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drdrang / newproject

Created July 7, 2020 15:58

Script to create database entries, folders in iCloud, a folder in Mail, and a set of labels for a new project.

	#!/usr/bin/python

	import sqlite3
	import os
	import sys
	from applescript import asrun
	from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
	import shutil
	import requests
	import json

drdrang / swicsfix.py

Created December 10, 2017 19:39

Clean up Southwest Airlines ICS files.

	#!/usr/bin/python

	from icalendar import Calendar
	import sys
	import copy
	from datetime import timedelta

	for ics in sys.argv[1:]:
	# Open the ics file and extract the event and alarm.
	cal = Calendar.from_ical(open(ics).read())

drdrang / safari-feeds.py

Last active July 20, 2020 07:07

Extract feeds from Safari and print them as OPML.

	#!/usr/bin/python

	from plistlib import readPlist
	from os import environ
	from cgi import escape

	# OPML template with header and footer.
	opml = '''<?xml version="1.0"?>
	<opml version="1.1">
	<head>

drdrang / Purge Old Reminders.scpt

Last active August 1, 2024 05:57

AppleScript to delete all reminders more than 30 days old.

	set remindersOpen to application "Reminders" is running
	set monthAgo to (current date) - (30 * days)

	tell application "Reminders"
	set myLists to name of every list
	repeat with thisList in myLists
	tell list thisList
	delete (every reminder whose completion date is less than monthAgo)
	end tell
	end repeat

drdrang / desktop

Created April 28, 2016 03:21

Toggle the visibility of icons on the OS X Desktop. A reworking of Craig Hockenberry's original: https://gist.github.com/chockenberry/a6a06a73cce44e29808b22d458cafdcb

	#!/bin/bash

	# Toggle the visibility of Desktop icons.

	# Desktop icons are visible if the CreateDesktop setting is missing or
	# if it exists and is set to 1, true, yes, or on (case insensitive).
	# Desktop icons are hidden if the CreateDesktop setting exists and
	# is set to any value other than 1, true, yes, or on.

	# The $icons variable is the value of CreateDesktop if it exists or is

drdrang / dayfeed-alt

Created December 23, 2015 17:21

Adjusted version of dayfeed to handle entries with no body.

	#!/usr/bin/env python
	# coding=utf8

	import feedparser as fp
	import time
	from datetime import datetime, timedelta
	import pytz

	subscriptions = [
	'http://1.usa.gov/1O9yJFp',

drdrang / testfeeds

Created December 23, 2015 13:47

Check the entries of a list of feeds for content/value and summary items.

	#!/usr/bin/env python
	# coding=utf8

	import feedparser as fp
	import time
	from datetime import datetime, timedelta
	import pytz

	subscriptions = [
	'http://feedpress.me/512pixels',

drdrang / nextWorkWeek.js

Created July 22, 2015 19:07

	var oneday = 606024*1000;
	var today = new Date();
	var wToday = today.getDay();
	var away = 1 - wToday;
	if (away <= 0) { away += 7; }
	var nextMonday = new Date(today.getTime() + away*oneday )
	var theFriday = new Date(nextMonday.getTime() + 4*oneday)
	nextMonday.toDateString() + ' to ' + theFriday.toDateString();

drdrang / Amazon referral link

Created October 17, 2014 18:50

A TextExpander AppleScript snippet for inserting an affiliate link to the current Amazon page.

	set myTag to "thingy"

	tell application "Safari" to set theURL to the URL of the front document

	set cmd to "echo '" & theURL & "' \| perl -pe 's#^./(?:dp\|gp/product)/([^/?]+).$#$1#'"
	set itemID to do shell script cmd

	set aLink to "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/" & itemID & "?tag=" & myTag

drdrang / Pair.py

Created October 14, 2014 16:14

Pythonista script for putting two screenshots side by side.

	import Image
	import photos, speech, console

	speech.say('left image?', '', .18)
	s1 = photos.pick_image()
	speech.say('right image?', '', .18)
	s2 = photos.pick_image()

	w = s1.size[0] + s2.size[0] + 60
	h = max(s1.size[1], s2.size[1]) + 40

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