From gherman@darwin.in-berlin.de  Fri Oct  1 10:54:47 1999
From: gherman@darwin.in-berlin.de (Dinu C. Gherman)
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 99 09:54:47 GMT
Subject: "Das Python-Tutorium 1.5.2" finished!
Message-ID: <mt2.0-6632-938771687@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

The German translation of Guido's Python tutorial is finally
finished now, after considering many suggestions from preview 
readers and correcting many typos! 

Please note that the standard Python LaTeX tools, coming with 
the Python standard documentation distribution appear not to 
be sufficient to convert the LaTeX source code into HTML! It 
is planned to write a README describing what was needed to 
still get it done (but it wasn't me who did the conversion). 
This README will be included in the following  folder, too, 
as soon as it exists.

You may find "Das Python-Tutorium" here:

  http://starship.python.net/crew/gherman/publications/tut-de

with a short paragraph describing it on:

  http://starship.python.net/crew/gherman/

If you have any special comments or corrections, please con-
tact me directly instead of approaching the Python-De mailing 
list!

Viel Vergnuegen,

Dinu

== 
Dinu C. Gherman

................................................................
"An average of more than 15 % of adults in 12 industrialized 
countries are functionally illiterate; in Ireland, the United 
Kingdom and the United States, the rates are over 20 %."

  (The State of the World's Children 1999,
   UNICEF, http://www.unicef.org/sowc99)


<P><A HREF="http://starship.python.net/crew/gherman/publications/tut-de/">Das
Python-Tutorium</A> - German translation of GvR's Python
Tutorial.  (30-Sep-99)

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From mw263X@quetico.ccsr.cam.ac.uk  Fri Oct  1 10:57:36 1999
From: mw263X@quetico.ccsr.cam.ac.uk (Michael Wise Remove X to activate)
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 99 09:57:36 GMT
Subject: agrepy 1.1: Python port of agrep (string matching with errors)
Message-ID: <mt2.0-6632-938771856@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

Agrep, written by Sun Wu and Udi Manber (described in "Fast Text Searching
Allowing Errors", CACM, 35(10), 1992), is a suite of C functions which
together perform various string matching operations under UNIX (i.e.
specified at the commandline). For example, agrep is able find matches
despite differences due to American versus British spelling

agrepy takes agrep from its user level setting and makes it available as a
Python module.  Specifically, what this port implements are those functions
from agrep relating to inexact matching of text strings which contain no
metacharacters.  For example, agrep is able find matches despite differences
due to American versus British spelling.

apgrepy also extends agrep in the following sense: given a pattern and a
text string, agrepy and returns a list of all, non-overlapping pairs of text
indexes such that the start index is the first character of the text that
matches the earliest pattern character exactly, and the end is the last text
character that matches exactly. The end index of each match is 1 place
greater than the actual index so it can be immediately used to construct a
slice. (agrep itself is content with recognizing that the input line
contains a match, but does not say where or differentiate multiple matches.)

agrepy 1.0 (July 1999) had an end-of-text bug in the short pattern module,
while both the long and short pattern modules had problems at times finding
the precise ends of a match.  There also can be a genuine ambiguity
specifying the ends of match which has equal number of errs.  The
methodology now is that the original algorithms find the ends of matches
fairly accurately, and a separate, recursive function firms up the end
position

The authors of the original programs are Sun Wu and Udi Manber, as described
above. See below for the copyright on the orginal algorithms. Other portions
have been written by Michael J. Wise and are copyright under the terms of
Open Source Definition (http://www.opensource.org/osd.html).

Original Copyright

This material was developed by Sun Wu and Udi Manber
at the University of Arizona, Department of Computer Science.
Permission is granted to copy this software, to redistribute it
on a nonprofit basis, and to use it for any purpose, subject to
the following restrictions and understandings.

1. Any copy made of this software must include this copyright notice
in full.

2. All materials developed as a consequence of the use of this
software shall duly acknowledge such use, in accordance with the usual
standards of acknowledging credit in academic research.

3. The authors have made no warranty or representation that the
operation of this software will be error-free or suitable for any
application, and they are under under no obligation to provide any
services, by way of maintenance, update, or otherwise.  The software
is an experimental prototype offered on an as-is basis.

4. Redistribution for profit requires the express, written permission
of the authors.
and finds the start position.

SOURCE
The code for port is available from:
<A HREF="ftp://ftp.ccsr.cam.ac.uk/pub/michaelw/src/agrepy_1.1.tar.gz">
ftp://ftp.ccsr.cam.ac.uk/pub/michaelw/src/agrepy_1.1.tar.gz</A>.

URL
http://www.ccsr.cam.ac.uk/~mw263/pyagrep.html


  Dr Michael J. Wise
  Bristol-Myers Squibb Senior Research Fellow

  Pembroke College      |  Centre for Communications Systems Research (CCSR)
  Cambridge  CB2 1RF    |  10 Downing St
  England               |  Cambridge CB2 3DS
                        |  England

  Telephone:    (+44 1223) 740 121
  FAX:          (+44 1223) 740 099
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  URL:          http://www.ccsr.cam.ac.uk/~michaelw

  Research Visitor at the European Bioinformatics Institute
  --
  "If I'm not for myself, who is for me?
   But if I am only for myself, what am I?
   AND IF NOT NOW, WHEN?"
        - Sayings of the Fathers (Hillel)
          (emphasis my own)


<P><A HREF="http://www.ccsr.cam.ac.uk/~mw263/pyagrep.html">agrepy
1.1</A> - String matching in the presence of a small number of
errors.  (30-Sep-99)

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From andy@robanal.demon.co.uk  Fri Oct  1 12:40:56 1999
From: andy@robanal.demon.co.uk (andy@robanal.demon.co.uk)
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 99 11:40:56 GMT
Subject: Almost the first UK Python meeting
Message-ID: <mt2.0-7321-938778056@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

The second meeting of the UK Python User's Group
(that's a working title) will take place as follows:

Where:
	Princess Louise pub
	Bloomsbury
	208 High Holborn St.
	London
	0171-405-8816
	Holborn Station, Central/Picdadilly Lines
When:
	Monday 4th October, any time after 18:00

Dress Code:
	Try to look like a Python fan :-)

The first meeting was last Wednesday in Cambridge.

Any UK Python users are welcome to join the python-uk
mailing list at
http://starship.python.net/mailman/listinfo/python-uk

Regards,

Andy Robinson

Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.

<P><A HREF="http://starship.python.net/mailman/listinfo/python-uk">UK Python
Users Mailing List</A> - and the UK Python Users Group will meet on October
4th, any time after 18:00, at Princess Louise pub, Bloomsbury,
London.  (01-Oct-99)

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From Amos@digicool.com  Thu Oct 21 06:06:06 1999
From: Amos@digicool.com (Amos Latteier)
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 99 05:06:06 GMT
Subject: Zope Weekly News - Wed, 20 Oct 1999
Message-ID: <mt2.0-6785-940482366@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

Hello,

It's been yet another jam packed week for Zope. There were community
advances in Zope development, documentation, and advocacy. Keep up the
good work Zopistas!

  * Atlanta Linux Showcase was held this week and it included a talk by
Digital Creations' Paul Everitt, and a Zope Birds of a Feather session.
 
  http://lwn.net/1999/features/ALS/
   
  * There was lots of discussion about a Linux.com community ad for
Zope. Chris McDonough got things rolling and it snowballed from there
with many creative ideas. Then the conversation turned to the merits of
the name 'Zope' which many folks seem to think is actually reasonable
despite sounding somewhat silly. 
 
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-October/012037.html
  http://www.zope.org/Members/webmaven/zope-banner-1.gif
  
  * Martijn Faassen announced XMLWidgets 0.2. This release includes a
number of demos which reveal that this is shaping up to be a very
powerful Zope product. Go Martijn!

  http://www.zope.org/Members/faassen/XMLWidgets

  * Gerard Mulot announced a complete Zope application available for
downloading. It sounds like it could be a good source of Zope examples.
  
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-October/012252.html
  http://www.zope.org/Members/gerard/centaur/index_html
  
  * Ian Clarke started a discussion about the future of Zope and Zope
clients. One could develop many types of Zope clients such as Java
applets, Mozilla XUL apps, or local apps coded in almost anything which
spoke to Zope over XML-RPC. Of course a full Zope client would be a
major undertaking and no one so far seems to be seriously planning such
a project.
  
  * Pavlos Christoforou announced a How-To on storing information
outside the ZODB.
  
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-October/012374.html
  
  * Zope veteran Martijn Pieters announced that he'll be giving a
presentation on Zope at the Dutch Unix Users Group (NLUUG).
  
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-October/012393.html
  
  * Johan Carlsson announced a ZIE update and Offline editor
availability.
  
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-October/012400.html
  
  * Evan Simpson announced SiteAccess v0.1.0 which now allows virtual
hosting.
  
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-October/012531.html
  
  * Ty Sarna announced Tranalyzer 1.0, a utility for analyzing and
examining ZODB files. It includes the ability to watch transactions
being committed to the ZODB (think tail -f). Can Ty continue to release
yet another cool Zope tool *every* week? Tune in next week to find out.
  
