From mal at egenix.com Thu May 1 21:34:21 2014 From: mal at egenix.com (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Thu, 01 May 2014 21:34:21 +0200 Subject: [pydotorg-www] Restoring DjangoOnJython wiki page In-Reply-To: <1398868498.13336.YahooMailNeo@web126106.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> References: <1398868498.13336.YahooMailNeo@web126106.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <5362A1BD.7050402@egenix.com> On 30.04.2014 16:34, Adam Burke wrote: > https://wiki.python.org/jython/DjangoOnJython > > > It seems this was deleted out of accident or malice. > > History is visible but when I go to recreate the page I get an error Page could not get locked. Missing 'current' file? > > Which is possibly itself an anti junk measure. I don't know what caused this. I had to fix the problem at the file level. The page is now restored. Thanks, -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, May 01 2014) >>> Python Projects, Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope/Plone.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ 2014-04-24: Released mxODBC.Connect 2.0.5 ... http://egenix.com/go55 ::::: Try our mxODBC.Connect Python Database Interface for free ! :::::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/ From mal at egenix.com Fri May 2 15:08:00 2014 From: mal at egenix.com (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Fri, 02 May 2014 15:08:00 +0200 Subject: [pydotorg-www] Adding new team members Message-ID: <536398B0.4040004@egenix.com> As some of you may know, I'm part of the Python Job Board team and help them get the board working with the new system. In order for the development members of the team to efficiently work on the jobs app, I'd like to add them as team members to the pydotorg repo. Are there any objections ? Is there some procedure for this or can I simply add them on github ? 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Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/ From noah at coderanger.net Fri May 2 19:55:44 2014 From: noah at coderanger.net (Noah Kantrowitz) Date: Fri, 2 May 2014 10:55:44 -0700 Subject: [pydotorg-www] Adding new team members In-Reply-To: <536398B0.4040004@egenix.com> References: <536398B0.4040004@egenix.com> Message-ID: <925BBF3D-9AB3-46C2-BCCF-664F9D61E463@coderanger.net> Just contact me or infrastructure-staff at python.org and we can take care of it. Only trusted community members should be given direct push access though. Anyone can contribute easily via the normal fork&merge-req process. --Noah On May 2, 2014, at 6:08 AM, "M.-A. Lemburg" wrote: > As some of you may know, I'm part of the Python Job Board team and > help them get the board working with the new system. > > In order for the development members of the team to efficiently > work on the jobs app, I'd like to add them as team members to > the pydotorg repo. > > Are there any objections ? > Is there some procedure for this or can I simply add them on > github ? > > Thanks, > -- > Marc-Andre Lemburg > eGenix.com > > Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, May 02 2014) >>>> Python Projects, Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>>> mxODBC.Zope/Plone.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ > ________________________________________________________________________ > 2014-04-24: Released mxODBC.Connect 2.0.5 ... http://egenix.com/go55 > > ::::: Try our mxODBC.Connect Python Database Interface for free ! :::::: > > eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 > D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg > Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 > http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/ > _______________________________________________ > pydotorg-www mailing list > pydotorg-www at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pydotorg-www -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 163 bytes Desc: Message signed with OpenPGP using GPGMail URL: From mal at egenix.com Fri May 2 20:18:26 2014 From: mal at egenix.com (M.-A. 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All the best, Michael Foord Begin forwarded message: > From: Bennet Fauber > Subject: www.python.org SSL certificate? > Date: 1 May 2014 22:01:33 BST > To: webmaster at python.org > > Hi, I went to download the Python 3.4.0 source tar ball and got this > transaction. > > $ wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.4.0/Python-3.4.0.tgz > --2014-05-01 16:56:59-- > https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.4.0/Python-3.4.0.tgz > Resolving www.python.org... 199.27.73.175 > Connecting to www.python.org|199.27.73.175|:443... connected. > ERROR: certificate common name ?*.c.ssl.fastly.net? doesn?t match > requested host name ?www.python.org?. > To connect to www.python.org insecurely, use ?--no-check-certificate?. > > Is there a server to which I can connect that has a proper certificate? > > Thanks, -- bennet -- http://www.voidspace.org.uk/ May you do good and not evil May you find forgiveness for yourself and forgive others May you share freely, never taking more than you give. -- the sqlite blessing http://www.sqlite.org/different.html From donald at stufft.io Thu May 8 00:15:11 2014 From: donald at stufft.io (Donald Stufft) Date: Wed, 7 May 2014 18:15:11 -0400 Subject: [pydotorg-www] [Infrastructure] Fwd: www.python.org SSL certificate? 