Calvin Hendryx-Parker

Backups are a necessity, whether they are done via the database's native backup technology, a snapshot, or dumping to tape. Here's the difference between some common solutions, and tips on how to get started...

Microbits, powered by MicroPython, are exciting pieces of hardware with endless possibilities...

How to make sure all servers are backed up, and do so in a way to avoid a performance hit…

Vagrant is a tool to get developers set up quickly and easily on a project. It makes sure the virtual machine includes all the dependencies as they should be, and allows developers to use their own editing tools as they work on a project...

Lambda is Amazon Web Services' server-less infrastructure. It makes it possible to run small tasks that respond to various kinds of events without actually running any servers...

Useful tidbits of information collected at the annual Python conference in Portland, OR...

We can now run hybrid cloud services that combine the storage and virtualization layer to simplify hosting operations...

In the final part of our series on Python Command Line Tools, we'll put our application to work. I'll show you how to import the CSV module and handle timezones post import.

For the third part of our series on Python Command Line Tools, I'll show you how to use your console_script to bootstrap a Pyramid App.