-hy- Python pastebin clone along the lines of ix.io

This is a fork from Pastas which is currently being used at work for passing along snippets of code and general text.

Some coworkers wanted to contribute and knew Python, but where afraid of Hy's lispy syntax, so this fork was born.

It is also an exercise on how easy is to migrate from a Hy application into a Python one. An I must say it is pretty easy!

• clone the repository:

  git clone https://github.com/Willyfrog/pypas.git

• Create a virtual environment for it (not neccessary but it's good practice)

  mkvirtualenv pypas

• install the requirements:

  pip install -r requirements.txt

• create the configuration (optional). Make a config.json file on the root of the project. You can specify the following keys:

  • secretkey: needed to keep the client-side sessions secure
  • debug: True or False (defaults to false)
  • dbstring: string to connect to the database, if not specified it'll create a sqlite database. Check the dataset library documentation to know the different options

• run the server

  python pypaste.py

runing flask as is is not recommended for production, but pypas as is is not recommended to be exposed to the public.