🌐 Mailman 3 April 2012 - Python-announce-list - python.org

WSME 0.3 released
by Christophe de Vienne April 20, 2012

April 20, 2012

About WSME ---------- WSME (Web Service Made Easy) is a very easy way to implement webservices in your python web application (or standalone). Main Changes ------------ * Introduce a sphinx extension to easily document your api. More details on http://packages.python.org/WSME/changes.html. Documentation ------------- http://packages.python.org/WSME/ Download -------- http://pypi.python.org/pypi/WSME/ http://pypi.python.org/pypi/WSME-Soap/ http://pypi.python.org/pypi/WSME-ExtDirect/ Cheers, Christophe de Vienne

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Announce: Windows version of LDTP - GUI test automation tool
by Nagappan Alagappan April 19, 2012

April 19, 2012

Hello, I'm excited to announce Windows version of Linux Desktop Testing Porject (WinLDTP) !!! Special thanks: VMware Inc permitting me to open source my work VMware Desktop Engineering QE team to test it extensively David Connet <dconnet(a)vmware.com> for creating the WinLDTP installer Existing LDTP API's are compatible with WinLDTP, if there is any mismatch then we have to fix it ;-) About LDTP: Linux Desktop Testing Project is aimed at producing high quality test automation framework (using GNOME / Python) and cutting-edge tools that can be used to test Linux Desktop and improve it. It uses the Accessibility libraries to poke through the application's user interface. We strive to help in building a quality desktop. Download source: https://github.com/ldtp/winldtp Download binary (Windows XP / Windows 7): http://download.freedesktop.org/ldtp/winldtp-latest/WinLDTP.msi System requirement: .NET 3.5, refer README.txt after installation Documentation references: For detailed information on LDTP framework and latest updates visit http://ldtp.freedesktop.org For information on various APIs in LDTP including those added for this release can be got from http://ldtp.freedesktop.org/user-doc/index.html Report bugs - http://ldtp.freedesktop.org/wiki/Bugs To subscribe to LDTP mailing lists, visit http://ldtp.freedesktop.org/wiki/Mailing_20list IRC Channel - #ldtp on irc.freenode.net Thanks Nagappan -- Linux Desktop (GUI Application) Testing Project - http://ldtp.freedesktop.org http://nagappanal.blogspot.com

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[ANN] Pyjamas-Gitweb 0.1 released
by Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton April 18, 2012

April 18, 2012

http://pypi.python.org/pypi/Pyjamas-GitWeb/0.1 Pyjamas-Gitweb is a pure python git repository browser, comprising an independent JSONRPC back-end service written in 130 lines that can be used by any JSONRPC client (a python command-line example is included), and a front-end python (pyjamas) written in 350 lines. In combination with the back-end service, the front-end may either be compiled to javascript and used on the web or it may be run directly in python for use as a desktop git repository browser. in other words, it's not much to look at, but it's kinda cool and it does the job. here's a working demo where you can browse the source code with itself: http://pyjs.org/pygit/pygit.html?repo=pyjamasgitweb.git l.

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[ANN] Portable Python 2.7.3.1 released
by Perica Zivkovic April 17, 2012

April 17, 2012

Dear people, I would like to announce a new release of Portable Python based on Python 2.7.3 Included in this release: ------------------------- - PyScripter v2.5.3 - NymPy 1.6.1 - SciPy 0.10.1 - Matplotlib 1.1.0 - PyWin32 216 - Django 1.4 - PIL 1.1.7 - Py2Exe 0.6.9 - wxPython 2.9.3.1 - NetworkX 1.6 - Lxml 2.3 - PySerial 2.5 - PyODBC 3.0.2 - PyGame 1.9.1 - PyGTK 2.24.2 - PyQt 4.9.1-1 Installation and use: --------------------- After downloading, run the installer, select the packages you would like to install, select target folder and you are done! In the main folder you will find shortcuts for selected applications in that package. Some of the most popular free Python IDE’s come preinstalled and preconfigured with Portable Python. How to use and configure them further please consult their documentation or project sites. Download location: http://portablepython.com/wiki/PortablePython2.7.3.1 Warning: Default installation does not install all packages - make sure to review packages selection during installation process. Please use feedback and support section on the portal to request new packages or to report issues. I hope you will have some fun with it ! Perica Zivkovic http://www.PortablePython.com

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Manuel 1.6.0 released - now compatible with Python 3
by Benji York April 16, 2012

