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Get Method Name as String in Python
Here is how to get the string representation of a method in Python def my_method_name(): print "Hello World" my_method_name.__name__ # => 'my_method_name' Short and sweet!
Written by Sean Behan on 03/04/2017
Postfix, ActionMailer and OpenSSL Fix on Ubuntu
If you run into problems using ActionMailer > 2.2, Postfix and OpenSSL while sending mail from your application, try changing the following: vim /etc/postfix/main.cf Change smtpd_use_tls=yes to smtpd_use_tls=no OpenSSL support with Postfix does ...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
How to Parse Query Strings in PHP
Here is a quick snippet for parsing query strings in PHP. You can use the `parse_url` and `parse_str` methods. `parse_str` will create a variable for you populated with results. $url = "http://www.seanbehan.com/path/?param=key"; parse_str(parse_url...
Written by Sean Behan on 12/04/2017
Add Users to a Group on Ubuntu
To create a new user on Ubuntu (Heron8) adduser johndoe To create a new group groupadd barleyfarmers Add johndoe to the barleyfarmers group adduser johndoe barleyfarmers The adduser command, when you're first adding the new user accou...
Written by Sean Behan on 03/02/2017
How to Add Additional Sub Directories to the Default Rails Test:Unit File Structure
# Edit Rakefile in project root # # Add a new rake test task... E.g., rake test:lib, below everything else in that file... # Alternatively, add a task in lib/tasks/ directory and plop in the same code namespace :test do desc "Test lib source" ...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012