🌐 Mailman 3 November 2008 - Python-announce-list - python.org

py.edit.js -- a simple python editor in javascript
by Sriram Thaiyar Nov. 27, 2008

Nov. 27, 2008

I thought people here might be interested in a simple, lightweight Python "editor" written in Javascript. Something to use when blogging or replying to comments. Its just a proof-of-concept -- something I've had rolling in my head for a while. http://py-edit-js.appspot.com/ Features: - simplistic auto indent/dedent of lines - can output as html, text - bookmarklet mode - opens a mini-editor within the current page - spaces at the beginning of a line, dedents the next line by that many blocks -- an easy way to close blocks. Bugs: - sometimes the Javascript Bookmarklet doesn't close, when the user tries to close it I've tested it with Safari & Firefox under OS X. -sri

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Papywizard 1.4.0
by Frédéric Nov. 27, 2008

Nov. 27, 2008

I'm pleased to announce the new release of Papywizard 1.4.0! http://trac.gbiloba.org/papywizard Main new features ----------------- - total FOV and number of pictures as mosaic input params - preview all shooting positions when opening shooting dialog - rewind/forward shooting positions in pause mode - crosshair cursor for head position (refreshed in real time) - GUI bug fix What is Papywizard? ------------------- Papywizard is a free panohead control software, mainly developped for the Merlin/Orion astronomic mount[1][2] but usable for other panoheads, as long as it is possible to talk to them (hardware/software). The project is developped with the support of Kolor company[3], which develops the famous Autopano Pro stitcher software[4]. Comments, questions and bug reports must be posted on APP forums[5]. Enjoy! [1]http://www.astronome.fr/produit-monture-multi-fonctions-merlin-696.html [2]http://www.telescope.com/control/product/~category_id=mounts_and_tripods/… [3]http://www.kolor.com [4]http://www.autopano.net [5]http://www.autopano.net/forum -- Frédéric

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RSS Feed for the Python Job Board
by Martin Thomas Nov. 26, 2008

Nov. 26, 2008

The Python.org job board (http://www.python.org/community/jobs/) now has an RSS feed which can be found at http://www.python.org/community/jobs/jobs.rss which list the 20 most recent postings in summary form along with a link to the posting on the jobs page. The Python.org job board, a free resource for employers and job- seekers alike, is maintained by volunteers from the Python community. It is updated several times weekly and lists postings going back as far as six months from many countries.

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ANNOUNCE: EPD with Py2.5 version 4.1.30001 beta1 available for testing
by Travis E. Oliphant Nov. 26, 2008

Nov. 26, 2008

Hello, We've recently posted the beta1 build of EPD (the Enthought Python Distribution) with Python 2.5 version 4.1.30001 to the EPD website. You may download the beta from here: http://www.enthought.com/products/epdearlyaccess.php You can check out the release notes here: https://svn.enthought.com/epd/wiki/Python2.5.2/4.1.300/Beta1 Please help us test it out and provide feedback on the EPD Trac instance: https://svn.enthought.com/epd or via e-mail to epd-support(a)enthought.com. If everything goes well, we are planning a final release for December. About EPD --------- The Enthought Python Distribution (EPD) is a "kitchen-sink-included" distribution of the Python™ Programming Language, including over 60 additional tools and libraries. The EPD bundle includes NumPy, SciPy, IPython, 2D and 3D visualization, database adapters, GUI building libraries, and a lot of other tools right out of the box. http://www.enthought.com/products/epd.php It is currently available as a single-click installer for Windows XP (x86), Mac OS X (a universal binary for OS X 10.4 and above), and RedHat 3 and 4 (x86 and amd64). EPD is free for academic use. An annual subscription and installation support are available for individual commercial use. Enterprise subscriptions with support for particular deployment environments are also available for commercial purchase. Enthought Build Team

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ANN: PyEnchant 1.5.0
by Ryan Kelly Nov. 25, 2008

