Don’t you hate it when your automatic sprinkler system turns on in the middle of the night when it had previously rained all day? Hobbyist developer and maker Jashua became so annoyed by this he hacked together a control system for his sprinkler system utilising the Python programming language and around $US45 in parts. More »
If you see a high-tech flick, you might critique the CGI but you’re unlikely to think about the programming language used to write the software. But it turns out that being able to write code is an increasingly common requirement when working in the movies. More »
Google Docs Download, a Greasemonkey script previously featured here for creating a Google Docs bulk download feature that should already be there, is now available as a (beta-level) Python script. That means Mac OS X and most Linux users can download and run it off the bat, and Windows users can grab all their cloud documents using Cygwin. Thanks, Jason!
US-centric: Now you can truly see why our commenters dubbed Python the programming language that “can do anything.” One intrepid (and hungry) hacker, possibly named Nick Jensen, put together a small script that tracks Domino’s Pizza orders from phone call to doorbell ring. Download and launch the script (with instructions at the link), plug in your phone number, and you don’t have to get up until that cheese-covered saucer is at the door. It’s just another true sign of how life-changing the command line can really be. Thanks, HowToGeek! dominos.py
