock Cheeseshop Page <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/mock/>`_. This means that if you have setuptools you should be able to install mock with: ``easy_install mock`` The full changelog is: * Default return value is now a new mock rather than None * 'return_value' added as a keyword argument to the constructor * New method 'assert_called_with' * Added 'side_effect' attribute / keyword argument called when mock is called * patch decorator split into two decorators: - ``patch_object`` which takes an object and an attribute name to patch (plus optionally a value to patch with which defaults to a mock object) - ``patch`` which takes a string specifying a target to patch; in the form 'package.module.Class.attribute'. (plus optionally a value to patch with which defaults to a mock object) * Can now patch objects with ``None`` * Change to patch for nose compatibility with error reporting in wrapped functions * Reset no longer clears children / return value etc - it just resets call count and call args. It also calls reset on all children (and the return value if it is a mock). Thanks to Konrad Delong, Kevin Dangoor and others for patches and suggestions. See the following for examples of using Mock and patch: * http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/weblog/arch_d7_2008_10_11.shtml#e1019

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ANN: M2Crypto 0.19.1
by Heikki Toivonen Oct. 13, 2008

Oct. 13, 2008

The 0.19.1 release fixes the build when OpenSSL has been configured without EC support, thanks to Miloslav Trmac. M2Crypto is the most complete Python wrapper for OpenSSL featuring RSA, DSA, DH, HMACs, message digests, symmetric ciphers (including AES); SSL functionality to implement clients and servers; HTTPS extensions to Python's httplib, urllib, and xmlrpclib; unforgeable HMAC'ing AuthCookies for web session management; FTP/TLS client and server; S/MIME; ZServerSSL: A HTTPS server for Zope and ZSmime: An S/MIME messenger for Zope. M2Crypto can also be used to provide SSL for Twisted. Requirements: * Python 2.3 or newer o m2urllib2 requires Python 2.4 or newer * OpenSSL 0.9.7 or newer o Some optional new features will require OpenSSL 0.9.8 or newer * SWIG 1.3.24 or newer required for building o SWIG 1.3.30 or newer may be required with Python 2.5 or newer and Python 2.4 with Py_ssize_t patches Download link available from the M2Crypto homepage: http://chandlerproject.org/Projects/MeTooCrypto Or use easy_install (may not work on all systems): easy_install M2Crypto -- Heikki Toivonen - http://www.heikkitoivonen.net

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[ANN] Leipzig Python User Group - Meeting, October 14, 2008, 08:00pm
by Mike Müller Oct. 12, 2008

Oct. 12, 2008

=== Leipzig Python User Group === We will meet on Tuesday, October 14 at 8:00 pm at the training center of Python Academy in Leipzig, Germany ( http://www.python-academy.com/center/find.html ). Food and soft drinks are provided. Please send a short confirmation mail to info(a)python-academy.de, so we can prepare appropriately. Everybody who uses Python, plans to do so or is interested in learning more about the language is encouraged to participate. While the meeting language will be mainly German, we will provide English translation if needed. Current information about the meetings are at http://www.python-academy.com/user-group . Mike == Leipzig Python User Group === Wir treffen uns am Dienstag, 14.10.2008 um 20:00 Uhr im Schulungszentrum der Python Academy in Leipzig ( http://www.python-academy.de/Schulungszentrum/anfahrt.html ). Für das leibliche Wohl wird gesorgt. Eine Anmeldung unter info(a)python-academy.de wäre nett, damit wir genug Essen besorgen können. Willkommen ist jeder, der Interesse an Python hat, die Sprache bereits nutzt oder nutzen möchte. Aktuelle Informationen zu den Treffen sind unter http://www.python-academy.de/User-Group zu finden. Viele Grüße Mike

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ANN: Humerus 2.0
by Greg Ewing Oct. 12, 2008

Oct. 12, 2008

Humerus 2.0 is now available: http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/greg.ewing/python/Albow/Humerus-2.0.0.tar.… Online documentation: http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/greg.ewing/python/Albow/Humerus-2.0.0/doc/ This version of Humerus has been extensively revised from the previous one. Instead of a pile of code to be cut and pasted, it is now a proper library made up of reusable classes, with detailed documentation and some example code included. What is Humerus? ---------------- Humerus is a companion to the Albow widget library for PyGame. It provides a framework for games made up of a sequence of levels, including user interface and back-end logic for loading levels, saving and restoring game state and sundry other details. There is also optional support for a built-in level editor, including code for loading and saving levels to be edited, and asking whether to save modified levels. Albow can be found here: http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/greg.ewing/python/Albow/

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[ANN] Release 0.71.0 of Task Coach
by Frank Niessink Oct. 11, 2008