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope-announce/1999-October/000050.html
  
  * The Zope Documentation Project continues to work tirelessly on their
ZBook project. 
  
  http://zdp.zope.org/ZBookStatus/
 
  * David Kankiewicz and the ZQR team announced ZQR 0.8 If you aren't
yet hip the ZQR (Zope Quick Reference) you should definitely check it
out.
 
  http://www.zope.org/Members/ZQR
  
  * Stuart Bishop posted a How-To which describes Zope argument
marshalling. Very useful!
  
  http://www.zope.org/Members/Zen/howto/FormVariableTypes
  
  * Lalo Martins released an experimental Banner Ad product.
  
  http://www.zope.org/Members/lalo/BannerFolder
  
  
See you next week.

-Amos

== 
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From da@ski.org  Thu Oct 21 06:06:16 1999
From: da@ski.org (David Ascher)
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 99 05:06:16 GMT
Subject: Dr. Dobb's Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Oct 17)
Message-ID: <mt2.0-6785-940482376@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

This week's selection consists mostly of down-and-dirty Python tricks from
Python experts, from buffers to pipes to the usual regexp magic:

  There are a few enthusiastic comments about why JPython is a killer
  combination, in response to a query by Dan Star:
    http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=536378821

  Hrvoje Niksic puts forth a simple function which allows reading from
  and writing to a Unix process while avoiding deadlocks:
    http://www.egroups.com/group/python-list/69418.html

  Robin Boerdijk gives insightful comments on the buffer interface in
  his argument for having used a C extension in his xstruct module:
    http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=536789633
    http://www.python.org/pipermail/python-list/1999-October/019510.html

  Marc-Andre Lemburg tells how to execute .pyc files in a given
  enviroment:
   http://www.python.org/pipermail/python-list/1999-October/019581.html

  Greg Andruk and Moshe Zadka both implement record separators for
  file objects:
    http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=536905656
    http://www.python.org/pipermail/python-list/1999-October/019572.html

  Tim Peters reviews reasons for realizing robust regexps:
    http://www.egroups.com/group/python-list/69416.html


=========================================================================
Everything you want is probably one or two clicks away in these pages:

      Python.org's Python Language Website is the center of Pythonia
          http://www.python.org

      Much of Python's real work takes place on Special-Interest Group
          mailing lists http://www.python.org/sigs/

      Python Consortium emerges as an independent nexus of activity
          http://www.python.org/consortium

      Python To-Do List anticipates some of Python's future direction
          http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/todo.py

      Python Journal is at work on its second issue
          http://www.pythonjournal.com

      Links2Go is a new semi-automated link collection; it's impressive
      what AI can generate
          http://www.links2go.com/search?search=python

    Archive probing trick of the trade:
        http://www.dejanews.com/dnquery.xp?QRY=&DBS=2&ST=PS&defaultOp=AND&LNG=ALL&format=threaded&showsort=date&maxhits=100&groups=comp.lang.python


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From Amos@digicool.com  Thu Oct 21 06:06:43 1999
From: Amos@digicool.com (Amos Latteier)
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 99 05:06:43 GMT
Subject: Zope Weekly News - Wed, 13 Oct 1999
Message-ID: <mt2.0-6785-940482402@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

Hi,

Yet another active week in Zopeland. The Zope community continues to
churn out great ideas and software at an incredible rate. Its very
exciting to watch existing Zope projects like Squishdot mature and new
projects like PythonMethods spring up.

  * Ng Pheng Siong posted his additions to ZServer which allow it to do
SSL with the M2Crypto Python package. Very cool indeed!
  
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope-dev/1999-October/001803.html
  http://www.post1.com/home/ngps/m2
  
  * Bill Anderson updated his Knowledge Kit to version 1.6.3. Knowledge
Kit is a Zope Product for creating knowledge bases.
  
  http://www.zope.org/Members/Bill/Products/KnowledgeKit
  
  * Butch Landingin released Squishdot 0.3.0 Squishdot is a very popular
Zope Product for running Slashdot-like discussion sites. Many cool Zope
sites including Technocrat.net run Squishdot.
  
  http://www.squishdot.org/
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-October/011663.html
  
  * Following up on his excellent ZODB work last week, this week Ty
Sarna posted a CompressedStorage class which can be layered over another
ZODB storage to provide pickle compression.
  
  http://www.zope.org/Members/tsarna/CompressedStorage/Announcement
  
  * The tireless Jeff Rush updated his Zope RPMS for Zope 2.0.1. He also
compiled the ZODBC database adapter for use with Solid Technology's
commercial SQL database product (v2.3), under Linux.
  
  http://starship.python.net/crew/jrush/Zope/
  http://starship.python.net/crew/jrush/Zope/Zope2.html#ZODBCDA
  
  * Evan Simpson updated Python Methods to version 0.1.4
  
  http://www.zope.org/Members/4am/PythonMethod
  
  * Stuart Bishop released Logger 1.0.1 which allows you to write to
Zope's log files from DTML. This can be quite useful for debugging and
error logging.
  
  http://www.zope.org/Members/Zen/Logger
  
  * Amos Latteier posted a XML-RPC How-To. This link immediately showed
up to www.scripting.com and www.xmlrpc.com.
  
  http://www.zope.org/Members/Amos/XML-RPC
  
  * Jason M. Thaxter pointed out that Zope is mentioned in a Tim
O'Reilly piece.
   
  http://xml.com/pub/1999/10/tokyo.html
   
  * Jonathan Corbet and Roman Milner pointed out that www.HireTechs.com
has launched an auction site using Zope, though they do not identify the
site as Zope-powered.
  
  http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=Cn_1SqbKbytaXmZi
  
  * Chris McDonough pointed out that Python's creator Guido van Rossum
mentions Zope as in his latest interview.
  
  http://www.oreilly.com/frank/
  
  * Andy Dustman released MySQLdb-0.1.1 which provides access to MySQL
from Zope.
  
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-October/011978.html
  
  * Chris McDonough mentioned that Linux.com has donated space for a
Zope ad. Lots of discussion ensued about what the ad should say.
  
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-October/012037.html
  
  * The indomitable Chris McDonough produced an interesting comparison
between Zope and MS SiteServer.
  
  http://sharon.iqgroup.com/zopevssiteserver.html
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-October/012115.html
  
  * Brad Clements expressed interest in taking over NotMail development.
Go Brad!
  
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope-dev/1999-October/001771.html
  

As always this summary cannot do justice to all the frenetic Zope
activity, but it can perhaps highlight a few interesting items you may
have missed.
  
See you next week.

-Amos
  
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From da@ski.org  Thu Oct 21 06:06:54 1999
From: da@ski.org (David Ascher)
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 99 05:06:54 GMT
Subject: Dr. Dobb's Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Oct 11)
Message-ID: <mt2.0-6785-940482414@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

If you're fascinated by junk DNA, introns and extrons, gene regulation
and expression, you might have missed a few key events in Pythonland:

   Skip Montanaro waxes commaful on the subject of typing sequences
   in: 
      http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=533956812

   Robin Boerdijk puts forth a struct-builder module which should
   make it easy to build interfaces to Win32 API calls:
      http://www.sis.nl/python/xstruct/xstruct.html

   Jean-Claude Wippler updates the Python-URL server so that it
   archives Deja.com postings for posterity:
      http://purl.org/thecliff/python/url.html 

   Gordon McMillan's installer reaches a new beta stage:
      http://starship.python.net/crew/gmcm/install.html

   Robin Dunn announces the latest version of wxPython (2.1.4), which
   has support for the Object Graphics Library among others new
   improvements:
      http://alldunn.com/wxPython/

   'xr' from Hungary proposes yet another garbage collector for Python:
      http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=533386412

   It's time to renew your Python Software Association membership.
   Details and renewal forms are at:
     http://www.python.org/psa/

=========================================================================
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      Python.org's Python Language Website is the center of Pythonia
          http://www.python.org

      Much of Python's real work takes place on Special-Interest Group
          mailing lists http://www.python.org/sigs/

      Python Consortium emerges as an independent nexus of activity
          http://www.python.org/consortium

      Python To-Do List anticipates some of Python's future direction
          http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/todo.py

      Python Journal is at work on its second issue
          http://www.pythonjournal.com

      Links2Go is a new semi-automated link collection; it's impressive
      what AI can generate
          http://www.links2go.com/search?search=python

    Archive probing trick of the trade:
        http://www.dejanews.com/dnquery.xp?QRY=&DBS=2&ST=PS&defaultOp=AND&LNG=ALL&format=threaded&showsort=date&maxhits=100&groups=comp.lang.python


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From Amos@digicool.com  Thu Oct 21 06:07:16 1999
From: Amos@digicool.com (Amos Latteier)
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 99 05:07:16 GMT
Subject: Zope Weekly News - Wed, 6 Oct 1999
Message-ID: <mt2.0-6785-940482436@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

Hello,

It's been a exciting week in Zopeland. The Zope community is cooking up
a lot of great stuff! Martijn Fassan and Anthony Pfrunder are working on
xml-based content formatting and behavior projects. Ty Sarna is pushing
Zope's database capabilities by adding Berkeley DB support. It's hard to
keep up with all the great new Zope products and documentation. As
always Zope.org is the best place to look for most of the exciting new
stuff.

