Python LiveReload is an awesome tool for web developers
Project description
LiveReload Server in Python Version.
Web Developers need to refresh a browser everytime when he saved a file (css, javascript, html), it is really boring. LiveReload will take care of that for you. When you saved a file, your browser will refresh itself. And what’s more, it can do some tasks like compiling less to css before the browser refreshing.
Installation
Python LiveReload is designed for web developers who know Python.
Install python-livereload
Install Python LiveReload with pip:
$ pip install livereload
If you don’t have pip installed, try easy_install:
$ easy_install livereload
Install Browser Extensions
Get Browser Extensions From LiveReload.com
Chrome Extension
Safari Extension
Firefox Extension
Visit: http://help.livereload.com/kb/general-use/browser-extensions
Get Notification
If you are on Mac, and you are a Growl user:
$ pip install gntp
If you are on Ubuntu, you don’t need to do anything. Notification just works.
Working with file protocal
Enable file protocal on Chrome:
Quickstart
LiveReload is designed for more complex tasks, not just for refreshing a browser. But you can still do the simple task.
Assume you have livereload and its extension installed, and now you are in your working directory. With command:
$ livereload
your browser will reload, if any file in the working directory changed.
Guardfile
More complex tasks can be done by Guardfile. Write a Guardfile in your working directory, the basic syntax:
#!/usr/bin/env python
from livereload.task import Task
Task.add('static/style.css')
Task.add('*.html')
Now livereload will only guard static/style.css and html in your workding directory.
But python-livereload is more than that, you can specify a task before refreshing the browser:
#!/usr/bin/env python
from livereload.task import Task
from livereload.compiler import lessc
Task.add('style.less', lessc('style.less', 'style.css'))
And it will compile less css before refreshing the browser now.
Others
If you are on a Mac, you can buy LiveReload2.
If you are a rubist, you can get guard-livereload.
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