Tag: python
Spicing up the Console for Fun and Profit, Part 1
Command-line terminals and the shell have been an integral part of all *NIX systems from the beginning. The shell is the universal interface between...
Connecting to MySQL with Python and PHP
We all know the power of MySQL -- one of the most used open source databases and a challenge to proprietary products of the...
Get Started with Pygame, Part 2
In the first part of this series, we learnt about uploading a background image, and how to put text with different fonts on the...
Making Your Web Apps Social with Facebook
Thinking about making your Web application talk to Facebook? Or do you need tighter integration for your website? Alternately, do you just want to...
A Low-cost Platform for PC-interfaced Science Experiments called expEYES
There is nothing new about computer-interfaced science experiments, but how often do you come across an experiment platform that costs as little as Rs...
Onama — A Quantum Leap in HPC
This article introduces readers to Onama, a CDAC-created bundle of well-selected parallel and serial applications for various engineering disciplines. An amalgamation of HPC and...
Get Started with Pygame
Gaming has become a major field in the computing world. It is the favourite entertainment for many users, but a challenging job for developers,...
What is Scientific Programming?
This article will take you into the world of scientific programming -- from simple numerical computations to some complex mathematical models and simulations. We...
Securing Apache, Part 9: Attacks that Target PHP-based Instances
Beginning with Part 1 of this series, we have covered all major attacks on Web applications and servers, with examples of vulnerable PHP code....
Exploring Software: ZODB, a NoSQL Database
Let's explore how to use ZODB, a NoSQL database, from Python, with an example that stores and retrieves 'album' and 'track' data from the database.
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