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How AWS Lambda Simplifies Software DevelopmentHow AWS Lambda Simplifies Software Development
July 29, 2016

How AWS Lambda Simplifies Software Development

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...

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My Take-Aways From PyCon 2016My Take-Aways From PyCon 2016
June 17, 2016

My Take-Aways From PyCon 2016

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

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FreeNAS to Add Bhyve SupportFreeNAS to Add Bhyve Support
April 12, 2016

FreeNAS to Add Bhyve Support

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

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Building Python Command Line Tools, Part 4: CSV Importing and Time ZonesBuilding Python Command Line Tools, Part 4: CSV Importing and Time Zones
March 13, 2015

Building Python Command Line Tools, Part 4: CSV Importing and Time Zones

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.

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Building Python Command Line Tools, Part 3: Bootstrapping PyramidBuilding Python Command Line Tools, Part 3: Bootstrapping Pyramid
March 2, 2015

Building Python Command Line Tools, Part 3: Bootstrapping Pyramid

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.

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Building Python Command Line Tools, Part 2: Console ScriptsBuilding Python Command Line Tools, Part 2: Console Scripts
February 9, 2015

Building Python Command Line Tools, Part 2: Console Scripts

In this second part of our series on Python Command Line Tools, I'll show you how to make the agrparse script executable and ready to be installed as a console script when someone installs your Pyramid or Django app.

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Building Python Command Line Tools, Part 1: ArgParseBuilding Python Command Line Tools, Part 1: ArgParse
January 26, 2015

Building Python Command Line Tools, Part 1: ArgParse

This article is part one of a four-part series on building and using python command line tools. Get ready to learn how to parse command line arguments and import csv files for a Django or Pyramid app.

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How to Set Up A Two Factor AuthenticationHow to Set Up A Two Factor Authentication
January 16, 2015

How to Set Up A Two Factor Authentication

Increase your account security using this Two Factor Authentication (TFA) Setup Guide.

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Doing code releases with ZFSDoing code releases with ZFS
November 24, 2014

Doing code releases with ZFS

Using ZFS for snapshots is easier than collective.recipe.backup for backing up Plone sites. I'll show you how it allows you to instantly rollback to a previous version if something goes wrong.

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