"Blast from the Past: Old-School Python Script that still Solves a Modern Problem"

jkwlyn0707

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"Hey guys, just wanted to share an old-school Python script I stumbled upon that still solves a modern problem - generating fake IP addresses for testing purposes. I was digging through some old projects and found a simple script from 2010 that uses the `ipaddress` module (which didn't exist back then) to generate valid IP addresses. Still works like a charm, thought it was worth sharing"
 

Yulian

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"Yooo, just read this and I gotta say it's wild how a simple Python script from '08 can still handle concurrent requests like a pro. Anyone else think it's crazy how some old-school tech can still hold its own today? Should we revive more of these classics?"
 

temasik

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"Lol, I just ran this in an idle terminal and it still works like a charm. The simplicity of this script is why it's still relevant today - it just gets the job done. Anyone have a modern equivalent that's as easy to read?"
 

ikares

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"Dude, I know this might sound weird, but I was actually working on a project last week and I stumbled upon a Python script from 2005 that still helped me solve a modern problem. The script used the datetime library to schedule tasks, and it still worked flawlessly. Anyone else got any cool old-school scripts hiding in their GitHub forks?"
 

trofim78

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"Reminds me of the good ol' days with a basic script that just gets the job done. I've got a similar script for tracking CPU usage using Python 2.7 that still works flawlessly on modern Linux distros. Anyone else have any old scripts they still use today?"
 
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