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Alex Chan (@alexwlchan)

alexwlchan

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safari-webarchiver

Save web pages as Safari webarchive files from the command line

contributions-graph

A Python clone of GitHub’s Contributions graph

dominant_colours

A CLI tool to find the dominant colours in an image 🎨

notes-export

Export HTML copies of Apple Notes

ao3

A scripted Python interface to some of the data on AO3

docstore

Organising my scanned documents and reference files with keyword tagging

backup-slack

A script for backing up your message history from Slack

asexual

🖤💜 Asexual Pride in GitHub repository languages

backup-pinboard

Create a local backup of your Pinboard backups

alexwlchan.net

Source code and plugins for my website, a static site built with Jekyll

highlight-twitter-alt-text

Tools to highlight the (in)accessibility of my Twitter timeline

finduntaggedtumblrposts.com

A site for finding untagged Tumblr posts

safari.rs

Command-line utilities for interacting with Safari on macOS

overcast-downloader

Download the audio files for every podcast you've listened to in Overcast 🎧

imessage-archive

Scripts for parsing the iOS message database and getting a useful archive

backup_tumblr

Scripts for backing up your posts, likes and media files from Tumblr

scripts

My collection of helpful scripts, personal tools, and shell config

books.alexwlchan.net

A site to track what I've been reading 📚

handling-http-429-with-tenacity

An example of how to use tenacity to retry HTTP 429 errors in Python

specktre

Make wallpapers from regular tilings of the plane with the Python Imaging Library

junkdrawer

A repo for things that don't have a better place to go

concurrently

A snippet for running multiple, concurrent invocations of a Python function

github-code-search

A proof-of-concept code search for GitHub that de-duplicates results

hurley

Find links between podcasters, a la Kevin Bacon

python-taskpaper

A Python module for interacting with TaskPaper documents

lazyreader

Lazy reading of file objects for efficient batch processing

backup-instapaper

A script for backing up bookmarks from your Instapaper account

auto_merge_my_pull_requests

A GitHub Action for automatically merging my pull requests on personal repos

get-mobi-cover-image

A script for getting cover images from ebooks in the .mobi format

s3_summary_spreadsheet_script

A script to get a summary spreadsheet of your S3 buckets: how many objects/bytes are in each bucket?

iam-policy-document-tester

Create short-lived, temporary roles for experimenting with AWS IAM policy documents

happybackgrounds

Create simple wallpapers and backgrounds based on Font Awesome icons. For @katef

nextjs-pageweight-analyser

A small script for analysing the page weight and props of Next.js apps

aws-architecture-icon-browser

A web app that lets me search for AWS Architecture Icons by name

blink-photo-reviewer

Reviewing my photos from Photos.app with blink diffs and keyboard shortcuts

backup-goodreads

A script for backing up reviews from your Goodreads account

tex-dockerfile

The Dockerfile I use to run LaTeX

ideas-for-inclusive-events

Source code for my list of ideas for running inclusive, accessible and welcoming tech events

alfred_shortcuts_github

An Alfred workflow that links to GitHub repos I use regularly

obsidian-simple-gallery

See all the images in your vault

maths-courses

Printed notes for a selection of my university maths courses

uk-station-map

Create a map showing the railway stations you've visited 🚂

til

Today I Learned

get_live_text

Get text from an image using Apple's built-in "Live Text" feature

aws_scripts

Scripts for doing useful things in AWS

rainbow-hearts

A web app for generating pride-themed linked hearts 🌈

scheduled-screenshots

Regular screenshots of the homepage of my website

html-archiver

A Python script for creating a self-contained HTML archive of a webpage

art-from-spanning-trees

library-lookup

Finding books that are available in nearby branches of my public lending library

vocabulary-graph

Experiments in displaying language vocabulary as a graph of related words and phrases

clipatron

A script to automate video clipping using ffmpeg ✂️ 📼 ✂️

emptydir

Look for empty (or nearly empty) directories and delete them

filecmp2

Are these two files the same? Explicit file comparisons in Python

alfred-web-links

A script for creating shortcuts for web links/searches in Alfred

imageviewer

Turning a folder of images into a grid I can scroll in my browser

jkr-tweetr

Some tweets for finding tweets about Harry Potter

hot-chocolate

A Python-based static site generator designed for lightweight sites

rainbow-valknuts

A web app for generating pride-themed Norse valknuts 🌈

detect-use-of-vendored-requests

Detect use of deprecated `from botocore.vendored import requests` in your AWS Lambda functions

create_thumbnail

A simple command-line tool for creating image thumbnails

snippets

My text expansion snippets for faster typing