Python

How to Break Free from Excel

Is your company still using Excel? Transitioning from Excel spreadsheets to web-based applications can improve efficiency, scalability, and overall user experience for your business. Translating requirements from Excel into a web application is not a trivial task. Explore the benefits, best practices and potential challenges of making the switch.

Thomas Massmann | August 16, 2023

IndyPy: 15 Years of Celebrating Python

As the 15-year celebration of IndyPy nears, I look back at the road that has led to this point and some of the things I am hopeful for as IndyPy continues to move ahead.

Calvin Hendryx-Parker | April 28, 2022

To pyenv or Not To pyenv, That is The Question

Learn the benefits and steps for installing pyenv without letting it take over your shell's environment.

Rob McBroom | April 11, 2022

Safety and pip-audit: Comparing Security Tools

Learn about Safety and other tools you can use to secure your Python software supply chain.

Kalim Gazi | February 25, 2022

How to Set Up Python on Your New Mac

Learn the steps needed to install Python and start working with virtualenv projects on your new Mac.

Chrissy Wainwright | February 1, 2022

The Importance of Precise Error Messages

Using the S3 Presigned URLs and Presigned Posts features almost had the Six Feet Up team stumped, but after some troubleshooting, uploads were a breeze.

Dave O'Connor | December 15, 2021

Secrets of Building Python Container Images for AWS Lambda

Today, developers can use container images for AWS Lambda code — a helpful way to run much more complex code in a familiar package. However, there are some non-obvious differences that can make building Python app images for AWS Lambda frustrating.

Peter Hull | August 12, 2021

Calvin Hendryx-Parker presenting talk at IndyPy and ChiPy joint livestream event

The Zen of Python: Bootstrapping Your Local Python Environment

Established, senior developers might be able to install Python easily, but are they following the Zen of Python when it comes to best practices for environment settings and versioning? In his talk, “Bootstrapping your Local Python Environment,” Calvin discusses how to optimize system setups.

Calvin Hendryx-Parker | July 22, 2021

Serverless Django: Exploring the State of the Art on AWS

As deployment options for web apps have multiplied in the past few years, AWS Lambda continues to stand out as a powerful, simple way to run a web app with minimal maintenance and cost — if there is low traffic.

Shane Hathaway | April 12, 2021

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Hacking Django Channels for Fun (and Profit)

LoudSwarm by Six Feet Up, a Django-based virtual event platform, has always supported Slack for instant, in-app text communication. In addition to Slack, clients were requesting Discord integration, so Six Feet Up’s expert team of developers found a solution.

Peter Hull | March 18, 2021

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How to Leapfrog a Massive Django/Python Upgrade Successfully

Migrating from Django 1.7 to 3.1 is no small task. Besides having to deal with the upgrade of Django itself, you shouldn't forget that an upgrade like this implies an upgrade from Python 2 to 3 as well.

Roché Compaan | February 17, 2021

Get your JSON Configuration In Line with GenSON

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Using JSONSchema and Python GenSON to standardize thousands of JSON files

Glenn Franxman | January 29, 2021

4 Reasons to go with Python over ${language}

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It can be hard to know which programming language is "the right tool for the job", but there's one language that keeps coming to mind...

Calvin Hendryx-Parker | October 28, 2020

Electron, Desktop Development at the Speed of Electricity

If you have used Electron before, your initial experiences may have been less than ideal. It might be time to give it a second (or first, or third) look!

Shane Hathaway | August 24, 2020

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10 Tips for Upgrading to Python 3

Upgrading legacy systems to Python 3 doesn't have to be a hassle. Here are 10 tips and tricks to help with your upgrade project...

Kim Nguyen | December 19, 2019

Top Reasons to Upgrade to Python 3, A Review

Why You Should Upgrade to Python 3

Python 2's End of Life is January 1, 2020. At Six Feet Up, we're prepared a critical list of reasons why you need to upgrade to Python 3...

Chrissy Wainwright | December 19, 2019

What is Faceted Search or Faceted Navigation?

Faceted search provides site visitors with a quick and intuitive way to narrow down their search results in real time...

Calvin Hendryx-Parker | July 24, 2019

How to start with Machine Learning

Machine Learning initiatives can be powerful when you need to analyze large amounts of data, especially when it makes sense to analyze data points together to gain greater insights or find patterns...

Calvin Hendryx-Parker | June 3, 2019

How to write an RFP for your Web Portal project

Whether your web portal project is about a corporate intranet, an online collaboration platform for researchers or a app designed to help members manage their data, you will most likely need to write an RFP to identify possible suitable vendors...

Gabrielle Hendryx-Parker | May 17, 2019

Use PyCharm to power your Django and Plone projects

Kick Start your Django/Plone Buildout with PyCharm

PyCharm has great features, such as a Debugger, code completion, syntax highlighting and code formatting for Buildout configuration files. Here are several tips to help you get going...

Calvin Hendryx-Parker | August 5, 2017