Python on Nico Maas

xkcdpass - secure passwords for transport

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Passwords are problematic. Always. Especially during COVID-19 - were you have to securely transport data via insecure means. What I want to say: Sending confidential data via email. Actually, thats quite easy: (7)-zip everything with AES256 using a long enough key - transfer the key via additional, more secure lines of communication (e.g. phone) and you are ok for the most part.

However, spelling %-FoPN#~OeJQ0h9g3_JWrvnq9h^ip))srzg{\vnj via phone is “a bit cumbersome”. Thats the moment you recall Randall Munroe’s xkcd #936 Password strength:

Quickly check python imports

Thu, 02 Apr 2020 14:14:36 +0000

If you happen to write a lot of python scripts and just want to check which of the added “imports” are actually needed to function - and do not want to use an IDE - just check out https://pypi.org/project/importchecker/ - it comes down to a quick

easy_install importchecker

and afterwards you can check your scripts by using

importchecker myScript.py

It will only output the imports NOT needed, which you can then remove by hand

[ØMQ] Getting started with ØMQ and Python on Windows 7, x64

Wed, 15 Apr 2015 15:36:40 +0000

ØMQ (zeroMQ) is one of these sexy “new” Message Queue Systems. I wanted to dive into it right away, starting with Java. However, building zeroMQ with Java Binding on Windows 7, x64 is a pain (read: Did not work out fast enough - as I wanted to get my feet wet fast!) - so I switched over to Python. Well. Getting that to work is quite easy.

1.) Download and install latest zeroMQ
You can get the Windows Downloads on https://zeromq.org/distro:microsoft-windows, i choose the Stable Release 4.0.4 for Windows, x64 Release for Vista and newer. Just download and install it.

[Python] Python HTTP Server One Liner

Mon, 19 Jan 2015 21:22:50 +0000

As fidepus learned the “Python HTTP Server One Liner” from anyk, I needed to duplicate this wisdom myself - because I’ll forget it as well ;)!

These commands will start an HTTP server on the current directory, listening on Port 8080.

Python 2.X:

python -m SimpleHTTPServer

Python 3.X:

python -m http.server

Original Post and Kudos to: http://www.fidepus.de/2014/05/python-server-one-liner/