GCS-Triggered Google Cloud Functions
Google Cloud Functions is an even-driven, serverless computing platform. It provides an easy, auto-scaled way to stand up functions in the cloud that are run on a given payload, based…
Bugs Aren’t “Wrong.”
Bug reporting is a critical part of the communication around a code-based project. While we hope to catch issues with our testing before deploying new code, the fact is that…
Getting a Calling Function’s Module Name in Python
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 | # In helpers.py import inspect import os def get_wrong_module_name(): return __file__.split(os.path.sep)[-1] def inspect_helper(): """This function is here for no good reason... other than to demonstrate the flexibility of using the inspect solution. """ return inspect.stack()[-1].filename def get_right_module_name(): return inspect_helper() # In main.py import os from helpers import get_bad_module_name, get_right_module_name print("WRONG module name: ", get_wrong_module_name()) print("RIGHT module name: ", get_right_module_name()) # Output: # WRONG module name: helpers.py # RIGHT module name: main.py |
Pandas MultiIndex Tutorial
An in-depth introduction to Pandas’ MultiIndexes using realistic data and practical code snippets. A live walk-through of this tutorial was presented at ChiPy, a video recording of which can be…
Unofficial Apyori Documentation
The post below reflects my unofficial docs for the pip-installable Apyori package (on pypi, on github). I am just a fan of the project and Association Rule Learning generally, so…
Quickstart: Packaging in Python
Creating your first Python package can be intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be! Below are the basic instructions, with up-to-date links to examples for each step, and links to…
Commonly Googled Git Commands
There are plenty of git cheatsheets on the web (Tower’s is my favorite), but many of them are lacking answers to the most common questions about workflow practices and dealing…
How to Run Docker on Google Compute Engine
While Google’s cloud ecosystem offers a variety of solutions, unfortunately they’re not always easy to figure out, particularly since many features remain in “beta” for a long time. Below is…
Must-Know Sorting Algorithms in Python
Your one-stop-shop for implementations of common sorting algorithms, written in Python. I strongly suggest having a basic knowledge of computing complexity and big oh notation before reading this post. If…