We are pleased to announce the release of !PyUtilib 5.1 (5.1.3548). The !PyUtilib project supports the development of an ensemble of Python packages that include a wide variety of utilities, including a well-developed component architecture.

The following are highlights of this release:

- Adding multiple task submission capability to Pyro dispatcher.
- Adding support for xlrd and openpyxl interfaces.
- Changing the semantics of Config* objects to return the values
  of ConfigValue objects.
- When loading dictionaries, recursively create Container objects
    for sub-dictionaries.
- Updates to the ConfigBlock
  - Support for multiple argument definitions for a single ConfigValue
  - Support for declaring groups by passing argparse parser or group objects

See https://software.sandia.gov/trac/pyutilib/wiki/GettingStarted for instructions for getting started with !PyUtilib.  !PyUtilib can be downloaded from PyPI.  

Enjoy!

 - !PyUtilib Developer Team
 - pyutilib-developers@googlecode.com
 - https://software.sandia.gov/trac/pyutilib/
