Turn your Python script into a command-line application: Turn your Python script into a command-line application Mark Meyer Tue, 07/19/2022 – 03:00 Register or Login to like Register or Login to like I’ve written, used, and seen a lot of loose scripts in my career. They start with someone that needs to semi-automate some task. …
7 Linux command-line tips for saving media file space: Have media files on your computer? You can likely reclaim significant disk space by storing that data in more space-efficient file formats. This article demonstrates how to use Linux line commands to perform the most common space-saving conversions. I use line commands because they give you …
How I build command-line apps in JavaScript: JavaScript is a language developed for the web, but its usefulness has gone far beyond just the Internet. Thanks to projects like Node.js and Electron, JavaScript is as much a general-purpose scripting language as a browser component. There are JavaScript libraries specially designed to build command-line interfaces. Yes, …
Get memory use statistics with this Linux command-line tool: In my programming work, I often need to know the memory used by web applications. A rough estimate is usually enough before getting down to details and browser profiling tools. read more: Opensource.com Tomasz Supporting Open Source. Have you tried: Diving with Sharks?
Use this Linux command-line tool to learn more about your NVMe drives: NVMe stands for Non-Volatile Memory Express, and it refers to how software and storage communicate across PCIe and other protocols, including TCP. It’s an open specification led by a non-profit organization and defines several forms of solid-state storage. My laptop has an NVMe …
Parse command-line options in Groovy: A recent article provided an introduction to parsing command-line options in Java. Because I really like Groovy, and because Groovy is well suited for scripting, and because it’s fun to compare Java and Groovy solutions, I decided to paraphrase Seth’s article, but using Groovy. read more: Opensource.com clhermansen Supporting Open …
Parse command-line arguments with argparse in Python: There are several third-party libraries for command-line argument parsing, but the standard library module argparse is no slouch either. Without adding any more dependencies, you can write a nifty command-line tool with useful argument parsing. Argument parsing in Python When parsing command-line arguments with argparse, the first step is …
Use this command-line tool to find security flaws in your code: Testing is an important part of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), and there are several stages to it. Today, I want to talk about finding security issues in the code. read more: Opensource.com arinoman Supporting Open Source. Have you tried: Visiting Port Elizabeth?
5 modern alternatives to essential Linux command-line tools: In our daily use of Linux/Unix systems, we use many command-line tools to complete our work and to understand and manage our systems—tools like du to monitor disk utilization and top to show system resources. Some of these tools have existed for a long time. For example, …
When to choose C or Python for a command-line interface: This article has a simple goal: to help new Python developers with some of the history and terminology around command-line interfaces (CLIs) and explore how to write these useful programs in Python. In the beginning… First, a Unix perspective on command-line interface design. read more: …
Install hub to make your Git command-line as fully featured as GitHub: Many people are becoming involved with open source software development by contributing to projects on GitHub. Many of them use GitHub’s graphical user interface (GUI), especially those who are new to the command-line interface (CLI). But what if you prefer working on the …
Explore the past, present, and future of Python on Command-Line Heroes: A new season of the podcast Command Line Heroes launched today. I’ve grown to enjoy this series for both its deep storytelling and its excellent host, Saron Yitbarek. They also dive into fantastic themes, and this year is all about programming languages. read more: Opensource.com mbbroberg …
December top 10: Linux command-line tricks, CI/CD tools, Ansible how-tos, Kubeflow, and more: Opensource.com brought in 943,071 unique visitors who made 1,505,694 page views in December, a 40% year-over-year increase from December 2017. We published 93 articles last month, and welcomed 16 new authors: read more: Opensource.com Rikki Endsley Supporting Open Source. Have you tried: …
Linux command-line fun, top configuration tools, Kubeflow, and more: Once again articles in our 24 days of fun Linux command-line tricks dominated our top 10 list last week. Readers also wanted to know more about open source configuration management tools, Kubeflow, getting started in AI, and more. Would you like to get started writing for Opensource.com in the new …
Fun on the Linux command-line, Ansible, DevOps, best books, and more: The first few installments in our 24 days of fun Linux command-line tricks dominated our top 10 list last week. Do you have a suggestion for the list? Leave a comment on one of the articles or shoot us a note: open@opensource.com. Stay up on what’s going on …
Python libraries for data science, command-line tools, Jenkins X, DevOps, Perl 6, and more: On Opensource.com, we have a lot of reasons to be thankful. Over the past 12 months, we’ve had the pleasure of working with writers from a range of open source communities, organizations, and projects. We’ve had ongoing relationships and friendships with many of …
7 command-line tools for writers: For most people (especially non-techies), the act of writing means tapping out words using LibreOffice Writer or another GUI word processing application. But there are many other options available to help anyone communicate their message in writing, especially for the growing number of writers embracing plaintext. read more: Opensource.com ScottNesbitt …
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