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Message-ID: <02DB5E9E-2D73-4AF5-9119-98B9B4918013@stufft.io> Upgrade wget. http://docs.fastly.com/guides/21844521/28044758 On May 7, 2014, at 6:13 PM, Michael Foord wrote: > If there is an answer to this query please reply directly to Bennet. Otherwise I assume something needs fixing. Or not. > > All the best, > > Michael Foord > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Bennet Fauber >> Subject: www.python.org SSL certificate? >> Date: 1 May 2014 22:01:33 BST >> To: webmaster at python.org >> >> Hi, I went to download the Python 3.4.0 source tar ball and got this >> transaction. >> >> $ wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.4.0/Python-3.4.0.tgz >> --2014-05-01 16:56:59-- >> https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.4.0/Python-3.4.0.tgz >> Resolving www.python.org... 199.27.73.175 >> Connecting to www.python.org|199.27.73.175|:443... connected. >> ERROR: certificate common name ?*.c.ssl.fastly.net? doesn?t match >> requested host name ?www.python.org?. >> To connect to www.python.org insecurely, use ?--no-check-certificate?. >> >> Is there a server to which I can connect that has a proper certificate? >> >> Thanks, -- bennet > > > -- > http://www.voidspace.org.uk/ > > > May you do good and not evil > May you find forgiveness for yourself and forgive others > May you share freely, never taking more than you give. > -- the sqlite blessing > http://www.sqlite.org/different.html > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > Infrastructure mailing list > Infrastructure at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/infrastructure > Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/infrastructure/donald%40stufft.io ----------------- Donald Stufft PGP: 0x6E3CBCE93372DCFA // 7C6B 7C5D 5E2B 6356 A926 F04F 6E3C BCE9 3372 DCFA -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 801 bytes Desc: Message signed with OpenPGP using GPGMail URL: From michael at voidspace.org.uk Thu May 8 00:15:08 2014 From: michael at voidspace.org.uk (Michael Foord) Date: Wed, 7 May 2014 23:15:08 +0100 Subject: [pydotorg-www] [Infrastructure] Fwd: www.python.org SSL certificate? In-Reply-To: <1399500868.23674.114872037.43DFF7C6@webmail.messagingengine.com> References:

<1399500868.23674.114872037.43DFF7C6@webmail.messagingengine.com> Message-ID: On 7 May 2014, at 23:14, Benjamin Peterson wrote: > FYI, the answer is always upgrade openssl/wget. > Ah ok. :-) Thanks for the quick reply. I'll reply to Bennet. Michael > On Wed, May 7, 2014, at 15:13, Michael Foord wrote: >> If there is an answer to this query please reply directly to Bennet. >> Otherwise I assume something needs fixing. Or not. >> >> All the best, >> >> Michael Foord >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: Bennet Fauber >>> Subject: www.python.org SSL certificate? >>> Date: 1 May 2014 22:01:33 BST >>> To: webmaster at python.org >>> >>> Hi, I went to download the Python 3.4.0 source tar ball and got this >>> transaction. >>> >>> $ wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.4.0/Python-3.4.0.tgz >>> --2014-05-01 16:56:59-- >>> https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.4.0/Python-3.4.0.tgz >>> Resolving www.python.org... 199.27.73.175 >>> Connecting to www.python.org|199.27.73.175|:443... connected. >>> ERROR: certificate common name ?*.c.ssl.fastly.net? doesn?t match >>> requested host name ?www.python.org?. >>> To connect to www.python.org insecurely, use ?--no-check-certificate?. >>> >>> Is there a server to which I can connect that has a proper certificate? >>> >>> Thanks, -- bennet >> >> >> -- >> http://www.voidspace.org.uk/ >> >> >> May you do good and not evil >> May you find forgiveness for yourself and forgive others >> May you share freely, never taking more than you give. >> -- the sqlite blessing >> http://www.sqlite.org/different.html >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Infrastructure mailing list >> Infrastructure at python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/infrastructure >> Unsubscribe: >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/infrastructure/benjamin%40python.org -- http://www.voidspace.org.uk/ May you do good and not evil May you find forgiveness for yourself and forgive others May you share freely, never taking more than you give. -- the sqlite blessing http://www.sqlite.org/different.html From mal at python.org Thu May 8 11:57:39 2014 From: mal at python.org (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Thu, 08 May 2014 11:57:39 +0200 Subject: [pydotorg-www] Firebox Training on the Python wiki Message-ID: <536B5513.5020804@python.org> Hi Shawn, Skip kindly forwarded your email. I have had a look at your edits on the wiki where you try to promote Firebox Training and the Python training page itself. Please note that we do not appreciate excessive SEO edits on the wiki. I've edited the events and training page to remove the excessive use of emphasis on those pages and added a section to the training page asking for use of a common format and to play fair. This will hopefully get the page back into a usable state again. Please edit your training page entries for Firebox and trim them down to a size comparable to the other entries. https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonTraining PS: I've added a link to the trainings page on the wiki frontpage, since it's a useful entry to have on that page. Thanks, -- Marc-Andre Lemburg Director Python Software Foundation http://www.python.org/psf/ > Can you update the home page of