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author | Dumitru Erhan <dumitru.erhan@gmail.com> |
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date | Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:15:38 -0500 |
parents | pycaptcha/README@4775b4195b4b |
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--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/data_generation/transformations/pycaptcha/README Fri Feb 26 14:15:38 2010 -0500 @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +====================== +Python CAPTCHA package +====================== + +About +----- + +This is the PyCAPTCHA package, a collection of Python modules +implementing CAPTCHAs: automated tests that humans should pass, +but current computer programs can't. These tests are often +used for security. + +See http://www.captcha.net for more information and examples. + +This project was started because the CIA project, written in +Python, needed a CAPTCHA to automate its user creation process +safely. All existing implementations the author could find were +written in Java or for the .NET framework, so a simple Python +alternative was needed. + +Examples +-------- + +Included are several example programs: + + - simple_example.py is a bare-bones example that just generates + and displays an image. + + - http_example.py is a longer example that uses BaseHTTPServer + to simulate a CAPTCHA's use in a web environment. Running this + example and connecting to it from your web browser is a quick + and easy way to see PyCAPTCHA in action + + - modpython_example.py is a version of http_example that runs + from an Apache server equipped with a properly configured + mod_python. + + +Dependencies +------------ + +- Python 2.2.1 or later +- the Python Imaging Library, required for visual CAPTCHAs + + +Contacts +-------- + +Micah Dowty <micah@navi.cx> + +'scanline' on irc.freenode.net