Category Archives: PyVotons!

Ending tactical voting

[To be translated…] Tactical voting Before each election in France, the largest political parties call for “tactical voting” (‘vote utile’, litterally ‘useful vote’) in the first round of our two-round elections to avoid a risk, e.g. the left being removed more »

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Alpha web version of PyVotons!

At last, I put online a web version of PyVotons!. It is alpha software, not easy to run, lacking a lot of features. You should read the Documentation page before trying to install it. You need Python and python-openssl, on more »

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Soon : alpha version of WebPyvotons

After a few month of slumber, project PyVotons has awaken. It is now moving fast towards an alpha release on this website in the next few weeks. This version should include account creation, poll creation, voter’s listings, voting page and more »

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PyVotons foundations

Incomplete translation This text presents the main ideas that led to the creation of the PyVotons! project. It was written in february 2009, long before the first real move towards PyVotons. The goal was to propose software tools for a more »

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Client-Server communication protocol

First try for a client-server communication protocol. Requests The client sends requests to the server (including a request ID) and receives an answer (with the same ID). Each request is a JSON object, in fact a python dictionary  : {‘type’:’RequestType’, more »

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PyVotons! : A polling software prototype

Introduction PyVotons! is a free software to organize polls (online voting system). It is part of a larger project (Propositions) which aims to bring the tools to work together, elaborate propositions, debate and for collective decision-making. Developing a software for more »

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PyVotons : a new website

Welcome to the new PyVotons! website. The content of the previous site will be integrated shortly into this new website.

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