Python-URL! - 1999/04/13

by Mike Orr - DejaNews: [1]

Python-URL is still alive and well, although it will be coming out only once or twice a month until we have the resources to return to a weekly schedule. If anyone wishes to be weekly editor for a month, contact Cameron <claird@neosoft.com>.

• Python 1.5.2c1 (gamma) released April 8. Guido hopes to have the final 1.5.2 out April 13 http://www.python.org/1.5
• Python Topic Guides are *THE* place to get an overview on alternatives are available re web programming, database connectivity, XML and scientific computing in Python http://www.python.org/topics/
• Numerical Python documentation and tutorial http://xfiles.llnl.gov ftp://ftp-icf.llnl.gov/pub/python/README.html
• KOffice uses Python as an extension language for creating spreadsheet functions. (requires KDE) (see DN458711134)
• Cooledit 3.9.0 is a text editor with an embedded Python interpreter. (requires X-windows) (see DN458697708)
• Python's source code for the unreleased versions are now available on CVS http://www.python.org/download/cvs.html
• Stathosts 1.5 graphically displays on a webpage the status of your servers http://www.nerv-un.net/projects/ ftp://ftp.nerv-un.net/pub/source/stathosts-1.5.tar.gz
• libretto is a shell script to print the Python documentation (or other Postscript files) while killing the fewest number of trees. (requires a UNIX-like system) (see DN464135762)
• Humor re a chip in the Netherlands that runs native Python. NOT. http://search.dejanews.com/msgid.xp?MID=%3c3703C591.FE65E94D%40pop.vet.uu.nl
• "Embed this!" Demonstration of a webserver smaller than a matchbox. Anybody want to get Python running on it? (see DN461685937)
• Grail 0.6 is a web browser written in Python which runs Python applets. It is now orphaned. It will take a lot of work to bring it up to Netscape 4.5 standards. Does anybody wish to step up and maintain it? (see DN461769012)
• SNMPy and other SNMP clients written in Python (thread [2])