romilly

Keybase proof

I hereby claim:

• I am romilly on github.
• I am romilly (https://keybase.io/romilly) on keybase.
• I have a public key whose fingerprint is 878A 89AD 2AC2 E315 1E6C 5398 72CA 4FA2 E7CB 6E36

To claim this, I am signing this object:

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import feedparser

feed = feedparser.parse('http://newsrss.bbc.co.uk/rss/newsonline_uk_edition/front_page/rss.xml')
print feed['feed']['title']
print len(feed)

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import serial
with serial.Serial('/dev/ttyACM0', 9600, timeout=10) as ser:
    while True:
        print(ser.readline())

romilly

Why I use APL every day

I first met APL (A Programming Language) in 1968.

I've always used it a lot, and now I use it every day.

Many developers will never have heard of the language. Many of those that have, either love it (as I do) or hate it.

I think now is the time to explain what APL is, why I use it so often, and why I think that developers should take a look at it.

romilly

import serial


class Talker:
    TERMINATOR = '\r'.encode('UTF8')

    def __init__(self, timeout=1):
        self.serial = serial.Serial('/dev/ttyACM0', 115200, timeout=timeout)

    def send(self, text: str):

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"""
Example for remote control from host via Serial link.

This is the code to run on the Pico.
It sets up the onboard LED and allows you to turn it on or off.
"""
from machine import Pin

# use onboard LED which is controlled by Pin 25
# on a Pico W the onboad lLED is accessed differently,

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Pico AF oscilloscope

I've moved the journal and code for the 'scope to the Pico Code Project on GitHub.

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Testing a Pico-based function generator

I've moved the journal and code for fungen to the Pico Code Project on GitHub.

romilly

"""
MicroPython code to read and write from UART1 on the Pico


UART0 is not available as it is used for the REPL.

To test, you can use a 3V3 FTDI cable or similar device that connects a host computer with the Pico.
NB: Make sure it's a 3V3 cable, not a 5V cable, or you could kill your PIco!!

Connect FTDI black to Pico GND.

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import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
import html2text


def convert(enex_file_name: str, markdown_file_name: str) -> None:
    enex = ET.parse(enex_file_name)
    root = enex.getroot()
    note = root.find('note')
    html = note.find('content').text
    text = html2text.html2text(html)