Brendan FerrisinPython in Plain EnglishType Checking in PythonHow to check that the arguments given to a function are of the correct type in Python·3 min read·Jul 11, 2021--1--1
Brendan FerrisHow much data can you get on the residents of your town?Aren’t you curious?·3 min read·Jul 4, 2021----
Brendan FerrisinTowards Data ScienceThe Elevator Optimization Problem.Optimizing an elevator configuration within a theoretical high-rise in New York City·6 min read·Jun 28, 2021----
Brendan FerrisinPython in Plain EnglishSave Object State in Python with ShelveHow to save Python objects persistently using the built-in shelve module.·3 min read·Jun 19, 2021----
Brendan FerrisOpen-Source Intelligence tools in Python.Open-source Intelligence, or OSINT, consists of using publicly available information to collect data on subject. Used primarily by…·2 min read·Jun 11, 2021----
Brendan FerrisinPython in Plain EnglishHow to Add Visual Candy to Your Python Shell ScriptsUse ANSI color codes and progress bars to make visually appealing Python scripts.·3 min read·Jun 6, 2021----
Brendan FerrisAutomated file management in Python.How to navigate and modify your filesystem programatically with Python.·3 min read·May 30, 2021--1--1
Brendan FerrisinTowards Data ScienceHow to Analyze a PDF with the layout-parser package.·3 min read·May 23, 2021--4--4
Brendan FerrisinAnalytics VidhyaScraping reddit with Scrapy.New to scrapy? Build a spider that scrapes reddit posts [with pagination] and saves them to a .json file.·6 min read·May 17, 2021----
Brendan FerrisinAnalytics VidhyaIntroduction to XPath.Similar to regular expressions, Xpath can be thought of as a language for finding information in and XML/HTML document. It has many uses…·6 min read·May 9, 2021----