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adtac / exterminate

exterminate

Break Python programs with a single import

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Break Python programs with a single import

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 3:56:07 PM UTC.

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by week7 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2017-01-24 20:16:11 UTC to 2017-08-24 20:20:30 UTC. Weeks start Monday, UTC.

0122017-01-23 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-01-30 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 2 submissions, 0 commentsJan 232017-01-30 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-02-06 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-02-06 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-02-13 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-02-13 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-02-20 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-02-20 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-02-27 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-02-27 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-03-06 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-03-06 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-03-13 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 2 submissions, 0 comments2017-03-13 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-03-20 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-03-20 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-03-27 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-03-27 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-04-03 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-04-03 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-04-10 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-04-10 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-04-17 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-04-17 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-04-24 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-04-24 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-05-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-05-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-05-08 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-05-08 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-05-15 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsMay 82017-05-15 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-05-22 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-05-22 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-05-29 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-05-29 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-06-05 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-06-05 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-06-12 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-06-12 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-06-19 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-06-19 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-06-26 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-06-26 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-07-03 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-07-03 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-07-10 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-07-10 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-07-17 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-07-17 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-07-24 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-07-24 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-07-31 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-07-31 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-08-07 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-08-07 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-08-14 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 comments2017-08-14 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-08-21 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2017-08-21 00:00:00 UTC to 2017-08-28 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 commentsAug 21

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
Jan 232017-01-23 00:00:00 UTC2017-01-30 00:00:00 UTC220
Jan 302017-01-30 00:00:00 UTC2017-02-06 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 62017-02-06 00:00:00 UTC2017-02-13 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 132017-02-13 00:00:00 UTC2017-02-20 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 202017-02-20 00:00:00 UTC2017-02-27 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 272017-02-27 00:00:00 UTC2017-03-06 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 62017-03-06 00:00:00 UTC2017-03-13 00:00:00 UTC220
Mar 132017-03-13 00:00:00 UTC2017-03-20 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 202017-03-20 00:00:00 UTC2017-03-27 00:00:00 UTC000
Mar 272017-03-27 00:00:00 UTC2017-04-03 00:00:00 UTC000
Apr 32017-04-03 00:00:00 UTC2017-04-10 00:00:00 UTC000
Apr 102017-04-10 00:00:00 UTC2017-04-17 00:00:00 UTC000
Apr 172017-04-17 00:00:00 UTC2017-04-24 00:00:00 UTC000
Apr 242017-04-24 00:00:00 UTC2017-05-01 00:00:00 UTC000
May 12017-05-01 00:00:00 UTC2017-05-08 00:00:00 UTC000
May 82017-05-08 00:00:00 UTC2017-05-15 00:00:00 UTC000
May 152017-05-15 00:00:00 UTC2017-05-22 00:00:00 UTC000
May 222017-05-22 00:00:00 UTC2017-05-29 00:00:00 UTC000
May 292017-05-29 00:00:00 UTC2017-06-05 00:00:00 UTC000
Jun 52017-06-05 00:00:00 UTC2017-06-12 00:00:00 UTC000
Jun 122017-06-12 00:00:00 UTC2017-06-19 00:00:00 UTC000
Jun 192017-06-19 00:00:00 UTC2017-06-26 00:00:00 UTC000
Jun 262017-06-26 00:00:00 UTC2017-07-03 00:00:00 UTC000
Jul 32017-07-03 00:00:00 UTC2017-07-10 00:00:00 UTC000
Jul 102017-07-10 00:00:00 UTC2017-07-17 00:00:00 UTC000
Jul 172017-07-17 00:00:00 UTC2017-07-24 00:00:00 UTC000
Jul 242017-07-24 00:00:00 UTC2017-07-31 00:00:00 UTC000
Jul 312017-07-31 00:00:00 UTC2017-08-07 00:00:00 UTC000
Aug 72017-08-07 00:00:00 UTC2017-08-14 00:00:00 UTC110
Aug 142017-08-14 00:00:00 UTC2017-08-21 00:00:00 UTC000
Aug 212017-08-21 00:00:00 UTC2017-08-28 00:00:00 UTC202

What Hacker News says

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vog·Aug 24, 2017
Wow, the alternative print is extra evil ... >>> from exterminate import AltPrint >>> print("Hey! How are you?") Yo dawwwwg! Wuz crackalackin' yo? ... because that string is not calculated locally, but retrieved via HTTP from an API call. So everything you print is sent to an external server. AltPrint calls Gizoogle.translate(): https://github.com/adtac/exterminate/blob/f18862ed5b2e143e18... And Gizoogle.translate() performs an HTTP call: https://github.com/adtac/exterminate/blob/f18862ed5b2e143e18...
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