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Working with Excel Files in Python (Python Excel)
There are python packages available to work with Excel files that will run on any Python platform and that do not require either Windows or Excel to be used. They are fast, reliable and open source:
xlrd
The EveryBlock source code
In an effort to make the code useful to as many people as possible, we've split it into several packages:
* The main package (probably the thing you're looking for) is the publishing system, known as ebpub.
* Second, the packages ebdata and ebgeo contain Python modules for processing data and making maps.
* Third, the packages ebinternal and everyblock round out the code that powers EveryBlock.com. They're internal tools and are likely not of general use, but we're including them to be complete.
* Finally, ebblog and ebwiki are our blog and wiki software, respectively. Because, dammit, the world needs another Django-powered blogging tool.
June 2009
JumpBox for the DSpace Open Source Repository | JumpBox Inc.
The KDE on Windows Project - KDE on Windows News
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May 2009
Downloads - manual gimp - documentation
April 2009
Ubuntu -- Details of package gnome-art in intrepid
Ubuntu -- Details of package gnome-icon-theme-gartoon in intrepid
Python Package Index : keytree 0.2.1
Keytree provides several functions for manipulating KML using the ElementTree API. Elements can be adapted to the Python geo interface and then used with packages like Shapely:
March 2009
TV DirecT USA
February 2009
Dr Nic » ChocTop - packaging and deployment of Cocoa applications
ChocTop packages and deploys any Cocoa application in a custom DMG, with generated Sparkle XML support.
MovingToDistutils - django-hotclub - the how and why of Pinax's move to distutils - Google Code
Until recently, Pinax had two choices for a given external dependency:
- use svn:externals and point to the external dependency's svn repository
- include the external dependency code in the Pinax codebase
However, there are problems with this approach:
- it largely relies on external dependencies being in svn and this is increasingly not the case (although it was when Pinax started)
- it makes it difficult for Pinax itself to move away from svn
- there is no management of dependencies between external dependencies, nor between particular projects in Pinax and their individual dependencies
To solve these problems and more, Pinax is switching to a distutils-based approach. This means:
- externals dependencies are encouraged to be released as distutil-compliant packages with a valid setup.py and put on PyPI
- development versions of dependencies can be pulled in in a variety of different ways including from git, hg or bzr repositories
svn:externals are evil
January 2009
BitNami: Open Source. Simplified
BitNami makes installing wikis, blogs, CRM systems a simple and enjoyable process. Get your favorite open source apps in ready to run packages.
Sage: Open Source Mathematics Software
RareWares
December 2008
autonomo.us · Social Networking
some of the more promising Free Software packages that provide social networking services.
EasyInstall - The PEAK Developers' Center
November 2008
Additions to a default Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex install — Lone-Wolf Scripts
October 2008
TortoiseHg - Mercurial
Constructr
LinuxMagic.com - Opensource/magicmail/magic-smtpd/magic-smtpd
September 2008
