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PyBit is a small application written in wxPython for shortening URLs using some of the best shortening engines like: bit.ly, is.gd, cli.gs and smsh.me and posting status updates to twitter or identi.ca. pyBit tries to be as simple as possible and more userfirendly. So the configuration is one using a simple preference dialog and all the buttons and text is bigger. But you have to know, that all passwords (for twitter and identi.ca) are stored in plain text, so it’s NOT secure, till I figure out a simple way to store the passwords, or twitter gives a hash authentication method.

Under GNOME pyBit stores the shotened URL directly to your clipboard, so you don’t have to select and copy the short URL.

Video demonstration in YouTube

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(13.02.2010) pyBit version 2.1.3 stable as it supposed to be:

Fixed issue with bit.ly authentication and error handling
Fixed bug while saving your setting (wrong value for the engine if not changed)

I strongly recommend to use your own username and password when using bit.ly, since bitlyapidemo is used by many others and you will get the error Message: ”You have exceeded your hourly rate limit for this method.”. This version is pretty stable so it's recommended to upgrade. Please remove the old version before upgrading.

Download pybit_2.1.3.tar.bz2 | MD5: 5cfe672a4c5c178c8e5e2965e7620602 | mirror github

Download .deb pybit_2.1.3_all.deb | MD5: 98acc01a450402c13f8089a2d4f57cdc | mirror github
* The .deb package was updated, so please remove the old version and install this one.

(06.02.2010) pyBit version 2.1.1 going to the next level:

Removed dependency of gtk - now everything is wxPython
Added exit confirmation dialog
Added Error message, when the shortening with bit.ly gives an error (mostly because of the bitlyapidemo, so please use your own username and API_KEY)

There are many new features and improvements planed for the next major release 3.0, one of them is the dynamic work with the configuration, and the other is a database for storing all the urls you have shorted, so there are some thoughts about new dialog where you will be able to select a shorted URL and then copy it directly to the clipboard, but I still can't figure out how to make it more easy to use (I'm open for suggestions).

Download pybit_2.1.2.tar.bz2 | MD5: d452d3383c37123ecececfe4167dbc54 | mirror github

Download .deb pybit_2.1.2_all.deb | MD5: c14e656875bfc4857110e7714f357211 | mirror github

(12.01.2010) The new version of pyBit 2.1 is out. And what's new about it:

Support for tr.im service - now it has 5 services to choose from
The statusupdater was fixed and now gives information if the status update was send or if there were any problems
Fixed some spelling mistakes in the GUI (Your ≠ You)

Check it now! And leave your responses in the Discussion section of the website ;)

Download: pybit_2.1.tar.bz2 | MD5: cf940a72966dbdebe6fd4538eff09745 mirror1

Download .deb: pybit_2.1_all.deb | mirror1

Dependeces:

- python-wxgtk2.8
- python-gtk
- curl (only needed for the status updater)
- ConfigObj (actually included in the archive)

start.txt · Last modified: 2010/03/06 09:21 by Vladimir Kolev