Python Gutenberg E-text Project: PyGE

ignatz · 09-17-2004, 09:56 AM

[from ePublishing Blog]

PyGE (Python Gutenberg E-text Project) is an exciting SourceForge project to make it easier to use Project Gutenberg books. It consists of three component desktop programs:

PyGETS (PyGE Transfer and Search): searches through Gutenberg archives and downloads selected texts
PyGEMZ (PyGE Make Ztxt): compiles texts into zTXT for reading on Palm devices and on:
PyGERS (PyGE Read and Speak): a desktop ebook viewer that can also read the books to you

Being python based, this software can run on Windows and Linux, but there is no Mac-native version as yet. This is pretty exciting stuff, since Project Gutenberg is a cornerstone of modern ebooks. I'm curious to see where this technology can go.

My only disappointment is that I cannot find any ebook readers for the PPC that support zTXT. Not that you need it. You can just use PyGETS and then either read the raw txt book, zip it up (µbook supports zipped files), or convert it to iSilo and read it that way.

Colin Dunstan · 09-17-2004, 12:25 PM

Thanks for the link, ignatz. I am going to use this one!

hacker · 09-17-2004, 02:18 PM

It appears to be a GUI and a fetcher on top of GUTINDEX.ALL (which has been deprecated now in favor of the RDF output) and Pyrite, written by Rob Tillotson (n9mtb).

Hopefully they can update it to handle the current format of the Gutenberg archives. It looks like an up-and-coming promising tool, for those using text-only readers like zTXT and TombRaider.

I wish they would set up some mailing lists on their SourceForge project page however, I have several fixes for the 0.6.1 version, and some features I've quickly added to the local code here to make it a bit more "flexible", and it would be useful to discuss it with other users and developers.

Its a new project, so hopefully they'll enrich their project tools to cover these deficiencies in the near future.

09-17-2004, 09:56 AM	#1
ignatz mechanoholic Posts: 582 Karma: 1000217 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sarasota, FL Device: Nook STR/iPhone 4S/EVO 4G	Python Gutenberg E-text Project: PyGE [from ePublishing Blog] PyGE (Python Gutenberg E-text Project) is an exciting SourceForge project to make it easier to use Project Gutenberg books. It consists of three component desktop programs: PyGETS (PyGE Transfer and Search): searches through Gutenberg archives and downloads selected texts PyGEMZ (PyGE Make Ztxt): compiles texts into zTXT for reading on Palm devices and on: PyGERS (PyGE Read and Speak): a desktop ebook viewer that can also read the books to you Being python based, this software can run on Windows and Linux, but there is no Mac-native version as yet. This is pretty exciting stuff, since Project Gutenberg is a cornerstone of modern ebooks. I'm curious to see where this technology can go. My only disappointment is that I cannot find any ebook readers for the PPC that support zTXT. Not that you need it. You can just use PyGETS and then either read the raw txt book, zip it up (µbook supports zipped files), or convert it to iSilo and read it that way.

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09-17-2004, 12:25 PM	#2
Colin Dunstan Is papyrophobic! Posts: 1,926 Karma: 1009999 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Device: Dell Axim	Thanks for the link, ignatz. I am going to use this one!

09-17-2004, 02:18 PM	#3
hacker Technology Mercenary Posts: 617 Karma: 2561 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: East Lyme, CT Device: Direct Neural Implant	It appears to be a GUI and a fetcher on top of GUTINDEX.ALL (which has been deprecated now in favor of the RDF output) and Pyrite, written by Rob Tillotson (n9mtb). Hopefully they can update it to handle the current format of the Gutenberg archives. It looks like an up-and-coming promising tool, for those using text-only readers like zTXT and TombRaider. I wish they would set up some mailing lists on their SourceForge project page however, I have several fixes for the 0.6.1 version, and some features I've quickly added to the local code here to make it a bit more "flexible", and it would be useful to discuss it with other users and developers. Its a new project, so hopefully they'll enrich their project tools to cover these deficiencies in the near future.

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