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How to Decorate Imported Libs in Python for Jinja Template Filters in Flask
To decorate an imported function in Python you would do something like this # in ./lib.py def function_name(): # function body And then in your program you could decorate it like this from lib import function_name function_name = decorat...
Written by Sean Behan on 03/04/2017
Color Output with Test:Unit, AutoTest and Ruby 1.9
If you are testing using Test:Unit (rather than RSpec) and you're using Ruby 1.9.* colorized output of your tests using Autotest will not be immediately available. Since, 1.9 comes with mini test the test/unit/ui/console/testrunner.rb script is not loaded...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Uploading Files with Curl
curl -i -F name=test -F filedata=@localfile.jpg http://example.org/upload Courtesy of http://ariejan.net/2010/06/07/uploading-files-with-curl/
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
How to Filter or Search HTML with Vanilla Javascript - No JQuery Required
The basic approach is to use the `document.querySelectorAll` to match certain elements, then manually set the display property to 'none' or 'block' (or 'inline-block') to hide or show it. Using the `match` method allows us to detect whether or not the sea...
Written by Sean Behan on 01/30/2018
How to Split a Large File Into Smaller Files on OSX or Unix
Use the split command. split -l 1000 name-of-file output/directory You can set the number of lines (the "-l" flag) to split on and also the location of where the split files should be saved. Note, the output directory must already exists....
Written by Sean Behan on 10/08/2013