Archive | March, 2006

24 March 2006 ~ 0 Comments

Starting to program

Per Christian Gaustad has decided to start programming and is going with Python: I chose Python since it was the only programming language of the two I’d heard of. Since Python already was preinstalled on my Mac mini, I started on Instant Hacking: Learn How to Write with Python (found it on this website), and [...]

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24 March 2006 ~ 0 Comments

Flickr API with flicker.py

First there was PyDelicious, allowing you to play with the Delicious API with Python. Now you can use flickr.py to access the Flickr API. Yay!

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23 March 2006 ~ 0 Comments

Adding methods to a class

I spent some time tonight trying to build a system to handle plug-ins. I’ve been working on an IRC bot, and I’d like to be able to load individual modules to add functionality to it. Definitely one of the trickier projects that I’ve worked on up to this point. Although, in the end, it ended [...]

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23 March 2006 ~ 0 Comments

PythonCAD

PythonCAD DS1-R30 (Development Series 1, Release 30) was recently released. If you are looking for a free CAD program, and for some reason you want it to be written in Python, this might be for you: The PythonCAD project aims to produce a scriptable, open-source, easy to use CAD package for Linux, the various flavors [...]

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23 March 2006 ~ 0 Comments

Authenticated SMTP patch for Django

Bruce Kroeze has been using Django for a while and seems to be a big fan. Now he has submitted a patch to add the ability to send mail via SMTP servers which require authentication. Quoth Bruce: The modifications were simple, and the code I was modifying was refreshingly clean. Better yet, the Django project [...]

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