https://wiki.python.org/moin/ or direct me > to who could update that page? > > If you can update it we would like to see this section changed to include a > link to Python Training > Events, Courses, Conferences, Community > > - > > Python Conferences - > information about the Python conference scene > - > > Python Events - covers > conferences, training courses and more > - > > Local User Groups - find > a Python group near you > - > > Python Event Calendars - > calendars for Python conferences and user groups > - > > Participating in the Community - > where people using and producing Python get together > - > > Find a job where you can use > Python - > Python job boards around the world > > > We would like to see if you could break out > > Python Events - that links to https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonEvents > > and ADD BACK IN > > Python Training - that links to https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonTraining From benjamin at python.org Thu May 8 00:14:28 2014 From: benjamin at python.org (Benjamin Peterson) Date: Wed, 07 May 2014 15:14:28 -0700 Subject: [pydotorg-www] [Infrastructure] Fwd: www.python.org SSL certificate? In-Reply-To: References:

Message-ID: <1399500868.23674.114872037.43DFF7C6@webmail.messagingengine.com> FYI, the answer is always upgrade openssl/wget. On Wed, May 7, 2014, at 15:13, Michael Foord wrote: > If there is an answer to this query please reply directly to Bennet. > Otherwise I assume something needs fixing. Or not. > > All the best, > > Michael Foord > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: Bennet Fauber > > Subject: www.python.org SSL certificate? > > Date: 1 May 2014 22:01:33 BST > > To: webmaster at python.org > > > > Hi, I went to download the Python 3.4.0 source tar ball and got this > > transaction. > > > > $ wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.4.0/Python-3.4.0.tgz > > --2014-05-01 16:56:59-- > > https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.4.0/Python-3.4.0.tgz > > Resolving www.python.org... 199.27.73.175 > > Connecting to www.python.org|199.27.73.175|:443... connected. > > ERROR: certificate common name ?*.c.ssl.fastly.net? doesn?t match > > requested host name ?www.python.org?. > > To connect to www.python.org insecurely, use ?--no-check-certificate?. > > > > Is there a server to which I can connect that has a proper certificate? > > > > Thanks, -- bennet > > > -- > http://www.voidspace.org.uk/ > > > May you do good and not evil > May you find forgiveness for yourself and forgive others > May you share freely, never taking more than you give. > -- the sqlite blessing > http://www.sqlite.org/different.html > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > Infrastructure mailing list > Infrastructure at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/infrastructure > Unsubscribe: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/infrastructure/benjamin%40python.org From nad at acm.org Tue May 20 01:05:09 2014 From: nad at acm.org (Ned Deily) Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 16:05:09 -0700 Subject: [pydotorg-www] Python Wiki Beginners Guide Download Python page is out-of-date Message-ID: <68ABD3E8-237A-42A9-BD76-83F55C0B69F7@acm.org> The Python Wiki Beginners Guide Download Python page is woefully out-of-date. Among other things, it mentions 2.7.3 and 3.2.3 as the current versions. Unfortunately, the page is immutable. Perhaps it should avoid mentioning specific releases and point instead to the official download page maintained by the release managers. https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Download https://www.python.org/downloads/ This has caused confusion for at least one beginner: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23746900/ -- Ned Deily nad at acm.org -- [] From mal at egenix.com Tue May 20 01:16:50 2014 From: mal at egenix.com (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 01:16:50 +0200 Subject: [pydotorg-www] Python Wiki Beginners Guide Download Python page is out-of-date In-Reply-To: <68ABD3E8-237A-42A9-BD76-83F55C0B69F7@acm.org> References: <68ABD3E8-237A-42A9-BD76-83F55C0B69F7@acm.org> Message-ID: <537A90E2.2060206@egenix.com> On 20.05.2014 01:05, Ned Deily wrote: > The Python Wiki Beginners Guide Download Python page is woefully out-of-date. Among other things, it mentions 2.7.3 and 3.2.3 as the current versions. Unfortunately, the page is immutable. Perhaps it should avoid mentioning specific releases and point instead to the official download page maintained by the release managers. > > https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Download > > https://www.python.org/downloads/ > > This has caused confusion for at least one beginner: > > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23746900/ The page is immutable due to frequent spam attacks on the page. If you'd like to change it, please provide your user id on the wiki. -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, May 20 2014) >>> Python Projects, Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope/Plone.