Monthly Archives: February 2009

Elegant option checking with optparse

A fair amount of the Python code that I write is in the form of scripts designed for command line use. In support of sysadmin activities, data massaging, or other tasks, they often call for options to be passed and … Continue reading

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An annoying gotcha when viewing page source in Firefox

For most of my web page reconnoitering, Firebug fits the bill quite nicely. There are occasions, however, when I simply need to view larger swaths of HTML code, without all of Firebug’s features in the way. The well-used View Source … Continue reading

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