Nov. 25, 2008

Hi All, I'm pleased to announce the release of PyEnchant version 1.5.0. This release contains no API changes, but has a lot of new details under the hood: * Migrated from SWIG to ctypes for the C binding: * now runs under PyPy! * also opens possibilities for Jython, IronPython, ... * Compatibility updates for Py3k, mostly around unicode strings * now runs under the latest Python 3 release candidate * Dropped compatibility with Python 2.2 Cheers, Ryan About: ------ Enchant (http://www.abisource.com/enchant/) is the spellchecking package behind the AbiWord word processor, is being considered for inclusion in the KDE office suite, and is proposed as a FreeDesktop.org standard. It's completely cross-platform because it wraps the native spellchecking engine to provide a uniform interface. PyEnchant brings this simple, powerful and flexible spellchecking engine to Python: http://pyenchant.sourceforge.net/ It also provides extended functionality including classes for tokenizing text and iterating over the spelling errors in it, as well as a ready-to-use text interface and wxPython dialog. Current Version: 1.5.0 Licence: LGPL with exemptions, as per Enchant itself -- Ryan Kelly http://www.rfk.id.au | This message is digitally signed. Please visit ryan(a)rfk.id.au | http://www.rfk.id.au/ramblings/gpg/ for details

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CorePy 1.0 Release (x86, Cell BE, BSD!)
by Chris Mueller Nov. 25, 2008

Nov. 25, 2008

Announcing CorePy 1.0 - http://www.corepy.org We are pleased to announce the latest release of CorePy. CorePy is a complete system for developing machine-level programs in Python. CorePy lets developers build and execute assembly-level programs interactively from the Python command prompt, embed them directly in Python applications, or export them to standard assembly languages. CorePy's straightforward APIs enable the creation of complex, high-performance applications that take advantage of processor features usually inaccessible from high-level scripting languages, such as multi-core execution and vector instruction sets (SSE, VMX, SPU). This version addresses the two most frequently asked questions about CorePy: 1) Does CorePy support x86 processors? Yes! CorePy now has extensive support for 32/64-bit x86 and SSE ISAs on Linux and OS X*. 2) Is CorePy Open Source? Yes! CorePy now uses the standard BSD license. Of course, CorePy still supports PowerPC and Cell BE SPU processors. In fact, for this release, the Cell run-time was redesigned from the ground up to remove the dependency on IBM's libspe and now uses the system-level interfaces to work directly with the SPUs (and, CorePy is still the most fun way to program the PS3). CorePy is written almost entirely in Python. Its run-time system does not rely on any external compilers or assemblers. If you have the need to write tight, fast code from Python, want to demystify machine-level code generation, or just miss the good-old days of assembly hacking, check out CorePy! And, if you don't believe us, here's our favorite user quote: "CorePy makes assembly fun again!" __credits__ = """ CorePy is developed by Chris Mueller, Andrew Friedley, and Ben Martin and is supported by the Open Systems Lab at Indiana University. Chris can be reached at cmueller[underscore]dev[at]yahoo[dot]com. """ __footnote__ = """ *Any volunteers for a Windows port? :) """

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Elisa Media Center 0.5.19 Release
by Olivier Tilloy Nov. 24, 2008

Nov. 24, 2008

Dear Python users, The Elisa team is happy to announce the release of Elisa Media Center 0.5.19, code-named "Walk Of Life". Elisa is a cross-platform and open-source Media Center written in Python. It uses GStreamer [1] for media playback and pigment [2] to create an appealing and intuitive user interface. Among other things, this release features updated French translations and important bug fixes for the plugins system. A complete list of the bugs fixed by this release is available at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/elisa/+milestone/0.5.19 Installers and sources can be downloaded from http://elisa.fluendo.com/download/ Bug reports and feature requests are welcome at https://bugs.launchpad.net/elisa/+filebug Have a media-centered evening, The Elisa team [1] http://www.gstreamer.net/ [2] https://code.fluendo.com/pigment/trac Elisa 0.5.19 "Walk Of Life" =========================== This is Elisa 0.5.19, nineteenth release of the 0.5 branch. New features since 0.5.18: - Updated French translations Bugs fixed since 0.5.18: - 299071: ComponentsLoadedMessage sent too early in Application startup sequence - 300318: Media scanning icon is not displayed on Elisa startup - 245306: Platform specific plugins should only be loaded when it makes sense - 298696: Managers not cleaning all the components - 299885: search results list mouse interaction broken - 300745: [linux] dbus service tries to access poblesec's main controller too early Download You can find source releases of Elisa on the download page: http://elisa.fluendo.com/download Elisa Homepage More details can be found on the project's website: http://elisa.fluendo.com Support and Bugs We use Launchpad for bug reports and feature requests: https://bugs.launchpad.net/elisa/+filebug Developers All code is in a Bazaar branch and can be checked out from there. It is hosted on Launchpad: https://code.launchpad.net/elisa Contributors to this release: - Alessandro Decina - Benjamin Kampmann - David McLeod - Florian Boucault - Guido Amoruso - Guillaume Emont - Jesús Corrius - Lionel Martin - Olivier Tilloy - Philippe Normand

