Hi,

I wanted to use d2 in an environment where I could only install python and npm packages.

Given that, and that I could not find any other solution, I made d2-python-wrapper, a small python wrapper that bundles the d2 binaries.

Now you can use d2 from python like this:

from d2_python import D2

d2 = D2()

# Simple diagram
with open("test.d2", "w") as f:
    f.write("x -> y")

# Default SVG output
d2.render("test.d2", "output.svg")

# PDF output with specific theme
d2.render("test.d2", "output.pdf", format="pdf", theme="1")

The class just wraps the bin, so it works and supports the same as the bin. There is a GitHub Action that gets the bins for each platform (mac, win, linux) from the releases in this repo and publishes it to pip.

You can install this using

pip install d2-python-wrapper

Here is a short post with more context.

Just in case It's useful for anyone. 😁

Hopefully these kinds of posts are allowed in this community, but if not feel free to point me in the correct direction.

I currently have a Synology DS218+ (I believe, it's one of the 2-bay + models) that I've been using for several years now as a home server/NAS, but I think it's time to replace it with something new.

I'm debating building something from scratch and just throwing Linux on it. Despite having built my last 3 computers, I'm still pretty bad at understanding specs and planning out builds. I was hoping you fine folks would be able to help give me some suggestions.

The Synology is currently running (and I would expect to move these over to the new build) the following:

Plex
Tautulli
FreshRss
Mealie
Calibre
Stash

Having something purpose built for this means I'd probably explore also hosting my own music library, photo back up, pi-hole, vpn, etc.

Does anyone have suggestions of builds, or at least specific minimums I should ensure?

I just noticed today that if I needed to add a new widget to my desktop/panel, I had to right click on the desktop/panel, enter edit mode/show panel configuration, click on "add or manage widgets, click on "Get new" then click on "download new plasma widget" THEN the store opens then I searched for the widget I needed. Then you are in this limbo state where the desktop is in edit mode, but you can still type into the store. Then if I wanted to add that widget to my desktop, I'd have to go back to the "add or manage widgets" and click it again and then find the new widget. Why so many steps to add one thing? Or I can go into Discover to look for it, install it and then repeat most of those steps I already mentioned. Am I the only one? I can't be, can I?

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but does anyone else feel like technology - specifically consumer tech - kinda peaked over a decade ago? I'm 37, and I remember being awed between like 2011 and 2014 with phones, voice assistants, smart home devices, and what websites were capable of. Now it seems like much of this stuff either hasn't improved all that much, or is straight up worse than it used to be. Am I crazy? Have I just been out of the market for this stuff for too long?

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My husband started putting on cat TV youtube channels, and Gizmo can't get enough.

This is Pixel. She's mad all the time and doesn't want attention from me unless she needs something.

They had no problems taking everyone’s money. Maybe companies should limit the number of sales when deploying a product tied to services they operate and need to scale.