I like setting up shortcuts to frequently used commands whether I used Windows or Linux. I use the terminal often and create shortcuts to frequently used commands using “alias” feature of BASH. This has saved me considerable time in the past. However, I recently felt that if I could have a helper tool to monitor [...]
Categories: linux,programming,python,text processing,Uncategorized,veveo
Tagged: bash, linux, productivity, python, script
Here is a simple utility created using Python for translating text from various languages into English. It uses the Google AJAX API to do this. Usage prashanth@prashanth-desktop:~$ translate bonjour hello prashanth@prashanth-desktop:~$ translate guten morgen Good morning
Categories: programming,python,web
As a part of a project I am working on, I had to cluster urls on a page. After some light googling I found, python-cluster. You can find below a simple python script to illustrate the usage of python-cluster library.
Categories: programming,python,text processing
Tagged: clustering, python, script
What is Alexa rank? Alexa collects statistics about visits by internet users to websites through the Alexa Toolbar. Based on the collected data, Alexa computes site ranking. By examining the Alexa rank of a site, you can get a rough idea of how popular the site is. Many argue that Alexa rank is misleading but [...]
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Tagged: alexa, alexa rank, programmatically, python, script, xml