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ANN: Resolver One 1.3 released
by Giles Thomas Nov. 24, 2008

Nov. 24, 2008

We are proud to announce the release of Resolver One, version 1.3. Resolver One is a spreadsheet that allows you to write Python directly in cells, and converts the spreadsheets you create into Python programs. It's based on IronPython, and runs on Windows. For version 1.3, we've made two big changes: * Our Web server, which (as you would expect) allows you to expose your spreadsheets to other people as web applications, is now included - it was previously a commercial-only product. * We've added column- and row-level formulae. With these, you can specify one formula which is then used to fill in a whole column or row, reducing duplication and starting to bring some of the benefits of loops to the spreadsheet world. We've done a screencast outlining both of these: <http:// www.resolversystems.com/screencasts/release-1.3/> Michael Foord also did a great screencast describing how you can use Python-syntax formulae with column-level formulae to do interesting stuff: <http://www.resolversystems.com/screencasts/column-formulae/> Resolver One is free for non-commercial use, so if you would like to take a look, you can download it from our website: <http:// www.resolversystems.com/download/> Best regards, Giles -- Giles Thomas MD & CTO, Resolver Systems Ltd. giles.thomas(a)resolversystems.com +44 (0) 20 7253 6372 17a Clerkenwell Road, London EC1M 5RD, UK VAT No.: GB 893 5643 79 Registered in England and Wales as company number 5467329. Registered address: 843 Finchley Road, London NW11 8NA, UK

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Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Nov 24)
by Gabriel Genellina Nov. 24, 2008

