Python-URL! - weekly Python news and links (Oct 17)

QOTW: "Aaaugh! Don't use __slots__!" - Aahz "I will use public attributes (with access customizable with properties) and remember that in Python I can do everything :)." - Artur Siekielski Don't use __slots__ to create struct-like objects: http://groups.google.com/group/co

bbfreeze 0.95.3

Hi all, I've just uploaded bbfreeze 0.95.3 to python's cheeseshop. bbfreeze creates standalone executables from python scripts. It's similar in functionality to py2exe or cx_Freeze. This release fixes some issues with pythoncom on win32. It also now uses "automatic pathname rewriting" for code ob

ANN: Shed Skin 0.0.24, 0.0.25

Hi all, I've just released Shed Skin 0.0.25. Together with the (unannounced) 0.0.24 release, there have been some interesting changes. Most importantly perhaps, Shed Skin now caches (most) 1-length strings, which can improve performance dramatically for string-intensive programs. I also performed

September PSF Board meeting minutes available

Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Python Software Foundation, September 10, 2007: http://www.python.org/psf/records/board/minutes/2007-09-10/ -- David Goodger signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- http://mail.python.o

ordereddict 0.2

I am pleased to announce the first public version the ordereddict module. From the blurb on ordereddict's home-page: This is an implementation of an ordered dictionary with Key Insertion Order: updates of values do not affect the position of the key. It implementation is directly derived from

PyCon 2008: Call for Talk & Tutorial Proposals

Proposals for PyCon 2008 talks & tutorials are now being accepted. The deadline for proposals is November 16. PyCon 2008 will be held in Chicago, Illinois, USA, from March 13-20. http://us.pycon.org/2008/ Tutorial Day: Half-Day Tutorials Do you enjoy teaching c