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class f:
    def __init__( self, f ): self.f = f

class v:
    def f( self ): return f( self )

print v()
print v().f()
print v().f().f

Output:

<__main__.v instance at 0x006B7120>
<__main__.f instance at 0x006B7148>
<__main__.v instance at 0x006B7148>

Miro

There is an interesting open-source free HD video player called Miro.
It works allows to subscribe to video RSS feeds through companion site Miro Guide, which contains a lot of interesting video feeds.

Miro player is available for most Linux distros, Windows and Mac OS X.

Miro: http://www.getmiro.com/
Miro Guide: https://miroguide.com/

Enabling MP3 audio CD importing in Banshee

To be able to import audio CDs in Banshee Media Player install gstreamer0.10-lame: GStreamer lame plugins using
sudo aptitude install gstreamer0.10-lame
then restart Banshee and select Edit/Preferences/Audio CD/"MP3 (LAME Encoder)".

Enabling Xvid files in Xine and Kaffeine

To allow xine and kaffeine to play video files encoded using Xvid codec install libxine1-ffmpeg and libavutil49 using
sudo aptitude install libxine1-ffmpeg libavutil49
See also: #512946
[libavcodec51] Undefined symbols with latest libavutil49

HowTo Uninstall Internet Explorer 6 on WINE

To uninstall IE6 under WINE do the following:

Edit ~/.wine/system.reg

Search for the following string in the file: "ComponentID"="BASEIE40_W2K"
You will find a section with following content:
[Software\\Microsoft\\Active Setup\\Installed Components\\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}] 1228955475
@="Internet Explorer 6"
"ComponentID"="BASEIE40_W2K"
"IsInstalled"=dword:00000001
"Locale"="en"
"StubPath"="C:\\windows\\system32\\ie4uinit.exe"
"Version"="6,0,2800,1106"

Change "IsInstalled"=dword:00000001 to "IsInstalled"=dword:00000000