Nov. 24, 2008

QOTW: "One of the reasons for Python's continue march towards world domina- tion (allow me my fantasies) is its consistent simplicity. Those last two words would be my candidate for the definition of 'Pythonicity'." - Steve Holden http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/msg/e2518ea8388ca1c5 The last Release Candidate (RC3) for Python 3.0 is available http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/fbb62e9c9a08c817/ Survey: which dynamic features of Python do you use most? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/bdb39a1a4947cdd8/ Beginners looking for problems/challenges/exercises to do: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/2b8a0b4ffdbdffbf/ Call-by-Object strikes again! This time, a functional mind asks why unrelated functions are allowed to modify the internal state of an object: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/35511397ad7748cc/ How to detect whether a dictionary has been modified http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/3632f2407640e759/ Function default arguments are only evaluated when the function is defined. Is it intuitive? Ways to change the current behaviour. http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/2e01cc9ce899eb6e/ http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/1209ebf18a5ec561/ Installing Python on Windows Vista may require using the Administrator account http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/a745ed3df47e1be9/ Elegant ways to execute a function at most n times or until succeeds: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/10d651c2a0eb082e/ __cmp__ is gone in Python 3 - how to implement a total ordering in a simple way? http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/t/2a672f960e595c76/ ======================================================================== Everything Python-related you want is probably one or two clicks away in these pages: Python.org's Python Language Website is the traditional center of Pythonia http://www.python.org Notice especially the master FAQ http://www.python.org/doc/FAQ.html PythonWare complements the digest you're reading with the marvelous daily python url http://www.pythonware.com/daily Just beginning with Python? This page is a great place to start: http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Programmers The Python Papers aims to publish "the efforts of Python enthusiats": http://pythonpapers.org/ The Python Magazine is a technical monthly devoted to Python: http://pythonmagazine.com Readers have recommended the "Planet" sites: http://planetpython.org http://planet.python.org comp.lang.python.announce announces new Python software. Be sure to scan this newsgroup weekly. http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python.announce/topics Python411 indexes "podcasts ... to help people learn Python ..." Updates appear more-than-weekly: http://www.awaretek.com/python/index.html The Python Package Index catalogues packages. http://www.python.org/pypi/ The somewhat older Vaults of Parnassus ambitiously collects references to all sorts of Python resources. http://www.vex.net/~x/parnassus/ Much of Python's real work takes place on Special-Interest Group mailing lists http://www.python.org/sigs/ Python Success Stories--from air-traffic control to on-line match-making--can inspire you or decision-makers to whom you're subject with a vision of what the language makes practical. http://www.pythonology.com/success The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has replaced the Python Consortium as an independent nexus of activity. It has official responsibility for Python's development and maintenance. http://www.python.org/psf/ Among the ways you can support PSF is with a donation. http://www.python.org/psf/donations/ The Summary of Python Tracker Issues is an automatically generated report summarizing new bugs, closed ones, and patch submissions. http://search.gmane.org/?author=status%40bugs.python.org&group=gmane.comp.p… Although unmaintained since 2002, the Cetus collection of Python hyperlinks retains a few gems. http://www.cetus-links.org/oo_python.html Python FAQTS http://python.faqts.com/ The Cookbook is a collaborative effort to capture useful and interesting recipes. http://code.activestate.com/recipes/langs/python/ Many Python conferences around the world are in preparation. Watch this space for links to them. Among several Python-oriented RSS/RDF feeds available, see: http://www.python.org/channews.rdf For more, see: http://www.syndic8.com/feedlist.php?ShowMatch=python&ShowStatus=all The old Python "To-Do List" now lives principally in a SourceForge reincarnation. http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=355470&group_id=5470&func=browse http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0042/ del.icio.us presents an intriguing approach to reference commentary. It already aggregates quite a bit of Python intelligence. http://del.icio.us/tag/python *Py: the Journal of the Python Language* http://www.pyzine.com Dr.Dobb's Portal is another source of Python news and articles: http://www.ddj.com/TechSearch/searchResults.jhtml?queryText=python and Python articles regularly appear at IBM DeveloperWorks: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/search/searchResults.jsp?searchSite=dW&se… Previous - (U)se the (R)esource, (L)uke! - messages are listed here: http://search.gmane.org/?query=python+URL+weekly+news+links&group=gmane.com… http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=Python-URL!+group%3Acomp.lang.pyth… http://lwn.net/Search/DoSearch?words=python-url&ctype3=yes&cat_25=yes There is *not* an RSS for "Python-URL!"--at least not yet. Arguments for and against are occasionally entertained. Suggestions/corrections for next week's posting are always welcome. E-mail to <Python-URL(a)phaseit.net> should get through. 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[ANN]: pdftools.pdfposter 0.4.5
by Hartmut Goebel Nov. 24, 2008

Nov. 24, 2008

I'm pleased to announce pdftools.pdfposter 0.4.5, a tool to scale and tile PDF images/pages to print on multiple pages. http://pdfposter.origo.ethz.ch/download/ This version honors cropped pages (/ArtBoxes, /CropBox). Starting with version 0.4.5, the package was renamed to 'pdftools.pdfposter'. This will allow integrating some other tools (pdfnup, pdfsplit, etc.) into a larger toolset somewhen. Download --------------- :Quick Installation: easy_install -U pdftools.pdfposter :Tarballs: http://pdfposter.origo.ethz.ch/download/ What is pdfposter? -------------------- Scale and tile PDF images/pages to print on multiple pages. ``Pdfposter`` can be used to create a large poster by building it from multiple pages and/or printing it on large media. It expects as input a PDF file, normally printing on a single page. The output is again a PDF file, maybe containing multiple pages together building the poster. The input page will be scaled to obtain the desired size. This is much like ``poster`` does for Postscript files, but working with PDF. Since sometimes poster does not like your files converted from PDF. :-) Indeed ``pdfposter`` was inspired by ``poster``. For more information please refer to the manpage or visit the `project homepage <http://pdfposter.origo.ethz.ch/>`_. :Author: Hartmut Goebel <h.goebel(a)goebel-consult.de> :Copyright: GNU Public Licence v3 (GPLv3) :Homepage: http://pdfposter.origo.ethz.ch/

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