Python Reference Code Snippets

Published July 10, 2018

Similar to the command cheat sheets I publish, this post will serve as a quick reference for short and simple Python code snippets I have used in prior projects.

Find All Shared Files in Google Drive with a Python Script

Published January 3, 2018 • Updated October 18, 2018

Google Drive makes it very easy to share files. You can easily and securely share files to anyone with a Google account or to anyone else by creating a shareable link that is accessible to anyone that knows the link. The shareable link contains a 33 character random string, so it’s very difficult to guess the URL if you are worried about someone other than your intended recipient looking at the shared file.

Use Google App Engine and Python for Inexpensive Domain Redirects

Published March 6, 2017 • Updated January 10, 2019

This blog has existed under a few domain names: workingconfig.com, thornelaboratories.net, and, now, thornelabs.net. workingconfig.com didn’t exist for very long, and never had many - if any - backlinks to it; it didn’t make sense to keep those URLs alive. However, thornelaboratories.net did exist for a longer period of time, and it had URLs I wanted to keep alive.

Installing python-swiftclient on OS X Yosemite

Published October 29, 2014 • Updated January 10, 2019

Installing python-swiftclient on OS X Yosemite is exceedingly difficult compared to earlier versions of OS X. Yosemite ships with Python 2.7.6. Running sudo easy_install pip will install pip 1.5.6.