Python Computers & Programming

View your printer's secret dots (fingerprints)

How to view your printer's secret dots (fingerprints)

Instead of watch CSI, employ your own technology investigation skills at home by determining your printers fingerprints. They ...

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Trace any IP address

How to trace any IP address

Ever wonder where that spammer lives? What about where your favorite website is? Simply find and search for their IP address to ...

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Check & fix your address on Google Maps

How to check & fix your address on Google Maps

This may be a no-brainer for some people, but I had no idea you could change where an address showed up on Google Maps. I don't ...

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Access blocked websites

How to access blocked websites

Subvert that pesky firewall and access the sites that make work tolerable! MySpace, YouTube, Facebook, err.... porn. Go for it ...

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Build a mineral oil cooled computer

How to build a mineral oil cooled computer

Fish are out. Computer guts are in. That's the new aquarium. In today's technological world, nobody wants to see little fishies ...

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How to install IDE Eclipse with Pydev extension on a Mac

Install IDE Eclipse with Pydev extension on a Mac

This tutorial is a short Hello World tutorial on setting up the free ...more

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How to use the vi editor for Python programming

Use the vi editor for Python programming

If you're interested in learning a general purpose, high-powered programming language, Python might be the way to go. In this installment ...more

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How to develop and deploy an application on Google App Engine

Develop and deploy an application on Google App Engine

This video introduces developers to building apps on Google App Engine ...more

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How to make a .deb package on Ubuntu

Make a .deb package on Ubuntu

CAUTION: This video is slow to load. This video shows you how to make an installable Debian package (".deb") out of a python program. The ...more

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How to create a 3D program with VPython

Create a 3D program with VPython

Interested in 3D programming, physics and Python? Erik Thomspon introduces 3D programming using the VPython toolkit covering a number of ...more

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How to use Google Spreadsheets as a database in the cloud

Use Google Spreadsheets as a database in the cloud

Watch Jeffrey Scudder demonstrate his GData Python Client Library ...more

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How to turn your Linux machine into a Django server

Turn your Linux machine into a Django server

Django is a Python web framework used for rapid application development in any environment. In under 10 minutes, you can go from a bare ...more

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How to create interactive programs in Python

Create interactive programs in Python

If you're interested in learning a general purpose, high-powered programming language, Python might be the way to go. In this installment ...more

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How to install and use the Python programming language

Install and use the Python programming language

In this how-to, you'll find instructions for programming with the ...more

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How to set up Cygwin for Python programming

Set up Cygwin for Python programming

If you're interested in learning a general purpose, high-powered programming language, Python might be the way to go. In this installment ...more

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How to decide on a Python distribution

Decide on a Python distribution

To get up and running with Python your first task is to pick the right Python distribution. At Python.org you can get the latest and ...more

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How to make a pyGame program

Make a pyGame program

CAUTION: This is not a streaming Flash video, and is slow to download. Also, the audio is very low, so be sure to turn your volume up. This ...more

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How to use pyWinAuto to contol a Windows application

Use pyWinAuto to contol a Windows application

In this ShowMeDo, Jeff Winkler demonstrates using pyWinAuto (v0.3.4 ...more

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How to debug Python using the IPython shell

Debug Python using the IPython shell

Ian Ozsvald shows how the powerful, interactive python shell IPython can be combined with the Python debugger to provide a powerful ...more

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How to call C and C++ from Python with SWIG

Call C and C++ from Python with SWIG

If you're interested in learning a general purpose, high-powered programming language, Python might be the way to go. In this installment ...more

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How to install wxPython

Install wxPython

wxPython is fast becomming one of the most popular cross-platform GUI programming solutions. Here Kyran Dale takes you through the simple ...more

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How to set up a bash shell for Python programming

Set up a bash shell for Python programming

If you're interested in learning a general purpose, high-powered programming language, Python might be the way to go. In this installment ...more

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How to use the textpad editor from within IPython

Use the textpad editor from within IPython

The IPython interactive Python shell allows the use of an external editor for editing multiple lines of code. Here Ian Ozsvald shows how to ...more

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How to create a basic titled window with Python

Create a basic titled window with Python

A little demonstration of the power of wxPython, showing how to get a titled window up and running with five easy lines of Python code. This ...more

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How to create a small editor with wxPython

Create a small editor with wxPython

Kyran Dale shows how wxPython provides an easy way to bind user-generated events, such as choosing a menu option, to methods provided to ...more

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Python (69 How-Tos)

Knit the Periodic Table

Science geeks everywhere: the ultimate knitting pattern. Creator apinnick made this amazing sweater displaying the Periodic Table of Elements for her husband, a microbiologist working in the ...

Ignite Prey and Light Cigarettes With a Laser Burner

Looking for an (explosively) fun Thanksgiving project this week? Something that involves fire and lasers? Check it out. YouTube creator StyroPyro lights ten matches in 9 seconds with a modded laser ...

Repair the World One (LEGO) Brick at a Time

Jan Vorman has installed quick LEGO-fixes all over the world - from Italy to Germany to Israel to Holland. Jan's "Dispatchwork" work creates a contemporary twist: colorful LEGO-street-art ...

DIY Ocular Assault Weapon

The latest in Graffiti-tech: How to write with your eyes. Via Instructables, "Behold the latest ocular assault weapon from the Graffiti Research Lab, openFrameworks, The Fat Lab and The Ebeling ...

Retro Electronics Papercraft For the Brazil '66 Crowd

Dan McPharlin has created some super-sweet retro electronics papercraft models. Click through to Dan's Flickr page to view the entire collection. Beautiful handmade cardboard models. Previously ...

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