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ ::::: Try our mxODBC.Connect Python Database Interface for free ! :::::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/ From nad at acm.org Tue May 20 01:22:24 2014 From: nad at acm.org (Ned Deily) Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 16:22:24 -0700 Subject: [pydotorg-www] Python Wiki Beginners Guide Download Python page is out-of-date In-Reply-To: <537A90E2.2060206@egenix.com> References: <68ABD3E8-237A-42A9-BD76-83F55C0B69F7@acm.org> <537A90E2.2060206@egenix.com> Message-ID: On May 19, 2014, at 16:16 , M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > > On 20.05.2014 01:05, Ned Deily wrote: >> The Python Wiki Beginners Guide Download Python page is woefully out-of-date. Among other things, it mentions 2.7.3 and 3.2.3 as the current versions. Unfortunately, the page is immutable. Perhaps it should avoid mentioning specific releases and point instead to the official download page maintained by the release managers. >> >> https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Download >> >> https://www.python.org/downloads/ >> >> This has caused confusion for at least one beginner: >> >> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23746900/ > > The page is immutable due to frequent spam attacks on the page. > If you'd like to change it, please provide your user id on the wiki. Thanks, but I'm not interested in maintaining it myself. There are too many other fires to fight elsewhere on python.org. -- Ned Deily nad at acm.org -- [] From mal at egenix.com Tue May 20 10:03:40 2014 From: mal at egenix.com (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 10:03:40 +0200 Subject: [pydotorg-www] Python Wiki Beginners Guide Download Python page is out-of-date In-Reply-To: References: <68ABD3E8-237A-42A9-BD76-83F55C0B69F7@acm.org> <537A90E2.2060206@egenix.com> Message-ID: <537B0C5C.4040309@egenix.com> On 20.05.2014 01:22, Ned Deily wrote: > On May 19, 2014, at 16:16 , M.-A. Lemburg wrote: >> >> On 20.05.2014 01:05, Ned Deily wrote: >>> The Python Wiki Beginners Guide Download Python page is woefully out-of-date. Among other things, it mentions 2.7.3 and 3.2.3 as the current versions. Unfortunately, the page is immutable. Perhaps it should avoid mentioning specific releases and point instead to the official download page maintained by the release managers. >>> >>> https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Download >>> >>> https://www.python.org/downloads/ >>> >>> This has caused confusion for at least one beginner: >>> >>> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23746900/ >> >> The page is immutable due to frequent spam attacks on the page. >> If you'd like to change it, please provide your user id on the wiki. > > Thanks, but I'm not interested in maintaining it myself. There are too many other fires to fight elsewhere on python.org. Ok, I've removed all specific links and replaced them with links to the generic download release pages. -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, May 20 2014) >>> Python Projects, Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope/Plone.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ ::::: Try our mxODBC.Connect Python Database Interface for free ! :::::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/ From mal at egenix.com Wed May 21 11:34:45 2014 From: mal at egenix.com (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 11:34:45 +0200 Subject: [pydotorg-www] Internal server error in jobs app on python.org Message-ID: <537C7335.2080008@egenix.com> Could someone with access to the python.org logs please let me know what is causing the internal server you get on this URL: https://www.python.org/newjobs/142/review/ This will have to do with the jobs app, but we cannot reproduce it. Thanks, -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, May 21 2014) >>> Python Projects, Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope/Plone.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ ::::: Try our mxODBC.Connect Python Database Interface for free ! :::::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/ From mal at egenix.com Wed May 21 19:00:14 2014 From: mal at egenix.com (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 19:00:14 +0200 Subject: [pydotorg-www] python.org site updates not working Message-ID: <537CDB9E.5080000@egenix.com> I merged a pull request 8 hours ago, but the site still doesn't use the new code. Is there something I have to do to trigger a rebuild/deployment ? AFAIK, chef should run every 30 minutes, so something seems to be blocking those updates. Thanks, -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, May 21 2014) >>> Python Projects, Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope/Plone.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ ::::: Try our mxODBC.Connect Python Database Interface for free ! :::::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/ From mal at egenix.com Wed May 21 19:08:55 2014 From: mal at egenix.com (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 19:08:55 +0200 Subject: [pydotorg-www] [Infrastructure] python.org site updates not working In-Reply-To: References: <537CDB9E.5080000@egenix.com> Message-ID: <537CDDA7.6040201@egenix.com> On 21.05.2014 19:04, Ernest W. Durbin III wrote: > Marc-Andre, > > There is a release branch which is what is deployed to the production > environment. Thanks for the info. Is there a process to follow to get changes pushed to the release branch e.g. a release manager to approve changes ? > -Ernest > > On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 1:00 PM, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: >> I merged a pull request 8 hours ago, but the site still doesn't use >> the new code. >> >> Is there something I have to do to trigger a rebuild/deployment ? >> >> AFAIK, chef should run every 30 minutes, so something seems to be >> blocking those updates. >> >> Thanks, >> -- >> Marc-Andre Lemburg >> eGenix.com >> >> Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, May 21 2014) >>>>> Python Projects, Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>>>> mxODBC.Zope/Plone.