Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.franciliens.net!news.muarf.org!nntpfeed.proxad.net!proxad.net!feeder1-2.proxad.net!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-announce-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-announce-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.015 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.97; '*S*': 0.00; 'sufficient': 0.05; 'tree': 0.05; 'tkinter': 0.07; 'contexts': 0.09; 'events.': 0.09; 'implements': 0.09; 'storage,': 0.09; 'storage.': 0.09; 'trees': 0.09; 'windows,': 0.09; 'python': 0.11; 'gui': 0.12; 'changes': 0.15; 'portable': 0.16; 'readers,': 0.16; 'subject:desktop': 0.16; 'subject:folder': 0.16; 'subject:merge': 0.16; 'to:addr:python- announce-list': 0.16; 'utility,': 0.16; 'wider': 0.16; 'outlook': 0.22; 'manual': 0.22; 'received:comcast.net': 0.24; 'cheers,': 0.24; 'script': 0.25; 'task': 0.26; 'post': 0.26; 'quickly': 0.29; 'code': 0.31; '3.x': 0.31; 'coded': 0.31; 'download:': 0.31; 'testing.': 0.31; 'with,': 0.31; 'yields': 0.31; 'style': 0.33; 'basic': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'useful': 0.36; 'charset:us-ascii': 0.36; 'feedback': 0.38; 'implement': 0.38; 'files': 0.38; 'does': 0.39; 'though,': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'enough': 0.39; 'most': 0.60; 'devices': 0.61; 'exchange': 0.63; 'personal': 0.63; 'such': 0.63; 'interest': 0.64; 'provide': 0.64; 'account': 0.65; 'needs,': 0.65; 'received:96': 0.65; 'details': 0.65; 'managing': 0.66; 'url:png': 0.68; 'sports': 0.69; 'to,': 0.72; 'risk': 0.72; 'message-id:invalid': 0.79; 'devices,': 0.84; 'persistent': 0.84; 'url:zip': 0.84; 'recurring': 0.91 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Mark Lutz To: python-announce-list@python.org Subject: A pair of desktop utilities: calendar, folder merge Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 21:22:42 -0000 X-Mailer: PyMailGUI 3.0 (Python) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=comcast.net; s=q20140121; t=1411939364; bh=tpO8dKKB5frWFTO3IS2jQwlo6SRVGECadaiX8AwXWHs=; h=Received:Received:MIME-Version:Content-Type:From:To:Subject:Date; b=n9jN4+KWIa+d2sVLK7fyM5/jo91YPLI7rfs/tjMy3r46o+lI/trEBidfYoKo6KH23 Gej0wQco5NjRzXrYN+oVLdu93uvl5tEPJ1WuhNCp4SbszuvF+5bvy6+YzIMfC9R3LN aDkeooc7c82oMupbGQspl3on7TnSryENAvZZotyj/O7iX+GytypMwnF0NmDuU15qkX V4r2tZ8xEuNxqW++sqTAj9sGIZZQp7xvLjJPyEHUlSnuw/oSF7UNRcuG04Gfa5h5mm rYN5fQzK52LzxIh+9Dd1ieX2QHsT2bl5RoRc9IGkIP3PR5WJkaNmEDD4IAE9eydrID C2oRoMk5sXHXA== X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 13:49:02 +0200 X-BeenThere: python-announce-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list Reply-To: python-list@python.org List-Id: Announcement-only list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Approved: python-announce-list@python.org Newsgroups: comp.lang.python.announce Message-ID: Lines: 65 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1411991343 news.xs4all.nl 2855 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:51051 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python.announce:1423 A pair of basic tkinter desktop utility programs that others may find useful: 1) frigcal -- a "refrigerator" style calendar desktop GUI 2) mergeall -- do-it-yourself "cloud" storage, script + GUI Both were coded in part as supplements for book readers, but have grown useful enough to merit a wider post and broader user testing. Feedback welcome; details follow. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) frigcal -- a "refrigerator" style calendar desktop GUI Documentation: http://learning-python.com/README-frigcal.html Download: http://learning-python.com/frigcal.zip Screenshots: http://learning-python.com/screenshots/01-win7-main-window.png http://learning-python.com/screenshots/02-win7-clones-and-images.png http://learning-python.com/screenshots/ A Python 3.X program that implements a basic personal calendar GUI. It uses portable iCalendar files for event storage, and sports Python coded configuration, persistent events, event colorization, multiple calendar files, multiple month windows, and automatic calendar backups. This program is not an Outlook replacement: it does not implement tools such as task scheduling, journaling, alarms, invitations, or recurring or multiday events. In exchange for its limited utility, though, this program minimizes code and GUI complexity; reduces the risk of data loss; and yields a calendar sufficient for most personal needs, that requires neither a subscription nor an account log-in. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) mergeall -- do-it-yourself "cloud" storage, script + GUI Documentation: http://www.rmi.net/~lutz/mergeall.html Download: http://www.rmi.net/~lutz/mergeall.zip Screenshots: http://www.rmi.net/~lutz/launch-mergeall-GUI-screenshot-main.png http://www.rmi.net/~lutz/mergeall-desktop-screenshot-tablet.png http://www.rmi.net/~lutz/mergeall-desktop-screenshot-linux.png A Python 3.X/2.X script and GUI useful for managing backups and changes in multiple copies of large directory trees (folders). Designed to quickly synchronize changes in content mirrored across multiple devices such as laptops, tablets, and USB flashdrives, this program in some contexts can provide a manual alternative to cloud-based storage. Directory tree synchronization isn't the same as a "cloud," of course; but together with fast local storage devices, this program might just help you avoid paying to store your personal data at sites that may share it with, or sell it to, both advertisers and government agencies (who, shockingly, may not have your best interest at heart). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cheers, --Mark Lutz (http://learning-python.com, http://www.rmi.net/~lutz)