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Stephen Kaplan SKaplanOfficial

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just a person who does neat things sometimes

SKaplanOfficial / preview_itunes_top_10.py

Created August 29, 2022 07:29

Play the previews for the top 10 songs on iTunes parsed from Apple's RSS feed using PyXA

	import PyXA
	reader = PyXA.RSSFeed("http://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStoreServices.woa/ws/RSS/topsongs/limit=10/xml")
	links = reader.items().links()
	m4as = filter(lambda x: "m4a" in x.url, links)

	for index, song in enumerate(m4as):
	print("Now playing: " + reader.items()[index].title)
	sound = PyXA.XASound(song)
	sound.play()
	sleep(sound.duration)

SKaplanOfficial / saved_current_url.py

Last active September 15, 2023 16:22

PyXA script to save the current Safari tab's URL to a "Saved URLs" note

	#!/usr/bin/env python

	# Test with PyXA 0.1.0
	import PyXA

	safari = PyXA.Application("Safari")
	notes = PyXA.Application("Notes")

	# Get info for current Safari tab
	current_tab = safari.front_window.current_tab

SKaplanOfficial / open_messages_to_contact.py

Last active November 15, 2022 01:26

PyXA script to open Messages.app to the chat with the given participant

	#!/usr/bin/env python

	# Test with PyXA 0.1.0
	import PyXA

	messages = PyXA.Application("Messages")
	person = messages.participants().by_name("Example Person")
	PyXA.XAURL("sms://" + person.handle).open()

SKaplanOfficial / select_photos_for_mosaic.py

Last active September 15, 2023 16:22

Using PyXA, Automator, and PIL to create a mosaic of selected images.

	import PyXA, math
	from PIL import Image

	# Execute Automator workflow and receive list of image paths
	automator = PyXA.Application("Automator")
	workflow = automator.open("/Users/exampleuser/Library/Mobile Documents/com~apple~Automator/Documents/Ask For Photos.workflow")
	image_paths = workflow.execute()

	# Set base dimensions of mosaic images
	base_width = 400

SKaplanOfficial / safari_methods_and_properties.py

Created July 15, 2022 00:51

Using PyXA to access Safari methods and properties

	import PyXA

	# Open URL in new tab
	safari = PyXA.application("Safari")

	# Get open windows, documents, and tabs
	window1 = safari.front_window()
	window2 = safari.windows()[1]
	documents = safari.documents()
	current_doc = safari.current_document

SKaplanOfficial / flashcards_from_webpage_text.py

Created July 10, 2022 11:01

Using PyXA to extract paragraphs and sentences from a webpage, then create randomized flashcards from the webpage content

	import os
	from pprint import pprint
	import PyXA
	import random
	from time import sleep

	textedit = PyXA.application("TextEdit")

	# Open a URL and wait for it to load
	safari = PyXA.application("Safari")

SKaplanOfficial / open_new_safari_tab.py

Last active November 15, 2022 01:33

Using PyXA to open a new tab or window of Safari

	# Tested with PyXA 0.1.0
	import PyXA
	app = PyXA.Application("Safari")
	new_tab = app.make("tab", {"URL": "http://google.com"})
	app.front_window().tabs().push(new_tab)

SKaplanOfficial / send_sms_to_chat.py

Last active November 15, 2022 01:32

Using PyXA to send an SMS to a chat based on the chat ID

	# Tested with PyXA 0.1.0
	import PyXA
	app = PyXA.Application("Messages")
	chat = app.chats().by_id("SMS;-;+11234567891")
	chat.send("Hello!")

SKaplanOfficial / prepend_date_to_textedit_documents.py

Last active November 15, 2022 01:32

Using PyXA to prepend a date at the beginning of every currently open TextEdit document

	# Tested with PyXA 0.1.0
	import PyXA
	app = PyXA.Application("TextEdit")
	documents = app.documents()
	date = datetime.now()
	documents.prepend(str(date) + "\n\n")

SKaplanOfficial / list_textedit_text_elements.py

Last active November 15, 2022 01:31

Using PyXA to list all paragraphs, words, and characters in all currently open TextEdit documents

	# Test with PyXA 0.1.0
	import PyXA
	app = PyXA.Application("TextEdit")
	documents = app.documents()
	print("Paragraphs:", documents.paragraphs())
	print("Words:", documents.words())
	print("Characters:", documents.characters())