Monthly Archives: February 2012

Twisted + Pygame the Easy Way

Posted on Monday 20 February 2012 by J. D. Bartlett

I’ve put together a Python package called fibre. It provides helpers to make it easy to write asynchronous applications. It uses Twisted under the hood. I’ve also made a package called fibre.ui. It adds user interface support using pygame. One … Continue reading →

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Subclass ’em Functions

Posted on Monday 13 February 2012 by J. D. Bartlett

Quick Summary I’ve got a simple Python helper class, in the talljosh package, that lets you write things that behave as functions but can be extended by subclassing. But Why? Consider the following Python function, found in json/encoder.py in the … Continue reading →

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Again: Broadcom Wireless BCM43224, Ubuntu

Posted on Monday 6 February 2012 by J. D. Bartlett

Update 2013-02-27: This solution on Ask Ubuntu is much better, because it includes properly packaged things that should update when you upgrade Ubuntu. Update 2012-10-24: The patch is no longer available on Broadcom’s website, but it can be found here. … Continue reading →

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