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Continue reading →: Tweeting Automatically, POC (Python and Pi)Following on from my various Twitter auto reply blog posts and my purchase of a Raspberry Pi Zero W, it was time to all proof of concept (PoC) and put my Python program into a live environment. Up first was transferring my Python program (with associated files) from my MacBook…
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Continue reading →: Raspberry Pi Zero W SetupOver the weekend I purchased a Raspberry Pi Zero W from Pimoroni. The Zero W is a very small computer that has wi-fi and I hope to use it to run some automated scripts. I already have a Raspberry Pi 2 and a Raspberry Pi 3 but wanted a Zero W…
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Continue reading →: Twitter Auto Reply To Tweets V3 (Python)Did a little bit of a rework on this compared to V1 and V2 . I’ve scrapped the “date” format and instead utilised the Tweet ID and writing/reading from a text (txt) file. Every tweet on Twitter is stamped with an ID, I’ve altered my program so that once it…
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Continue reading →: Removing Direct Access (Powershell)
Microsoft introduced Direct Access with Windows Server 2008 (R2) for use with Windows 7 Enterprise and Windows 8 Enterprise edition clients, it can also be used on Windows 10. Direct Access is a VPN-like technology that allows clients to connect intranet services (including applications and file shares) via a secure…
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Continue reading →: Twitter Auto Reply To Tweets V2 (Python)On my first run of the Twitter auto reply Python program I managed to cause a 403 Forbidden as the program duplicated a status: I’ve now got a round this by creating a list of replies, importing the random library and using random.choice() on the list. # geektechstuff # Twitter Application…
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Continue reading →: Twitter Auto Reply To Tweets (Python)Okay, so my last post dealt with searching with Twython and this lead to me to thinking; what about replying to tweets that mention the search terms. Which is why I’ve created a auto-tweet reply program! Some things I considered when writing this program; I wanted to reply to Tweets…
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Continue reading →: Twitter Search (Python)Building on yesterday’s fun with Twython, today I looked to expand my Python program (temporary commentating out the option to post a tweet) with an option to search Tweets for a keyword. Twython brings back a lot of data in its results so I have used the JSON knowledge I…
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Continue reading →: Twitter and PythonI’ve wanted for a while to interact with Twitter without using the website or the mobile app, and as Twitter offers several APIs I have decided to dip in and see what Python can do with Twitter. I didn’t want to use my regular Twitter account (@geektechstuff) as I like…
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Continue reading →: Secrets (Python)I have used the Random library in Python a few times to generate a random choice; however many people will (rightly) tell you that a computer generated random number is not a true random number. The Random library is perfect for games or simulations that do not require security (cryptography);…
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Continue reading →: Code Club exit()I’ve really enjoyed my time as a Code Club volunteer, and in all honesty I feel amazed that I have had the opportunity to not only teach a new generation of coders, but also to learn along the way. Sadly my time of leading/teaching at the Code Club at MadLab is…
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