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Easily Build GraphQL APIs with Prisma

Easily Build GraphQL APIs with Prisma

Jump on the GraphQL Bandwagon with a little help from Prisma.
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Todd Birchard todd
Feb 3, 2019 • 7 mins
GraphQL
SQLAlchemy SQL Queries as Python Code

Queries as Python Code with SQLAlchemy's Expression Language

Work with your app's data entirely in Python by defining data models and using the session object from SQLAlchemy's ORM.
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Todd Birchard todd
Feb 1, 2019 • 9 mins
SQLAlchemy
Downcast Numerical Data Types with Pandas

Downcast Numerical Data Types with Pandas

Using an Example Where We Downcast Numerical Columns.
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Matthew Alhonte matt
Jan 28, 2019 • 5 mins
Code Snippet Corner
Implement ORM Data Models with SQLAlchemy

Implement ORM Data Models with SQLAlchemy

Handle your application's data layer with SQLAlchemy's powerful ORM. Define data models, add/remove records, and execute queries purely in Python.
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Todd Birchard todd
Jan 24, 2019 • 6 mins
SQLAlchemy
From CSVs to Tables: Infer Data Types From Raw Spreadsheets

From CSVs to Tables: Infer Data Types From Raw Spreadsheets

The quest to never explicitly set a table schema ever again.
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Todd Birchard todd
Jan 23, 2019 • 9 mins
Big Data
Military units attacking a hosted Tableau Server instance

Hostile Extraction of Tableau Server Data

Say no to proprietary software constraints. Say no to vendor lock. Say yes to freedom.
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Todd Birchard todd
Jan 17, 2019 • 10 mins
Tableau
Psycopg2: PostgreSQL & Python the Old Fashioned Way

Psycopg2: PostgreSQL & Python the Old Fashioned Way

Connect to a PostgreSQL database and execute queries in Python using the Psycopg2 library.
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Todd Birchard todd
Jan 15, 2019 • 8 mins
PostgreSQL
Database in a lab

Databases in Python Made Easy with SQLAlchemy

Leverage the iconic SQLAlchemy Python library to effortlessly handle database connections and queries in software.
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Todd Birchard todd
Jan 9, 2019 • 10 mins
SQLAlchemy
Tableau's REST API: Turning Tableau into an ETL Pipeline GUI

Tableau's REST API: Turning Tableau into an ETL Pipeline GUI

Organizing a heist on Tableau Server to reclaim workbook data.
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Todd Birchard todd
Dec 29, 2018 • 8 mins
Tableau
Bundle & Serve Frontend JS & Styles in Flask

Serve Frontend JavaScript & Stylesheets in Flask

Build a frontend for your Flask application with Flask-Assets: a Flask add-on for compiling Javascript and serving stylesheets from LESS/SASS preprocessors.
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Todd Birchard todd
Dec 22, 2018 • 8 mins
Flask
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