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>>>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ >> ________________________________________________________________________ >> >> ::::: Try our mxODBC.Connect Python Database Interface for free ! :::::: >> >> eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 >> D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg >> Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 >> http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/ >> ________________________________________________ >> Infrastructure mailing list >> Infrastructure at python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/infrastructure >> Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/infrastructure/ewdurbin%40gmail.com -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, May 21 2014) >>> Python Projects, Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope/Plone.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ ::::: Try our mxODBC.Connect Python Database Interface for free ! :::::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/ From ewdurbin at gmail.com Wed May 21 19:04:14 2014 From: ewdurbin at gmail.com (Ernest W. Durbin III) Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 13:04:14 -0400 Subject: [pydotorg-www] [Infrastructure] python.org site updates not working In-Reply-To: <537CDB9E.5080000@egenix.com> References: <537CDB9E.5080000@egenix.com> Message-ID: Marc-Andre, There is a release branch which is what is deployed to the production environment. -Ernest On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 1:00 PM, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > I merged a pull request 8 hours ago, but the site still doesn't use > the new code. > > Is there something I have to do to trigger a rebuild/deployment ? > > AFAIK, chef should run every 30 minutes, so something seems to be > blocking those updates. > > Thanks, > -- > Marc-Andre Lemburg > eGenix.com > > Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, May 21 2014) >>>> Python Projects, Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>>> mxODBC.Zope/Plone.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > ::::: Try our mxODBC.Connect Python Database Interface for free ! :::::: > > eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 > D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg > Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 > http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/ > ________________________________________________ > Infrastructure mailing list > Infrastructure at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/infrastructure > Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/infrastructure/ewdurbin%40gmail.com From noah at coderanger.net Wed May 21 23:51:28 2014 From: noah at coderanger.net (Noah Kantrowitz) Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 14:51:28 -0700 Subject: [pydotorg-www] [Infrastructure] python.org site updates not working In-Reply-To: <537CDDA7.6040201@egenix.com> References: <537CDB9E.5080000@egenix.com> <537CDDA7.6040201@egenix.com> Message-ID: <78692A51-E72D-413E-8104-175CE5044D62@coderanger.net> On May 21, 2014, at 10:08 AM, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > On 21.05.2014 19:04, Ernest W. Durbin III wrote: >> Marc-Andre, >> >> There is a release branch which is what is deployed to the production >> environment. > > Thanks for the info. Is there a process to follow to get changes > pushed to the release branch e.g. a release manager to approve > changes ? Not really. Benjamin had been acting as a bit of an overseer but he might be busy with summer job stuffs now so its a bit wild-west-style. If you break it, you get to fix it :) --Noah -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 163 bytes Desc: Message signed with OpenPGP using GPGMail URL: From mal at egenix.com Thu May 22 10:17:04 2014 From: mal at egenix.com (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 10:17:04 +0200 Subject: [pydotorg-www] [Infrastructure] python.org site updates not working In-Reply-To: <78692A51-E72D-413E-8104-175CE5044D62@coderanger.net> References: <537CDB9E.5080000@egenix.com> <537CDDA7.6040201@egenix.com> <78692A51-E72D-413E-8104-175CE5044D62@coderanger.net> Message-ID: <537DB280.90008@egenix.com> On 21.05.2014 23:51, Noah Kantrowitz wrote: > > On May 21, 2014, at 10:08 AM, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > >> On 21.05.2014 19:04, Ernest W. Durbin III wrote: >>> Marc-Andre, >>> >>> There is a release branch which is what is deployed to the production >>> environment. >> >> Thanks for the info. Is there a process to follow to get changes >> pushed to the release branch e.g. a release manager to approve >> changes ? > > Not really. Benjamin had been acting as a bit of an overseer but he might be busy with summer job stuffs now so its a bit wild-west-style. If you break it, you get to fix it :) Fair enough. I'll then push the changes to the branch myself. Thanks, -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, May 22 2014) >>> Python Projects, Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope/Plone.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ ::::: Try our mxODBC.Connect Python Database Interface for free ! :::::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/ From mal at python.org Thu May 22 17:15:09 2014 From: mal at python.org (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 17:15:09 +0200 Subject: [pydotorg-www] Fwd: Suggestions for changes to the edu-sig list In-Reply-To: References:

