Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Example of how to set JournalCommitInterval in MongoDB

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I have found no way yet to find the current value of journalCommitInterval. But, I have found how to set the journalCommitInterval. We...
Thursday, August 08, 2013

Solved: Installing Linux on Acer Aspire V5-122P-0643 Quadcore AMD laptop

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So, my wife wanted an Acer Aspire laptop because of its size, primarily. The form factor was just right for her. But, it came with Windows...
Friday, July 19, 2013

How to Disable password prompt during ssh login with key failure

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How to Disable password prompt during ssh login with key failure I wanted to login to a bunch of servers and test whether I could get in,...
Thursday, June 20, 2013

Question on StackOverflow: Best Unittest for Python programs using OptionParser() ?

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Just posted this on stackoverflow. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17223530/python-how-do-i-usefully-unittest-a-method-invoking-optionpa...

MagicMock Returns different values each call

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Recent discoveries about mock objects! I'm trying to create a Python unittest that exercises a class method w...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Drop-Thru Code Considered Harmful

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Recently, I was describing my frustrations with some Python code that had been written by a now-departed co-worker.  I describe this code as...
Friday, May 10, 2013

Subversion pre-commit hook script - Python files: prevent tabs, verify svn properties

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Here's a precommit hook script I've modified from one I've used before.  I hope it comes in handy.  I'm going to try to subm...