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Commands tagged python

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python -c 'import sys, yaml, json; yaml.dump(json.load(sys.stdin), sys.stdout, default_flow_style=False)' < file.json > file.yaml
2013-04-24 00:31:39
User: tebeka
Functions: python
Tags: python json yaml
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Convert JSON to YAML

Convert JSON to YAML.

Note that you'll need to have PyYaml installed.

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python -c 'import sys, yaml, json; json.dump(yaml.load(sys.stdin), sys.stdout, indent=4)' < file.yaml > file.json
2013-04-24 00:28:55
User: tebeka
Functions: python
Tags: python json yaml
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Convert YAML to JSON

Converts YAML file to JSON.

Note that you'll need to install PyYAML. Also some YAML data types (like dates) are not supported by JSON).

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pygmentize -l pytb myapp.log | less -SR
2013-01-10 03:13:41
User: manuq
Functions: less
Tags: less python logging pygmentize colorize
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Read Python logs with tracebacks in color
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grep --color=always -nr 'setLevel' --include=*py | less -SRqg
2013-01-10 03:10:10
User: manuq
Functions: grep less
Tags: less grep project python code colorize
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Grep recursively your Python project with color highlighting the result and line numbers
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curl -L -d "uid=<username>&pwd=<password>" http://www.example.com -c cookies.txt
2012-11-10 19:08:45
User: drwlrsn
Tags: curl http python
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Create cookies to log in to website

Generate a Netscape cookies file to use with Python's mechanize.

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cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | fold -w 18 | head -1 | python -c "import sys,crypt; stdin=sys.stdin.readline().rstrip('\n'); print stdin;print crypt.crypt(stdin)"
2012-11-09 00:40:22
User: cnyg
Functions: cat fold head python tr
Tags: bash password python sha512
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Generate a 18 character password, print the password and sha512 salted hash

Generate a 18 character password from character set a-zA-Z0-9 from /dev/urandom, pipe the output to Python which prints the password on standard out and in crypt sha512 form.

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alias colortest="python -c \"print('\n'.join([(' '.join([('\033[38;5;' + str((i + j)) + 'm' + str((i + j)).ljust(5) + '\033[0m') if i + j < 256 else '' for j in range(10)])) for i in range(0, 256, 10)]))\""
2012-10-26 07:43:06
User: Paaskehare
Functions: alias
Tags: python ansi python3 colortest
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ANSI 256 Color Test

Terminal Color tester using python, works with py2 and 3

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colortest-python
2012-10-26 06:50:01
User: eikenberry
Tags: python test ansi python3 colortest
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ANSI Terminal Color Test using python

Pre-packaged python script that comes with Debian/Ubuntu.

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alias pp='python -mjson.tool | pygmentize -l javascript'
2012-10-16 13:55:38
User: wires
Functions: alias
Tags: curl python json pygmentize prettify colorize
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Colorized JSON pretty printing

Uses pygmentize and python to create indented and colorized JSON output

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__location__ = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), os.path.dirname(__file__)))
2012-10-11 09:32:20
User: evandrix
Tags: python
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How to reliably open a file in the same directory as a Python script

Sample USAGE: f = open(os.path.join(__location__, 'bundled-resource.jpg'));

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import unicodedata; map(unicodedata.name, '\u2022'.decode('ascii'))
2012-09-11 10:01:39
User: evandrix
Tags: python utf8
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Python unicode `explain`

vs. map(unicodedata.name, u'\u2022')

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python -c 'import googl; print googl.Googl("<your_google_api_key>").shorten("'$someurl'")[u"id"]'
2012-05-31 17:14:17
User: shr386
Functions: python
Tags: sed curl python google url python-gdata google shortener
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Google URL shortener

(1) required: python-googl ( install by: pip install python-googl )