Oct. 11, 2008

Hi, I'm happy to announce release 0.71.0 of Task Coach. This release adds task and note synchronization, task templates, more task recurrence options, more translations and a whole bunch of smaller enhancements. Bugs fixed: * Undo would not work well when creating notes in a category or task. * An IndexError would be raised when undoing then editing. * Ctrl-PgDn and Ctrl-PgUp would sometimes need to be pressed multiple times before the next or previous viewer would be activated. Features added: * E-mail attachments are now stored directly in the task file. * Tasks and notes can now be synchronized with a Funambol server (http://www.funambol.com/). * Tasks can now be saved and reused as templates. * Attachments are now regular domain objects; they may have notes. * The task and note editors now use an actual category viewer. It is possible to create and edit categories from these editors. * The description tooltip now works for efforts and categories. It also contains a summary of notes and attachments belonging to the hovered object. * More task recurrence options. Tasks can now also recur yearly, in addition to daily, weekly, and monthly. Tasks can also recur with a multiple period frequency, e.g. every other week or every three months. Monthly recurring tasks can be set to recur on the same week day (e.g. first Monday of the month). * The times used in the drop down menus of the start and stop entries of the effort dialog can now be changed via the preferences dialog. Patch supplied by Rob McMullen. * The effort tracking feature can be turned off via the preferences dialog. * The system tray icon shows the task being tracked in its tool tip. Patch provided by João Alexandre de Toledo. * Categories and notes can have attachments. * Tasks and categories can contain notes. * The four different effort viewers are integrated in one viewer that can switch between different effort aggregation modes, i.e. details, per day, per week and per month, via the toolbar. * The two different task viewers are integrated in one viewer that can switch between list and tree mode, via the toolbar. * Category filtering is done either by showing tasks and notes that match any category or that match all categories. This filtering mode can be switched via the toolbar of the category viewer. * The effort background is now colored with the same color as the task it belongs to. * The effort viewer can show the (overall) categories of the task of each effort in an (overall) categories column. Patch provided by Thomas Sonne Olesen. * When the effort viewer is in weekly mode, it can show effort per weekday. Patch provided by Thomas Sonne Olesen. * The automatic resizing of columns can be turned off on a viewer by viewer basis, using the 'Automatic column resizing' checkable menu item in the View->Columns menu and/or in the column header right-click menu. * The expansion state of tasks, categories and notes is saved in the task file. * Added Catalan translation thanks to Ferran Roig, Jordi Mallach, Josep-Miquel Ivars, and devaleitzer. * Added an (incomplete) Arabic translation thanks to Moayyed. Please help finish it. See http://www.taskcoach.org/i18n.html. * Added largely incomplete Esperanto, Estonian, Indonesian, Marathi, Lithuanian, Norwegion Nynorsk, Slovenian, Telugu, and Vietnamese translations. Please help finish them. See http://www.taskcoach.org/i18n.html. Implementation changed: * The task file format (version 20) was changed. Task nodes may have a recurrence node that contains the recurrence state of the task. Categories and notes can contain attachments. Tasks and categories can now contain notes. What is Task Coach? Task Coach is a simple task manager that allows for hierarchical tasks, i.e. tasks in tasks. Task Coach is open source (GPL) and is developed using Python and wxPython. You can download Task Coach from: http://www.taskcoach.org In addition to the source distribution, packaged distributions are available for Windows XP/Vista, Mac OS X, and Linux (Debian and RPM format). Note that Task Coach is alpha software, meaning that it is wise to back up your task file regularly, and especially when upgrading to a new release. Cheers, Frank

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cx_Freeze 4.0.1
by Anthony Tuininga Oct. 10, 2008

Oct. 10, 2008

What is cx_Freeze? cx_Freeze is a set of scripts and modules for freezing Python scripts into executables in much the same way that py2exe and py2app do. It requires Python 2.3 or higher since it makes use of the zip import facility which was introduced in that version. Where do I get it? http://cx-freeze.sourceforge.net What's new? Changes from 4.0 to 4.0.1 1) Added support for Python 2.6. On Windows a manifest file is now required because of the switch to using the new Microsoft C runtime. 2) Ensure that hooks are run for builtin modules.

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ANNOUNCE: new package posix_ipc 0.1 available
by Philip Semanchuk Oct. 10, 2008

Oct. 10, 2008

The package posix_ipc provides a Python interface to POSIX shared memory and named semaphores on platforms that support them (i.e. most Unices). Platform details, source code, sample code and usage instructions are provided at the link below. This package is GPLed. http://semanchuk.com/philip/posix_ipc/ Enjoy Philip

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Announce : Python Bootcamp at Big Nerd Ranch, 11/10-11/14
by David Beazley Oct. 10, 2008

