Pip 10.0.1 has been released

[Paul Moore]

On behalf of the PyPA, I am pleased to announce that pip 10.0.1 has
just been released.

This release fixes a number of issues with the initial release of pip
10.0, notably:

* A problem with running the "pip.exe" wrapper script on Windows from
a directory with a space in the name.
* A problem with get-pip.py needing to be renamed on Windows to avoid
triggering a check in pip that aborts the run.
* A problem with build isolation when pip is installed as --user
* An issue with the vendored msgpack library on older versions of Python 2.7
* A problem with pip installing from non-editable VCS URLs

Thanks to all the people who reported issues and helped with the fixes.

Paul
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PyCon ZA 2018 - Call for Speakers

[Neil Muller]

PyCon ZA 2018 will take place on the 11th & 12th of October at The
Birchwood Hotel & Conference Centre, in Boksburg North, Johannesburg,
South Africa (location link: https://goo.gl/maps/XMtwhJCKVt92 ). There
will also be tutorial sessions the day before the conference (the
10th) and we will hold sprints on the 13th & 14th of October.

We are currently accepting proposals for talks. If you would like to
give a presentation, please register at https://za.pycon.org/ and
submit your proposal, following the instructions at
https://za.pycon.org/talks/submit-talk . We have a number of tracks
available, including: Web, Scientific-Computing/PyData, Testing and
Other (which includes all talks that don't fall under the mentioned
tracks). We hope to notify accepted presenters by no later than the
31st of August 2018.

The presentation slots will be 30 minutes long, with an additional 10
minutes for discussion at the end. Shared sessions are also possible.
The presentations will be in English.

PyCon ZA offers a mentorship program for inexperienced speakers. If
you would like assistance preparing your submission, email
t...@za.pycon.org with a rough draft of your talk proposal and we'll
find a suitable experienced speaker to act as a mentor.

In addition to talks, we are also looking for proposals for tutorials,
demos, sprints and open spaces.

Tutorials will be held before the conference and are expected to
provided in-depth coverage of a topic. The number of attendees will be
also be limited. We are accepting proposals for either half-day (4
hours) or full-day (8 hours) tutorials. We hope to notify accepted
tutorial presenters by no later than the 27th of July 2018.

Demos are cool things for attendees to see and interact with.

Open spaces are open discussion forums where communities with a common
interest gather to present views, ask questions and meet people
interested in the topic.

Sprints are coding efforts and hack days that happen after the conference.

There is no need to register a sprint or open space topic upfront, but
doing so allows us to advertise them during the conference.

Financial assistance for attendees is available at:
https://za.pycon.org/financial-aid/ and will be reviewed on a
case-by-case basis.

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Neil Muller
On behalf of the PyCon ZA organising committee
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ANN: JavaScripthon 0.9 has been released

[Alberto Berti]

I'm pleased to announce the release of version 0.9 of JavaScripthon!

JavaScripthon in a small and unobtrusive yet powerful
Python-to-JavaScript compiler for Python 3.5+ that targets ES6+
syntax.

Changes since the previous version:

- add a --source-name options to be used together with
  --inline-map when using -s;
- move main repository to gitlab.com/metapensiero;
- add support for default export and import;
- add documentation for the JS() marker function;
- refactor of the JS AST nodes;
- fix path splitting and joining on Windows (thanks to Roman Yakubuk);

There are some new contributions in this release:

- BrainBacon has made a JavaScripthon loader for WebPack;
- icarito has contributed support for JavaScripthon to the
  python-webpack-loader for WebPack;
- icarito has also integrated JavaScripthon with Nuxt.js and
  Vue.js;
- chfw has integrated JavaScripthon into pyecharts to allow
  Python function translation.

For more informations se the project homepage at 
https://gitlab.com/metapensiero/metapensiero.pj

It's also mirrored on github at https://github.com/metapensiero/metapensiero.pj

License: GPL3

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Alberto Berti (alberto at metapensiero.it)

"gutta cavat lapidem"
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Support the PSF during the 2018 Fundraising Drive!

[Betsy Waliszewski]

Hi!

The PSF just launched an exciting fundraising drive with a goal of raising
$20,000.00 USD by May 12th. The drive began April 16, 2018, and concludes
at PyCon on May 12th.

Your donations help the Python community worldwide by supporting sprints,
meetups, community events and projects, the Python Ambassador Program,
fiscal sponsorships, and of course, software development and open source
projects. All of these initiatives help improve the Python community and
Python tools that you use daily. The work cannot be done without the
generous financial support that individuals and organizations provide us.

It is easy to donate - simply click on the amount you would like to give,
and enter your email address. Confirm your contribution and you will be
able to pay with your PayPal account or a credit or debit card.
Contributions are tax deductible for individuals and organizations in the
United States.

To thank you for your financial support, we will enter you in a drawing to
win the following prizes:

   - Ticket to PyCon 2019 (1 winner)
   - Photos with Guido van Rossum at PyCon 2018 (must be present to win)
   - Lunch with Guido van Rossum at PyCon 2018 (8 winners, must be present
   to win)
   - Custom designed Guido T-Shirt (5 winners)
   - “I Donated” stickers
   - Custom designed “Guido” stickers

More details on contributing can be found on the 2018 Q2 Fundraising Drive
page . No donation is
necessary to enter the drawing.

We at the PSF want to thank you for all that you do. Your support is what
makes the PSF possible and is greatly appreciated by the Python community.

Also, if you would like to share the news about the PSF’s Fundraising
drive, please share one of the tweets below:


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*Contribute to our fundraiser & help us reach our goal of $20K. The PSF is
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Thank you again for your support and for sharing information about our
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Best,

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