Kotlin with Maven
Stand-alone Programs Instructions and template for a stand-alone Java program built with Kotlin source code. An easy way to start with is, since JetBrains is behind this whole thing, just…
Wagtail in Docker
Over the weekend I found out about a CMS software written on top of Django called Wagtail. The installation instructions promise an easy path. Just run: pip install wagtail Since…
Removing DRM from B&N Books
This post owes much to Liberate Your (Legally Obtained) Nook Ebooks. The disclaimer there applies here equally. This process should only be done to move your books from the Nook…
Django I18N on Windows
Concise run book on I18N to get things started Prerequisite Know the difference between locale name and language name: Locale name: <language code>_<COUNTRY CODE> (examples: "en_US", "fr_CA"), case sensitive.Language name:…
Loading Resources from Python Packages
Start with importlib_resources Start with the package importlib_resources. Properly export modules In order for a resource to be accessible, the module (or most likely the submodule) containing it needs to…
Python Package Publishing Notes
Foundations For the most part, the doc How to Publish an Open-Source Python Package to PyPI – Real Python is what I followed. However, had that been it, I wouldn't…
Postgresql and Mysql Docker containers
To quickly get an instance of PostgreSQL and MySQL up and running, use the following docker-compose setup: Create a subdirectory to place the docker-compose.yml and optionally the data files for…