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Flowchart Python

Posted on Monday 30 April 2012 by J. D. Bartlett

Introduction In 2006, I created Flowchart Python, a Python-based language that uses a flowchart for high-level language structure. I released it on pygame.org. A workmate was recently searching for something related to Python and flowcharts, and stumbled across my project. … 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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Python Window Manager, Now With Twisted

Posted on Monday 4 April 2011 by J. D. Bartlett

And Now for the Big Event Loop Last week I wrote about how to create a window manager in Python and posted code for a simple example window manager. The example I posted was about 260 lines long including comments. … Continue reading →

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How to Write a Window Manager in Python

Posted on Monday 28 March 2011 by J. D. Bartlett

Window Manager of Your Dreams I wrote a few months ago about a bunch of different window managers which I’d investigated. In this post, I’ll present the source code for a new, very basic, window manager written entirely in Python. … Continue reading →

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tmux: Almost What I Want

Posted on Monday 28 February 2011 by J. D. Bartlett

I’ve spent a few hours playing around with tmux, which is a neat replacement for GNU screen. My conclusion: tmux is really neat, but it’s not quite what I want. A bit about tmux Tmux does pretty much everything that … Continue reading →

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