MSSQL to CSV
Searching for ways to dump CSV from a MS SQL Server brings up recommendations to buy various third-party tools.Excuse me? Buy tools for something any Pythonista can do in seventeen lines?You'll need...
View ArticleOhio LinuxFest
I feel bad for not blogging after PyOhio. I just have trouble finding words. Along with PyCon, it's a sort of family reunion for me.But anyway - next conference: Ohio LinuxFest. This weekend, so sign...
View ArticleHTSQL slides posted
Thanks to my Ohio Linuxfest audience for your attention and interest! My slides from yesterday are posted:Your Database, Exposed: HTSQLShortly, I'll also post a summary of the questions I was asked...
View ArticleHTRAF setup, from zero
As I mentioned in my OLF talk, setting up HTSQL is crazy-easy.HTRAF, however - the library that lets you do the gorgeous graphics - takes a few more steps. The documentation doesn't spell out the...
View ArticleColumbus Code Camp
I'll be speaking on HTSQL this Saturday at Columbus Code Camp. It was a great event last year, and I'm expecting even better this year. Check out the schedule - it's an excellent set of "I gotta see...
View ArticleHTSQL answers
HTSQL slidesThanks to the great audiences at my HTSQL talks at Ohio Linuxfest and Dayton IEEE! (And to the folks who will come see me at Columbus Code Camp on Saturday.) I've promised you answers to...
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MySQL Bizarro World
Getting used to MySQL has been a real challenge for me. Most everything I know about databases is backward in this MySQL world.In the REAL WORLD, table names are case-insensitive.In MySQL WORLD, table...
View ArticleMovie Night at the user group
At Dayton Dynamic Languages last night, we watched a great video, "Git for Ages 4 and Up". ("WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small Parts. Not For Children Under 4 Years.") We had a great time, and I learned...
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HTSQL-powered Flask
With seven lines of code, you can plug HTSQL into a web application platform like Flask. Yes, I know that you know SQLAlchemy already; the point is that then your Flask apps can support HTSQL's rich...
View ArticleFree Python class in Dayton
This Saturday (Feb 18, 2012), Sinclair Community College in Dayton will host Python: Programming is Fun Again, a two-hour introduction to the language. It's a hands-on workshop, so bring a laptop if...
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Growth in PyCon sponsorship
When I teach Python, I usually include a slide or two about Python's importance and growth. At this point, that's begun to feel unnecessary - but I think I will include this illustration, because it's...
View Articleslides from Saturday class
Hi, Python students from Saturday! Hope you enjoyed the class, and thanks for your patience as we struggled with wireless issues. Here's the updated class materials I promised - if you can, install...
View ArticleSENDING TO EVERYONE. PASS IT ON.
I think I need to create a script that 1. Scans my gmail inbox for any mail whose subject line uses ALL CAPS and which urges me to forward it to everyone I know;2. Searches snopes.com for the message...
View ArticlePyCon 2012
Best. PyCon. Ever.And since PyCon is like my Christmas (in the 5-year-old sense: "I get new toys to play with!"), that's extremely high praise.This isn't a proper retrospective - don't know if I'll...
View ArticleIndianapolis Python Workshop for women and their friends
Mel Chua, I, the team from the Boston Python Workshop, and IndyPy are all working together to bring about the Indianapolis Python Workshop for women and their friends in just two weeks! There are...
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Indianapolis Python Workshop for women and their friends - the results
This April 13-14, Mel Chua, Jessica McKellar, and I ran the first annual Indianapolis Python Workshop for women and their friends... and I loved it!We borrowed our curriculum (not to mention Jessica)...
View Articledoctesting just one function
There's no such function as doctest.testfunc. Or doctest.testclass, or, for that matter, doctest.testobj. However, you can run the doctests on a single function or class with...
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IPython Notebook tutorial with doctest feedback
I'm increasingly amazed at IPython Notebook, and want to use it for an interactive tutorial. I'd like the notebook to be full of exercises for the student to fill out, and to get feedback from the...
View ArticleColumbus Python Workshop, Jan 18-19
Happy Ada Lovelace Day!Announcing the firstColumbus Python Workshopfor women and their friendsJan. 18-19, 2013The Columbus Python Workshop for women and their friends is a free hands-on introduction to...
View ArticleGiveCamp
I really enjoyed Southwest Ohio GiveCamp this year. There are lots of community events where I learn stuff and have fun, but it's especially nice when we can also look back on something good done for a...
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