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ANN: pdfrw pure-Python PDF file reading and writing

pmau...@gmail.com (Patrick Maupin) — Fri, 11 Nov 2009 08:35:44 UT

pdfrw is a basic PDF file manipulation library, developed and tested
on Python 2.5 and 2.6.
pdfrw can read and write PDF files, and can also be used to read in
PDFs which can then be used inside reportlab (as source material for
new PDFs). This is also the underlying library for a new rst2pdf
extension (not yet released, but in rst2pdf subversion) which allows

GarlicSim 0.1.x released

cool...@cool-rr.com (cool-RR) — Fri, 11 Nov 2009 06:30:54 UT

I'm pleased to announce the first alpha release, version number 0.1.x, of
GarlicSim!
GarlicSim is a Pythonic framework for working with simulations.
All the information is on the website:
[link]
There is also a short explanatory video there.
Ram.

Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Nov 24)

python-...@phaseit.net (Gabriel Genellina) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 18:14:19 UT

QOTW: "... it's generally accepted that COM sucks rocks through straws, so
explore alternatives when they're available ;-)" - Chris Withers
[link]

From nothing to a complete working program - Peter Otten on stepwise
refinement:

py.test-1.1.1: compat fixes, setuptools-plugin registration

hol...@merlinux.eu (holger krekel) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 17:13:40 UT

py.test/pylib 1.1.1: bugfix release, setuptools plugin registration
------------------------------ ------------------------------ --------------------
This is a compatibility fixing release of pylib/py.test to work
better with previous 1.0.x test code bases. It also contains fixes
and changes to work with `execnet>=1.0.0`_ to provide distributed

PyCon registration is open

catherine.dev...@gmail.com (Catherine Devlin) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 16:21:48 UT

PyCon registration has opened!
[link]
Registering early gets you early-bird registration rates, guarantees you the
tutorials you want, and helps the PyCon volunteers plan better.
Scheduled talk and tutorial lists:
[link]
[link]

execnet-1.0.0: connecting (groups of) Python interpreters

hol...@merlinux.eu (holger krekel) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 16:58:28 UT

Hi all,
just uploaded execnet-1.0.0 to PyPI, a standalone-no-dependency
package for elastic Python code distribution.
execnet enables zero-install ad-hoc instantiation of local or remote Python
processes. It establishes channels for basic data communication using a simple
serialization scheme that works well across Python2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 3.1 and Jython

ANN: SfePy 2009.4 released

robert.cimr...@gmail.com (Robert Cimrman) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 12:19:23 UT

I am pleased to announce release 2009.4 of SfePy.
Description
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SfePy (simple finite elements in Python) is a software, distributed
under the BSD license, for solving systems of coupled partial
differential equations by the finite element method. The code is
based
on NumPy and SciPy packages.

ANN: UliPad 4.0 released!

limo...@gmail.com (limodou) — Tue, 11 Nov 2009 02:16:42 UT

UliPad is a flexible editor, based on wxPython. It's has many features,just
like:class browser, code auto-complete, html viewer, directory browser,
wizard, etc. The main feature is the usage of mixin. This makes UliPad can
be extended easily. So you can write your own mixin or plugin, or simple
script, these can be easy and seamless integrated with UliPad.Features

Cython 0.12 released

rober...@math.washington.edu (Robert Bradshaw) — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 19:36:29 UT

Cython 0.12 has been officially released. You can get it directly from
[link] or at [link]. This is
the culmination of many months of work, including a mergeback of the
experimental branch (after much testing) that was started earlier this
year.
== New features ==

pyspread 0.0.12a released

mma...@gmx.net (Martin Manns) — Sat, 11 Nov 2009 22:39:29 UT

Pyspread is getting close to the first Beta. This new release should
work with Windows as well as with Linux.
About
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Pyspread is a cross-platform Python spreadsheet application. It is
based on and written in the programming language Python.
Instead of spreadsheet formulas, Python expressions are entered into

yappi v0.3

sum...@gmail.com (k3xji) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 10:44:10 UT

Hi,
yappi(yet another python profiler) is a Python Profiler with
multithreading support. This is the last beta version with some major
changes and bugfixes:
v0.3 Changes
---------
[+] yappi did not compile out of box on VS2008. Fix the compile
issues. (Thanks to Kevin Watters)
[+] tidy up stat formatting code. that's previously messy.

Python Ireland's Christmas meetup

why...@gmail.com (Vicky Lee) — Sun, 11 Nov 2009 02:36:46 UT

Hi All,
When: Wed 9th Dec, 18:30
Where: Bull and Castle, Christchurch, D2
What:
- Food will be provided, please
RSVP<[link]>by
6th Dec so we can ensure that we have enough platters.
- Raffle with prizes thanks to O'Reilly and Apress. Proceeds will go to

ANN: PyGUI Mailing List

greg.ew...@canterbury.ac.nz (Gregory Ewing) — Sat, 11 Nov 2009 00:26:57 UT

There is now a mailing list for discussion of PyGUI:
[link]
What is PyGUI?
--------------
PyGUI is a cross-platform GUI toolkit designed to be lightweight
and have a highly Pythonic API.
[link]

[ANN]: IronPython 2.6 Release Candidate 3

dfug...@microsoft.com (Dave Fugate) — Fri, 11 Nov 2009 17:54:05 UT

Hello Python Community,
We're pleased to announce the third and hopefully final release candidate of IronPython 2.6 which can be downloaded at [link]. Release Candidate 3 only includes Silverlight-related changes pertaining to some incompatibilities between 2.6 RC1 and RC2. Those who utilize IronPython for non-Silverlight scenarios will happily find virtually no churn from RC2. We strongly encourage everyone interested in Silverlight to test out this release ASAP because we plan on releasing IronPython 2.6 final in a week if no major new regressions are detected.

2to3c: an implementation of Python's 2to3 for C code

dmalc...@redhat.com (David Malcolm) — Sat, 11 Nov 2009 01:01:17 UT

I've written a tool to help people port their C python extensions from
Python 2 to Python 3.
It uses the Coccinelle tool [1] to apply a series of "semantic patches"
to .c files. I also had to code one of the refactorings in python with
regular expressions (due to the need to manipulate preprocessor macros