Plotdb fiction writer's database.
I am pleased to announce the availability of an application developed to aid fiction writers on Linux. It is called plotdb, the plot database. It is designed to help track all the components of a story, including characters, objects, concepts and locations, and to attach them to chapters and scenes in a way that facilitates the story-writing component of authoring. I wrote this application to scratch an itch I had for free (as in beer and as in freedom) novel writing software for Linux. The pure python version of plotdb is v.0.3. This sounds extremely low, like pre-alpha, but the application began existence in the early fall of 2007 using a different database engine. Recently, I decided to move to sqlite as the database back end, which is supported as a native module in python 2.5.x. The first release of the version written in pure python was dated 4/30/2008. I have used the original version of this software extensively since it's initial incarnation in August of 2007. I have used this pure python version since I ported it to sqlite. There is no real difference that I can see in the two versions, except the pure python version is easier to maintain, albeit slightly slower. I would consider this beta quality software, tested somewhat in real usage but not full production yet. I am currently writing a novel and use this software daily for that purpose. I, David May, am the sole party of blame in the production of this application. It was conceived and written by me from scratch. You can get plotdb with my compliments at: http://w3.cnm.edu/~dmay/plotdb.html plotdb is released under GPL v.2. I am willing, as time permits, to incorporate changes made by users into the application. I am particularly interested in portability changes that allow plotdb to be used on Windows or Mac, since I use Linux almost exclusively. You can contact me at dmay at cnm dot edu If this is not the correct forum to announce this software, please accept my apologies in advance. And thanks in advance for any direction anyone can provide on where else this should be posted to capture the largest audience of interest. I do not lurk this list, so please respond to my email as well as (or in lieu of) posting to the list. Kind regards, David F. May -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-announce-list Support the Python Software Foundation: http://www.python.org/psf/donations.html
Python Bootcamp at Big Nerd Ranch
"It's just a flesh wound!" - Student Review Just a quick reminder that it's not too late to register for my upcoming Python Bootcamp course at Big Nerd Ranch, June 9 - 13 in Atlanta, GA. http://www.bignerdranch.com/classes/python.shtml This class is an intense hands-on introduction to Python and its standard libraries. Even if you've used Python before, this class may have a lot to offer as it is fully up-to-date with modern Python features. The above web site has more information, but feel free to contact me personally for more details about the class. Cheers, David Beazley (Course Instructor) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-announce-list Support the Python Software Foundation: http://www.python.org/psf/donations.html
REMINDER: Python Sprint Weekend This Weekend!
Just a friendly reminder that this weekend is the Python sprint weekend! Look forward to seeing everyone on #python-dev irc.freenode.net over the course of the weekend! Trent. On 16 Apr, 18:52, Trent Nelson wrote: > >Following on from the success of previous sprint/bugfix weekends and >sprinting efforts at PyCon 2008, I'd like to propose the next two >Global Python Sprint Weekends, taking place on the following dates: > >* May 10th-11th (four days after 2.6a3 and 3.0a5 are released) >* June 21st-22nd (~week before 2.6b2 and 3.0b2 are released) > >It seems there are a few of the Python User Groups keen on meeting >up in person and sprinting collaboratively, akin to PyCon, which I >highly recommend. I'd like to nominate Saturday across the board >as the day for PUGs to meet up in person, with Sunday geared more >towards an online collaboration day via IRC, where we can take care >of all the little things that got in our way of coding on Saturday >(like finalising/preparing/reviewing patches, updating tracker and >documentation, writing tests ;-). > >For User Groups that are planning on meeting up to collaborate, >please reply to this thread on [EMAIL PROTECTED] and let every- >one know your intentions! > >As is commonly the case, #python-dev on irc.freenode.net will be >the place to be over the course of each sprint weekend; a large >proportion of Python developers with commit access will be present, >increasing the amount of eyes available to review and apply patches. > >For those that have an idea on areas they'd like to sprint on and >want to look for other developers to rope in (or just to communicate >plans in advance), please also feel free to jump on this thread via >python-dev@ and indicate your intentions. > >For those that haven't the foggiest on what to work on, but would >like to contribute, the bugs tracker at http://bugs.python.org is >the best place to start. Register an account and start searching >for issues that you'd be able to lend a hand with. > >All contributors that submit code patches or documentation updates >will typically get listed in Misc/ACKS.txt; come September when the >final release of 2.6 and 3.0 come about, you'll be able to point at >the tarball or .msi and exclaim loudly ``I helped build that!'', >and actually back it up with hard evidence ;-) > >Bring on the pizza and Red Bull! > >Trent. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-announce-list Support the Python Software Foundation: http://www.python.org/psf/donations.html
[ANN] Leipzig Python User Group - Meeting, May 13, 2008, 08:00pm
=== Leipzig Python User Group === We will meet on Tuesday, May 13 at 8:00 pm at the training center of Python Academy in Leipzig, Germany ( http://www.python-academy.com/center/find.html ). Christian Theune will give a talk about Grok ( http://grok.zope.org ). Food and soft drinks are provided. Please send a short confirmation mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], so we can prepare appropriately. Everybody who uses Python, plans to do so or is interested in learning more about the language is encouraged to participate. While the meeting language will be mainly German, we will provide English translation if needed. Current information about the meetings are at http://www.python-academy.com/user-group . Mike == Leipzig Python User Group === Wir treffen uns am Dienstag, 13.05.2008 um 20:00 Uhr im Schulungszentrum der Python Academy in Leipzig ( http://www.python-academy.de/Schulungszentrum/anfahrt.html ). Christian Theune wird einen Vortrag über Grok ( http://grok.zope.org ) halten. Für das leibliche Wohl wird gesorgt. Eine Anmeldung unter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wäre nett, damit wir genug Essen besorgen können. Willkommen ist jeder, der Interesse an Python hat, die Sprache bereits nutzt oder nutzen möchte. Aktuelle Informationen zu den Treffen sind unter http://www.python-academy.de/User-Group zu finden. Viele Grüße Mike -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-announce-list Support the Python Software Foundation: http://www.python.org/psf/donations.html
ANN: Assembly Line 0.5
I've uploaded a new version of my PyWeek 6 game, Assembly Line. http://media.pyweek.org/dl/6/gregpw6/AssemblyLine-0.5.zip As a potential Pyggy entry, I'm keen to get some testing and feedback on it. This version is greatly expanded. Some of the new features include: * More machine types and enhanced machine functionality * Simulation of a market that's buying your products * Multiple factories * Extensive reports showing what's going on with sales and finances * Sales and profit targets to aim for, and salary raises to seek after Note that not all the products and machines are available at once now. The new machines will become available as the game progresses (about one every two months of game time) and you need to spend money to research new products. I still haven't done much playtesting or balancing -- I've verified that the Phunky Phrisbee, Mojo Mallet and Supa Slice can be manufactured and sold at a profit, but I don't know about the others yet. -- Greg -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-announce-list Support the Python Software Foundation: http://www.python.org/psf/donations.html
