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We’ll be showing you how filter a Pandas DataFrame in Python. So let’s set the scene. You work for a massive food company that sells deli meats and fruits. You’ve been toiling at your computer for hours trying to create a dataframe of your company’s product info. Department XYZ needs that data so they can … Read more
So you want to clone a git repo in Python3? I recently came across a case where I wanted to programmatically edit and update a Github repo and what better language to use than Python? My first go at the problem had me thinking of .bat files since I come from a Windows background. Therefore … Read more
Want help making a Twitter bot with Tweepy? It’s actually pretty easy after you apply for a developer’s account and setup an app on Twitter’s side. You can do the application and setup here. My Computer Setup Getting your Environment Setup You can find some info on installing pip here. The article actually covers pip installation … Read more
Need to search for strings across files in Linux or on a Linux server? Use GREP! This will help you find that pesky module that needs updating or that misspelled table name. My Computer Setup macOS The Solution This command will recursively search files and folders for whatever you’re interested in. Still learning about how … Read more
We’ll be showing you how to change directory on a Mac, Windows, or Linux machine. Need to do something to a file on the terminal? Need to delete an entire folder and its children on the command line like I show here? Well first you might want to get to the same directory where it’s … Read more
This is how you delete a folder and its children on a mac or linux terminal. Be careful because the f means force! For those of Short on Time Explanation of the Command rm means remove on the command line. rm stuff.py would remove the stuff.py file. This doesn’t work when it’s presented folders. We … Read more
Modulos in Python are super useful. They can we be used when we don’t want to print a check each pass during a loop. For example, if I’m looping through 100,000 numbers and want to get an update of how my automation is going every so often instead of printing each loop or blindly running … Read more
I recently spent a few hours trying to understand why my array was changing when using the splice method. I thought I’d save you some time and outline what I learned. Still new to JS and struggling with the fundamentals? Check out Javascript: The Defenitive Guide (paid link) to brush up. For Those of You … Read more
The solution for those of you who want me to cut the crap and need to calculate a random integer from 0 to n in Javascript. My Setup macOS Node v12.10.0 The Problem I was writing a React-Native game where I had multiple cards that would be presented to the player. To spice up the … Read more