Tsantsa: CSS, JS minification and SCSS compilation commands for setuptools release announcement

October 21, 2012 at 12:30 PM | categories: Python | View Comments
The Baruwa 2 project uses compass and coffee to generate css and javascript files, these files require minification to improve performance when deployed. Baruwa is written in python so it is ideal that the compilation and minification takes place using...

Python modules you should know: PyGPGME

May 23, 2012 at 07:40 AM | categories: Python, PyMYSK, Howto | View Comments
Next in our series of Python modules you should know is PyGPGME. This package lets you sign, verify, encrypt and decrypt messages using the OpenPGP format. It is built on top of the GNU Privacy Guard and the GPGME library....

Crate.io, A Next Generation Python Packaging Index

May 16, 2012 at 07:30 AM | categories: Python | View Comments
I just came across crate.io a PyPI Mirror/Python Package Index that was written to make it easy to discover packages, evaluate them for usefulness, and then install them. I am impressed, the interface to me is more functional than the...

Python modules you should know: pydkim

May 08, 2012 at 04:40 PM | categories: Python, PyMYSK, Howto | View Comments
Next in our series of Python modules you should know is pydkim. This package is used to sign and verify email according to the DKIM standards from within Python programs. http://hewgill.com/pydkim/ The pydkim module is a...

Python modules you should know: dnspython

May 07, 2012 at 04:40 PM | categories: Python, PyMYSK, Howto | View Comments
Next in our series of Python modules you should know is dnspython. This package is a DNS toolkit, you can use it to perform DNS queries, Zone transfers and Dynamic Updates in Python programs. http://www.dnspython.org/ dnspython...

Python modules you should know: IPy

May 06, 2012 at 04:40 PM | categories: Python, PyMYSK, Howto | View Comments
Next in our series of Python modules you should know is IPy. This package is used to manipulate IPv4 and IPv6 addresses in Python programs. https://github.com/haypo/python-ipy/ The IP class allows a comfortable parsing and handling for...

Python modules you should know: PyClamd

May 02, 2012 at 12:39 PM | categories: Python, PyMYSK, Howto | View Comments
Next in our series of Python modules you should know is PyClamd. This package is used integrate Clamav Virus detection in Python programs. http://xael.org/norman/python/pyclamd/ pyClamd is a python interface to Clamd (Clamav daemon). By using pyClamd,...

Python modules you should know: Pwtools

May 01, 2012 at 12:39 PM | categories: Python, PyMYSK, Howto | View Comments
Next in our series of Python modules you should know is Pwtools. This package is used to generate and test passwords in Python programs. http://alastairs-place.net/projects/pwtools/ pwtools is a Python package that provides the ability to generate...

Python modules you should know: SlimIt

April 30, 2012 at 07:10 AM | categories: Python, PyMYSK, Howto | View Comments
Next in our series of Python modules you should know is SlimIt. I previously wrote about the minification of CSS files, the Slimit package is used for minification of Javascript files. http://slimit.org/ SlimIt is a JavaScript...

Python modules you should know: cssmin

April 29, 2012 at 02:10 PM | categories: Python, PyMYSK, Howto | View Comments
Next in our series of Python modules you should know is cssmin. Minification has recently gained prominence in the web 2.0 world due to the need to optimize web application performance. The cssmin package is used to minify css files....

Python modules you should know: bcrypt

April 28, 2012 at 08:05 AM | categories: Python, PyMYSK, Howto | View Comments
Next in our series of Python modules you should know is bcrypt. I previously wrote about the passlib package which you can use to manage passwords, in some cases a fully featured password management package is not what you want....

Python modules you should know: pexpect

April 25, 2012 at 07:25 AM | categories: Python, PyMYSK, Howto | View Comments
Next in our series of Python modules you should know is pexpect. http://www.noah.org/wiki/Pexpect Pexpect is a pure Python module that makes Python a better tool for controlling and automating other programs. Pexpect is similar to the...