Tag: python
GitHub Actions security in Python packages
Thank you Dr. Zizmor
One git heatmap to rule them all
A Python script that merges contribution data from GitHub and multiple GitLab instances into a single interactive SVG heatmap.
Selenium Compiler
An esoteric language with lunar/poetic syntax that compiles to C, featuring strong typing and imperative programming constructs.
Numlang
An esoteric stack-based language that compiles to C via a Python compiler, using only numbers and punctuation.
Writing arbitrary records to a Bluesky PDS in Python
Use atproto to write a record because you can
@ewanc26/pkgs
Ewan's personal package monorepo — language-agnostic workspace with TypeScript, Rust, and Python packages.
bean-dumper
An early Python experiment — unmaintained and kept for historical interest.
bluesky-avatar-updater
Automatically update your Bluesky avatar (and banner) every hour based on the time of day.
bluesky-gradient
Generate 24 sky-gradient images (one per hour) for use as Bluesky avatars or banners.
bluesky-markov
A Bluesky bot that generates and posts Markov chain text based on a source account's posts. Unmaintained.
bluesky-ollama
An AI-powered Bluesky bot that uses a local Ollama model to generate posts in the style of a source account.
mastodon-markov
A Mastodon bot that generates and posts Markov chain text based on a source account. Unmaintained.
text-to-pixel-image
A Python script that converts a string of text into a pixel art image with per-character colours. Unmaintained.
llm-analyser
Python tool for analysing .docx files and generating essays using a local Ollama model — now part of the @ewanc26/pkgs monorepo.
How uv got so fast
uv's speed comes from engineering decisions, not just Rust. Static metadata, dropping legacy formats, and standards that didn't exist five years ago.
Object-Oriented Programming Refresher
Refresher OOP concepts with interview quesions
IdleRPG at a LAN party
2-Hour Streamlit Workshop
Beginners with a basic understanding of Python. No web development experience is required.
CUDA Programming: An Introduction
Getting started with CUDA programming: Hello Threads
Making An Evil Jupyter Notebook
I recently came back to an idea I started playing with back in January: sticking a game into the Jupyter notebook interface. The key problem to solve here is that, while Jupyter is designed to run the code you see and explain it, for game purposes I want the code to do the opposite: control the interface itself (and do so while being at least lightly obfuscated from the user). Adding, Running, and Removing Cells With IPyLab IPyLab has been a great (and really fun) tool for this purpose. You c
Running gunicorn from a Python virtual environment with systemd and selinux
There are a lot of tutorials out there for running a gunicorn server on systemd, but I wasn't able to find one that actually told me how to do so in selinux. Since I'd never used selinux before, this relatively simple task turned into hours of trial and error, but my loss is your gain. YMMV dependent on how custom your selinux setup is, but this worked for me: Assuming your project is in /www/myproject: /www/myproject/gunicorn_config.py: bind = 'unix:/run/gunicorn.sock' worker_class = 'sync'
Using Dependency Groups with uv
I've slowly been getting more familiar with uv and the broader new school of python packaging ecosystems (sorry, I used virtualenv for a long time, it does the job fine), and one of the most exciting things to me is its use of dependency groups in a pyproject.toml file: finally, a non-janky way to use different packages in different environments. However, I think its documentation leaves a bit to be desired on this front, so I wrote down a few commands I find myself using regularly. To add a pa
Reverse Engineering an Apple Shortcut
Deconstructed dame.is's dynamic avatar Apple Shortcut and rebuilt it as a Python automation — hourly profile image updates via AT Protocol.
2/7 Link Roundup
It's Friday, my dudes. It has been an extremely long week in the world and for me, so here's some links I enjoyed this week. Despair-Driven Development - Makes the argument for despair as a driver for positive change, since action gives you respite from it. My personal experience of despair in the workplace has not been that it makes me more productive, but I guess I have occasionally been motivated to do things out of sheer spite. Worth considering. Dither Me This - Fun little web dithering t
Setting Up Django With Vite On Windows Subsystem for Linux
This is documented piecemeal elsewhere, but I ran into enough small issues as a WSL user that it seemed worth writing up, and while django-vite is a cool tool I think it assumes a lot of domain knowledge that new users may not have. Though I've been a fan of the HTMX minimal dependencies philosophy for a while, I am accepting the necessity of having some degree of JavaScript build pipeline: even if you're keeping all your logic on the back-end, there are plenty of things it's preferable to be a
Programmatically Creating Styled Cells In Jupyter Notebooks
I've been playing around with the idea of using Jupyter notebooks as a narrative game interface for a while, and finally got around to doing some prototyping this week. One thing I really wanted to do was require users to run code cells in Jupyter to unlock story beats: Jupyter notebooks are usually presented as a step-by-step tutorial, which is perfectly fine if you're trying to teach someone how to run a linear regression in sklearn but less so if you're trying to build suspense over the cours
Jeff Dickey - Mise, Usage, and Pitchfork and the Future of Polyglot Tools
Jeff Dickey discusses his polyglot development tools Mise, Usage, and Pitchfork, and how they're revolutionizing CLI frameworks and dev environments.
Solomon Hykes - Docker, Dagger, and the Future of DevOps
Solomon Hykes, Docker creator and Dagger co-founder, reflects on containerization's impact and how Dagger is simplifying CI pipelines.
Visually Representing *What* Neural Networks Learn
Language Model Streaming With SSE
Syncing EPP with power-profiles-daemon on modern laptops
Saving battery life & unlocking greater performance by syncing Intel & AMD CPU Energy Performance Preferences with system power profiles.
Sandboxed Python Environment
Feross Aboukhadijeh - Socket
Feross Aboukhadijeh discusses Socket.dev's advanced approach to open source security, using static analysis and AI to detect complex vulnerabilities.
Eric Elliott - SudoLang
Eric Elliott introduces SudoLang, a pseudo-code programming language that runs on AI models like GPT-4 for natural coding.
Erik Bernhardsson - Modal
Erik Bernhardsson explains how Modal is revolutionizing serverless computing for data teams with seamless GPU access and flexible container primitives.
Figuring out how to use LLMs in production
Code needs structure output