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def gather_input(prompt,empty_ok=False):

    user_input = None

    while user_input is None:

        print(prompt)

        user_input = input('?')

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Instructions

• Create crontab string via crontab.guru
• Create a bash script to run your unittests

E.g.

#!/bin/bash

# Not certain this is necessary...

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Setting up Windows to use Python Scripts

1. Install Python[https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/]

2. Create a directory to contain your scripts.

3. Add your created directory to your path.

   1. Start Menu

   2. Type in "environment" and select "Edit Environment variables for your account".

   3. In the upper group titled "User variables for [YOUR NAME]" click the "New…​" button.

   4. Enter your desired variable name (standard is to be in all caps, use underscores instead of spaces, and only letters. E.g. WILLS_PYTHON_SCRIPTS)

   5. Enter the path to your script dir as the Variable Value. Click the "OK" button.

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Create Python Class File

A very basic wizard for creating a python class file.

Getting Started

NOTE: These instructions were written for Linux.

1. Download the required files.
2. Make the script executable

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import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.sql.ResultSet;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

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How to send an email via mutt in a bash script on a recurring basis with crontab.

This was suprisingly difficult for me, so I'm making this quick guide so I have it handy in the future.

Steps

1. Set up mutt using this guide
2. Create your bash script that will be sending emails using mutt.
3. When creating your bash script, add the following line to your mutt command:

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HowTo

Instructions for creating a shared folder via VirtualBox using a Windows host machine and an Ubuntu 16.04 Headless Server guest.

1. Install Guest Additions

From StackOverflow question Why can't I access a shared folder from within my Virtualbox machine?, specifically the first half of Louis Matthijssen's answer.

1. Start VM
2. Devices > Insert Guest Additions CD Image...

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package main;

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

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word = word.replaceAll("\\p{Punct}+", "");

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Source: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://notepad-plus-plus.org/community/topic/11466/eliminate-duplicate-rows-show-unique-rows-only
(Cached with Google in case it ever goes down.)

1) Open notepad++ and paste in data you want duplicate lines removed from.
2) Edit -> Line Operations -> Sort Lines Lexicographically Ascending
3) Ctrl + F
4) Search for: ^(.+?)\R(\1\R?)+
5) Replace with: \1\r\n