<51791CD5.3000309@python.org> Message-ID: <537E147D.6060909@python.org> On 22.05.2014 16:59, Andre Roberge wrote: > On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 9:08 AM, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > >> Hi Andr?, >> >> I think you should ask on the edu-sig for a new maintainer. I've removed >> your name from the bottom of the page. >> >> Hello, > > Perhaps due to the timing with the Python site redesign, the people that > volunteered to take over edu-sig never got involved with it. > > Jeff Elkner (copied to this email) has volunteered to do so. Jeff has been > involved for more years than most in the Python world, especially due to > his leadership in creating Guido van Robot, the well-known educational > software. > > Would it be possible for someone to help Jeff get in charge of maintaining > the edu-sig page on the Python site? I can give Jeff the needed permissions. Jeff: Please create an account on the site and let me know the account name. Thanks, -- Marc-Andre Lemburg Director Python Software Foundation http://www.python.org/psf/ From mal at python.org Thu May 22 17:29:00 2014 From: mal at python.org (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 17:29:00 +0200 Subject: [pydotorg-www] Fwd: Suggestions for changes to the edu-sig list In-Reply-To: References:

<51791CD5.3000309@python.org> <537E147D.6060909@python.org> Message-ID: <537E17BC.5030209@python.org> On 22.05.2014 17:16, Jeff Elkner wrote: > My user name is: jelkner I setup permissions so that you can manage pages and the site tree. You should be able to log into the Django CMS now: https://www.python.org/admin/ Please let me know whether you need more permissions. Note that part of the site is managed via templates, which don't live in the CMS, but in the repo. You'd need a different set of permissions for those. It usually easiest to just send in pull requests: https://github.com/python/pythondotorg Thanks, -- Marc-Andre Lemburg Director Python Software Foundation http://www.python.org/psf/ From andre.roberge at gmail.com Thu May 22 16:59:18 2014 From: andre.roberge at gmail.com (Andre Roberge) Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 11:59:18 -0300 Subject: [pydotorg-www] Fwd: Suggestions for changes to the edu-sig list In-Reply-To: <51791CD5.3000309@python.org> References:

<51791CD5.3000309@python.org> Message-ID: On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 9:08 AM, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > Hi Andr?, > > I think you should ask on the edu-sig for a new maintainer. I've removed > your name from the bottom of the page. > > Hello, Perhaps due to the timing with the Python site redesign, the people that volunteered to take over edu-sig never got involved with it. Jeff Elkner (copied to this email) has volunteered to do so. Jeff has been involved for more years than most in the Python world, especially due to his leadership in creating Guido van Robot, the well-known educational software. Would it be possible for someone to help Jeff get in charge of maintaining the edu-sig page on the Python site? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeff at elkner.net Thu May 22 17:16:45 2014 From: jeff at elkner.net (Jeff Elkner) Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 11:16:45 -0400 Subject: [pydotorg-www] Fwd: Suggestions for changes to the edu-sig list In-Reply-To: <537E147D.6060909@python.org> References:

<51791CD5.3000309@python.org> <537E147D.6060909@python.org> Message-ID: My user name is: jelkner On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 11:15 AM, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > On 22.05.2014 16:59, Andre Roberge wrote: >> On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 9:08 AM, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: >> >>> Hi Andr?, >>> >>> I think you should ask on the edu-sig for a new maintainer. I've removed >>> your name from the bottom of the page. >>> >>> Hello, >> >> Perhaps due to the timing with the Python site redesign, the people that >> volunteered to take over edu-sig never got involved with it. >> >> Jeff Elkner (copied to this email) has volunteered to do so. Jeff has been >> involved for more years than most in the Python world, especially due to >> his leadership in creating Guido van Robot, the well-known educational >> software. >> >> Would it be possible for someone to help Jeff get in charge of maintaining >> the edu-sig page on the Python site? > > I can give Jeff the needed permissions. > > Jeff: Please create an account on the site and let me know the account > name. > > Thanks, > -- > Marc-Andre Lemburg > Director > Python Software Foundation > http://www.python.org/psf/ From mal at python.org Fri May 23 10:32:05 2014 From: mal at python.org (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 10:32:05 +0200 Subject: [pydotorg-www] Fwd: Suggestions for changes to the edu-sig list In-Reply-To: References:

