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A python library for hackathons.

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hackr: Unicorn library for Hackathons =====================================

An All-in-one library, safe for hackathon consumption.

You can perform every task using a single library.

.. contents:: Table of Contents

Features


hackr currently supports the following features:

  • Generate random names
  • Generate random address
  • Generate random dates
  • Generate random digits
  • Generate random characters
  • Generate QRCode
  • Scrape any webpage
  • Send web requests (GET, POST, PUT)
  • Parse data in JSON
  • Send Emails
hackr officially supports Python 2.7 currently.

Installation


.. code:: shell

pip install hackr

Usage


Generate Random names

.. code:: python

>>> import hackr >>> a = hackr.generator.names(5) >>> print a [u'Mr. Thomas Wolf MD', u'Valerie Turner', u'Maria Knight', u'Raymond Shelton', u'Erica Glenn']

Generate Random dates

.. code:: python

>>> import hackr >>> a= hackr.generator.dates(5,1995,2017) >>> print a ['1998-08-17 00:00:00', '2007-03-25 00:00:00', '2003-01-27 00:00:00', '2014-10-13 00:00:00', '1995-02-10 00:00:00']

Generate Random json data

.. code:: python

>>> import hackr >>> a = hackr.objectgenerator.generatejson(4, name='names', address='address') >>> print a '[{"name": "Jeffery Russell", "address": "USNV Bradley\\nFPO AA 49483-3369"}, {"name": "Caitlin Wong", "address": "4622 Richard Summit Apt. 325\\nHollow aystad, OH 88464"}, {"name": "Adrian Pugh", "address": "977 Hill Meadows Suite 944\\nVictoriaton, PR 58653-2191"}, {"name": "Christopher Schaefer", "add ress": "62215 Charles Cape Apt. 039\\nHaleymouth, ND 82518-8938"}]'

Generate QRCode

.. code:: python

>>> import hackr >>> # default save to current path >>> img = hackr.image.qrcode("https://github.com/pytorn/hackr") >>> # or manually assign dest path >>> img = hackr.image.qrcode("https://github.com/pytorn/hackr", destpath="/tmp/hackrqrcode.png")

Scrape a webpage

.. code:: python

>>> import hackr >>>#To get the response as JSON(if the url returns a JSON response, otherwise an exception is returned) >>> json_response = hackr.web.scrape("https://api.github.com/users/ashwini0529", type="json") >>>#To get the response as XML >>> xml_response = hackr.web.scrape("https://api.github.com/users/ashwini0529", type="xml") >>> #To scrape all images of a webpage(although the function will have limitations in case of dynamically generated content) >>> scrape("https://github.com/", type="json", images=True) # All the images from the webpage will be saved in a folder named images inside a folder named as the URL.

Make Web Requests

.. code:: python

>>> import hackr >>> #If you want the response as a string >>> a= hackr.web.request("http://httpbin.org/post", method="post", params={'a':'b'}) >>> If you want the response as JSON >>> a= hackr.web.request("http://httpbin.org/post", method="post", params={'a':'b'}, type="JSON")

Send Emails

.. code:: python

>>> import hackr >>> #Enter your GMAIL email address and password in the parameters email, and password. >>> hackr.actions.email("Hey there", email="foo@bar.com", password="foobar", to="bar@foo.com", subject="Foo Bar")

IP Tools

.. code:: python

>>> import hackr >>> hackr.iptools.getLiveIP() '...' >>> hackr.iptools.getPrivateIP() '192.168.1.8'

Cryptography

.. code:: python

>>> import hackr >>> e = hackr.crypto.Encrypt('hackr') >>> e.sha1() '0cbb7cc60b77fe81355c3b116837a5e50b747311' >>> d = hackr.crypto.Decrypt('0cbb7cc60b77fe81355c3b116837a5e50b747311','dict.txt') >>> d.sha1() hackr

Cryptocurrencies

.. code:: python

>>> import hackr >>> hackr.crypto.Currency(1).convert('btc','eth') 32.16 >>> c = hackr.crypto.Currency(1) >>> c.convert('btc','eth') 32.16 >>> c.coin = 'btc' >>> c.to('eth') 32.16 >>> c.value = 2 >>> c.to('eth') 64.32

Contribution Guidelines


  • Fork the repository
  • Find an issue or create one
  • Create a branch(we prefer to name it patch)
  • Inform everyone that you're working on the issue
  • Send a pull request with proper explanation of what you did
  • Wait for getting it reviewed.
  • We'd be glad to merge your PR
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