Oct. 10, 2008

Announce: Python Bootcamp at Big Nerd Ranch. November 10-14, 2008 Atlanta, Georgia http://www.bignerdranch.com/classes/python.shtml Economic news got you down? It's not too register for a total escape at Big Nerd Ranch where the upcoming Python Bootcamp will put you on the fast path to becoming a Python master. This is a hard-core class designed for programmers, scientists, and engineers who want to know how to use Python to solve real world problems. Although the class assumes no prior experience with Python, even those who have used Python before will walk away from this class with brand new insights. Major topics include, but are not limited to the following: - Working with data and data processing. - Program organization with functions, modules,and classes. - Testing, debugging, and performance tuning. - A highly acclaimed tutorial on generators - File I/O and details of the Python I/O system. - Subprocesses and interprocess communication. - Threads and concurrency. - Network programming and distributed computing. - Processing various file formats (XML, HTML, etc.) - Database access. - Python extension and integration. - Python 2.6 and 3.0. The class involves more than 20 hours of hands on programming exercises and nearly 1000 fully indexed presentation slides with so much information, they can serve as a stand-alone reference. You will not be disappointed. In fact, over 2500 man-hours have gone into the development and refinement of materials for this course. The instructor is David Beazley, the author of the "Python Essential Reference", the creator of SWIG, a former "evil" professor, and long-time Pythonista. Currently, Dave is hard at work on the 4th Edition of the Python Essential Reference. Thus, class attendees will get an jump on what has been happening in Python 2.6 and Python 3.0 from someone who is actively writing about it. More information and registration details can be found at: http://www.bignerdranch.com/classes/python.shtml A somewhat more detailed and up-to-date overview of class material is also available at: http://www.dabeaz.com/python.html Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about course content or to find out if this class is for you. Hopefully I'll see you in Atlanta! Cheers, Dave Beazley http://www.dabeaz.com

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ANN: musync-0.4.0-rc3
by John-John Tedro Oct. 9, 2008

Oct. 9, 2008

Hello, Musync is a music organizer with a command line interface. It uses meta-data found in the music files themselves to sort your music into well formated libraries. It does not fix broken meta-data, but there are other tools around more suited for doing this (like musicbrainz picard). Musync realies heavily upon customization and existing programs. It comes configured to use the native *nix rm/cp programs to remove/add files to the library, and md5sum to check file integrity. The meta data is cleaned using a filter, which is basically a program that reads from stdin, and writes the result to standard out. Musync is configured to use 'sed' to clean the strings, which works very nice : ). There is an ebuild in the svn at: https://musync.svn.sf.net/svnroot/musync/branches/ebuild which can be exported (or checked out) using: > svn export https://musync.svn.sf.net/svnroot/musync/branches/ebuild ./ebuild or it is pretty straight forward to install using distutils, but then you either have to download the release from: http://sf.net/projects/musync or check it out from svn: > svn export https://musync.svn.sf.net/svnroot/musync/trunk ./musync (or checkout) there is also a tex documentation in progress at https://musync.svn.sf.net/svnroot/musync/trunk/docs Please let me know about issues you are having with musync. If you have trouble configuring it i can be reached at irc://irc.freenode.org under the nick udoprog. news: * Can 'pretend' to have other meta data, which allows you to easily sort stuff like 'various artist' without breaking meta data. This is known as 'Modify'. * Can now properly scan your music folder and double check files found there (fix) and move files when needed. * Can --pretend for real, which makes musync just tell you what it's going to do. * Can lock files with bad meta data (if they have been Modified) so that they can't get 'fixed' (or deleted). * Detects terminal capabilities so you can among other things pipe the output of musync into a program (like less) without getting messy controller characters if coloring is enabled. * Talks about files in the music library as relative to the library root (and not the real one) this was a major issue since it contributed to a lot of output. * Has trans-coding support, if you for example have another library on a Digital Audio Player and you wan't these to be Ogg, you can set the keys 'flac,wav,mp3=ogg' and the appropriate transcoding commands in 'flac-to-ogg, wac-to-ogg and mp3-to-ogg'. * Has a new set of configurations called 'fancies', these options are only for looks. The only one existing currently is a progress bar (with --progress or -B) * The new 'year' tag has been introduced and can now be used in naming (like %(year)4d).

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VIFF 0.7.1
by Martin Geisler Oct. 9, 2008

Oct. 9, 2008

It is my pleasure to announce the release of VIFF version 0.7.1: Tar/GZ: http://viff.dk/release/viff-0.7.1.tar.gz Tar/BZ2: http://viff.dk/release/viff-0.7.1.tar.bz2 Zip: http://viff.dk/release/viff-0.7.1.zip Exe: http://viff.dk/release/viff-0.7.1.win32.exe This is a bugfix release -- the changes since version 0.7 are: A major bug was fixed in the passive multiplication protocol in the case where 2t + 1 != n. Unit tests were updated for Python 2.6. About VIFF: Virtual Ideal Functionality Framework is a framework for creating efficient and secure multiparty computations (SMPC). Players, who do not trust each other, participate in a joint computation based on their private inputs. The computation is done using cryptographic protocols which allows them to obtain a correct answer without revealing their private inputs. Operations supported include addition, multiplication, and comparison, all with Shamir secret shared outputs. -- Martin Geisler VIFF (Virtual Ideal Functionality Framework) brings easy and efficient SMPC (Secure Multi-Party Computation) to Python. See: http://viff.dk/.

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