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Python ‘pip’ and Windows registry corruption

Post author:swarley
Post published:23 April 2014
Post category:Python
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Background

In my recent post about setting up a 64 bit Windows Django development environment, I described an initial problem with Virtualenv which then led me through a whole series of problems and fixes and finally to what I thought was a working 64 bit Python development environment. However, I recently realised that the original underlying issue still remained, such that any attempt to install a new package using pip would result in failure due to that same error message.

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Create a Django development environment on 64-bit Windows for Heroku deployment

Post author:swarley
Post published:24 February 2014
Post category:Cloud Django Heroku PaaS Python Web Development
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Getting Started with Django on Heroku

This weekend I tried to follow Heroku’s Getting Started with Django article. Unfortunately for me, this article is clearly aimed at developers working in a “unix-style environment”, and I develop with a 64-bit Windows machine both at work and at home. Given that we are working with a Python-based framework, I foolishly assumed that it would be trivial to translate these instructions to Windows. How wrong I was.

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Unlock your TrueCrypt Encrypted Device without the Exact Password

Post author:swarley
Post published:22 July 2012
Post category:Encryption Security
Post comments:2 Comments

So here’s the rather embarrassing story…

A couple of years ago, I encrypted a USB stick using TrueCrypt encryption to store some important/valuable files. I then put it in my bag and forgot about it. This weekend I came back to it and realised I had forgotten the password. I could remember using a combination of a couple of other passwords for increased security, but I couldn’t remember which passwords I had used, or in what order or combination. After numerous manual attempts to find the right combination, I gave up resigned to the fact that I would just have to wipe the device and start again.

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