  * Anthony Pfrunder announced his VisualZope Product which looks quite
interesting, though it is very early in development at this point.
VisualZope is a collection of ZClasses to provide easy support for
javascript/DHTML within the Zope environment.
  
  http://www.zope.org/Members/NoneToBe/VisualStudio/new_html
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope-dev/1999-September/001721.html
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope-dev/1999-September/001708.html
  
  * Martijn Fassan's XMLWidgets is another exciting Zope Project.
XMLWidgets allows you to author content in XML and then create behaviors
for the XML.
  
  http://www.zope.org/Members/faassen/XMLWidgets

  * Mark Pratt announced that Katrin Kirchner has translated three Zope
how-to's into German. 

  http://www.zope.de/bibliothek/How-Tos/
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope-announce/1999-October/000042.html

  * Ty Sarna announced a preliminary version of a Berkeley DB based ZODB
storage. This is great news, and marks a great step forward for ZODB.
  
  http://www.zope.org/Members/tsarna/BerkeleyStorage
  
  * Paul Everitt announced more information about Zope training.
  
  http://www.digicool.com/Solutions/Training/
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-October/011453.html
  
  * Pam Crosby announced updated Zope documentation, including the still
incomplete Zope Developer's Guide and Zope Administrator's Guide.
  
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-October/011462.html
  
  * Jeffrey Shell announced the LDAP Roadmap.

  http://www.zope.org/Members/jshell/LDAP_Roadmap  
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-October/011571.html

  * A number of folks are giving talks on Zope throughout the world.
Anthony Baxter spoke in Victoria, Australia, and Chris McDonough will be
speaking in Philadelphia, USA.
  
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-October/011597.html
  http://www.zope.org/Members/anthony/talks/luv/
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-September/011333.html
  http://www.op.net/~darxus/plug/anouncement/anouncement.html
  
  * Johan Carlsson announced a Zope Internet Explorer Editor Project.
  
  http://www.zope.org/Members/johanc/zie-news1

  * Evelyn Mitchell has written an article on Python for IBM's
DeveloperWorks. It mentions Zope.

  http://www-4.ibm.com/software/developer/library/python101.html
  
  * Computer Sweden published an article on Zope by Erik Geijer.

  http://nyheter.idg.se/display.pl?ID=990930-CS5

  * Hungarian Chip Magazine published an article on Zope by Arpad Kiss.

  http://www.zope.org/Members/sekter/zopearticle2


Keep on Zopin'

-Amos

== 
Amos Latteier         mailto:amos@digicool.com
Digital Creations     http://www.digicool.com

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From da@ski.org  Thu Oct 21 06:07:24 1999
From: da@ski.org (David Ascher)
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 99 05:07:24 GMT
Subject: Dr. Dobb's Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Oct 4)
Message-ID: <mt2.0-6785-940482444@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

Our welcome to readers arriving by way of *Dr. Dobb's Journal*'s new
sponsorship of Python-URL!

    Phil Hughes of *Linux Journal* interviews Guido.
        http://207.178.22.52/articles/conversations/005.html

    Guido procrastinates on the web and finds a whole slew of
    Python books which will soon hit your shelves:
        http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=530028166

    IBM's website features a nice introduction to Python:
        http://www-4.ibm.com/software/developer/library/python101.html

    ESR (a.k.a. Eric Raymond) mentions wanting to hack on Python
    1.6 as one of this top TODO items:
        http://slashdot.org/interviews/99/09/30/1418244.shtml

    DistUtils is getting there!  Thanks to Greg Ward's leadership,
    version 0.1 is released:
        http://www.python.org/sigs/distutils-sig/

    The German translation of the Python tutorial is finished:
        http://starship.python.net/crew/gherman/publications/tut-de/

    There's activity on the Python in Finance & Accounting mailing
    list, with various starts at useful modules:
        http://www.egroups.com/group/python-finance

    Skip Montanaro provides a tool to find variable names that hide
    builtin names.  Announcement and URL follow:
        http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=531134027
        http://www.musi-cal.com/~skip/python/hiding.py

    Michael Haggerty comes up with a cool trick that even Guido hadn't
    thought of to split the keys and values of a mapping in separate
    parallel lists:
        http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=530510248
        http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp?AN=530683849


=========================================================================
Everything you want is probably one or two clicks away in these pages:

      Python.org's Python Language Website is the center of Pythonia
          http://www.python.org

      Much of Python's real work takes place on Special-Interest Group
          mailing lists http://www.python.org/sigs/

      Python Consortium emerges as an independent nexus of activity
          http://www.python.org/consortium

      Python To-Do List anticipates some of Python's future direction
          http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/todo.py

      Python Journal is at work on its second issue
          http://www.pythonjournal.com

      Links2Go is a new semi-automated link collection; it's impressive
      what AI can generate
          http://www.links2go.com/search?search=python

    Archive probing trick of the trade:
        http://www.dejanews.com/dnquery.xp?QRY=&DBS=2&ST=PS&defaultOp=AND&LNG=ALL&format=threaded&showsort=date&maxhits=100&groups=comp.lang.python


Previous - (U)se the (R)esource, (L)uke! - messages are listed here:
  http://purl.org/thecliff/python/url.html
or
  http://www.dejanews.com/dnquery.xp?QRY=~g%20comp.lang.python%20Python-URL%21


Suggestions/corrections for next week's posting are always welcome.
  http://www.egroups.com/list/python-url-leads/

To receive a new issue of this posting in e-mail each Monday morning,
ask <claird@neosoft.com> to subscribe.


-- The Python-URL! Team--

Dr. Dobb's Journal (http://www.ddj.com) is pleased to participate in and
sponsor the "Python-URL!" project.
== 

Cameron Laird           http://starbase.neosoft.com/~claird/home.html
claird@NeoSoft.com      +1 281 996 8546 FAX

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From BURNS,RANDALL J (Non-HP-Cupertino,ex1)  Mon Oct 25 03:32:31 1999
From: BURNS,RANDALL J (Non-HP-Cupertino,ex1) (BURNS,RANDALL J (Non-HP-Cupertino,ex1))
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 99 02:32:31 GMT
Subject: HP Joins Python Consortium
Message-ID: <mt2.0-23192-940818751@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

Hewlett Packard (http://www.hp.com) has joined the Python Consortium
(http://www.python.org/consortium/) as a full member. One of the
major factors driving HP's membership in the Python 
Consortium is the extensive use of Python in  development of
pilot applications for Espeak (http://www.hp.com/go/espeak).

We have several positions open for experienced object-oriented developers
who would like to work in Python. I'd be happy to speak
with interested candidates about these jobs.

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From randall_burns_hp@my-deja.com  Mon Oct 25 03:43:17 1999
From: randall_burns_hp@my-deja.com (randall_burns_hp@my-deja.com)
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 99 02:43:17 GMT
Subject: Python E-commerce Development Positions
Message-ID: <mt2.0-23192-940819396@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

[Moderator's note: this posting is originally from Oct 7, 1999.]

HP's Open Services Operation in Cupertion, CA has a variety software
development positions open for experienced programmers who would like to
work with Python (substantial prior object-oriented development experience
is necessary but this can be with a language other than Python).

Our team is developing pilot applications for HP's Espeak application
framework (http://www.hp.com/go/espeak).

Please send your resume to: randall_burns@nonhp-am.exch.hp.com

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From python-list-admin@python.org (Insane in the Membraine)  Mon Oct 25 03:35:30 1999
From: python-list-admin@python.org (Insane in the Membraine) (Barry A. Warsaw)
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 99 02:35:30 GMT
Subject: CWI mailing lists have moved!
Message-ID: <mt2.0-23192-940818930@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

[Moderator's note: this posting is originally from Oct 6, 1999.]

To all readers of python-list@cwi.nl and python-announce-list@cwi.nl

We have finally moved all subscriptions on the two lists @cwi.nl to
the parallel lists @python.org.  These mailing lists are managed by
Mailman[1].  You should have gotten both a notification message and an
individual welcome message with your Mailman passwords.  Feel free to
visit the specified URL to edit your personal options.

Everyone who uses the email interface to the lists should send general
discussion messages to python-list@python.org.  Announcements can go
to python-announce@python.org [sic -see footnote 2].  The CWI
addresses will be aliased to these addresses come the next Dutch
morning (some folks who were on the CWI lists may see a few duplicates
for the next few hours -- sorry about that!).

The newsgroup gateways haven't changed, comp.lang.python and
comp.lang.python.announce still work as normal.

If you'd like to subscribe to the email lists please visit

  python-list
    http://www.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

  python-announce-list
    http://www.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-announce-list

Please let me know if you experience any problems.

Enjoy,
-Barry

[1] www.list.org

[2] Yes, you subscribe to python-announce-list but announcement
postings should go to python-announce@python.org.  That way, they get
properly forwarded to the c.l.py.a moderator.  Thanks!

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From akuchlin@mems-exchange.org  Mon Oct 25 03:33:27 1999
From: akuchlin@mems-exchange.org (Andrew M. Kuchling)
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 99 02:33:27 GMT
Subject: Revised HOWTOs
Message-ID: <mt2.0-23192-940818807@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

I've placed new versions of the HOWTO documents on www.python.org; the
mirror sites should pick them up within a day or two.  Most of the
changes are minor; many, *many* helpful people have reported typos.  I
haven't responded to every e-mail individually, but my heartfelt
thanks to you all!

