Archives Aug. 23, 2004
Twisted web client and ssl (Since it took close to an hour to figure this out...)
Written by
on
in
Snaking.
The secret: twisted.web.client.getPage(url) handles SSL (https://) protocols automatically. Nothing I could find in the documentation mentions that. There are references to the ContextFactory, but nothing is mentioned about whether you need to pass one in or not (you don't). So, a simple script to download an SSL page with Twisted looks something like this:
from ...
Let there be light! (Rosey's excursion to Canadian Tire)
Written by
on
in
Vindaloo.
Rosey went to Canadian Tire to pick up some lamps (her room and the living room are unlivably dark (I get horribly depressed when it's always dark)). Apparently she didn't have time to find any lamps she liked, but she did pick up a replacement bulb for my big halogen floor lamp.
That lamp almost ...
Change and rests and suchalike (MediaCorp project work for most of the day...)
Written by
on
in
Snaking.
Tim came by and we discussed the EFT server project for an hour or so (I am so not looking forward to that project now). After that we switched to discussing the MediaCorp page-checker project, much better specified (i.e. at least minimally specified).
Spent a solid 7 hours on that, with the result being a ...
Previous day
Next day
Archives
Mike C. Fletcher, the VRPlumber, is a philosopher of design turned computer programmer based in Toronto, Canada. He works primarily in the Python programming language, and maintains a large number of Open Source software packages. You can reach him at: mcfletch@vrplumber.com.