April 16, 2012

Ever wished you could test your documentation just like you test your code? Like doctest but wish it was just a little better/different? Manuel lets you test your documentation and build your own test formats. Full info at http://packages.python.org/manuel/. Download from http://pypi.python.org/pypi/manuel. -- Benji York

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Pyro 4.13 available
by Irmen de Jong April 16, 2012

April 16, 2012

Hello, Pyro 4.13 has been released! Get it from Pypi: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/Pyro4/ Documentation: http://packages.python.org/Pyro4/index.html The most important changes in this version: * fixed source-newline problem with sending module sources with flame * fixed URI and Proxy equality comparisons and hash() * added contrib directory with for now, an init.d script for the name server * fixed socked setNoInherit on 64-bits Python on Windows * setting natport to 0 now replaces it by the internal port number * a _pyroId attribute problem when running with Cython has been fixed Pyro = Python Remote Objects. It is a library that enables you to build applications in which objects can talk to each other over the network, with minimal programming effort. You can just use normal Python method calls, with almost every possible parameter and return value type, and Pyro takes care of locating the right object on the right computer to execute the method. It is designed to be very easy to use, and to generally stay out of your way. But it also provides a set of powerful features that enables you to build distributed applications rapidly and effortlessly. Pyro is written in 100% pure Python and therefore runs on many platforms and Python versions, including Python 3.x. Enjoy, Irmen de Jong

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Pyjamas 0.8.1~+alpha1 released
by Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton April 16, 2012

April 16, 2012

This is the 0.8.1~+alpha1 release of Pyjamas. Pyjamas comprises several projects, one of which is a stand-alone python-to-javascript compiler; other projects include a Graphical Widget Toolkit, such that pyjamas applications can run either in web browsers as pure javascript (with no plugins required) or stand-alone on the desktop (as a competitor to PyGTK2 and PyQT4). This announcement marks the beginning of the pyjamas 0.8.1 release candidates. Operating Systems, Browsers and Desktop Engines tested so far are listed here: http://code.google.com/p/pyjamas/issues/list Downloads are available from the usual places: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/Pyjamas https://sourceforge.net/projects/pyjamas/files/pyjamas/0.8.1/ Pyjamas is slowly converting to running its own infrastructure using pyjamas applications (which also operate as Desktop applications). This includes: * http://pyjs.org/pygit/ - a git repository viewer using python-git * http://lists.pyjs.org/mail/ - a list viewer using lamson's json archive * http://pyjs.org - a simple web engine using AJAX to get HTML pages * the wiki http://pyjs.org/wiki is next (using python-dulwich) The full source code of each of these applications is available and can be used for projects and purposes other than for pyjamas itself. The README is available here: http://pyjs.org/pygit/#file=README&id=0d4b6787d01c3d90f2c8801c5c4c45e34145b…

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Karlsruhe Python User Group, April 20th 2012, 7pm
by Jürgen A. Erhard April 15, 2012

April 15, 2012

The Karlsruhe Python User Group (KaPy) meets again. Friday, 2012-04-20 (April 20th) at 19:00 (7pm) in the rooms of Entropia eV (the local affiliate of the CCC). See http://entropia.de/wiki/Anfahrt on how to get there. For your calendars: meetings are held monthly, on the 3rd Friday. Bye, J

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[ANN] Announcing MV3D 0.75!
by Michael Handverger April 14, 2012

April 14, 2012

We are very happy to announce the release of version 0.75 of MV3D! This was mainly a bug-fixing release with more than 65 bugs squashed. Also, in this release, MV3D gained support for Linux with the Ogre3D renderer along with Mac OS X with the Panda3D renderer. This means that MV3D's client, server, and tools are available on Windows, Linux, and OS X! With bug-fixes across the whole platform, this is also the most stable release of MV3D to date. MV3D is an open source multiplayer game and virtual world framework written in Python using Twisted for networking. It encompasses a scalable server with dynamic load balancing, a robust set of content creation tools, and an extensible 3D client application. MV3D provides the foundation to build anything from 3D chat rooms to full MMORPGs with the goal of letting you concentrate on creating a unique virtual world instead of the infrastructure to support it. For more information on MV3D and this or future releases, please visit the website at http://www.mv3d.com . The full release notes for version 0.75 are available online at this URL: http://www.mv3d.com/trac/browser/tags/mv3d-0.75/release-notes.txt . For further inquiries, feel free to stop by our IRC channel on irc.freenode.net #MV3D. Here are some screenshots of MV3D running on OS X and Linux: http://www.mv3d.com/trac/screenshots/51 http://www.mv3d.com/trac/screenshots/52 The next release is 0.80 which is set to include features aimed at improving MV3D's usability as a platform for traditional MMORPGs such as instancing along with increasing tool usability and functionality. Enjoy, Mike

