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Category: Python
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My current tools and tech in 2019
I try to avoid jumping on every new trend which comes along in the web world, especially over the last few years, where things seem to…
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The Camputer Part 3 – API hacking
In part 2 I got RasbBMC installed, and worked out how to get vnc server running. The next goal was to get to know how the…
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Managing Google App Engine SDK versions on OSX with virtualenv
When I first started developing Django apps on Google App Engine (GAE), I downloaded the google app engine launcher. Installing this will install the latest version…
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A few notes on image uploading and configuration in Django
I recently added image uploading to Too Old To Skate, and not having set up a “normal” django site for a while, hit about every stumbling…
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Web developer tools of the trade
I’ve had to change machines a few times recently, and each time I wish I had a decent checklist of what I need to be able…
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eatStatic is Dead, long live eatStatic
I was pleased to see people recently enthusing on twitter about text-file based blog and CMS tools – nesta CMS, Kirby and scriptogr.am, as it validated…
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Notes on deplying django with virtualenv mod_wsgi and apache on ubuntu
As i’ve exclusively been using app engine in my day job at Potato, I haven’t yet had to deal with deploying a django site on my…
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mysql_config not found osx
This always gets me when I try to install mysql-python on osx using pip:- Googling round finds that most people suggest editing a line in MySQL-python/site.cfg…
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Running Google App Engine SDK on OSX lion
OSX Lion comes with python 2.7 as default. Although App Engine will run on 2.7, it is safer to develop on the version of python that…
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Get a list of attributes for a django object
For a queryset: For a single object instance:- Also for a single object instance – returns fields and values as a dict Iterate through the dict…
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plone conference 2010 day 2
Some notes and thoughts from day of plone conference 2010. These are mostly in note form, but wanted to get these online anyway, while they are…
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Plone Conference 2010 Day 1
Just back home after day one of Plone Conference 2010, with my mind buzzing so thought it would be a good time to write up some…