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Data Engineering

Collect and transform data on a large scale. Build data pipelines, work with a horizontally scalable architecture, or simply scrape and collect data.
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
MongoDB Stitch Serverless Functions

MongoDB Stitch Serverless Functions

A crash course in MongoDB Stitch serverless functions: the bread and butter of MongoDB Cloud.
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Todd Birchard todd
Nov 26, 2018 • 6 mins
NoSQL
Python-powered Robot scraping the web for data.

Scrape the Web with Python & BeautifulSoup

Use Python's BeautifulSoup library to assist in the honest act of systematically stealing data without permission.
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Todd Birchard todd
Nov 11, 2018 • 12 mins
Python
Create a REST API Endpoint Using AWS Lambda

Create a REST API Endpoint Using AWS Lambda

Create an AWS Lambda function to pull records from a database.
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Todd Birchard todd
Oct 29, 2018 • 4 mins
AWS
Working With Google Cloud Functions

Working With Google Cloud Functions

GCP scores a victory by trivializing serverless functions.
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Todd Birchard todd
Oct 18, 2018 • 6 mins
Google Cloud
Python Script extracting data from a JSON file

Extract Nested Data From Complex JSON

Never manually walk through complex JSON objects again by using this function.
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Todd Birchard todd
Oct 10, 2018 • 6 mins
Python
Reading and Writing to CSVs in Python

Reading and Writing to CSVs in Python

Read information from existing CSVs or write/modify your own. Keep your script lightweight by leveraging Python's built-in I/O and CSV libraries.
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Todd Birchard todd
Sep 27, 2018 • 3 mins
Python
Hacking Your Tableau Linux Server

Hacking Your Tableau Linux Server

Cracking Tableau's master Postgres account.
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Todd Birchard todd
Jul 26, 2018 • 7 mins
Tableau
Using Pandas with AWS Lambda Functions

Using Pandas with AWS Lambda Functions

Use Python's Pandas library in your AWS Lambda functions.
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Todd Birchard todd
Jun 21, 2018 • 3 mins
AWS
Working with XML tree data in Python

Working with XML tree data in Python

Make use of Python's native XML library to walk through and extract data.
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Todd Birchard todd
Jun 19, 2018 • 3 mins
Python

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Series'

Data Analysis with Pandas 11
Build Flask Apps 11
Learning Apache Spark 6
Google Cloud Architecture 6
Mastering SQLAlchemy 4
GraphQL Tutorials 4
Welcome to SQL 4
Working with MySQL 4
Mapping Data with Mapbox 3
Web Scraping With Python 2
Python Concurrency with Asyncio 2
Getting Started with Django 2
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  • David Aquino
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  • Data Analysis with Pandas
  • Build Flask Apps
  • Learning Apache Spark
  • Google Cloud Architecture
  • Mastering SQLAlchemy
  • GraphQL Tutorials
  • Welcome to SQL
  • Working with MySQL
  • Mapping Data with Mapbox
  • Web Scraping With Python
  • Python Concurrency with Asyncio
  • Getting Started with Django
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