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Update applications

This snippet is based on 928. I've added the support to update a custom folder, using shell arguments. It requires the argparse module. You can install it with: pip install argparse Usage: # Updates repositories in the specified <folder path> # The default is the ./ folder update_repos --path <folder path> # List available options update_repos -h Alessandro Molari

  • update
  • applications
  • svn
  • git
  • baazar
  • mercurial
  • repositories
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iTunes Podcast RSS Feed

The syndication documentation gives a very basic beginning to creating an iTunes Podcast Feed, but leaves a lot of work left to be figured out. This is a completed example. Because I needed to obtain the duration of the podcast file programmatically (not part of this code) I limit the podcast to mp3 files. If you want to obtain durations some other way you can set the mime_type in the same manner as the other properties. This is what I'm using and should be plenty for you to customize from.

  • feed
  • rss
  • syndication
  • iTunes
  • podcast
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Simple Syslog Logging Class with Decorator

Simple logging decorator. Logs the function name along with the message. `Jul 14 16:10:42 mtzion test_func: 1 two` Define SYSLOG_FACILITY in settings.py. import syslog SYSLOG_FACILITY = syslog.LOG_LOCAL1

  • decorator
  • logging
  • syslog
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Admin: ordering by multiple fields in a column sort

The new changelist supports clicking on a column header to order by that column, like iTunes. Unlike iTunes, which sorts by track number if you click the Artist or Album column header, it can only order by the column clicked on. By adding a property to my ModelAdmin, and subclassing ChangeList, I was able to make it also sort by track number when sorting by Artist or Album. [Blog post](http://python-web.blogspot.com/2010/07/sorting-by-more-than-one-field-in-admin.html) [Repository with full example](http://github.com/benatkin/tuneage)

  • admin
  • ordering
  • changelist
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TestCase base class to easily temporarily change module values

1. Base your test case off `ModuleTestCase` and set a class attribute containing a dictionary of modules which you want to be able to revert the values of. 2. Use `self.modulename.attribute = something` in your `setUp` method or test cases to change the module's attribute values. 3. The values will be automatically restored when each test case finishes. For the common case of reverting the settings module, just use the `SettingsTestCase` as your base class.

  • tests
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Template filter to turn Twitter names into links

Quick and simple twitterize filter to turn Twitter usernames into profile links on your own sites. Add the filter code to your own template tags (http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/howto/custom-template-tags/).

  • twitter
  • twtterize
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Add GET parameter tag

This is custom tag I wrote for myself for solving situations when you have filter form and page numbers in the same page. You want to change ?page=.. or add it if it doesn't exist to save filter form data while moving through pages. Usage: place this code in your application_dir/templatetags/add_url_parameter.py In template: {% load add_get_parameter %} <a href="{% add_get_paramater param1='const_value',param2=variable_in_context %}"> Link with modified params </a> It's required that you have 'django.core.context_processors.request' in TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS URL: [http://django.mar.lt/2010/07/add-get-parameter-tag.html](http://django.mar.lt/2010/07/add-get-parameter-tag.html)

  • tag
  • parameters
  • GET
  • add
  • add_get_parameter
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Partial Tag

Lets you include another template and pass in named variables. Use like: {% partial field_template field=form.city %} If no key is specified, it will use "item" instead. You may pass in multiple variables as comma-separated key=value pairs.

  • context
  • partial
  • include
  • ssi
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View Redirect Decorators

Temporary and permanent view redirect decorators. Simplifies views that always redirect to a specific or configured url. You can use the reverse() function (or any other runtime-required lookup) via `lambda` to define the redirect url.

  • view
  • decorator
  • redirects
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JSON View Decorator

Django JSON view decorator. Dumps the object returned from the view function. Allows you to customize the JSON dumps() function using the available keyword arguments available from the simplejson module. By default, indents the output with 4 characters.

  • json
  • decorator
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Middleware to move tags <script> to the bottom

This middleware makes the page load faster because it moves all tags <script> to the end of document. When a tag <script> loads, it blocks parallel loading, so, the best practice is load them after load CSS and images. To use it, just put in a file and add to your setting MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES.

  • performance
  • script
  • otimization
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Aggregation class "Count" with Case

Use it like below: totals = MyClass.aggregate( is_enabled_yes=CountCase('is_enabled', when=True), is_enabled_no=CountCase('is_enabled', when=False), count_if=CountCase('id', case="another_field in ('a','b')", when=True), )

  • count
  • annotate
  • aggregation
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