There are two new HOWTOs:

Editor HOWTO, by Andrés Corrada-Emmanuel:
       http://www.python.org/doc/howto/editor/editor.html
Covers how to configure your editor for writing Python code.
Currently it covers the following editors: Alpha, CodeWright, Emacs,
jed, and vi.  If your editor isn't listed, please consider
contributing a section on it.

Advocacy HOWTO:
	 http://www.python.org/doc/howto/advocacy/advocacy.html
Discusses how to support Python's use in a work environment.

Suggestions, comments, and bug reports are welcome for all the HOWTOs.
Send them to me, or to the listed author.  (Feel free to start c.l.p
threads about the new HOWTOs.)

<P>New additions to the HOWTOs: <A HREF="http://www.python.org/doc/howto/editor/editor.html">Editor
HOWTO</A> and <A HREF="http://www.python.org/doc/howto/advocacy/advocacy.html">Advocacy
HOWTO</A>.  (05-Oct-99)

== 
A.M. Kuchling			http://starship.python.net/crew/amk/
And at times the fact of her absence will hit you like a blow to the chest,
and you will weep. But this will happen less and less as time goes on.
    -- From SANDMAN: "The Song of Orpheus"

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From gmcm@hypernet.com  Mon Oct 25 03:45:35 1999
From: gmcm@hypernet.com (Gordon McMillan)
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 99 02:45:35 GMT
Subject: Win32 Installer - new beta
Message-ID: <mt2.0-23192-940819535@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

A new beta (03) of the Win32 Installer package is available on 
starship:

http://starship.python.net/crew/gmcm/Beta03.html

This release incorporates Thomas Heller's changes: 
executables now act much more like frozen apps in that 
almost all(*) of the Python modules and scripts are run / 
imported directly from the exe.

(*)exceptions.pyc is the sole exception.

In fact, almost the whole package has been rewritten. Among 
the enhancements:
 - full support for packages & subpackages
 - ability to tell the installer to search odd places for your 
   modules
 - a framework for incorporating extensions with odd packaging/
   installation requirements
 - better status reporting
 - more debugging aids
 - many more configurations and options available.

Read all about it at 
http://starship.python.net/crew/gmcm/beta03.html.

The prior beta (02) is now promoted to release.

Background:
The Win32 Installer is a sort of compilerless Freeze - a way 
of distributing Python apps with all the required support built 
in. It also understands binary resources (.dlls and .pyds) and 
can package up arbitrary files that your app might require.

Python-style license.

Contact: gmcm@hypernet.com

<P><A HREF="http://starship.python.net/crew/gmcm/install.html">Win32
Installer release 02 (beta 03)</A> - a compiler-less way of distributing
Python applications on Windows.  (08-Oct-99)

- Gordon

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From lutz@rmi.net  Mon Oct 25 03:41:53 1999
From: lutz@rmi.net (Mark Lutz)
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 99 02:41:53 GMT
Subject: GvR interview online
Message-ID: <mt2.0-23192-940819313@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 23:29:10 GMT

Apologies if this has already been posted, but I just noticed
a new interview of some guy named Guido, at this page:

    http://www.oreilly.com/frank/

[Moderator's note: now at http://www.oreilly.com/frank/rossum_1099.html]

The interviewer is Frank Willison, O'Reilly Editor-in-Chief.
You can also reach it from O'Reilly's homepage, www.oreilly.com.

Cheers,

--Mark Lutz  (http://rmi.net/~lutz)

<P><A HREF="http://www.oreilly.com/frank/rossum_1099.html">GvR Interview</A>
- an interview with Guido van Rossum, the father of Python, about recent
Python-related developments, Python on Win32, Java, and the ''Computer
Programming for Everybody'' (CP4E) project.  (08-Oct-99)

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From bernhard@uwm.edu  Mon Oct 25 03:48:28 1999
From: bernhard@uwm.edu (Bernhard Reiter)
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 99 02:48:28 GMT
Subject: Canadian Daily Climate Data CD reader module v990829 released
Message-ID: <mt2.0-23192-940819708@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

Ever wanted to read a huge pile of data from the Canadian Daily Climate
CDs to run some batch analysis?  The supplied programs on that CD only
allow you to extract it in certain ways or browse it on the screen.

It took me a day or two even with the format description to decode that
binary format. And now I try to make sure that nobody needs to do that
again and release my hack as free software (GPL).

The program is only useful, if you have bought one of the CDs published
by Environment Canada. It might also serve as an example of how to use
the python struct module. It is not very well documented. Details at:

	http://www.uwm.edu/~bernhard/canadian_climate_cdformat/

Bernhard Reiter bernhard@ffii.org


<P><A HREF="http://http://www.uwm.edu/~bernhard/canadian_climate_cdformat/index.en.html">Canadian
Daily Climate CD Python module v990829</A> - free Python module hack to
extract a lot of data from the proprietary "Canadian Daily Climate CDs",
published by the Canadian Meterological Center.  (12-Oct-99)

== 
Research Assistant, Geog Dept UM-Milwaukee, USA.    (www.uwm.edu/~bernhard)
Association for a Free Informational Infrastructure              (ffii.org)
Intevation GmbH

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From fredrik@pythonware.com  Mon Oct 25 03:52:54 1999
From: fredrik@pythonware.com (Fredrik Lundh)
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 99 02:52:54 GMT
Subject: (the eff-bot guide to) The Standard Python Library
Message-ID: <mt2.0-23192-940819974@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

(the eff-bot guide to) The Standard Python Library
is now available from fatbrain.com.
 
Compiled from nearly 2,500 newsgroup postings by
Python veteran Fredrik Lundh, this book provides
sample scripts for all standard modules in the
Python library.  This includes extensive coverage
of networking, file formats, data conversions, data
storage, threads and processes, and much more.

Initially, this book is available in electronic form
only, to be read on screen or printed for personal
use.  See the fatbrain site for more info.

For more information on the book itself, and where
to obtain it, see:

http://www.pythonware.com/people/fredrik/librarybook.htm

enjoy,
the eff-bot administrators

<P><A HREF="http://www.pythonware.com/people/fredrik/librarybook.htm">(the
eff-bot guide to) The Standard Python Library</A> - a book containing sample
scripts for all Python standard modules, compiled by Fredrik Lundh from
nearly 2,500 newsgroup postings.  (18-Oct-99)

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From meowing@banet.net  Mon Oct 25 03:54:02 1999
From: meowing@banet.net (greg andruk)
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 99 02:54:02 GMT
Subject: thingy 0.1: mutable string objects with file and list methods
Message-ID: <mt2.0-23192-940820042@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

The thingy module gives you far too many ways to manipulate a string
of bytes.

Supported list-like methods include append(), insert(), count(),
index(), remove(), reverse(), sort(), slice assignment, del T[range].

File-like methods and attributes include read(), readline(),
readlines(), write(), writelines(), seek(), tell(), truncate(),
flush(), isatty(), close(), softspace, mode, name, closed, separator.

Also, thingy objects work with most of the toys in the string and re
modules.  Of course, they can meow too.

This module is written in C, and includes basic docs and Unix makefile
stuff.

Licensing is BSD style, see thingymodule.c for details.

<P><A HREF="http://members.xoom.com/meowing/python/">thingy 0.1</A> - mutable
string-like objects with file and list methods.  (18-Oct-99)

Greg Andruk <meowing@banet.net>

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From webmaster@python.org  Mon Oct 25 03:55:05 1999
From: webmaster@python.org (webmaster@python.org)
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 99 02:55:05 GMT
Subject: Python Jobs Board
Message-ID: <mt2.0-23192-940820105@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

Folks,

I've started a low-tech Python Job Board at

    http://www.python.org/Jobs.html

If you have Python related jobs that you'd like to advertise on this
page, please email webmaster@python.org.  For space purposes, I will
only post short announcements with URLs, so you should have more
details about the job on your own site.  See the instructions on the
above page.

-Barry

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From akuchlin@mems-exchange.org  Mon Oct 25 03:56:30 1999
From: akuchlin@mems-exchange.org (Andrew M. Kuchling)
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 99 02:56:30 GMT
Subject: PSA Bookstore updated
Message-ID: <mt2.0-23192-940820190@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

The PSA Bookstore has been freshened up and reorganized.  Certain
outdated sections have been dropped, various titles dropped, added, or
moved, and most of the long pages have been broken up into several
smaller sections.  Purchases through the Bookstore still earn the PSA
money, so please check it out at:

	http://www.python.org/psa/bookstore/

The bookstore is also intended to be a place to read other people's
recommendations in order to find a good book for learning COM, design
patterns, or whatever topic you're in search of.  This is why many of
the titles are accompanied by brief descriptions that say why the book
is useful.  But many of the books still don't have descriptions; if
you want to contribute a few sentences of high praise (or low
derision) for a title, please send an e-mail to bookstore@python.org.
Suggestions for new books, or reports of out-of-print books, are
always welcome, too.

Here's the new list of sections, taken from the sidebar:

   Python books 
   Monty Python 
   Search Amazon 
   Suggest a book! 
   
