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Re: Show HN: Blockspring - Turn your python script into a web app in seconds.

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Post by taternuts »

this is pretty cool! It would be a lot nicer if it had python 3 and maybe some external library support. Also, I imagine most of these 'apps' will be more CLI based, and the output should probably be monospace, so it mimics how it would look in a terminal.

Re: Show HN: Blockspring - Turn your python script into a web app in seconds.

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Post by blockspring »

taternuts wrote: post #2

this is pretty cool! It would be a lot nicer if it had python 3 and maybe some external library support. Also, I imagine most of these 'apps' will be more CLI based, and the output should probably be monospace, so it mimics how it would look in a terminal.

thanks for the feedback! i'm going to put up a note right now with the external libraries we support currently (there are a bunch).

great point about monospace. once we start adding in additional languages, we'll add in versions too.

Re: Show HN: Blockspring - Turn your python script into a web app in seconds.

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Post by donpinkus »

bnejad wrote: post #4

Looks cool but let me publish before I sign up, or at least just show me a demo page. I don't like signing up for websites randomly. edit: I guess there are examples in the explore tab; carry on! :)

Thanks bnejad! Overall, what did you think of it?

Re: Show HN: Blockspring - Turn your python script into a web app in seconds.

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Post by bnejad »

donpinkus wrote: post #5
bnejad wrote: post #4

Looks cool but let me publish before I sign up, or at least just show me a demo page. I don't like signing up for websites randomly. edit: I guess there are examples in the explore tab; carry on! :)

Thanks bnejad! Overall, what did you think of it?

I think its a pretty cool way to get a quick front end. I don't know exactly the market for this sort of tool but I could definitely see it being useful. One thing though, some of the examples ask for login information to a website to display some metric. This sounds like it would be a good way to steal people's information so you may want to think a bit on maybe warning users not to enter info, or have to option to view the source.

Re: Show HN: Blockspring - Turn your python script into a web app in seconds.

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Post by blockspring »

bnejad wrote: post #6
donpinkus wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks bnejad! Overall, what did you think of it?

I think its a pretty cool way to get a quick front end. I don't know exactly the market for this sort of tool but I could definitely see it being useful. One thing though, some of the examples ask for login information to a website to display some metric. This sounds like it would be a good way to steal people's information so you may want to think a bit on maybe warning users not to enter info, or have to option to…

That's a great point. I was thinking about adding a 'view source' on each script's show page.

Re: Show HN: Blockspring - Turn your python script into a web app in seconds.

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Post by jtokoph »

blockspring wrote: post #7
bnejad wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think its a pretty cool way to get a quick front end. I don't know exactly the market for this sort of tool but I could definitely see it being useful. One thing though, some of the examples ask for login information to a website to display some metric. This sounds like it would be a good way to steal people's information so you may want to think a bit on maybe warning users not to enter info, or have to option to…

That's a great point. I was thinking about adding a 'view source' on each script's show page.

Make it an option. Someone might want to put API keys or auth tokens in a script.

Re: Show HN: Blockspring - Turn your python script into a web app in seconds.

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Post by blockspring »

jtokoph wrote: post #9
blockspring wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's a great point. I was thinking about adding a 'view source' on each script's show page.

Make it an option. Someone might want to put API keys or auth tokens in a script.

Ok. I wonder if it needs to be optional if we let you create private, environment variables for your script. Wouldn't show up on view source. Or maybe we do both :).
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