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Catherine Devlin | 1 Mar 02:59
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ANN: mixed 0.2

introducing 'mixed', a module providing a class for handling mixed numbers and fractions.  Parses string and float inputs and handles arithmetic correctly.

easy_install mixed
development version: hg clone http://hg.assembla.com/mixed_python mixed_python
Homepage and trac: http://trac-hg.assembla.com/mixed_python/

>>> from mixed import Mixed
>>> m1 = Mixed('4 2/3')
>>> m2 = Mixed('4/10')
>>> m2.reduced()
Mixed('2/5')
>>> m1 + m2
Mixed('5 1/15')
>>> print m1 / m2
11 2/3
>>> Mixed(-1.5)
Mixed('-1 1/2')
>>> Mixed(2./3.)
Mixed('2/3')

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Detlev Offenbach | 1 Mar 14:29
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ANN: eric 4.1.1 released

Hi,

eric4 4.1.1 has been released today. This release fixes a few bugs
reported 
since the last release.

As usual it is available via
http://www.die-offenbachs.de/eric/index.html.

Please note, that the first stable release of the Rope refactoring plugin
was 
released as well.

What is eric?
-------------
Eric is a Python (and Ruby) IDE with all batteries included. It is
expandable via a plugin architecture. These plugins are downloadable
separately.

Regards,
Detlev
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Richard Jones | 1 Mar 09:28
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Roundup Issue Tracker release 1.4.4 (SECURITY FIX)

I'm proud to release version 1.4.4 of Roundup.

1.4.4 is a security fix release. All installations of Roundup are strongly
encouraged to update.

If you're upgrading from an older version of Roundup you *must* follow
the "Software Upgrade" guidelines given in the maintenance documentation.

Roundup requires python 2.3 or later for correct operation.

To give Roundup a try, just download (see below), unpack and run::

    roundup-demo

Release info and download page:
     http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/roundup
Source and documentation is available at the website:
     http://roundup.sourceforge.net/
Mailing lists - the place to ask questions:
     http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=31577

About Roundup
=============

Roundup is a simple-to-use and -install issue-tracking system with
command-line, web and e-mail interfaces. It is based on the winning design
from Ka-Ping Yee in the Software Carpentry "Track" design competition.

Note: Ping is not responsible for this project. The contact for this
project is richard <at> users.sourceforge.net.

Roundup manages a number of issues (with flexible properties such as
"description", "priority", and so on) and provides the ability to:

(a) submit new issues,
(b) find and edit existing issues, and
(c) discuss issues with other participants.

The system will facilitate communication among the participants by managing
discussions and notifying interested parties when issues are edited. One of
the major design goals for Roundup that it be simple to get going. Roundup
is therefore usable "out of the box" with any python 2.3+ installation. It
doesn't even need to be "installed" to be operational, though a
disutils-based install script is provided.

It comes with two issue tracker templates (a classic bug/feature tracker and
a minimal skeleton) and four database back-ends (anydbm, sqlite, mysql
and postgresql).

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Barry Warsaw | 1 Mar 19:51
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RELEASED Python 2.6a1 and 3.0a3


On behalf of the Python development team and the Python community, I'm  
happy to announce the first alpha release of Python 2.6, and the third  
alpha release of Python 3.0.

Python 2.6 is not only the next advancement in the Python 2 series, it  
is also a transitionary release, helping developers begin to prepare  
their code for Python 3.0.  As such, many features are being  
backported from Python 3.0 to 2.6.  It makes sense to release both  
versions in at the same time, the precedence for this having been set  
with the Python 1.6 and 2.0 releases.

During the alpha testing cycle we will be releasing both versions in  
lockstep, on a monthly release cycle.  The releases will happen on the  
last Friday of every month.  If this schedule works well, we will  
continue releasing in lockstep during the beta program.  See PEP 361  
for schedule details:

     http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0361/

Please note that these are alpha releases, and as such are not  
suitable for production environments.  We continue to strive for a  
high degree of quality, but there are still some known problems and  
the feature sets have not been finalized.  These alphas are being  
released to solicit feedback and hopefully discover bugs, as well as  
allowing you to determine how changes in 2.6 and 3.0 might impact  
you.  If you find things broken or incorrect, please submit a bug  
report at

     http://bugs.python.org

For more information and downloadable distributions, see the Python  
2.6 web
site:

     http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6/

and the Python 3.0 web site:

     http://www.python.org/download/releases/3.0/

We are planning a number of additional alpha releases, with the final  
release schedule still to be determined.

Enjoy,
-Barry

Barry Warsaw
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Python 2.6/3.0 Release Manager
(on behalf of the entire python-dev team)
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Stephen Waterbury | 1 Mar 21:08
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New Python User Group forming in Maryland: BACON-PIG

This is to announce the formation of a new Python User Group: the
Baltimore/Annapolis/Columbia/and-Other-Northern-dc-suburbs Python
Interest Group (BACON-PIG).  Although there is a good and venerable
group in Washington, DC (the ZPUG-DC or Zope/Python Users of DC,
<http://www.zpugdc.org/>) some of us Maryland Pythonistas are too
lazy (guilty! :) or unable for whatever reason to schlep down into DC
or Northern Virginia for after-work meetings -- hence the motivation
for a Python User Group that meets in Maryland!

