Posted on August 04, 2024 in blog • Tagged with pelican, python, strava
I lifted a neat activity visualization from my colleague James Van Dyne (with permission), an re-implemented it as a Pelican plugin to mix in with my site, and make it easy for others to do the same.
It can be seen on the strava runmap section of this site
Posted on April 12, 2019 in blog • Tagged with python, pdf, msoffcrypto-tool, pikepdf
When working on a system that processes files, you're likely to run in to password protected files. Particularly in Japan, password-protected pdfs, office files, and zip files are the norm.
I turn down feature requests for zip files due to the possibility of them containing an undefined nested directory structure …
Posted on March 19, 2019 in blog • Tagged with python, python-wand, pdf
Handling images in wand can be deviously tricky, especially when you need a common system-wide resolution.
An example use-case:
I work on a system that sends & receives faxes. It also handles email attachments and draws text on to fixed format images (inquiries, order details, etc.).
Due to the fact that …
Posted on August 31, 2017 in blog • Tagged with testing, property testing, python
This post is cross-posted to dev.to
I drank the functional programming cool-aid at my first real job. While I do not currently professionally develop with functional programming, I still apply what functional concepts I can -- property testing is a big one.
I'm going to cover three main points: - What's …