SIG-Related Books 
   GUI-SIG 
   Image-SIG 
   Matrix-SIG 
   String-SIG 
   Thread-SIG 
   
Topics 
   Databases 
   XML 
   
Technical Books 
   Languages 
   Programming 
   Unix 
   Windows 
   Patterns 
   Math/Logic 
   Miscellaneous 
   
== 
A.M. Kuchling			http://starship.python.net/crew/amk/
The clerisy are those who read for pleasure, but not for idleness; who read
for pastime but not to kill time; who love books, but do not live by books.
    -- Robertson Davies, _A Voice from the Attic_

<P><A HREF="http://www.python.org/psa/bookstore/">PSA Bookstore updated</A> - 
new organization and more books!  (22-Oct-99)

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From beazley@cs.uchicago.edu  Wed Oct 27 00:55:49 1999
From: beazley@cs.uchicago.edu (David Beazley)
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 99 23:55:49 GMT
Subject: New Book: "Python Essential Reference"
Message-ID: <mt2.0-32255-940982149@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

*** Hot off the press! ***

		      Python Essential Reference

			   By David Beazley

		(with a foreword by Guido van Rossum)

			New Riders Publishing
			   ISBN 0735709017
			      350 pages.


I'm pleased to announce the release of a new Python reference book
that is now shipping to a bookstore near you.

In a nutshell, the Python Essential Reference is a concise and
comprehensive reference to the Python language and its large library
of modules.  This book is designed to be a compact and highly usable
companion to other Python books and the online documentation. 
Some of its features include:

  -  Comprehensive coverage of the Python tutorial, language reference,
     library reference, and C extension API.

  -  Documentation for more than 100 modules in the standard Python
     library.

  -  A concise presentation style in which material is not obscured 
     by tutorial-style examples, programming lessons, advocacy, 
     and language comparisons.  As a result, the book serves as an
     excellent companion to introductory books such as Learning Python.

  -  Expanded coverage of many library modules.  In particular, much
     of the information contained in man pages and other books has
     been added to clarify topics in network programming, operating
     system interfaces, and other advanced topics.  In addition, 
     a variety of new examples have been added to further expand 
     upon certain topics.

  -  A compact design. I have taken great liberty in rewording, 
     abridging, and reorganizing much of the existing Python
     documentation. Obsolete modules, fluff, and a number
     of more obscure topics have been omitted.  In addition,
     the publisher has done a fantastic job of typesetting the 
     book into a highly compact form factor that is easy to 
     carry on the plane, take to a dinner date, or go just about 
     anywhere one would expect to be writing a Python program.

The bottom line: this is a highly compact and intelligent book that is
intended to serve as a useful reference for Python programmers. I hope
that you find it to be a useful addition to your Python programming
library.

More information can be found by following the links on

     http://www.python.org/psa/bookstore

Please support the PSA by purchasing the book through the above site.

Cheers,

Dave

<P><A HREF="http://www.python.org/psa/bookstore/">Python Essential
Reference</A> - a new Python reference book; a concise and comprehensive
reference to the Python language and its large library of
modules.  (25-Oct-99)

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From adamf@pobox.com  Wed Oct 27 00:38:31 1999
From: adamf@pobox.com (Adam Feuer)
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 99 23:38:31 GMT
Subject: adzapper-0.1.30
Message-ID: <mt2.0-32255-940981111@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

adzapper is a filtering proxy that blocks ads from being downloaded
and displayed by your web browser. Instead of ad banners, you see
blank spaces: adzapper transforms the ads into transparent gifs.

adzapper is written entirely in python, with performance and flexibility

in mind-- it's small and fast, and its filter rules are in site-specific
files
("zaplets") that are easy to make and easy to share. adzapper also
comes with many premade zaplets.

Changes: fixed a memory leak, better windows platform determination,
other minor bugfixes.

Version:
0.1.30

Download:
http://www.pobox.com/~adamf/adzapper/adzapper-0.1.30.tgz

Homepage:
http://www.pobox.com/~adamf/adzapper/

Changelog:
http://www.pobox.com/~adamf/adzapper/CHANGELOG

<P><A HREF="http://www.pobox.com/~adamf/adzapper/">adzapper 0.1.30</A> -
filtering web proxy that blocks ads from being downloaded.  (13-Oct-99)

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From fleck@informatik.uni-bonn.de  Wed Oct 27 00:42:16 1999
From: fleck@informatik.uni-bonn.de (Markus Fleck)
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 99 23:42:16 GMT
Subject: [fm] wxpython 2.1.5
Message-ID: <mt2.0-32255-940981336@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

  wxPython 2.1.5
  rogue - October 12th 1999, 10:28 EST

  wxPython is an extension module for Python that wraps the wxWindows
  cross platform GUI library, and is quickly becoming a very popular
  alternative to Tkinter and PythonWin. This extension module attempts to
  mirror the class hierarchy of wxWindows as closely as possible and is
  very versatile. It can be used to create standalone GUI applications,
  or can be used in in situations where Python is embedded in a wxWindows
  C++ application as an internal scripting or macro language. Currently
  supported GUIs are Win32 and GTK/X-Windows.

  Changes: Some quick bug-fixes for some nasties that escaped with 2.1.4.

      Download: http://alldunn.com/wxPython/index.html#download
      Homepage: http://alldunn.com/wxPython/
     Changelog: http://alldunn.com/wxPython/README.txt
       Appindex
        Record: http://freshmeat.net/appindex/1999/01/31/917832024.html

                  Author:Robin Dunn
                 License:OpenSource
                Category:Development/Python Modules

  Freshmeat (c) 1997-99 Andover.Net

<P><A HREF="http://alldunn.com/wxPython/">wxPython 2.1.5</A> - interface
to the wxWindows v2.1 free cross-platform GUI library.  (12-Oct-99)

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From markus.oberhumer@jk.uni-linz.ac.at  Wed Oct 27 00:40:28 1999
From: markus.oberhumer@jk.uni-linz.ac.at (Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer)
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 99 23:40:28 GMT
Subject: PySol 2.99 - a very nice solitaire card game
Message-ID: <mt2.0-32255-940981228@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

PySol - a Python Solitaire Game
                             Version 2.99

              Copyright (C) 1998, 1999 Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer
                   <markus.oberhumer@jk.uni-linz.ac.at>


What is PySol ?
===============

PySol is a free solitaire card game written in 100% pure Python.


Why yet another solitaire game ?
================================

Good point. What do you think about this:

  - based upon an extensible solitaire engine
  - currently supports more than 40 different solitaire variants
  - very nice look and feel including multiple cardsets and background
    table tiles
  - unlimited undo & redo
  - load & save games
  - player statistics
  - hint system
  - demo games
  - support for user written plug-ins
  - integrated HTML help browser
  - PySol is fully portable across Unix/X11, Windows 95/98/NT and MacOS
  - distributed under the GNU GPL with full source code


Yeah, I know. But what's new ?
==============================

  * As compared to the previous stable version 2.14 this release
    includes more than 20 new solitaire variations and an
    incredible number of other improvements.


Cool. Where can I get it ?
==========================

Point your browser to http://wildsau.idv.uni-linz.ac.at/mfx/pysol.html
The PySol Gallery is awaiting your visit as well.


What do I need to start playing ?
=================================

PySol requires Python 1.5.2 and Tcl/Tk 8.0.5. Both packages are
freely available for Unix, Windows and Macintosh.

BTW, there is no need to compile anything since the whole program is just
a Python script. Just run it, and that's all.


Contributions
=============

I'm looking for people who want to contibute new games, provide
additional graphics, scan cardset packs, improve the docs, etc.
Please see the README in the distribution about details.


Have fun,
Markus

http://wildsau.idv.uni-linz.ac.at/mfx/pysol.html


----   Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer <markus.oberhumer@jk.uni-linz.ac.at>   ----
----             http://wildsau.idv.uni-linz.ac.at/mfx/               ----
----        5E CB 5C 85 DE AF 9E BF  E9 DA 7E 6A 39 F8 CC 67          ----

                             3 WARPS TO URANUS

<P><A HREF="http://wildsau.idv.uni-linz.ac.at/mfx/pysol.html">PySol
2.99</A> - Python Solitaire Games (using Tkinter).  (13-Oct-99)

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From fleck@informatik.uni-bonn.de  Wed Oct 27 00:44:02 1999
From: fleck@informatik.uni-bonn.de (Markus Fleck)
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 99 23:44:02 GMT
Subject: [fm] pysol-cardsets 2.99
Message-ID: <mt2.0-32255-940981442@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

  PySol-Cardsets 2.99
  mfx - October 13th 1999, 00:02 EST

  PySol-Cardsets is a collection of 16 free cardsets adapted for use with
  the PySol solitaire game. It might also be interesting for authors of
  other free card games.

  Changes: Added the Kabale cardset and converted all pictures to RLE
  encoded GIFs to avoid the infamous Unisys LZW patent.

