October 13, 2018

Python Panda Elephant

A python, a panda, and an elephant walk into a bar… Python, Pandas, PostgreSQL If you’re coming from an SQL background, pandas syntax can feel a bit awkward at first...

August 03, 2018

Up your data visualization game with plotly

“What is that?!” is what you’ll hear from your colleagues when you start creating beautiful data visualizations with only a few lines of code. With a little Python code and...

July 07, 2018

Data input/output in Python - useful concepts for any data set

A wise person I know once said: “Data is the new bacon.” I’m not sure what that actually means, but I like bacon and I also like data, so I’m...

June 28, 2018

Setup your Python development environment

TLDR; Install the Anaconda distribution, open up Spyder or a Jupyter Notebook, and read the very helpful documentation to get started writing Python. ~~~ By now, you’re probably dreaming of...