Tag Archives: Python

Eclipse – C/C++ (CDT), Python (PyDev), and Qt (Qt4) Plugins Installation Tutorial for Ubuntu 10.04

This walk-through will take you from a fresh install of Eclipse to a fully-functional IDE ready for development of Java, Python, C/C++, and Qt GUI applications. Every step is tailored to Ubuntu but might possibly be useful to Windows/Mac users as well. Enjoy! Continue reading

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GreeenTag – Image Metadata Editor and GeoTagger

My custom-built photo tagger for Windows and Linux. This application makes it easy to edit the tags you care about and ignore the tags you don’t. Continue reading

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Best Way to Add Syntax Highlighting to Code On Your Website With Python

In this post I’ll show you how you can add Syntax Highlighting to your code without using any client-side Javascript like some syntax highlighter plugins use. Just copy the code to your clipboard, run my script which will put the stylized code into your clipboard, then paste it into your post. That’s it! It’s based on Pygments (Python Syntax Highlighter), which will also automatically generate the CSS you need to add to your site. The result is better-looking than any other method, in my opinion. And it was easier too!

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Universal Music Rating and Custom Playlists with Python

I’ll show you how to use a couple Python scripts I’ve written to permanently save your music ratings into the music files themselves and then use these ratings to create custom playlists for use on any player. Continue reading

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GreeenAudio – MP3 Tag Editor and Lyrics Display

GreeenAudio is my own customized ID3 tag editor. It only works with MP3s, but it will display album artwork and lyrics, along with all the important ID3 tags. It allows you to easily edit any tag on the display, of … Continue reading

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Hello World in C++, Java, Python, and BASH

Simple Hello World comparison between these four languages Continue reading

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Getting Started with Programming in C++, Java, Python, and BASH

A brief introduction and comparison of these four languages. Continue reading

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Watch Out for the Byte Order Mark (BOM) In Linux

Windows applications often (inappropriately) insert a BOM in UTF-8 encoded files, causing pain and suffering for Linux users. Here’s how to take care of that in Python. Continue reading

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en-dash HTML Encoding Bug Fixed With Python

The en-dash is one of the more common causes of HTML encoding bugs. Read how I ran into this bug and how I fixed it with Python. Also a few more tips in here. Continue reading

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Introduction to Character Sets and Unicode in Python

A summary of the basics about character encoding. I’ve caused my fair share of character encoding bugs, and these are my notes to prevent those problems in the future. Continue reading

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