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MicahElliott / colortrans.py
Created November 29, 2010 07:57
Convert values between RGB hex codes and xterm-256 color codes.
#! /usr/bin/env python
""" Convert values between RGB hex codes and xterm-256 color codes.
Nice long listing of all 256 colors and their codes. Useful for
developing console color themes, or even script output schemes.
Resources:
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8-bit_color
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code
@pklaus
pklaus / ping.py
Created March 5, 2011 09:50
A pure python ping implementation using raw socket.
#!/usr/bin/env python2
"""
Other Repositories of python-ping
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* https://github.com/l4m3rx/python-ping supports Python2 and Python3
* https://bitbucket.org/delroth/python-ping
@danielfaust
danielfaust / samsung_remote.py
Created May 30, 2011 04:12
Samsung TV Remote Control Python Script
import time
import socket
import base64
src = '192.168.1.2' # ip of remote
mac = '00-AB-11-11-11-11' # mac of remote
remote = 'python remote' # remote name
dst = '192.168.1.3' # ip of tv
app = 'python' # iphone..iapp.samsung
@klange
klange / image-to-ansi.py
Created January 27, 2012 06:29 — forked from MicahElliott/colortrans.py
Convert images to ANSI escape sequences
#! /usr/bin/env python
""" Convert an image (argv[1]) to an ANSI text string (xterm-256color)
Original readme from colortrans.py follows:
Nice long listing of all 256 colors and their codes. Useful for
developing console color themes, or even script output schemes.
Resources:

tmux cheatsheet

As configured in my dotfiles.

start new:

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@endolith
endolith / readme.md
Last active May 22, 2024 07:13
How to stream a webcam to a web browser in Ubuntu

Grr this took hours to figure out. I was trying to install MJPG-streamer and running VLC command lines and all this crap but nothing worked.

First install motion:

~> sudo apt-get install motion

Then create a config file:

~> mkdir ~/.motion

~> nano ~/.motion/motion.conf

@MohamedAlaa
MohamedAlaa / tmux-cheatsheet.markdown
Last active June 16, 2024 19:37
tmux shortcuts & cheatsheet

tmux shortcuts & cheatsheet

start new:

tmux

start new with session name:

tmux new -s myname
@toolness
toolness / gencert.py
Last active June 22, 2023 11:52
Python script to create server SSL certs and sign them with a custom CA.
#! /usr/bin/python
"""
This simple script makes it easy to create server certificates
that are signed by your own Certificate Authority.
Mostly, this script just automates the workflow explained
in http://www.tc.umn.edu/~brams006/selfsign.html.
Before using this script, you'll need to create a private
@duncansmart
duncansmart / httpget.js
Created June 20, 2013 09:42
Download a file with Windows Script Host
// httpget.js: download a file (Windows Script Host)
// usage: cscript httpget.js <url> <file>
(function() {
if (WScript.Arguments.Length != 2) {
WScript.Echo("Usage: httpget.js <url> <file>")
WScript.Quit(1)
}
var url = WScript.Arguments(0)
@rossant
rossant / raytracing.py
Last active December 24, 2023 12:50
Very simple ray tracing engine in (almost) pure Python. Depends on NumPy and Matplotlib. Diffuse and specular lighting, simple shadows, reflections, no refraction. Purely sequential algorithm, slow execution.
"""
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2017 Cyrille Rossant
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is