      Download:http://wildsau.idv.uni-linz.ac.at/mfx/download/
      Homepage:http://wildsau.idv.uni-linz.ac.at/mfx/pysol.html
       Appindex
        Record:http://freshmeat.net/appindex/1998/12/22/914361951.html

                  Author:Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer and others
                 License:GPL
                Category:X11/Games

 Freshmeat (c) 1997-99 Andover.Net

<P><A HREF="http://wildsau.idv.uni-linz.ac.at/mfx/pysol.html">PySol
Cardsets 2.99</A> - 16 free cardsets adapted for use with the PySol
solitaire game.  (13-Oct-99)

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From ivanlan@callware.com  Wed Oct 27 00:46:41 1999
From: ivanlan@callware.com (Ivan Van Laningham)
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 99 23:46:41 GMT
Subject: getargs 1.2
Message-ID: <mt2.0-32255-940981601@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

Hi All--
The latest version of getargs is available at:

	http://www.pauahtun.org/ftp.html

near the bottom of the page.

1.  Fixed /dev/null - nul problem
2.  Added VERSION variable
3.  Improved HTML docs, which are separately available at
	
	http://www.pauahtun.org/getargs.html

<more-arguments-than-even-klingons-know-what-to-do-with>-ly y'rs,
Ivan
----------------------------------------------
Ivan Van Laningham
Callware Technologies, Inc.
ivanlan@callware.com
ivanlan@home.com
http://www.pauahtun.org
See also: 
http://www.foretec.com/python/workshops/1998-11/proceedings.html
Army Signal Corps:  Cu Chi, Class of '70
----------------------------------------------

<P><A HREF="http://www.pauahtun.org/getargs.html">getargs 1.3</A> - 
a command-line argument-parsing module for Python.  (19-Oct-99)

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From aycock@csc.UVic.CA  Wed Oct 27 00:48:10 1999
From: aycock@csc.UVic.CA (John Aycock)
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 99 23:48:10 GMT
Subject: SPARK 0.5 (was little language framework)
Message-ID: <mt2.0-32255-940981690@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

This is the latest release of SPARK: the Scanning, Parsing, and Rewriting Kit.
(It was formerly known as "the little language framework.")

SPARK features a collection of classes which can be used to implement
little languages.  Mixing and matching components is possible; you don't
have to use the entire collection of classes if you don't want to.

New in release 0.5 (see CHANGES file for a complete list):

	-  Scanner speed improvements.
	-  Interface for resolving conflicts between ambiguous grammar rules.
	-  Miscellaneous fixes and improvements.

Old in release 0.5:

	-  Generic scanner class.
	-  Generic parser class, which handles any context-free grammar.
	-  Class to automatically construct parse trees or abstract
		syntax trees.
	-  Class for traversing trees, useful for semantic checking and
		code generation.
	-  Class for tree pattern matching, good for code generation or
		interpreter implementation.
	-  100% pure Python.

Available at http://csr.uvic.ca/~aycock/python.

John

<P><A HREF="http://csr.uvic.ca/~aycock/python/">SPARK 0.5</A> -
the Scanning, Parsing, and Rewriting Kit, formerly known as the
Little Language Framework (cf. IPC7 paper).  (20-Oct-99)

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From uche.ogbuji@fourthought.com  Wed Oct 27 00:50:07 1999
From: uche.ogbuji@fourthought.com (uche.ogbuji@fourthought.com)
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 99 23:50:07 GMT
Subject: 4DOM 0.8.2
Message-ID: <mt2.0-32255-940981807@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

FourThought LLC (http://FourThought.com) announces the release of

                             4DOM 0.8.2
                      -----------------------
                An XML/HTML Python library using the
                  Document Object Model interface

4DOM is a Python library for XML and HTML processing and manipulation
using the W3C's Document Object Model for interface.  4DOM supports
DOM all of Level 1 (core and HTML), as well as Document Traversal from
Level 2.  4DOM also adds some helper components for DOM Tree creation
and printing, python integration, white-space manipulation, etc.

4DOM can work in a CORBA* enviroment, or in a purely local set-up.

4DOM is designed to allow developers rapidly design applications
that read, write or manipulate HTML and XML.

News
----

Changes:

- Create a Reader module under Ext for importing strings into 4DOM.
  Builder is now deprecated and will disappear before version 1.0
        o Reader has three drivers currently: Sax and HtmlLib are
          just modularized versions of the functionality that was
          formerly in Builder, and Sax2 is a driver for the
          as-yet experimental SAX 2 specification.
- Fixed a Builder/Reader bug for HTML input and empty, unclosed tags
  such as <br>
- Fixed a bug in text normalization
- Miscellaneous bug-fixes


More info and Obtaining 4DOM
----------------------------

Please see

	http://FourThought.com/4Suite/4DOM

Or you can download 4DOM from

	ftp://FourThought.com/pub/4Suite/4DOM

4DOM is distributed under a license similar to that of Python.


*For CORBA users, 4DOM directly supports ILU and Fnorb.


== 
Uche Ogbuji
FourThought LLC, IT Consultants
uche.ogbuji@fourthought.com	(970)481-0805
Software engineering, project management, Intranets and Extranets
http://FourThought.com		http://OpenTechnology.org

<P><A HREF="http://FourThought.com/4Suite/4DOM">4DOM 0.8.2</A> -
CORBA-aware implementation of the W3C Document Object Model (DOM),
supports Fnorb, ILU and "ORB-less" operation.  (21-Oct-99)

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From uche.ogbuji@fourthought.com  Wed Oct 27 00:51:47 1999
From: uche.ogbuji@fourthought.com (uche.ogbuji@fourthought.com)
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 99 23:51:47 GMT
Subject: 4XSLT 0.7.2
Message-ID: <mt2.0-32255-940981907@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

FourThought LLC (http://FourThought.com) announces the release of

                             4XSLT 0.7.2
                      -----------------------
                      A python implementation
                    of the W3C's XSLT language


4XSLT is an XML transformation processor based on the W3C's specification
for the XSLT transform language.

http://www.w3.org/TR/xslt

Currently, 4XSLT supports a sub-set of the October 8th working draft
of XSLT including the following:

Full expression support and attribute-value template expansion
xsl:include			xsl:import
xsl:template			xsl:apply-imports
xsl:apply-templates		xsl:copy
xsl:call-template               xsl:if
xsl:for-each			xsl:choose
xsl:element			xsl:when
xsl:attribute			xsl:otherwise
xsl:text			xsl:message
xsl:value-of			xsl:variable
xsl:processing-instruction	xsl:param
xsl:comment			xsl:with-param
xsl:strip-space			xsl:key
xsl:preserve-space		xsl:copy-of

and, of course, literal elements and text

4XSLT produces its result tree by throwing events from the emerging
SAX 2 standard to a handler, so it can be easily modified to supply
results to any SAX 2 consumer.


News
----

Changes in 0.7.2
----------------

 - Implemented named templates
 - Implemented the following instructions:
        o comment
        o copy
        o call-template
        o param
        o with-param
 - Packaging and implementation bug-fixes


More info and Obtaining 4XSLT
-----------------------------

Please see

	http://FourThought.com/4Suite/4XSLT

Or you can download 4XSLT from

	ftp://FourThought.com/pub/4Suite/4XSLT

4XSLT is distributed under a license similar to that of Python.


== 
Uche Ogbuji
uche.ogbuji@fourthought.com
Consulting Member, FourThought LLC
http://FourThought.com          http://OpenTechnology.org

<P><A HREF="http://FourThought.com/4Suite/4XSLT">4XSLT 0.7.2</A> -
XML transformation processor based on the W3C specification for
the XSLT transform language.  (21-Oct-99)

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From uche.ogbuji@fourthought.com  Wed Oct 27 00:51:17 1999
From: uche.ogbuji@fourthought.com (uche.ogbuji@fourthought.com)
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 99 23:51:17 GMT
Subject: 4XPath 0.7.2
Message-ID: <mt2.0-32255-940981877@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

FourThought LLC (http://FourThought.com) announces the release of

                            4XPath 0.7.2
                      -----------------------
                      A python implementation
                    of the W3C's XPath language


4XPath implements the W3C XPath language for indicating and selecting XML
document components.

http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath

4XPath implements the full 4XPath specification except for the lang
core function.


News
----

This version fixes several packaging and implementation bug-fixes.


More info and Obtaining 4XPath
-----------------------------

Please see

	http://FourThought.com/4Suite/4XPath

Or you can download 4XPath from

	ftp://FourThought.com/pub/4Suite/4XPath

4XPath is distributed under a license similar to that of Python.


== 
Uche Ogbuji
uche.ogbuji@fourthought.com
Consulting Member, FourThought LLC
http://FourThought.com          http://OpenTechnology.org

<P><A HREF="http://FourThought.com/4Suite/4XPath">4XPath 0.7.2</A> -
implementation of the W3C XPath language for indicating and selecting
XML document components.  (21-Oct-99)

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From guido@CNRI.Reston.VA.US  Wed Oct 27 00:52:05 1999
From: guido@CNRI.Reston.VA.US (Guido van Rossum)
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 99 23:52:05 GMT
Subject: Python Consortium Announcement
Message-ID: <mt2.0-32255-940981925@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

The Python Consortium is officially launched today.  As proposed at
the Python Conference last year in Houston, several big Python players
are joining forces to further and promote Python and JPython
development.  Current members of the Python Consortium are:

    Full members:
	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
	Hewlett-Packard

    Associate members:
	Digital Creations
	Interet Corporation
	Foretec Seminars

For more information about the consortium, see the Python Consortium
webpage on Python website: http://www.python.org/consortium/.  We
issued a press release which you can find at 
http://www.python.org/consortium/press1.html.

