Google App Engine Spawn
Huge list of open source projects that have spawned for the Google App Engine platform. You can view the list here: GAE Projects
Archive for 'python'
Python Virtual Host Creator
I just threw together a quick Python script which generates a virtual host file, enables it, creates the web directory and restarts the webserver. It’s basic – but I found it useful. Maybe someone else will too. #!/usr/bin/python import os, sys, getopt def main(argv): try: opts, args = getopt.getopt(argv, “hd:a:”, ["help", "domain="]) except getopt.GetoptError: usage() [...]
Python 3.0 Breaks Backwards Compat
But has lots of shiny new thigns to play with. You can see Python.orgs announcement. And read Ars take. My Take It feels like its been in development for a lifetime and its hard to believe its finally come around. Some highlights include: Print is now a function so must be called like: print(“Doug is [...]
Insight, Facts and Hmmms
I’m a big fan of Google Insight. Mainly because it burns time when I’m bored and provides lots of “hmm” moments. Its a service Google provide that lets you see search volume against a range of other factors such as geography, time, etc. I thought I’d put a few together that may be of interest [...]
What a Suprise – Even D2H’s Rails Crashed
The man who created Rails can’t even keep his Rails site from going down when Digged. I’d like to suggest he use a framework that just works.
Top 15 Python E-Books (legal & free)
I’ll not soil this posting with talk of copyrighted works and will keep it to strictly free, ebooks available to all. These are the top 15: Dive Into Python – The original but not the best anymore. It taught me Python so I’ve got fond memories and a special place in my heart for it. [...]
Django and PayPal
Found a nice snippet at the DjangoSnippets site that shows how to integrate your Django app with PayPal. See the magic here.
Script OpenOffice Using Python
Looks like Python is everywhere – even OpenOffice. The PyUNO Bridge enables you to interact with the OOo API to extend its functionality. Its feature complete but undergoing testing – get involved.
Django 1.0.1
The latest release of Django is here: 1.0.1 Summary of Changes: Comment module fixes. Oracle interface fixes. In-line form fixes. Lots more fixes!! Docs updated.
Python Templating
I’ve spotted two mentions of Python templates on a well known RSS lately so thought I’d throw together a quick intor of the major ones – partly for me to keep track but I thought I’d help the Pythonistas out too. So here goes… Mako This is the replacement for the Myghty template system and [...]
