Python

Glasses with computer screen in background

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

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.

Calvin Hendryx-Parker | March 13, 2015

PyTennessee 2015 Recap

Here's a recap from the Sixies who headed South to PyTennessee...

March 7, 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.

Calvin Hendryx-Parker | March 2, 2015

5 Critical Considerations for Python Testing

Resulting from our recent Python Testing and Debugging event, check out these five key considerations developers should understand before diving into Python testing.

February 26, 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.

Calvin Hendryx-Parker | February 9, 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.

Calvin Hendryx-Parker | January 26, 2015

An Introduction to BeautifulSoup

This article will help you save effort processing HTML content using BeautifulSoup.

Rob McBroom | December 19, 2014

Debugging Python code with pdb

This post offers an introduction to the interactive Python Debugger tool (pdb), including basic commands, examples, alternative implementations, and helpful links.

Clayton Parker | December 9, 2014

Performance Testing with Locust

During a recent load-test, we successfully used the Python plugin Locust to create a working test as an alternative to Jmeter.

Rob McBroom | November 17, 2014

SaltStack for server configuration management and more

SaltStack (Salt) is currently one of the fastest growing configuration management systems. It is written in Python and uses ZeroMQ to communicate nearly instantaneously with all of the servers in your infrastructure that it calls minions. Here is how we use Salt and why.

Calvin Hendryx-Parker | October 21, 2014

Python Django Training Course Now Available

We’ve taken the challenge of finding well-trained Python developers into our own hands. Clayton and I will be teaching 5-day immersive trainings on Python and Django at Eleven Fifty in Carmel, Indiana.

Calvin Hendryx-Parker | October 8, 2014

Python Myths Dispelled

Python is used by major organizations for mission critical applications in Indianapolis and around the U.S.

Calvin Hendryx-Parker | July 30, 2014

Sections