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Let’s cast an array of items using lambdas in Python. It’ll look cleaner than its forloop counterpart. They’re a great way to clean up super verbose code and helpful when doing array manipulation. Before we begin, if you don’t know what a Python lambda is please check out this article we recently wrote. My most … Read more
One of the first things we do when starting off a new application is get our background squared away. This article will cover how to add a background image to a NextJS app. My Setup Setting Up Our Basic NextJS App Webstorm Sooo, I use Webstorm. So rather than going the CLI route, I tend … Read more
Why Might I need A Partition Expiration? Partition expirations can be leveraged for several use cases. Some countries have laws pertaining to how long PII can be held. Storage is very expensive, maybe your company wants to save some money? The list can and will go on. But it gets a little harder when the … Read more
We’ll walk you through how to run Apache Airflow locally in Docker. The first chunk of this post will cover how to get Airflow standing, the second will go into some nuance and will answer several whys. My Setup Getting Airflow Standing Docker Airflow Looking for more detailed info? Check out Airflow’s official docs. Happy … Read more
I’ve had numerous cases where I’ve needed to execute bash commands and return the results in Python for some additional manipulation. My most recent example involved me working with BigQuery schemas. Getting schemas from the CLI was easy peasy but I’m not the best at BASH programming so I naturally turned to something more familiar … Read more
Hi! So, you need to install a wordpress theme using the CLI for a subsite? Maybe you’re using Cloud Formation to scale your deployment or something and need it done each time your cluster of EC2 scales horizontally? Regardless, there’s a flag for that! I kept this one short and to the point. This should … Read more
So what happens if your code does not follow the Python rules? This article will be fairly short. Most of this will not depend on your version of Python. Tabbing/Spacing So what happens if you get your tab or spacing incorrect? Let’s give it a go. Often times the best way to figure something like … Read more
Who Am I? So, what is red tape? But first a little bit of background about me. My names Carlos and I’m a data guy. I started off as an analyst with a smaller firm that sold non passenger car tires. Think wheelbarrow tires. Next came Michael Kors, a luxury fashion brand valued somewhere around … Read more
We’ll be removing duplicate elements from an array in BigQuery in this post. Let’s set the stage. It’s a chilly night in the office and marketing reaches out asking for data. PANIK. But they’ve given you a general location of where that data is located. CALM. You do a quick select * of the table … Read more
Let’s start off with saying that horizontally scaling a wordpress website is very easy to do but is kinda expensive. I’d say it’s about $100+ a month to leave this infra consistently standing in AWS. Most of the cost is in the DB and EC2 instances. So, beware of forgetting about infra you stand up … Read more