Monthly Archives: February 2009

How to completely reset an Apache instance in Ubuntu

Posted on February 22, 2009 by Samuel Huckins

While experimenting with mod_python, I ended up completely hosing my local Apache install. I had the configuration files in a bad state, so I thought the easiest approach would be to drop all of /etc/apache2, remove the Apache packages then … Continue reading →

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Going to PyCon 2009!

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Samuel Huckins

I am going to my first PyCon this year! With programming in Python so much more both at work and messing around with various things at home, along with the additional tutorial day and great talks planned, this seemed like … Continue reading →

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We’re not in CONNEBRASKACTICUTAH anymore: Adventures with sed

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Samuel Huckins

Today I encountered one of those tasks (actually quite common…) that seems fairly straightforward, but ends up collecting complexities and nuances frenetically, devouring 10 times its alloted time. I had two separate datastores that contained information about the same sort … Continue reading →

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Code navigation, completion and snippets in vim

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Samuel Huckins

In my last post on configuring vim as a (Python) IDE, there were two topics I forgot to cover and another I feel it necessary to amplify. The missing: viewing your code at a high level, and navigation therein; insertion … Continue reading →

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Python and vim: Make your own IDE

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Samuel Huckins

I prefer to use vim for most of my systems administration and programming related editing tasks. Aside from the usual argument that it will be present on any *nix system worth its silicon that you log in to, I choose … Continue reading →

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