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It’s easy to copy and paste urls to share links, but its easier to just click on a button to do it. The way I decided to do it was to write a custom django templatetag. The template tag exists in myproject/myapp/templatetags/sharebuttons.py. You can use the pre-built template here Usage in a template: {% load [...]

I have a model named “Show” and it has a ForeignKey to a model named “Venue.” When users add a “Show” I wanted an autocomplete(d) field venue. This solution uses: jquery-1.6.1.min.js jquery-ui.min.js models.py class Venue(models.Model): name = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=False, null=False, help_text=”Name of the venue”) class Show(models.Model): date = models.DateTimeField(blank=False, null=False) venue = models.ForeignKey(Venue) headliner = [...]

When you manage a bunch of similar devices, it’s nice to generate consistent configurations quickly. I built a config file generator last week which you embed the variables in plain text such as “$hostname.” Then a web form is generated based off those embedded variables and a find and replace is done on the config [...]

I’ve been fishing on Chicago’s lakefront since I was a very young child. There is a certain culture that arises from people that like to fish but don’t have boats. I never picked up on this culture until I lurked several chicago fishing messageboards. Like any hobby, hobbyists are nerds which can’t wait to tell [...]