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.
- Stirling-PDF is is a robust, locally hosted web-based PDF manipulation tool using Docker.
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).