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def get_class(class_to_get, *args, **kwargs):
    """Will get the class regardless of whether it's a module or not:
    >>> get_class('module.MyClassName')
    MyClassName()
    """
    try:
        dot = class.rindex('.')
    except ValueError:
        pass
    else:

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# A test runner that doesn't require a database, and then reports coverage of your Django apps
# Usage: in settings.py, add:
#   TEST_RUNNER="path.to.nodb_coverage_testrunner.run_tests"

import os
import unittest
from glob import glob

from django.test.utils import setup_test_environment, teardown_test_environment
from django.conf import settings

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    <div class="form_row{% if field.errors %} has_errors{% endif %}{% if class %} {{ class }}{% endif %}{% if field.field.required %} required{% endif %}">
        <label for="{{ field.auto_id }}">
            {% if label %}{{ label }}{% else %}{{ field.label }}{% endif %}
            {% if field.field.required %}<span>(required)</span>{% endif %}
        </label>
        {{ field }}
        {% if field.errors %}
            <p class="error">{{ field.errors|join('<br>') }}</p>
        {% endif %}
        {% if help_text %}

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from email.utils import formatdate
from email.message import Message
from email.mime.text import MIMEText
import smtplib
import textwrap

def send_email(to_address, to_name, from_address, from_name, subject, body, **kwargs):
    msg = MIMEText(body)
    msg['To'] = '%s <%s>' % (to_name, to_address)
    msg['From'] = '%s <%s>' % (from_name, from_address)

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" 
        "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> 
     <plist version="1.0">
      <dict> 
        <key>Label</key>
        <string>myvmname.virtualbox</string>
        <key>ProgramArguments</key>
        <array>
          <string>/usr/bin/VBoxHeadless</string>

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import urllib
try:
    from urlparse import parse_qs
except ImportError:
    from cgi import parse_qs

def url_params(url, **kwargs):
    bits = url.split('?')
    query_vars = {}
    if len(bits) > 1:

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Smarkets (London, UK)

Job description

Smarkets, a London-based betting exchange startup, is looking for an experienced front end web developer for a full time position with an immediate start.

Our front end application is a collection of Django apps built on an exclusively Python API client (to a RESTful Erlang API), and we're looking for someone to build out user-facing features.

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import re
pattern = re.compile('^.*?((?<!\.[a-z0-9]{8})png|jpg|gif|swf|ico|flv|zip)$')
# I want the first two to match, but not the second two
file_list = [
    'main.ie6.zip',
    'main.zip',
    'main.cb1c4aa1.zip',
    'main.cb1c4aa1.cb1c4aa1.zip'
]

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    all_possible_plays = Play.objects.filter(preview_only=False, play_start__gte=start_date, 
                            play_start__lt=end_date, users__is_staff=False)

    for play in all_possible_plays:
        if play_history.has_key(play.song.pk):
            #increment tallies
            play_history[play.song.pk]['plays'] += 1
            
            if play.credit_taken:
                play_history[play.song.pk]['credit_plays'] += 1

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# a heavy int is one where the average of the digits is greater than 7
# eg: 8678 is heavy because (8 + 6 + 7 + 8) / 4 = 7.25
#     8677 is not heavy because ( 8 + 6 + 7 + 7) / 4 = 7

def is_heavy(my_number, heaviness=7):
    # cast @my_number to a string so we can iterate over it, then create a list of
    # numbers greater than @heaviness. if this list length is greater to or equal than half
    # the length of the original list, it's heavy
    return len([i for i in str(my_number) if int(i) > heaviness]) >= (len(str(my_number)) / 2)