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ANN: distlib 0.2.8 released on PyPI
by Vinay Sajip Oct. 2, 2018

Oct. 2, 2018

I've recently released version 0.2.8 of distlib on PyPI [1]. For newcomers,distlib is a library of packaging functionality which is intended to beusable as the basis for third-party packaging tools. The main changes in this release are as follows: * Fixed #107: Updated documentation on testing to include information on setting PYTHONHASHSEED. * Fixed #108: Updated metadata scan to look for the METADATA file as well as the JSON formats. * Fixed #109: Removed existing files (which might have been symlinks) before overwriting. * Fixed #111: Avoided unnecessary newlines in script preambles, which caused problems with detecting encoding declarations. Thanks to Wim Glenn for the report and patch. * Fixed #112: Handled wheel tags and platform-dependent downloads correctly in SimpleScrapingLocator. A more detailed change log is available at [2]. Please try it out, and if you find any problems or have any suggestions for improvements,please give some feedback using the issue tracker! [3] Regards, Vinay Sajip [1] https://pypi.org/project/distlib/0.2.8/[2] https://goo.gl/tVzKUc[3] https://bitbucket.org/pypa/distlib/issues/new

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How to achieve pyc only deployment for module in python3.6
by Chandana Pattanayak Oct. 2, 2018

Oct. 2, 2018

Hi, I have a requirement to provide basic code protection for a module in our product suite. With python 3.6 the .pyc files are created under pycache , so if i remove the py file the module is not found anymore. Thank you, Chandana

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Re: How to change '\\' to '\'
by mm0fmf Oct. 2, 2018

Oct. 2, 2018

On 01/10/2018 10:19, Jach Fong wrote: > Hmmm...strange, I didn't see Rick's mail:-( > > Sure the forward slash is better, not to cause this confusion. > But I am curious, since when, I mean, since which version > Windows start to accept forward slash? > First, stop top posting. Second, ISTR that all Windows NT versions and versions derived from the NT codebase support forward slash in pathnames given to functions. It may go back further, but anything derived from NT works. I can't remember which Windows command shells support it, probably PowerShell does.

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[OT] master/slave debate in Python
by Albert-Jan Roskam Oct. 1, 2018

Oct. 1, 2018

*sigh*. I'm with Hettinger on this. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/11/python_purges_master_and_slave_in_…

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regex string matching python3
by nanman3012＠gmail.com Oct. 1, 2018

Oct. 1, 2018

I have a string like this: b'\tC:94.3%[S:89.9%,D:4.4%],F:1.7%,M:4.0%,n:1440\n' And I would like to extract the numbers corresponding to S,D,F and M in this string and convert them into an array like this: [ '89.9', '4.4', '1.7', '4.0'] Any help would be appreciated!

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Re: So apparently I've been banned from this list
by jkn Oct. 1, 2018

Oct. 1, 2018

On Monday, October 1, 2018 at 6:57:30 PM UTC+1, Ethan Furman wrote: > On 09/30/2018 09:30 AM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > > > Notwithstanding Ethan's comment about having posted the suspension notice > > on the list, I see no sign that he actually did so. > > My apologies to you and the list. I did indeed only send the notice to > the other moderators. > > Contrary to what you and others may believe, banning/suspending people > is not a gleeful, stress-free activity. None of us like to do it. Also > contrary to what you and others seem to believe, I did not make those > decisions by myself. > > As far as challenging the ban, I think the first step would be talking > to the CoC working group: > > conduct-wg at python.org > > If you don't like that answer, the next (and final, as far as I'm aware) > stop would be the PSF. > > I have updated the filter that should be catching your posts, so > hopefully the suspension is now working properly. Since you did choose > to ignore the ban, the two-month period restarts now. > > -- > ~Ethan~ > Python List Moderator As a reader of /occasional contributor to, this newsgroup (via GG, admittedly) since around the year 2000, I for one am mightily unimpressed with this. There's a lot of heavy-handedness going around. And then ... you make a mistake, and then restart the ban?? Sheesh, where has happened to the the grown-up behaviour that c.l.python has always had? That has been one of its hallmarks for the past nearly twenty years. I'm not going to go as far as to agree with anything RR says on the matter - but c'mon guys, lighten up. Jon N

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So apparently I've been banned from this list
by Steven D'Aprano Oct. 1, 2018

Oct. 1, 2018

I've been unexpectedly in hospital for the past two weeks, without internet or email. Just before my unexpected hospital stay, I was apparently banned (without warning) by Ethan Furman in what seems to me to be an act of retaliation for my protest against his overzealous and hostile tone-policing against a newcomer to the list, Reto Brunner: https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2018-September/737020.html (I did make one mistake in that post: I claimed that I hadn't said anything at the time on Ethan's last round of bans. That was incorrect, I actually did make an objection at the time.) Since I'm still catching up on emails, I have just come across Ethan's notice to me (copied below). Notwithstanding Ethan's comment about having posted the suspension notice on the list, I see no sign that he actually did so. At the risk of further retaliation from the moderators, I am ignoring the ban in this instance for the purposes of transparency and openness. (I don't know if this will show up on the mailing list or the newsgroup.) Since I believe this ban is illegitimate, I intend to challenge it if possible. In the meantime, I may not reply on-list to any responses. Subject: Fwd: Temporary Suspension To: <steve@ REDACTED > From: Ethan Furman <ethan@ REDACTED > Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 11:22:40 -0700 In-Reply-To: <b19aed3d-b56e-3fe2-264e-1c1dae076a8c(a)stoneleaf.us> Steven, you've probably already seen this on Python List, but I forgot to email it directly to you. My apologies. -- ~Ethan~ Python List Moderator -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Temporary Suspension Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 07:09:04 -0700 From: Ethan Furman <ethan(a)stoneleaf.us> To: Python List Moderators <python-list-owner(a)python.org> As a list moderator, my goal for this list is to keep the list a useful resource -- but what does "useful" mean? To me it means a place that python users can go to ask questions, get answers, offer advice, and all without sarcasm, name-calling, and deliberate mis-understandings. Conversations should stay mostly on-topic. Due to hostile and inappropriate posts*, Steven D'Aprano is temporarily suspended from Python List for a period of two months. This suspension, along with past suspensions, is being taken only after careful consideration and consultation with other Python moderators. -- ~Ethan~ Python List Moderator * posts in question: [1] https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2018-July/735735.html [2] https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2018-September/737020.html -- Steven D'Aprano

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Re: How to change '\\' to '\'
by Alister ware Oct. 1, 2018

Oct. 1, 2018

On Sun, 30 Sep 2018 17:45:52 -0700, Rick Johnson wrote: > Jach Fong wrote: >> I get a string item, for example path[0], from path = >> os.get_exec_path() >> It's something like "\\Borland\\Bcc55\\Include", a Python string. >> I want to use this "string" in a subprocess command as a parameter. >> Obviously this command can only recognize "\Borland\Bcc55\Include". >> I know there must have an easy way to convert it, but just can't figure >> it out :-( > > I would suggest substituting all backslashes with forward slashes, that > way, the printed version and the internal escaped version won't be > confusing to you. And besides, which is easier to read? > > This? > > "\\Borland\\Bcc55\\Include" > > Or this? > > "/Borland/Bcc55/Include" > > ??? > > </lesson> Practicality Beats Purity -- 沾衣欲湿杏花雨，吹面不寒杨柳风。 -- 志南《绝句》

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