A set of various classes, modules, templates... like a bunch of recipes or ingredients to cook bigger python apps.

• bb_gh_sync.py:

A mercurial post-push hook to maintain synced a repository to booth github and bitbucket sites, using only a local mercurial repository.

• check_execs.py:

Check if an executable program is present in the system. Useful for those scripts that requires external programs and don't have an install process.

• dir_size_monitor.py:

This script monitors the changes in disk size for the directories included in a given path. It reports what directories are new or deleted. Also reports the directories in which their size increases or decreases above threshold values.

• djvu2pdf.py:

Converts a .djvu file into a .pdf file

• dpkg_diff.py:

Report by email changes in the packages installed on a debian based system and writes an update list of all of them in a file.

• flatten_nested_lists.py:

They are not mine, seen out there. Various ways to flatten a nested list.

• ftp_server_test.py:

Create a ftp server for test purposes.

• ftp_upload.py:

A method to upload a file to a FTP server

• get_size.py:

Various ways to calculate the size of a directory tree or a single file. Include methods to convert a size in bytes to the best standard IEC binary prefix to improve readability.

• logger.py:

A module that create a log object to log script messages in a elegant way. The Logger class can be embedded into the script too.

• move_by_ext.py:

A script that find files by a given extension into a directory hierarchy and then move (or copy/remove) all of them to the given destination path.

• notify.py:

Send notification status messages through libnotify. These are popup messages typical in some Linux distros like Ubuntu.

• pacman_diff.py:

Report by email changes in the packages installed on a arch linux based system and writes an update list of all of them in a file.

• rsync_backup.py:

A script to make a backup via Rsync. Intended to be used periodically in a cron job to maintain a local backup of a path in an another localization (e.g. another drive) and to take advantage of the rsync's speed and minimal footprint. It's ideal for those cases in which a RAID 1, a regular backup app or a DCVS may not be the best option to maintain a mirrored copy.

• rsync_fabfile.py:

A Fabric file for sync two directories (remote ⇄ local) with rsync.

• send_email.py:

This file provides various ways to send an email with python. From the simplest method using the local user and server (in *NIX systems), to the more complex, with the ability to add attachments and use the e-mail fields Cc: and Bcc:

• shuffle.py:

Obviously not mine, various famous algorithms. Various ways to do an efficient and rigorous random shuffle from a set. Guaranteeed unbiased result.

• smtp_server_test.py:

Create a local SMTP server for test purposes.

• template.py:

Basic template for my scripts. Also implements a basic check for the required modules, and show an error message if nedeed.

• test_dir_tree.py:

Creates a fake hierarchy of directories and files. A complete directory tree mainly for testing. Latin words used to be more user friendly and readable.

• web_lxml.py:

Reads a webpage with lxml and prints its element tree. Prints the structure of the object element, which is a list of lists, a tree structure. We use it to locate those elements you want to parse to extract the necessary data.