If you are currently a corporate PSA member, consider joining the
consortium instead.  More power to Python!

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)

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From Amos@digicool.com  Wed Oct 27 15:30:01 1999
From: Amos@digicool.com (Amos Latteier)
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 99 14:30:01 GMT
Subject: Zope Weekly News - Wed, 27 Oct 1999
Message-ID: <mt2.0-2823-941034601@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

Hi, 

As usual, the vast quantity of Zope activity this week is a bit
overwhelming.

One notable trend is the blossoming of not only community contributed
Zope software, but community contributed Zope documentation. For
example, there are currently 75 How-Tos on Zope.org! In addition, this
week also saw several announcements for documentation on writing Python
Products.

  * Jon Udell wrote an article entitled "XML-RPC Programming with Zope"
for Zope for byte.com.

  http://www.byte.com/column/BYT19991021S0014

  * Python God Andrew M. Kuchling started a discussion about
implementing XML-RPC Methods for Zope.
  
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope-dev/1999-October/001949.html  

  * O'Reilly Editor-in-Chief Frank Willison announced that he has
nothing to say about any rumored Zope book ;-) 
  
  http://www.oreilly.com/frank/

  * Butch Landingin released Squishdot 0.3.2 which is a bugfix release.
  
  http://squishdot.org/Download/Squishdot
  
  * Scott Roberts announced preliminary support for FastCGI. This
package extends ZServer to allow it to speak to web servers that support
FastCGI. This is similar to PCGI but more efficient.
  
  http://www.zope.org/Members/sroberts/fastcgi-support
 
  * Ross Lazarus announced an updated LDAP adapter Product. It acts like
an acl_users folder but allows authentication from an LDAP server.
  
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-October/012662.html
 
  * Anthony Baxter released SQL Session v.0.1.1 which provides
persistent session objects which are stored in a SQL database.
  
  http://www.zope.org/Members/anthony/software/SQLSession
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-October/012642.html
  
  * Ken Manheimer announced a How-To entitled "Debugging Zope Python
Code" which, while incomplete, is full of juicy tips for Zope hackers.
  
  http://www.zope.org/Members/klm/debuggingzope
  
  * Garth Kidd released a How-To and an example Zope Product which
illustrates extending Zope in Python.
  
  http://www.zope.org/Members/gtk/Boring/HowTo-Boring
  
  * Speaking of examples of Zope Products in Python, Jeff Rush also
posted an example Python Product.
  
  http://starship.python.net/crew/jrush/Zope/
  
  * Rounding out this week's Python Product announcements, Amos Latteier
will give a talk on "Extending Zope in Python" at the Portland, Oregon
Python Interest Group (PORPIGgies) meeting on November 1.
  
  http://www.egroups.com/group/porpig/4.html
  
  * Jonothan Farr released a Local File System Product. This allows you
to create objects which provide controlled access to the local
filesystem
  
  http://www.zope.org/Members/jfarr/LocalFS
  
  * Alexandre Ratti wrote a How-To which describes custom date formats.
  
  http://www.zope.org/Members/AlexR/CustomDateFormats
  
  * Michel Pelletier announced a preliminary Portal Tool Kit model on
the zope-dev list. The PTK may not be complete vaporware after all ;-)
  
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope-dev/1999-October/001908.html
  
  * Oleg Broytmann posted a patch to load_site.py which allows you to
create more Zopish DTML Documents from imported HTML files.
  
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope-dev/1999-October/001935.html
  
  * A.M. Kuchling released ODP 0.03 This is a Zope product which allows
browsing of the Open Directory Project's RDF dumps. The ODP is the
information which powers the search engine at http://dmoz.org/
  
  http://starship.python.net/crew/amk/zope/ODP.html
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-October/012622.html
  
  * Tim Wilson started a discussion of Zope and RDF which soon expanded
to include syndication and RSS.
  
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zope/1999-October/012721.html
  
  * Despite the Perl conspiracy ;-) Zope showed up on several times and
in a positive light on another Slashdot thread.
  
  http://slashdot.org/askslashdot/99/10/16/166256.shtml
  
  * Amos Latteier posted to the ZDP list concerning a possible future
turning over of the Zope Guides to the Zope community.
  
  http://www.zope.org/pipermail/zdp/1999-October/000919.html
  

Until next week.

-Amos

== 
Amos Latteier         mailto:amos@digicool.com
Digital Creations     http://www.digicool.com

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From phd@sun.med.ru  Wed Oct 27 15:34:20 1999
From: phd@sun.med.ru (Oleg Broytmann)
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 99 14:34:20 GMT
Subject: Russian mailing list for Python, Zope
Message-ID: <mt2.0-2823-941034860@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

Hello!

   Russian-speaking Pythoneers, Zopers unite!

   I am trying to revive the mailing list for russian-speaking. I also want
to add the Zope topic to the list. I am writing and debuggung simple web
site based on Zope, and soon will provide read-only access to the managemenet
interface for everyone who want to learn how to install, configure and run
Zope application.

   Anyone interesting to talk about beloved Python language and Zope in
Russian please subscribe:
   echo subscribe python | mail majordomo@list.glas.net
It is stndard majordomo, all commands available, including "help".

   Our webpages are here:
http://www.glasnet.ru/~jno/Python/
http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/motorola/668/
http://www.chat.ru/~pythonrus/

Oleg.
---- 
    Oleg Broytmann  National Research Surgery Centre  http://sun.med.ru/~phd/
           Programmers don't die, they just GOSUB without RETURN.

<P><A HREF="http://www.glasnet.ru/~jno/Python/">Russian mailing
list</A> - Russian-speaking mailing list for Python and Zope.  (27-Oct-99)

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From irmen@nospam-bigfoot.com  Thu Oct 28 21:47:42 1999
From: irmen@nospam-bigfoot.com (Irmen de Jong)
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 99 20:47:42 GMT
Subject: AmigaPython 1.5.2 build 4
Message-ID: <mt2.0-7695-941143662@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

AmigaPython 1.5.2 - build 4
                The Amiga version of Python.

WHAT IT IS:

This is the Python interpreter (version 1.5.2) for AmigaDOS.

WHAT'S NEW ?

 - Prints correct string when command `exit' is issued at the prompt.
 - Fixed some missing 1.5.2 issues, like the os.error exception type.
 - A new time.strftime which passes the test.
 - Fixed amiga.crc32 function to comply with CRC32 standards.

WHERE CAN I GET IT ?

>From Aminet <http://us.aminet.net/~aminet/>, in the dev/lang directory:

Python152.lha      Python language 1.5.2 (bin+lib)
Python152_Doc.lha  Python 1.5.2 documentation (HTML)
Python152_Src.lha  Python language 1.5.2 (source)
SlimPython.lha     AmigaPython stripped edition (source)

Also have a look at my Python pages at
<http://www.bigfoot.com/~irmen/python.html>.
It comes with a Python-style license, but is otherwise free for
commercial and non-commercial use.

REFERENCE:

<P><A HREF="http://www.bigfoot.com/~irmen/python.html">AmigaPython
1.5.2</A> - AmigaDOS port of Python 1.5.2.  (27-Oct-99)

== 
Irmen de Jong - irmen@bigfoot.com

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From bwarsaw@cnri.reston.va.us (Barry A. Warsaw)  Thu Oct 28 21:48:35 1999
From: bwarsaw@cnri.reston.va.us (Barry A. Warsaw) (Barry A. Warsaw)
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 99 20:48:35 GMT
Subject: JPython 1.1 beta 4
Message-ID: <mt2.0-7695-941143715@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

I'm pleased to announce the release of JPython 1.1 beta 4, the 100%
Pure Java implementation of the Python language.  Below is a summary
of changes since 1.1 beta 3.

Enjoy,
-Barry

  New JPython features and bug fixes

    - fixed a bug related to loading anonymous inner classes (PR#201).
      This is an experimental patch.  See registry file for entry
      python.options.extendedClassLoader
    - fixed Java exceptions when calling apply() with a bogus 3rd
      argument (PR#208)
    - fixed a 1.1beta3 problem with method objects having their
      im_self mysteriously changed out from under them (PR#186).
    - fixed problems with Python classes being deeply derived from
      Java classes and interfaces (PR#178, PR#195).
    - Improved memory footprint when using exec().
    - Dead threads are now reaped from thread state cache (Drew
      Morrissey).
    - Tuples, dictionaries, and strings now use fast method lookup
      mechanism.

  Improved CPython 1.5.2 compatibility

    - md5 module supported (no need to download anything extra)
    - dir() on function objects now returns a list containing __doc__,
      func_doc, __namme__, func_name, func_globals, func_defaults,
      func_code.  __doc__/func_doc is writable (but not func_defaults
      and func_code, which are writable in CPython). (PR#192)
    - dir() on code objects returns a list containing co_name,
      co_argcount, co_varnames, co_filename, co_firstlineno, co_flags.
      Not supported: co_nlocals, co_code, co_consts, co_names,
      co_lnotab, co_stacksize.  All attributes are read-only.
    - dir() on method objects returns a list containing im_self,
      im_func, im_class, __doc__, __name__.  These attributes are
      read-only.

