ffnet-0.5 (feed-forward neural network for python) released

2006-12-08 Thread mwojc
ffnet is fast and easy to use feed-forward neural network training
solution for python. Using it you are able to train/test/save/load and
use artificial neural network with sigmoid activation functions.

Unique features present in ffnet: 1. Any network connectivity without
cycles is allowed (not only layered). 2. Training can be performed with
use of several optimization schemes including genetic alorithm based
optimization. 3. There is access to exact partial derivatives of
network outputs vs. its inputs. 4. Normalization of data is handled
automatically by ffnet.

Examples with full description can be found in examples  directory of
the source distribution downloadable from:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffnet

Visit also home page of the project:
http://ffnet.sourceforge.net

Marek Wojciechowski

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Linux Desktop Testing Project (LDTP) 0.7.0 released

2006-12-08 Thread A Nagappan
We are proud to announce the release of LDTP 0.7.0. This release features 
number of important breakthroughs in LDTP as well as in the field of Test 
Automation. This release note covers a brief introduction on LDTP followed by 
the list of new features and major bug fixes which makes this new version of 
LDTP the best of the breed. Useful references have been included at the end of 
this article for those who wish to hack / use LDTP.

About LDTP
==

Linux Desktop Testing Project is aimed at producing high quality test 
automation framework (C/Python) and cutting-edge tools that can be used to test 
Linux Desktop and improve it. It uses the Accessibility libraries to poke 
through the application's user interface. The framework also has tools to 
record test-cases based on user events in the interface of the
application which is under testing. We strive to help in building a quality 
desktop.

Whats new in this release...

+ Major performance enhancement
In this release major contribution from Rodney Dawes  [EMAIL PROTECTED]. 
Valgrinded LDTP engine and fixed lot of memory leaks in LDTP and improved the 
performance.

+ Major rewritten of LDTP Error structure, LDTP Command structure.

+ Now LDTP uses python logging module.

+ Bug fixes
This version includes loads of bug fixes to address important issues like 
memory leak, API functionality, accessibility compatible issues etc., For a 
detailed list please refer to release notes section of our project site hosted 
in http://ldtp.freedesktop.org. Thanks to all the developers for their 
contribution and Rodney Dawes (dobey) especially.

Download source tarball - 
http://download.freedesktop.org/ldtp/0.x/0.7.x/ldtp-0.7.0.tar.gz

LDTP news
=

* Accessibility test suite by Rodney Dawes (dobey) - 
http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/ldtp/a11y-test-suite/
* LDTP Presentation in FOSS.IN/2006 by Prashanth Mohan, Bangalore, India

LDTP Recording demo
=

Record / Playback of scripts - 
http://people.freedesktop.org/~nagappan/ldtpguidemo.html

References
==

For detailed information on LDTP framework and latest updates visit 
http://ldtp.freedesktop.org

For information on various APIs in LDTP including those added for this release 
can be got from http://ldtp.freedesktop.org/user-doc/index.html

To subscribe to LDTP mailing lists, visit 
http://ldtp.freedesktop.org/wiki/Mailing_20list

IRC Channel - #ldtp on irc.freenode.net

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IPython 0.7.3 beta 2 is out!

2006-12-08 Thread Ville Vainio
Yes, next version of IPython is closing in on final release around the
years end, with lots of new exiting features (full list TBD, but it
*does* include proper python 2.5 support if that's what you've been
waiting for).

Get the 0.7.3 beta 2 it at

http://projects.scipy.org/ipython/ipython/wiki/Release/0.7.3

And remember to run %upgrade if you are already using an older version.

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