Author Archives: James Murty

Python code to convert UTF-8 to Latin-1

After dealing with UTF-8 to latin1 encoding issues repeatedly over the years I finally put the time into crafting a somewhat complete conversion script in Python that handles things like “smart” quotes and other commonly-used symbols. This probably isn’t the … Continue reading

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Vimdiff for three-way merges in Mercurial

I’ve been using vim as my sole code editor for a couple of years now at work. I find that the more I use it and the more I learn (there will always be more to learn about vim) the … Continue reading

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JetS3t 0.8.1 in the wild

The newest version of JetS3t has been released and is now roaming free. Meet 0.8.1. This release has been a long time coming, mainly due to my reluctance to finish the documentation. But it’s finally here and comes with some … Continue reading

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JetS3t support for S3 Website Hosting

I have just released code for JetS3t that adds API-level support for Amazon S3′s new Website Hosting feature. With a Website Hosting configuration applied to an S3 bucket, the bucket can serve static content but will also act in a … Continue reading

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Work-around for Mac OS X python package install error — "lipo: can’t figure out the architecture type"

This is just some quick documentation of a couple of work-arounds I needed to install the a python package on Mac OS X 10.6.6 (Snow Leopard). This solution could work in a number of cases, not just for this one … Continue reading

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JetS3t 0.8.0, now with extra Google

I have released the newest version of JetS3t, version 0.8.0. Real Google Storage support Amongst many other things, this release is the first to include native support for Google Storage for Developers (GS). This means that you can now interact … Continue reading

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