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Tag: python

  • A line cuts from North-West to South-East through England and Wales.

    Are you closer to Ireland or Scotland?

    A throwaway comment in a WhatsApp group lead me to a deep dive into geodata encoding and drawing a big old line all the way across England (and a little way across Wales!). It's nerdsnipe time!

    Read more - about 4 minutes (820 words)

    • Article
    • 2 comments
    • posted 10 November, 2025
  • Animated GIF showing Sublime Text editor flicking through six different languages, with equivalent code showing in each.

    I Wrote the Same Code Six Times!

    Could I rock an interview tech-test in a programming language I haven't touched in a decade? I wanted to know, so I found a tech-test... then solved it in six different programming languages in a single sitting.

    Read more - about 9 minutes (2125 words)

    • Article
    • 1 comment
    • posted 7 June, 2025
  • A bookshelf cabinet, open, containing a note that reads: 'TODO: PUT SECRET THINGS IN HERE'.

    Building a Secret Cabinet

    As part of efforts to build myself a new bedroom in our attic, I expanded my carpentry, electronics, and Python skills by building a remotely-triggered secret cabinet in my bookcase!

    Read more - about 8 minutes (1736 words)

    • Article
    • 4 comments
    • posted 8 July, 2024
  • Image representing post: Nginx Caching for Passenger Applications

    Nginx Caching for Passenger Applications

    Adding Nginx microcaching to a Passenger application requires a little thought. Let's save you from thinking about it.

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    • Article
    • posted 11 March, 2022
  • Image representing post: OpenAI-powered Linux shell uses AI to Do What You Mean

    OpenAI-powered Linux shell uses AI to Do What You Mean

    River implements an OpenAI-powered Linux terminal. Just tell it what you want, let it work out what commands are needed!

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    • of this original
    • posted 20 April, 2021
  • Python Regular Expression HOWTO

    Bookmarked via del.icio.us: Python Regular Expression HOWTO.

    Read more - about 1 minutes (9 words)

    • Repost
    • of this original
    • posted 3 February, 2005
  • Dive Into Python

    Bookmarked via del.icio.us: Dive Into Python.

    Python from novice to pro

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    • of this original
    • posted 2 February, 2005
  • Amusing Line From The Python Manual

    Attempts to pickle unpicklable objects will raise the PicklingError exception.

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    • Article
    • posted 4 February, 2004

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