In deference to ZPUG-DC, the BACON-PIG will make every effort to have
its meetings on dates that are at least 2 weeks away from ZPUG-DC
meetings, and the BACON-PIG will also focus on topics other than
Zope and/or Plone, since those are more than adequately addressed by
the ZPUG-DC group.  Of course, attendance at both groups' meetings is
encouraged!

A new mailing list, <bacon-pig <at> pangalactic.us>, has been created for
announcements and discussion by participants in the BACON-PIG, so
please join that list if you are interested!

The kick-off meeting may be as early as Thursday, March 6 and will
be announced on the bacon-pig list.  There will definitely be a
BACON-PIG meeting after PyCon, at which some who were privileged to
attend PyCon (such as myself and Barry Warsaw) will report on all
the fantastically cool stuff that we will have seen there.

Cheers,
Steve Waterbury
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Stephen Waterbury | 1 Mar 21:18
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Re: New Python User Group forming in Maryland: BACON-PIG

Oops, forgot to include the subscription url for the bacon-pig list:

     <https://pangalactic.us/mailman/listinfo/bacon-pig>

Steve
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Richard Jones | 2 Mar 07:59
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Bruce the Presentation Tool version 2.0beta1

I'm proud to release version 2.0beta1 of Bruce the Presentation Tool.

Bruce is for programmers who are tired of fighting with presentation tools. In 
its basic form it allows text, code or image pages and even interactive 
Python sessions. It uses pyglet and is easily extensible to add new page 
types.

Download from http://pypi.python.org/pypi/bruce

2.0beta1 released 2008-03-02 is a complete rewrite using pyglet 1.1:

- audio playback on any page, including blank ones
- simple point-by-point text display with styling and progressive expose
- interactive python interpreter with history
- code display with scrolling
- unicode escaped chars in ascii file
- html page display with scrolling
- image display with optional title and/or caption
- configuration may be changed inside a presentation, affecting subsequent
  pages
- resource location (images, video, sound from zip files etc.)
- timer and page count display for practicing
- logo display in the corner of every page
- may specify which screen to open on in multihead
- may switch to/from fullscreen
- HTML output of pages including notes
- video playback
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Martin v. Löwis | 2 Mar 22:06
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[ANN] Python 2.3.7 and 2.4.5, release candidate 1

On behalf of the Python development team and the Python community, I'm
happy to announce the release candidates of Python 2.4.5 and 2.4.5.

Both releases include only security fixes. Python 2.5 is the latest
version of Python, we're making this release for people who are still
running Python 2.3 or 2.4.

See the release notes at the website (also available as Misc/NEWS in
the source distribution) for details of bugs fixed; most of them prevent
interpreter crashes (and now cause proper Python exceptions in cases
where the interpreter may have crashed before).

Assuming no major problems crop up, a final release of Python 2.4.4 will
follow in about a week's time.

For more information on Python 2.3.7 and 2.4.5, including download
links for various platforms, release notes, and known issues, please
see:

     http://www.python.org/2.3.7
     http://www.python.org/2.4.5

Highlights of the previous major Python releases are available
from the Python 2.4 page, at

     http://www.python.org/2.3/highlights.html
     http://www.python.org/2.4/highlights.html

Enjoy this release,
Martin

Martin v. Loewis
martin <at> v.loewis.de
Python Release Manager
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Martien Friedeman | 3 Mar 03:27
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CodeInvestigator 0.7.4

CodeInvestigator version 0.7.4 was released on March 3.

This is a bug fix release.

It fixes a problem with non-ascii characters. Strings with non-ascii  
characters are now saved as part of the recording and can be used in  
searches.

CodeInvestigator is a tracing tool for Python programs.

Running a program through CodeInvestigator creates a recording.  
Program flow, function calls, variable values and conditions are all  
stored for every line the program executes.
The recording is then viewed with an interface consisting of the  
code. The code can be clicked: A clicked variable displays its value,  
a clicked loop displays its iterations.
You read code, and have at your disposal all the run time details of  
that code. A computerized desk check tool and another way to learn  
about your program.

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=183942

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Oleg Broytmann | 3 Mar 17:48
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SQLObject 0.9.4

Hello!

I'm pleased to announce the 0.9.4 release of SQLObject.

What is SQLObject
=================

SQLObject is an object-relational mapper.  Your database tables are described
as classes, and rows are instances of those classes.  SQLObject is meant to be
easy to use and quick to get started with.

SQLObject supports a number of backends: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, and
Firebird.  It also has newly added support for Sybase, MSSQL and MaxDB (also
known as SAPDB).

Where is SQLObject
==================

Site:
http://sqlobject.org

Development:
http://sqlobject.org/devel/

Mailing list:
https://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/sqlobject-discuss

Archives:
http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.sqlobject

Download:
http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/SQLObject/0.9.4

News and changes:
http://sqlobject.org/News.html

What's New
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News since 0.9.3
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Bug Fixes
~~~~~~~~~

* Use list.reverse() in manager/command.py for Python 2.2 compatibility.

* Prevent MultipleJoin from removing the intermediate table if it was not
  created by the Join.

* Fixed a bug with no default when defaultSQL is defined for the column.

* Recognize POINT data type as string in PostgresConnection.columnsFromSchema().

For a more complete list, please see the news:
http://sqlobject.org/News.html

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