This edition of Simple Tricks contains a random collection of bits and pieces. First, some cute bits from the interweb, then some more-or-less one-off bits I whipped up for a project and which were just barely useful enough to keep. (If for no other reason than to publish them here.)

I’ll end with a pair of simple Python functions, one to list the contents of an existing ZIP file, and one to create a new one from files in a subdirectory. The latter can be the basis for a more sophisticated archive function.

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