Dependencies¶
GitHub API
Python Bindings - ghapi¶
ghapi provides 100% always-updated coverage of the entire GitHub REST API by automatically converting the OpenAPI spec to a Pythonic API. ghapi is always up to date with the latest changes to GitHub APIs.
Hands on the Python Library pexpect
Tips and Traps¶
The command-line tool of some (e.g., network) applications might be slow to authenticate. If you use pexect to automate such a command-line tool, it is best to wait for sometime after sending password using
child.sendline(passwd). If the authentication has ouput on both success and failure, a smart way is to wait for the success or failure message to come out.
Extracting PDF Pages Using the Python Package PyPDF
The Python package PyPDF can be used to extract pages from a PDF file. The function aiutil.pdf.extract_pages is a wrapper over PyPDF which makes it even easier to extract pages from a PDF file.
Install Rust Globally in Linux
There are 3 ways to install a global standalone version of Rust in Linux.
The recommended way is to use rustup with customized environment variables.
Using a Package Management Tool
Some Linux distributions provide packages for Rust. Taking Debian/Ubuntu based Linux distributions as an example, you can install a …
Take Screenshot on Linux
ksnip
Ksnip is a Qt-based cross-platform screenshot tool that provides many annotation features for your screenshots. It is one of the best screenshot applications.
Installation Using snap
sudo snap install ksnip
flameshot
Flameshot is a simple cross-platform screenshot software.
Shutter
Shutter is a good screenshot application for Linux (only).