<51791CD5.3000309@python.org> <537E147D.6060909@python.org> <537E17BC.5030209@python.org> Message-ID: <537F0785.3000904@python.org> On 22.05.2014 20:39, Jeff Elkner wrote: > Thanks a 10**6. I'm all set. Great :-) If you run into problems or have questions, please post them here. Thanks, -- Marc-Andre Lemburg Director Python Software Foundation http://www.python.org/psf/ > On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 11:29 AM, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: >> On 22.05.2014 17:16, Jeff Elkner wrote: >>> My user name is: jelkner >> >> I setup permissions so that you can manage pages and the site >> tree. You should be able to log into the Django CMS now: >> >> https://www.python.org/admin/ >> >> Please let me know whether you need more permissions. >> >> Note that part of the site is managed via templates, which don't >> live in the CMS, but in the repo. You'd need a different set of >> permissions for those. It usually easiest to just send in pull >> requests: >> >> https://github.com/python/pythondotorg >> >> Thanks, >> -- >> Marc-Andre Lemburg >> Director >> Python Software Foundation >> http://www.python.org/psf/ From jeff at elkner.net Thu May 22 20:39:44 2014 From: jeff at elkner.net (Jeff Elkner) Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 14:39:44 -0400 Subject: [pydotorg-www] Fwd: Suggestions for changes to the edu-sig list In-Reply-To: <537E17BC.5030209@python.org> References:

<51791CD5.3000309@python.org> <537E147D.6060909@python.org> <537E17BC.5030209@python.org> Message-ID: Thanks a 10**6. I'm all set. On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 11:29 AM, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > On 22.05.2014 17:16, Jeff Elkner wrote: >> My user name is: jelkner > > I setup permissions so that you can manage pages and the site > tree. You should be able to log into the Django CMS now: > > https://www.python.org/admin/ > > Please let me know whether you need more permissions. > > Note that part of the site is managed via templates, which don't > live in the CMS, but in the repo. You'd need a different set of > permissions for those. It usually easiest to just send in pull > requests: > > https://github.com/python/pythondotorg > > Thanks, > -- > Marc-Andre Lemburg > Director > Python Software Foundation > http://www.python.org/psf/ From mal at egenix.com Sat May 31 22:49:58 2014 From: mal at egenix.com (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Sat, 31 May 2014 22:49:58 +0200 Subject: [pydotorg-www] Vandalism/spam on wiki.python.org: changes to default permissions Message-ID: <538A4076.9000105@egenix.com> Hello, in recent weeks, the Python Wiki has seen an increasing amount of spam and vandalism: https://wiki.python.org/moin/RecentChanges?max_days=60 Since the textchas we've been using apparently no longer serve their intended purposes, I've now pulled the plug and disabled editing permissions for new users: https://wiki.python.org/moin/FrontPage (see "Editing pages") I've added a new user group called NewUsersGroup, which does get editing rights, but we'll have to manage this manually and new users who want to receive editing rights will have to write to this mailing list to be added to the group. I'm sorry for having to take this step, but the level of spam and (more importantly) vandalism we've been getting is too high to keep the wiki as open as it used to be. Please regard the above step as emergency action. I'm more than open to discussing alternative approaches to the situation, since I don't like this step myself. PS: I've only applied the new configuration to the Python wiki. We may also have to take this step for the Jython wiki. Thanks, -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, May 31 2014) >>> Python Projects, Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope/Plone.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ 2014-05-28: Released mxODBC.Connect 2.1.0 ... http://egenix.com/go56 2014-07-02: Python Meeting Duesseldorf ... 32 days to go ::::: Try our mxODBC.Connect Python Database Interface for free ! :::::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/ From paul at boddie.org.uk Sat May 31 23:04:26 2014 From: paul at boddie.org.uk (Paul Boddie) Date: Sat, 31 May 2014 23:04:26 +0200 Subject: [pydotorg-www] Vandalism/spam on wiki.python.org: changes to default permissions In-Reply-To: <538A4076.9000105@egenix.com> References: <538A4076.9000105@egenix.com> Message-ID: <201405312304.26954.paul@boddie.org.uk> On Saturday 31. May 2014 22.49.58 M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > Hello, > > in recent weeks, the Python Wiki has seen an increasing amount of > spam and vandalism: > > https://wiki.python.org/moin/RecentChanges?max_days=60 > > Since the textchas we've been using apparently no longer serve their > intended purposes, I've now pulled the plug and disabled editing > permissions for new users: > > https://wiki.python.org/moin/FrontPage (see "Editing pages") > > I've added a new user group called NewUsersGroup, which does > get editing rights, but we'll have to manage this manually and > new users who want to receive editing rights will have to write > to this mailing list to be added to the group. Thanks for doing this! I imagine that this will have very little impact on serious contributors. Certainly, anyone wanting to edit the pages will need an account, but they should be able to manage their credentials using OpenID and not have to remember another password for the site. > I'm sorry for having to take this step, but the level of spam > and (more importantly) vandalism we've been getting is too high > to keep the wiki as open as it used to be. > > Please