Tag Archives: Python

BASH Shell Scripting: Passing Arguments to a Python Script

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Humair

Larry Wall: “Shell programming is a 1950s juke box …” In this short blog I write a small Python utility script to create directories and demonstrate how to utilize it and pass it arguments via BASH shell script. The functionality … Continue reading →

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Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Humair

One of my favorite development tools at an unbelievably low price – FREE! Can’t get much better than that. Download ‘Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers’ and give it a try. If you are not much of a Java/J2EE programmer, … Continue reading →

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XenServer, Hyper-V, and ESXi – Architecture, API, and Coding

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Humair

Below is a link to the slide deck for a presentation I gave to some friends/colleagues for a Berkeley Virtualization and Cloud Computing certification course I took in early 2012. For my final project I did a XenServer, Hyper-V, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Citrix, Java, Microsoft, Networking, Personal Presentations, PowerShell, Programming Languages, Python, Tech Events, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware | Tagged ESXi, humair, Humair Ahmed, Java, networking, PowerShell, Python, Tkinter, VI API, virtualization, vmware, vSphere, Xen, XenServer, XML-RPC | Leave a comment

Python – Implementing Caching in Your Applications via Dictionaries

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Humair

In this blog I demonstrate how you can implement and take advantage of caching in your Python scripts/applications. Caching allows you to complete tasks more rapidly by storing and reusing results for repeated operations using the same criteria. For example, … Continue reading →

Posted in Chemistry, Programming Languages, Python, Science, Technology, Tips & Tricks | Tagged amu, atomic mass, atomic mass unit, atomic masses, cache, caching, caching scheme, chemistry, compound, dictionaries, dictionary, dictionary cache, element, formula mass, h2o, mass, molecular mass, molecule, Python, python dictionary, python dictionary cache, water | Leave a comment

Coding a XenServer Client in Python – Monitoring Multiple VMs via Multiple Threads

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Humair

In some prior blogs I had written about developing an ESXi client in Java which could connect to a VMware ESXi server and perform some management tasks. In this blog, I will describe developing a Cirtrix XenServer Client in Python … Continue reading →

Posted in Networking, Programming Languages, Protocols, Python, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing | Tagged Citrix, Citrix Xen, Citrix Xen API, Citrix XenAPI, Citrix XenServer, HueXenClient, ICMP, ICMP packets, Network Monitoring, ping, PMW, port, ports, PyDev, PyDev plug-in, Python, Python megawidgets, Python megawidgets library, python pmw, thread, threads, Tkinter, Tkinter GUI library, VM Monitoring, VM Network Monitoring, Xen, XenAP, XenCenter, XenClient, XenServer, XenServer 6.0, XenServer pool | Leave a comment

Demonstrating Python’s String “replace” Method via the Command-line

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Humair

Python’s String “replace” method returns a copy of the string in which the occurrences of the old substring are replaced with the new substring. You can optionally restrict the number of replacements to a max amount by adding another number … Continue reading →

Posted in Programming Languages, Python, Technology | Tagged command-line, command-line input, Ctrl-Z, end-of-input indicator for Windows, Python, read comand-line input, replace, string, string replacement, substring, substring replacement | Leave a comment

How Perl/Python Scripts on Force10 S60 Switches Can Access the Internet

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Humair

Let’s say you have a Force10 S60 switch [FTOS 8.3.3.4] hooked-up at a datacenter that currently has a console connection connected to a management switch that provides external Internet access. The natted IP address is 10.0.8.10/24 and the external IP … Continue reading →

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Use EasyInstall to Quickly Install Python Modules

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Humair

EasyInstall is a python module (easy_install) that lets you automatically download, build, install, and manage Python packages. To use EasyInstall you must download and install “setuptools”; the EasyInstall application is bundled with “setuptools”.

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