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Update: UniCurses on Windows

A quick update to my earlier post about getting UniCurses working on Windows — for some reason, it works as described with Python 3.1, but not 2.5 (I know, I’m a little behind). I’ll get it sorted out one of … Continue reading

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Library Solutions for Homeschoolers

Recently, Misty and I were talking about solutions to one of the perpetual problems faced by homeschoolers: keeping the library organized. (Hint: if you homeschool and do not have a library, you’re doing it wrong.) Anyway, I dug out my … Continue reading

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Lyx 2 and Sweave on Windows

Just a quick not to say that I just got Lyx and Sweave working under Windows XP. Maybe I’ll post some links later, but for now I just wanted to say that it was pretty straightforward. I installed R 2.12, … Continue reading

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I guess that nobody has been using that feature (2.0.1 bugfix release)

Today I released PyPedal version 2.0.1, which includes a bugfix to the inbreeding routine. PyPedal will form a numerator relationship matrix (NRM) at the time the pedigree is loaded if you ask it to. and the NRM can then be … Continue reading

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Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I built it all the same, just to show them.

The day they said would never come has finally arrived — just a few minutes ago I tagged and released the first production version of PyPedal, my pedigree analysis software. This is the end of a seven-and-a-half-year development cycle, which … Continue reading

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Unknown Parent Groups and PyPedal

I had a visiting scientist in the lab the last couple of weeks and had to get a manuscript finished. But here we are again. Here’s the deal — no unknown parent groups in version 2.0. It turns out to … Continue reading

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So, what’s the deal with PyPedal?

I’m glad you asked that. If you’ve seen the website recently then you know that there’s been no development activity for quite a long time. What can I say? I’ve been pretty busy on other things. The important point is … Continue reading

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Moved to new host

I’ve moved from Godaddy to MochaHost. Everything seems to be working okay, and now I can get some Django going.

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PyPedal Article Published in Python Magazine

The March 2009 issue of Python Magazine is on the news-stands. Guess whose article is mentioned on the cover?

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