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Added digits and uppercase letters to list of possible characters in captchas
author boulanni <nicolas_boulanger@hotmail.com>
date Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:16:54 -0500
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1 ======================
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2 Python CAPTCHA package
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3 ======================
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5 About
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6 -----
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8 This is the PyCAPTCHA package, a collection of Python modules
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9 implementing CAPTCHAs: automated tests that humans should pass,
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10 but current computer programs can't. These tests are often
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11 used for security.
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13 See http://www.captcha.net for more information and examples.
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15 This project was started because the CIA project, written in
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16 Python, needed a CAPTCHA to automate its user creation process
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17 safely. All existing implementations the author could find were
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18 written in Java or for the .NET framework, so a simple Python
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19 alternative was needed.
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21 Examples
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24 Included are several example programs:
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25
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26 - simple_example.py is a bare-bones example that just generates
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27 and displays an image.
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29 - http_example.py is a longer example that uses BaseHTTPServer
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30 to simulate a CAPTCHA's use in a web environment. Running this
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31 example and connecting to it from your web browser is a quick
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32 and easy way to see PyCAPTCHA in action
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34 - modpython_example.py is a version of http_example that runs
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35 from an Apache server equipped with a properly configured
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36 mod_python.
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39 Dependencies
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42 - Python 2.2.1 or later
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43 - the Python Imaging Library, required for visual CAPTCHAs
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46 Contacts
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49 Micah Dowty <micah@navi.cx>
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50
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51 'scanline' on irc.freenode.net