import os
import autorun
autorun.add("myapp", os.path.abspath(__file__))

#!/usr/bin/env python
"""A simple crossplatform autostart helper"""
from __future__ import with_statement

import os
import sys

if sys.platform == 'win32':
    import _winreg
    _registry = _winreg.ConnectRegistry(None, _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER)
    def get_runonce():
        return _winreg.OpenKey(_registry,
                r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run", 0,
        _winreg.KEY_ALL_ACCESS)

    def add(name, application):
        """add a new autostart entry"""
        key = get_runonce()
        _winreg.SetValueEx(key, name, 0, _winreg.REG_SZ, application)
        _winreg.CloseKey(key)

    def exists(name):
        """check if an autostart entry exists"""
        key = get_runonce()
        exists = True
        try:
            _winreg.QueryValueEx(key, name)
        except WindowsError:
            exists = False
        _winreg.CloseKey(key)
        return exists

    def remove(name):
        """delete an autostart entry"""
        key = get_runonce()
        _winreg.DeleteValue(key, name)
        _winreg.CloseKey(key)
else:
    _xdg_config_home = os.environ.get("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", "~/.config")
    _xdg_user_autostart = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser(_xdg_config_home),
            "autostart")

    def getfilename(name):
        """get the filename of an autostart (.desktop) file"""
        return os.path.join(_xdg_user_autostart, name + ".desktop")

    def add(name, application):
        """add a new autostart entry"""
        desktop_entry = "[Desktop Entry]\n"\
            "Name=%s\n"\
            "Exec=%s\n"\
            "Type=Application\n"\
            "Terminal=false\n" % (name, application)
        with open(getfilename(name), "w") as f:
            f.write(desktop_entry)

    def exists(name):
        """check if an autostart entry exists"""
        return os.path.exists(getfilename(name))

    def remove(name):
        """delete an autostart entry"""
        os.unlink(getfilename(name))
def test():
    assert not exists("test_xxx")
    try:
        add("test_xxx", "test")
        assert exists("test_xxx")
    finally:
        remove("test_xxx")
    assert not exists("test_xxx")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    test()

#!/usr/bin/env python
import sys
from random import shuffle

def shuffled(x):
    y = list(x)
    shuffle(y)
    return y

DIRECTIONS = (
    (0, -1),
    (0, 1),
    (1, 0),
    (-1, 0),
)

def make_maze(width, height, cellsize):
    cellsize1 = cellsize+1 # cellsize including one wall
    field_width = width*cellsize1+1
    field_height = height*cellsize1+1
    field = [0]*(field_width*field_height)
    stack = [(0, 0, shuffled(DIRECTIONS))]
    while stack:
        x, y, directions = stack[-1]
        dx, dy = directions.pop()
        # no other ways to go from here
        if not directions:
            stack.pop()
        # new cell
        nx = x+dx
        ny = y+dy
        # out of bounds
        if not (0 <= nx < width and 0 <= ny < height):
            continue
        # index of new cell in field
        fx = 1+nx*cellsize1
        fy = 1+ny*cellsize1
        fi = fx+fy*field_width
        # already visited
        if field[fi]:
            continue
        # tear down walls
        if dx > 0:
            a = -1
            b = field_width
        elif dx < 0:
            a = cellsize
            b = field_width
        elif dy > 0:
            a = -field_width
            b = 1
        else:
            a = cellsize*field_width
            b = 1
        for offset in xrange(cellsize):
            field[fi+a+b*offset] = 1
        # clear cell
        for y in xrange(0, cellsize):
            for x in xrange(0, cellsize):
                field[fi+x+y*field_width] = 1
        # visit cell
        stack.append([nx, ny, shuffled(DIRECTIONS)])
    return field

if __name__ == "__main__":
    if len(sys.argv) != 4:
        raise SystemExit("Usage: %s width height cellsize" % sys.argv[0])
    width, height, cellsize = map(int, sys.argv[1:])
    fields = make_maze(width, height, cellsize)
    w = (cellsize+1)*width+1
    h = (cellsize+1)*height+1
    for y in xrange(h):
        print "".join(map(lambda x: x and " " or "#", fields[y*w:y*w+w]))

from PIL import Image
import sys

if not len(sys.argv) > 3:
    raise SystemExit("Usage: %s src1 [src2] .. dest" % sys.argv[0])

images = map(Image.open, sys.argv[1:-1])
w = sum(i.size[0] for i in images)
mh = max(i.size[1] for i in images)

result = Image.new("RGBA", (w, mh))

x = 0
for i in images:
    result.paste(i, (x, 0))
    x += i.size[0]

result.save(sys.argv[-1])

def get_work_days(startday, days):
    freq = 7
    startday = startday+1%freq
    sundayPhase = (freq - startday) % freq
    saturdayPhase = (sundayPhase + 6) % freq
    remaining = days % freq
    hasSunday = 0**((sundayPhase+1)/(remaining+1))
    hasSaturday = 0**((saturdayPhase+1)/(remaining+1))
    return (days - remaining) / freq * 5 + remaining - hasSunday - hasSaturday

x = counter
counter += 1

x = counter.next()

[veers@castle ~]$ python
Python 2.6.1 (r261:67515, Dec  7 2008, 08:27:41) 
[GCC 4.3.2] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import sys.argv
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: No module named argv
>>> import sys
>>> sys.argv.append("--help")
>>> import gst
Usage:
  . [OPTION...] - GStreamer initialization

Help Options:
  -?, --help                        Show help options
  --help-all                        Show all help options
  --help-gst                        Show GStreamer Options

argv = sys.argv
sys.argv = []
import gst
sys.argv = argv