(2) get from google API console https://code.google.com/apis/console/

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tail -F /var/log/nginx/access.log | python -c 'exec("import sys,time\nl=0\ne=int(time.time())\nfor line in sys.stdin:\n\tt = int(time.time())\n\tl += 1\n\tif t > e:\n\t\te = t\n\t\tprint l\n\t\tl = 0")'
2012-05-15 21:56:46
User: pykler
Functions: python tail
Tags: tail python accesslog
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Realtime lines per second in a log file

Realtime lines per second in a log file using python ... identical to perl version, except python is much better :)

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strings -f sample.txt
2012-03-15 08:27:07
User: knoppix5
Functions: strings
Tags: python
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Prefix file contents with filename
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for i in $(seq 1 20); do while read line; do echo "$i: $line"; done<$i.py; done
2012-03-09 01:06:50
User: evandrix
Functions: echo read seq
Tags: python
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Prefix file contents with filename
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python -c 'print "hello".encode("hex")'
2011-12-13 23:05:17
User: atoponce
Functions: python
Tags: hex ascii python convert
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convert ascii string to hex

You can use "decode()" in a similar manner:

python -c 'print "68656c6c6f".decode("hex")'
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python -c 'print hex(1337)'
2011-12-13 22:03:10
User: atoponce
Functions: python
Tags: hex python numbers
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convert from decimal to hexadecimal

Python is always such much more readable than most shell scripting.

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python3 -m http.server
2011-12-07 23:43:21
User: TheShadowFog
Tags: python arch linux
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An alternative to: python -m SimpleHTTPServer for Arch Linux

An alternative to: python -m SimpleHTTPServer for Arch Linux

source: http://archlinux.me/dusty/2010/01/15/simplehttpserver-in-python-3/

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python -c 'import string, random; print "".join(random.choice(string.letters+string.digits) for x in range(6))'
2011-11-16 17:22:39
User: kev
Functions: python
Tags: python
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generate random string
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echo '{"json":"obj"}' | python -mjson.tool
2011-11-08 10:44:29
User: kev
Functions: echo python
Tags: python
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Using json.tool from the shell to validate and pretty-print
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calc() { echo "scale=4; ${*//,/.}" | bc -l; }
2011-10-24 19:58:20
User: fpunktk
Functions: bc echo
Tags: bash function python calc
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Command line calculator

This is an "argument calculator" funktion. The precision is set to 4 and you can use dot (.) or comma (,) as decimal mark (which is great for german users with a comma on the numpad).

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python -ic "from __future__ import division; from math import *; from random import *"
2011-10-24 19:47:27
User: fpunktk
Functions: python
Tags: bash function python calc
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Command line calculator

This opens a python command line. You can use math and random and float-division is enabled (without appending .0 to integers). I just don't know how to specify a standard precision.

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alias calc='python -ic "from math import *; from random import *"'
2011-10-24 08:15:41
User: Bonster
Functions: alias
Tags: bash function python calc
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Command line calculator

use python as calculator, press ctrl+d to exit

reminder: when doing factions add atleast one decimal number like so

22.0/7 or 22/7.0

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python -c 'p="SeCuR3PwD";import hashlib as h;s=h.md5(p).hexdigest()[:2];pw=h.md5(s+p).hexdigest();print pw+":"+s;'
2011-10-16 18:49:08
User: Xiol
Functions: as python
Tags: python md5 zen cart zencart
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Generate a ZenCart-style MD5 password hash.

ZenCart uses a MD5 with a salt to secure its passwords. If you need to forcibly change someone's password to a known value within the database, this one-liner can generate the password. Change the value of 'p' to the password you want.

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python -c'for i in range(1,101):print"FizzBuzz"[i*i%3*4:8--i**4%5]or i'
2011-10-12 21:15:35
User: atoponce
Functions: python
Tags: python fizz buzz fizzbuzz
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FizzBuzz one-liner in Python

A common programming question for interviewers to ask potential job candidates is to code "FizzBuzz". That is, if a number is divisible by 3, then it should display "Fizz". If a number is divisible by 5, it should display "Buzz". If it is divisible by both, then it should display "FizzBuzz". Otherwise, display the current number between 1 and 100.

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