regard the above step as emergency action. I'm more than > open to discussing alternative approaches to the situation, since > I don't like this step myself. > > PS: I've only applied the new configuration to the Python wiki. > We may also have to take this step for the Jython wiki. I think I've made my position on this quite clear before. We can certainly implement measures similar to those used by other Web applications, but this requires an investment in the development of functionality that has been rather difficult to justify doing until now (speaking personally). For anyone motivated enough, just looking at Wordpress and MediaWiki extensions for anti- spam should provide enough to go on, however. Meanwhile, in contrast to many sites where highly restrictive policies prevail - indeed, how many sites have disabled editing entirely due to spam? - the available forms of registration and editing approval for MoinMoin are rather benign, in my opinion. In any case, thanks for taking this step and also for cleaning up some of the recent spam. I for one appreciate this! Paul From mal at egenix.com Sat May 31 23:21:03 2014 From: mal at egenix.com (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Sat, 31 May 2014 23:21:03 +0200 Subject: [pydotorg-www] Vandalism/spam on wiki.python.org: changes to default permissions In-Reply-To: <201405312304.26954.paul@boddie.org.uk> References: <538A4076.9000105@egenix.com> <201405312304.26954.paul@boddie.org.uk> Message-ID: <538A47BF.1020606@egenix.com> On 31.05.2014 23:04, Paul Boddie wrote: > On Saturday 31. May 2014 22.49.58 M.-A. Lemburg wrote: >> Hello, >> >> in recent weeks, the Python Wiki has seen an increasing amount of >> spam and vandalism: >> >> https://wiki.python.org/moin/RecentChanges?max_days=60 >> >> Since the textchas we've been using apparently no longer serve their >> intended purposes, I've now pulled the plug and disabled editing >> permissions for new users: >> >> https://wiki.python.org/moin/FrontPage (see "Editing pages") >> >> I've added a new user group called NewUsersGroup, which does >> get editing rights, but we'll have to manage this manually and >> new users who want to receive editing rights will have to write >> to this mailing list to be added to the group. > > Thanks for doing this! I imagine that this will have very little impact on > serious contributors. Certainly, anyone wanting to edit the pages will need an > account, but they should be able to manage their credentials using OpenID and > not have to remember another password for the site. If you have suggestions for improving the wording/styling of the notice on the front page, please let me know. After thinking about this some more, the user group name may not be all that appropriate... not all users we'll want to give editing permissions are new users. My thinking was to move the users from the NewUsersGroup to the TrustedEditorsGroup after a while and if they apply for this. >> I'm sorry for having to take this step, but the level of spam >> and (more importantly) vandalism we've been getting is too high >> to keep the wiki as open as it used to be. >> >> Please regard the above step as emergency action. I'm more than >> open to discussing alternative approaches to the situation, since >> I don't like this step myself. >> >> PS: I've only applied the new configuration to the Python wiki. >> We may also have to take this step for the Jython wiki. > > I think I've made my position on this quite clear before. We can certainly > implement measures similar to those used by other Web applications, but this > requires an investment in the development of functionality that has been > rather difficult to justify doing until now (speaking personally). For anyone > motivated enough, just looking at Wordpress and MediaWiki extensions for anti- > spam should provide enough to go on, however. I don't have any cycles to spare on this, sorry. I can add/enable extensions on the wikis, but not go into full development mode. > Meanwhile, in contrast to many sites where highly restrictive policies prevail > - indeed, how many sites have disabled editing entirely due to spam? - the > available forms of registration and editing approval for MoinMoin are rather > benign, in my opinion. > > In any case, thanks for taking this step and also for cleaning up some of the > recent spam. I for one appreciate this! Thanks, -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, May 31 2014) >>> Python Projects, Consulting and Support ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC.Zope/Plone.Database.Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ 2014-05-28: Released mxODBC.Connect 2.1.0 ... http://egenix.com/go56 2014-07-02: Python Meeting Duesseldorf ... 32 days to go ::::: Try our mxODBC.Connect Python Database Interface for free ! :::::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/ From adam_burke_mail at yahoo.com Fri May 30 00:44:01 2014 From: adam_burke_mail at yahoo.com (Adam) Date: Fri, 30 May 2014 06:44:01 +0800 Subject: [pydotorg-www] Locking wiki pages for Jython Message-ID: <9C473106-3599-47C1-8F21-0E951D1B3E6A@yahoo.com> There are some prominent pages such as the front page and DocumentationAndEducation which are getting hit by spam often but not other edits. Is it possible to lock some pages for more restrictive editing, as on Wikipedia? And does anyone object if we do so for some key pages? People finding spam instead of the front page is a particularly bad one I think. Adam