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== What people are working on == | |||
* Connecting with Python to feeds (RSS) see [[ | * Connecting with Python to feeds (RSS) see [[Feedparser]] | ||
(example: taking the text of the latest blog entry & put it into a database... eventually to use as a basis of a visualisation (tech tbd, [[Processing]]?)) | (example: taking the text of the latest blog entry & put it into a database... eventually to use as a basis of a visualisation (tech tbd, [[Processing]]?)) | ||
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* Generating movies from net data -- turning a search into a template for a narrative / web page. Using scripts to send text through Google Translation (how to automate / script?) | * Generating movies from net data -- turning a search into a template for a narrative / web page. Using scripts to send text through Google Translation (how to automate / script?) | ||
[[BeautifulSoup]] | * [[BeautifulSoup]] | ||
* [[http://codespeak.net/icalendar/ iCalendar Parser]] for Python | |||
Getting the text of a page | Getting the text of a page | ||
http://groups.google.com/group/beautifulsoup/browse_thread/thread/9f6278ee2a2e4564 | http://groups.google.com/group/beautifulsoup/browse_thread/thread/9f6278ee2a2e4564 | ||
Latest revision as of 14:53, 25 November 2008
What people are working on
- Connecting with Python to feeds (RSS) see Feedparser
(example: taking the text of the latest blog entry & put it into a database... eventually to use as a basis of a visualisation (tech tbd, Processing?))
- Spreadsheet data (Data by countries) ?? CIA World Factbook (also as basis for possible Processing based visualisation)
- Greasemonkey Add-on -- INSERTS an image in every webpage, and now turning this into a full-fledged Firefox Extension
- Producing Synthaesthetic Stimuli: Analog electronics / Sound card driven (piezo)
- Generating movies from net data -- turning a search into a template for a narrative / web page. Using scripts to send text through Google Translation (how to automate / script?)
- BeautifulSoup
- [iCalendar Parser] for Python
Getting the text of a page
http://groups.google.com/group/beautifulsoup/browse_thread/thread/9f6278ee2a2e4564