Entries classified under weblog created during Oct 2004


Dynamic Superclassing in Python

What you're getting into:

Mucking with builtins is fun the way huffing dry erase markers is fun. Things are very pretty at first, but eventually the brain cell lossage will more than outweigh that cheap thrill.

Barry Warsaw, 23 Mar 2000

Now, let's muck with some builtins.

To python coding patterns weblog ... on Fri 10/01/04 at 07:38 AM

Getting Rid of the Summary Field

I've found that the number of fields on a weblog post form is inversely proportional to how often I post. Given that, I've been searching for ways of getting rid of any fields that fall outside of the realm of absolutely necessary. One such field is the Summary field.

To blogging splice weblog ... on Fri 10/01/04 at 07:14 AM