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thegamecracks / sum_modpack.py

Created October 4, 2025 15:36

Produce filesize statistics from a list of workshop mods

	#!/usr/bin/python3
	"""Produce filesize statistics from a list of workshop mods."""

	# /// script
	# dependencies = []
	# requires-python = ">=3.11"
	# ///

	from __future__ import annotations

thegamecracks / tgm.py

Last active October 29, 2025 22:58

A zero-dependency, single-file workshop mod manager CLI for Arma 3

	#!/usr/bin/python3
	"""Manage workshop mods for an Arma 3 server.

	See ${prog} help for more information.

	"""

	# /// script
	# dependencies = []
	# requires-python = ">=3.11"

thegamecracks / backup_world.py

Last active July 31, 2025 20:52

Yet another script to backup Minecraft worlds

	#!/usr/bin/python3
	"""Backup a Minecraft world into an archive.

	CAUTION: This script has not been thoroughly tested and you may encounter bugs.

	By default, this script will perform the following tasks:
	1. Download mcrcon from https://github.com/Tiiffi/mcrcon, if needed
	2. Send an RCON command to disable automatic saving and save the world
	3. Create an archive of the world/ directory named "world-%Y-%m-%d.zip"
	4. Send an RCON command to re-enable automatic saving

thegamecracks / notch.sqf

Last active May 19, 2025 01:45

A proof-of-concept approximation of missile notching in Arma 3

	TGC_fnc_getAbsClosureSpeed = {
	params ["_observer", "_target"];
	private _dir = getPosATL _target vectorFromTo getPosATL _observer;
	private _velocity = velocity _target;
	private _angle = vectorNormalized _velocity vectorDotProduct _dir;
	vectorMagnitude (_velocity vectorMultiply _angle)
	};
	TGC_fnc_isRadarGuided = {
	params ["_ammo"];
	private _property = configFile >> "CfgAmmo" >> _ammo >> "weaponLockSystem";

thegamecracks / resolve_case.py

Last active February 8, 2025 03:58

Structuring multiple prompts with discord.py message components

	import datetime
	import discord
	from discord import app_commands
	from discord.ext import commands

	bot = commands.Bot(".", intents=discord.Intents.default())


	@bot.command()
	@commands.is_owner()

thegamecracks / task_cards.py

Created February 6, 2025 18:28

	import datetime
	import textwrap
	from tkinter import BooleanVar, Tk
	from tkinter.ttk import Checkbutton, Frame, Label, Style

	LOREM_IPSUM = "Lorem ipsum odor amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Vivamus tincidunt ultricies accumsan feugiat ultrices sagittis tellus? Turpis penatibus convallis; suscipit nisl tincidunt suscipit litora? Ex fusce facilisis ullamcorper aenean iaculis metus pharetra libero. Feugiat fermentum fermentum mauris urna curabitur diam ad. Volutpat parturient arcu nec semper etiam vitae augue convallis dui. Gravida neque lacus donec interdum finibus ullamcorper. Sodales aliquam tempor tempor purus curabitur mauris ridiculus aptent."


	class TaskCard(Frame):
	MAX_DESCRIPTION_CHARS = 256

thegamecracks / table.py

Created January 8, 2025 02:36

A basic Tkinter table widget using frames, labels, and native relief styles

	from tkinter import Tk
	from tkinter.ttk import Frame, Label, Style


	class Table(Frame):
	"""Presents tabular data in a self-contained widget."""

	def __init__(self, parent, rows, *, title):
	super().__init__(parent)

thegamecracks / idle.py

Last active September 17, 2024 02:12

Subclassing asyncio event loop to run certain tasks when idle

	# HACK: this proof of concept is not robust, don't use this in production!
	# Minimum Python version: 3.11
	import asyncio
	from contextvars import Context
	from typing import (
	Any,
	Callable,
	Coroutine,
	Generator,
	Generic,

thegamecracks / quiz.py

Created August 31, 2024 20:08

A complete rewrite of someone else's Tkinter quiz GUI

	import math
	import operator
	import random
	import sys
	from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
	from dataclasses import dataclass
	from enum import Enum
	from tkinter import Misc, StringVar, Tk, Toplevel
	from tkinter.simpledialog import askstring
	from tkinter.ttk import Button, Entry, Frame, Label, Radiobutton

thegamecracks / text_resize.py

Last active August 30, 2024 04:06

Resizing Tkinter Text widgets by exact pixels

	import contextlib
	from tkinter import IntVar, TclError, Text, Tk
	from tkinter.ttk import Entry, Frame

	app = Tk()
	app.title("Resizable Text")
	app.geometry("500x300")
	app.grid_columnconfigure(0, weight=1)
	app.grid_rowconfigure(0, weight=1)

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