Did you know that you can get EXIF data from JPG image files using the Python programming language? You can use Pillow, the Python Imaging Library’s friendly fork to do so. You can read an article about that on this website if you want to. Here is some example code for getting regular EXIF data …
Python 101 2nd Edition is the latest version of Python 101. This book is meant to help you learn Python and then go beyond the basics. I’ve always felt that a beginner’s book should teach more than syntax. If you’d like to try out Python 101, you can do so for FREE for the next …
This week we welcome Ken Youens-Clark (@kycl4rk) as our PyDev of the Week! He is the author of Tiny Python Projects from Manning. He has done video lectures for each of his chapters on YouTube. Let’s spend some time getting to know Ken better! Can you tell us a little about yourself (hobbies, education, etc): …
The Kickstarter for my latest book, Pillow: Image Processing with Python, was fully funded yesterday. I know it can be hard to decide if you want to buy a book without seeing it, so I am posting the first 3 chapters of the book for free. You can download them with this Dropbox link. This …
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Matt Harrison asked me to take part in his latest course, Effective Book Authoring. This course will help you learn how to write a technical book. Matt interviewed me about how I approach book writing. (Note: I actually covered this in my article last year). The neat thing about this course is that Matt teaches …
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I am happy to announce my latest book project, Pillow: Image Processing with Python. This book will teach you how to use Pillow, the “friendly” fork of the Python Imaging Library (PIL). You can purchase early access to the book on Kickstarter as well as get exclusive perks there such as T-shirts, signed copies of …
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This week we welcome Froilán Irizarry Rivera (@froidotdev) as our PyDev of the Week! Froilán does code live streaming on Twitch. Froilán helped found Fullstack Knights which is a monthly meetup and more. You can also see what he is up to over on Github. Let’s spend some time getting to know Froilán better! Can …
I will be launching a new Kickstarter on Monday, January 4th to help launch my 9th book, Pillow: Image Processing with Python. In this book, you will learn how to edit photos with Python. You will discover how to extract metadata, crop, apply filters, resize and so much more! Here is the high-level table of …
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This week we welcome Amanda Sopkin (@amandasopkin) as our PyDev of the Week! She enjoys writing, teaching and the hackathon community. Amanda has given several talks at various Python conferences as well. You can check out what she has been up to over on her website. Let’s take a few moments to learn more about …
This week we welcome Martijn Faassen (@faassen) as our PyDev of the Week! Martijn is the creator of the popular lxml package and the Morepath web framework, among others. You can see what else he is up to over on Github or check out his blog. Let’s take a few moments to get to know …