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[Reminder] Summer School "Advanced Scientific Programming in Python" in Kiel, Germany
by Tiziano Zito April 14, 2012

April 14, 2012

This is a reminder announcement, three weeks before the application deadline on May 1. If you are thinking about applying, now would be a good time to do so! Original announcement follows. Advanced Scientific Programming in Python ========================================= a Summer School by the G-Node and the Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel Scientists spend more and more time writing, maintaining, and debugging software. While techniques for doing this efficiently have evolved, only few scientists actually use them. As a result, instead of doing their research, they spend far too much time writing deficient code and reinventing the wheel. In this course we will present a selection of advanced programming techniques, incorporating theoretical lectures and practical exercises tailored to the needs of a programming scientist. New skills will be tested in a real programming project: we will team up to develop an entertaining scientific computer game. We use the Python programming language for the entire course. Python works as a simple programming language for beginners, but more importantly, it also works great in scientific simulations and data analysis. We show how clean language design, ease of extensibility, and the great wealth of open source libraries for scientific computing and data visualization are driving Python to become a standard tool for the programming scientist. This school is targeted at Master or PhD students and Post-docs from all areas of science. Competence in Python or in another language such as Java, C/C++, MATLAB, or Mathematica is absolutely required. Basic knowledge of Python is assumed. Participants without any prior experience with Python should work through the proposed introductory materials before the course. Date and Location ================= September 2—7, 2012. Kiel, Germany. Preliminary Program =================== Day 0 (Sun Sept 2) — Best Programming Practices - Best Practices, Development Methodologies and the Zen of Python - Version control with git - Object-oriented programming & design patterns Day 1 (Mon Sept 3) — Software Carpentry - Test-driven development, unit testing & quality assurance - Debugging, profiling and benchmarking techniques - Best practices in data visualization - Programming in teams Day 2 (Tue Sept 4) — Scientific Tools for Python - Advanced NumPy - The Quest for Speed (intro): Interfacing to C with Cython - Advanced Python I: idioms, useful built-in data structures, generators Day 3 (Wed Sept 5) — The Quest for Speed - Writing parallel applications in Python - Programming project Day 4 (Thu Sept 6) — Efficient Memory Management - When parallelization does not help: the starving CPUs problem - Advanced Python II: decorators and context managers - Programming project Day 5 (Fri Sept 7) — Practical Software Development - Programming project - The Pelita Tournament Every evening we will have the tutors' consultation hour: Tutors will answer your questions and give suggestions for your own projects. Applications ============ You can apply on-line at http://python.g-node.org Applications must be submitted before 23:59 UTC, May 1, 2012. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by June 1, 2012. No fee is charged but participants should take care of travel, living, and accommodation expenses. Candidates will be selected on the basis of their profile. Places are limited: acceptance rate last time was around 20%. Prerequisites: You are supposed to know the basics of Python to participate in the lectures. You are encouraged to go through the introductory material available on the website. Faculty ======= - Francesc Alted, Continuum Analytics Inc., USA - Pietro Berkes, Enthought Inc., UK - Valentin Haenel, Blue Brain Project, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland - Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Poland - Eilif Muller, Blue Brain Project, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland - Emanuele Olivetti, NeuroInformatics Laboratory, Fondazione Bruno Kessler and University of Trento, Italy - Rike-Benjamin Schuppner, Technologit GbR, Germany - Bartosz Teleńczuk, Unité de Neurosciences Information et Complexité, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France - Stéfan van der Walt, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California Berkeley, USA - Bastian Venthur, Berlin Institute of Technology and Bernstein Focus Neurotechnology, Germany - Niko Wilbert, TNG Technology Consulting GmbH, Germany - Tiziano Zito, Institute for Theoretical Biology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany Organized by Christian T. Steigies and Christian Drews of the Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel , and by Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek and Tiziano Zito for the German Neuroinformatics Node of the INCF. Website: http://python.g-node.org Contact: python-info(a)g-node.org

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