<P><A HREF="http://www.jpython.org">JPython 1.1 beta 4</A> - a 100%
Pure Java implementation of the Python language.  (28-Oct-99)

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From da@ski.org  Sun Oct 31 04:33:05 1999
From: da@ski.org (David Ascher)
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 99 04:33:05 GMT
Subject: Dr. Dobb's Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Oct 29)
Message-ID: <mt2.0-17260-941344385@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

The Python world is hopping this week, with some high-profile
announcements:

    Two books out this week!  Fredrik Lundh (a.k.a. eff-bot) published
    his guide to the standard Python library as an eMatter volume:
        http://www.pythonware.com/people/fredrik/librarybook.htm
  
    David Beazley releases a great summary of the essential Python
    information in his most excellent book (I know, I reviewed it):
         http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp&AN=540981804

    Frank Willison is still pushing Python and Zope at ORA, in very
    sneaky ways:
         http://www.oreilly.com/frank/rossum_1099.html
         http://www.oreilly.com/frank/

    The Python Jobs board is live, and already populated with quite a
    few job offers, some at marquee companies, some at intriguing
    startups:
         http://www.python.org/Jobs.html

    Marc-Andre Lemburg bit the bullet and with help from many, has a
    module which gives much more information than sys.platform:
         http://starship.skyport.net/~lemburg/platform.py

    There's an interesting discussion on whether multimethods
    (a.k.a. multiple dispatch) could and should be used in Python.
         http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp&AN=540981803
         http://www.deja.com/getdoc.xp&AN=542008708

    Barry Warsaw releases JPython 1.1b4, fixing bugs and increasing
    speed both:
         http://www.jpython.org


=========================================================================
Everything you want is probably one or two clicks away in these pages:

      Python.org's Python Language Website is the center of Pythonia
          http://www.python.org

      Much of Python's real work takes place on Special-Interest Group
          mailing lists http://www.python.org/sigs/

      Python Consortium emerges as an independent nexus of activity
          http://www.python.org/consortium

      Python To-Do List anticipates some of Python's future direction
          http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/todo.py

      Python Journal is at work on its second issue
          http://www.pythonjournal.com

      Links2Go is a new semi-automated link collection; it's impressive
      what AI can generate
          http://www.links2go.com/search?search=python

    Archive probing trick of the trade:
        http://www.dejanews.com/dnquery.xp?QRY=&DBS=2&ST=PS&defaultOp=AND&LNG=ALL&format=threaded&showsort=date&maxhits=100&groups=comp.lang.python


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From Paul Sokolovsky <paul-ml@is.lg.ua>  Sun Oct 31 04:36:33 1999
From: Paul Sokolovsky <paul-ml@is.lg.ua> (Paul Sokolovsky)
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 99 04:36:33 GMT
Subject: PyAmulet 0.1
Message-ID: <mt2.0-17260-941344593@news.informatik.uni-bonn.de>

Hello python-announce-list,

Alpha version of PyAmulet, new module for the Amulet GUI toolkit, is
available. This version is made for OpenAmulet, newly maintained, supported
and developed version by volunteers. You may read more about OpenAmulet
below. As for Python, it is ideal language to be bound with this dynamic,
flexible toolkit.

(As an example, C++ code below rewritten in python:
 # Create an green rectangle
  r=Am.Rectangle(FILL_STYLE=Am.Green);
 # Cast magic spell upon it:
 # "Do Animate!"
  r.append(Am.Move_Grow_Interactor())
 # after this, rectangle on screen can be dragged with mouse
)

OpenAmulet homepage:           http://www.openip.org
PyAmulet homepage:             http://www.openip.org/html/oa_pyamulet.html
                               (sources and win32 binaries)

Binary of OpenAmulet dll (needed for win32 bin PyAmulet):
          http://www.openip.org/oa/openamulet4.3-devel-mingw32-bin.zip

To be more informative, some kind of blurb (somewhat lengthy and
advocatic, sorry):

=============
OpenAmulet, free cross-platform GUI Toolkit version 4.3
-------------------------------------------------------

Why yet another GUI toolkit?
----------------------------
First of all, it's not yet another GUI toolkit, it's *the* GUI toolkit.
OpenAmulet is based on previous work of Amulet project
(http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~amulet/) held by User Interface Software Group
in the Human Computer Interaction Institute in the School of Computer
Science at Carnegie Mellon University (Brad A. Myers, Ellen Borison,
Alan Ferrency, Rich McDaniel, Robert C. Miller, Andrew Faulring,
Bruce D. Kyle, Patrick Doane, Andy Mickish, Alex Klimovitski). Amulet is
their second toolkit, the C++ redesign of Garnet, written in Lisp and
being classical example of nice and functional design.

One of the intentions of writing Amulet in C++ was popularizing ideas
not available to large audience and pushing it to production needs, in
addition to research and educational ones.

What are distinguishing features?
---------------------------------

Briefly, OpenAmulet utilises Prototype-Instance (vs Class-Object)
object system, uses Constraints as the means to maintain system's
state and actions, and provides detached behaviour-oriented
intercation model.

More specifically, OpenAmulet emphasizes data-oriented programming.
While "classical" (or, precisely,  C++'s) object design preaches data
hiding and interfacing via methods, Amulet has it "upside-down": all
interfacing held via object's properties, and methods has only
auxillary, system-internal role. Amulet has means to support such view
of the world:

* Prototype-instance object model
  Class-object model distinguishes two kinds of entities: 'classes',
  which can be instantiated, but not used, and 'objects' with opposite
  features. Prototype-instance approach doesn't have this distinction:
  any object can be both used as entity ready for processing and for
  instantiation of subobjects. Hence, class-object model is just
  constrained form of prototype-instance model, having stipulation
  above. Of course, Amulet object system is fully dynamic, allowing
  creation of new types of objects at runtime.

* Demons and constraints
  How is it possible to interface via data? That's because it's
  possible to watch some object properties (or slots) and act upon
  changes. Low-level mechanism for this is demons. They are supposed
  to be eager and low-latency. For example, when size/position of
  graphical object changes, attached demons queue changing region for
  update.
  More high-level notion is constraint. Ideally constraints are
  mathematical equations, though may have side effects. With
  constraints slots of different objects can be linked in some way,
  for example top of one button may be equated to bottom of other.
  Afterwards, this relation is maintained automatically by system:
  wherewhere second button moved, first will be under it. Many current
  systems support constraints in ad hoc manner. For example, Tk's
  power to build quickly decent interfaces with pack is essentially
  stating (high-level) constraints on widgets. wxWindows' constraints
  are simplier and less amazing. What distinguishes Amulet here is
  fully generalized constraint support. Constraints can do anything
  (even loops are tried to be converged) on anything. Using ad hoc
  methods may give some benefits in some cases, for example, for
  example, laying out dialog with Amulet constraints is more verbose
  than with Tk's packs, but you can do things just not possible with
  Tk.

* Behaviourial interaction model
  Contemplating evolution of GUI user-interaction techiques, following
  scale may be drawn:

  - (back to [your favorite 8-bit box] times) No interaction model
  Your code is mess with no obvious destinction with user-event
  handling and other code

  - MS Windows' message loop
  For each large-scaled entity (top-level window) you have "message
  procedure" which recieves all events (all they low-level) happening
  in that entity. Then you wonder to which lesser part it relates and
  act on that, if needed.

  - GTK, wxWindows, etc. event handlers, signals, maps, etc.
  each user-interactible object has bunch of (relatively low-level) events
  which may occur to it. Means to attach handler to needed event is
  provided. Handlers are independent and don't put burden on them.

  - Amulet's Interactors
  No usual graphic Amulet object has ability to interact with user.
  Interaction is supported by separate, external subsystem, by
  entities called 'Interactors' (of course, that's usual Amulet
  objects). Interactors function in high-level event terms, or
  behaviours. For example, there interactors for Selecting, Moving,
  Growing objects, Text-editing, etc. Low-level events, such as
  button- or key-press still handled in unified manner. Amulet widgets
  have interactors already attached.
  Behaviourial model means that it is very easy and clean to program highly
  interactive, direct-manipulation interfaces. E.g.:

  // Create an green rectangle
  Am_Object r=Am_Rectangle.Create().Set(Am_FILL_STYLE,Am_Green);
  // Cast magic spell upon it:
  // "Do Animate!"
  r.Add_Part(Am_Move_Grow_Interactor.Create())
  // after this, rectangle on screen can be dragged with mouse

What's more?
----------

Many, many more ;-) Crossplaformedness for X,Win32,Mac is worth
immediate note.

What's not?
-----------

By current standards OpenAmulet has poor widgets set, lacking such
things as trees/outlines, splitpanels, tabbed dialogs, etc.

Where?
------
Latest sources, binaries, samples, language bindings, TODO lists ;-)
available at http://www.openip.org/


=============



<P><A HREF="http://www.openip.org/html/oa_pyamulet.html">PyAmulet
0.1</A> - a module for the <A HREF="http://www.openip.org/">OpenAmulet</A>,
highly dynamic GUI Toolkit.  (30-Oct-99)

Best regards,
 Paul                          mailto:paul-ml@is.lg.ua

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