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Recently I was working on some old code. One of my model methods was originally written such that if one parameter was set to the Python None type, a particular set of actions would occur. For some reason, I checked for None like this:
if parameter is None:
do something …Posted on in Programming
As I mentioned the other day, I'm building a RADIUS client in Python for sending disconnect messages to Cisco routers.
One hang-up with the pyrad package is that it requires a dictionary file in order to map RADIUS attribute names to codes and types. In the case of my client …
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I've been working on a RADIUS client in Python that can send a disconnect message (packet of disconnect) to a Cisco router. I'm using pyrad 1.2 for the project.
I ran into this problem pretty quickly:
POD: 192.168.9.9 request queued
POD: Illegal authenticator in POD from …Posted on in Programming
>>> print "".join(" hello world ".split())
helloworld
The key to the above is that split() separates the string on
any amount of whitespace when no separator is specified.
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If you get this error when trying to save something in the Django admin, it's probably because you forgot to synchronize the database after adding the admin application. If you are using a pre-1.2 version of Django, you can simply:
$ ./managy.py syncdb
Django 1.2 (which is currently …
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For some reason, sorting a dictionary by its keys seems to be one of the most frequently asked Python questions. I'm not sure if this is because it's just much easier to do in other languages, or if the semantics of the language just confuse new Python developers. I guess …
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If you've been following along, you are probably already aware the Pinax team has decided to make some radical changes to their directory structure based on input from users. I took the time to update my own Pinax project — let me show you what's changed.
First, here's the new directory …
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I recently began working on a project based on Pinax. The Pinax project's goal is to develop a set of re-usable applications for the Django Web Framework that are common in website development. Generally, these applications provide the functions and features common in social media sites. For reference, Bob Haugen …
