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How to install MySQL-python 1.2.3c1 on Mac OS X
Introduction Just a quick note on getting MySQL-python (aka import MySQLdb) 1.2.3c1 (the current latest version) to build and install on Mac OS X, because I ...
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Critical systems using Perl, Tcl or Python? Time to think about support.
A recent blog post by Matt Asay caught our eye here at ActiveState: “Recent survey data compiled by Forrester Consulting on behalf of information systems ...
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Better local development with VMs
I just downloaded and installed Ubuntu Server 9.04 in a VM Image strictly for the purposes of setting up a simple local dev environment on ...
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Komodo 5.1.3 released
We (ActiveState) released Komodo 5.1.3 today. Get it here: Komodo IDE Komodo Edit Or, if you are currently running any previous Komodo 5, click “Help ...
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Komodo macros as pure magic code injection
Back when we released ( I think it was? ) Komodo 3.0, David Ascher spent a few weeks scratching his chin and writing some docs ...
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Komodo: about.com’s Webdesign pick of the week
Nice to see Komodo Edit get about.com’s Webdesign/HTML blog’s pick of the week: This week I took a look at the latest version of my ...
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Komodo 5.1.1: fixes, path mode in Fast Open dialog, Perl::Critic integration
We (ActiveState) released Komodo 5.1.1 today. Get it here. Or, if you are currently running Komodo 5.1.0, click “Help > Check for Updates…”. This is ...
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How to Unpickle Komodo’s “xmlc” files
A customer wondered how to get at the state information Komodo saves between sessions. There are three files in saved in the profile directory: prefs.xml ...
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Using PHP Beautifier with Komodo IDE
Update: adjusted the PHP Beautifier instructions slightly as per @h Komodo IDE recently added a code formatting feature, including built-in formatters for javaScript and HTML/XML. ...
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Komodo 5.1 is released!
As posted here, we released Komodo 5.1 today: Komodo IDE 5.1 has been released! The latest iteration of ActiveState’s dynamic languages IDE features improved navigation. ...
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Komodo 5.1 released (fast open, history, hyperlinks, etc.)
We (ActiveState) released Komodo 5.1 today! Get it here: Komodo IDE Komodo Edit Komodo IDE 5.1 is a free upgrade for Komodo IDE 5.x license ...
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Highlighting, History, Hyperlinks & More!
Komodo IDE 5.1 has been released! The latest iteration of ActiveState’s dynamic languages IDE features improved navigation. The introduction of the History feature lets users ...
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