Makefile for Python Web Development & Related Projects A while back I was asked to speak to the Configuration Management Working Group of DC: From that moment on, it was on: an excuse to finish and talk about the Makefile I’d been dragging around formerly since January and informerly much longer. Finishing the Makefile I […]
Author: Alex Clark
Updated Django Website
One year later Last year I wrote about developing our company website with Django: http://blog.aclark.net/2015/01/11/new-django-website/index.html This year, I updated the site and am again very happy with the results. Here’s an overview of the interesting aspects. Makefile I’ve continued to develop Python projects using a Makefile. So much so I’m now attempting to genericize the […]
Pillow 3-0-0 is Out
Pillow is the friendly PIL fork by Alex Clark and Contributors. PIL is the Python Imaging Library by Fredrik Lundh and Contributors. The Pillow Team is excited to announce the release of Pillow 3.0.0. While “3 is just a number after 2”, there are some significant changes in this release all users should be aware […]
Pillow 2-9-0 Is Almost Out
Pillow 2.9.0 will be released on July 1, 2015. Pre-release Please help the Pillow Fighters prepare for the Pillow 2.9.0 release by downloading and testing this pre-release: https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/archive/2.9.0.dev2.zip Report issues As you might expect, we’d like to avoid the creation of a 2.9.1 release within 24-48 hours of 2.9.0 due to any unforeseen circumstances. If […]
Pillow 2015 Report
Pillow is the friendly PIL fork by Alex Clark and Contributors. PIL is the Python Imaging Library by Fredrik Lundh and Contributors. The state of the Pillow Pillow Fighter #2 Eric Soroos had some time constraints recently so I managed the Pillow 2.8 release. While preparing the release I also reviewed and updated the entire […]
New Django Website
After a series of Django gigs in 2014, I had the urge to redevelop our company website in Django; I am very happy with the results. This overview is roughly in order of development from start to finish. And since I am a “packaging guy”, I will take this opportunity to comment on miscellaneous packaging […]
Pillow Runs Itself
As of Pillow 2.6.0, the Pillow project almost completely runs itself! Of course when I say “runs itself” I mean “runs without me”, which is what every open source project lead hopes for. For the first time ever, I was able to: Turn off GitHub Watching until two weeks before the release. Not run setup.py […]
Pillow 2-5-0 is Out
Pillow is the friendly PIL fork by Alex Clark and Contributors. PIL is the Python Imaging Library by Fredrik Lundh and Contributors Since Pillow 2.0 the Pillow Team has adopted a quarterly release cycle; as such, Pillow 2.5.0 is out! Here’s what’s new in this release: 2.5.0 (2014-07-01) Imagedraw rewrite [terseus, wiredfool] Add support for […]
Matplotlib Plotting Cookbook Review
Here is my review I was given a copy of Matplotlib Plotting Cookbook by Alexandre Devert and asked to review it. Thanks PACKT! Here is my review. Preface But first, I’ll mention I’ve worked on two projects recently that involved rendering matplotlib graphs directly to the browser i.e. via content-type: image/png. This is fun! It’s […]
Bro, do you even Pillow?
Pillow is a fork of the Python Imaging Library. Here is an update on the status of the project. 2.4.0 released Pillow 2.4.0 is out! Here are the highlights: Indexed Transparency handled for conversions between L, RGB, and P modes. Fixes #510 [wiredfool] Conversions enabled from RGBA->P, Fixes #544 [wiredfool] Improved icns support [al45tair] Fix […]
Virtualenv Support Update
This is you: I use virtualenv all the time and I love it! This is you: “I use virtualenv all the time and I love it! But I hate having to manually upgrade setuptools within my virtualenvs because the PyPA has been so prolific with setuptools releases lately”. Actually this is me, but it may […]
Pillow 2-3-0 is Out
Pillow is the friendly PIL fork by Alex Clark and Contributors. PIL is the Python Imaging Library by Fredrik Lundh and Contributors Since Pillow 2.0, the Pillow Team has adopted a quarterly release cycle; as such, Pillow 2.3.0 has just been released. Here’s what’s new in this release: 2.3.0 (2014-01-01) Stop leaking filename parameter passed […]
New Year’s Python Meme 2014
Tarek Ziadé’s New Year’s Python Meme What’s the coolest Python application, framework or library you discovered this year? This year we have a tie between two must-have packaging-related utilities: check-manifest pyroma Both of these utilities help you make better Python packages, and I regularly use them in my packages via a Makefile like this: test: […]
Python Packages Open Sourced
Today I am open sourcing the code that ran pythonpackages.com from late 2011 to late 2012. You can find it here: https://github.com/pythonpackages/vanity_app Why I Waited I waited a long time before doing this because: It’s embarrassing. I originally wanted to have pythonpackages.com rewritten with some tests before doing this. But that never happened. Some of […]
Pillow 2.2.1 Released
Pillow is the “friendly” PIL fork. PIL is the Python Imaging Library. Note An earlier version of this entry was published yesterday with the wrong date. Apologies for any annoyance or confusion. The Pillow 2.2.1 source distribution is now available on PyPI, featuring over 30 documented bug fixes and enhancements since 2.1.0 was released 3 […]