Wed 28 Jan 2015

Machine vision with Python Kickstarter

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Yesterday I posted about PyImageSearch Gurus computer vision Kickstarter and then I came across another semi-related Kickstarter. This one is for Machine vision with Python using an OpenMV Cam. It uses MicroPython (Python for microcontrollers) to control a camera on a circuit board. This project can be used with an Arduino, mbed or other microcontroller over I2C, Serial, or SPI protocols. I believe the Raspberry Pi falls into one or more of the latter categories.

They haven’t reached their goal yet, but they have almost a month left to raise the funds. You can check our their project here.

 

Tue 27 Jan 2015

The PyImageSearch Gurus Kickstarter for Computer Vision

Posted by Mike under Education, Python
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I’ve actually never heard of this guy, but the fellow behind the pyimagesearch blog has created a Kickstarter for a computer vision subscription course. His name is Adrian Rosebrock and his Kickstarter was funded in 25 minutes! His course covers a lot of different topics in computer vision and sounds really interesting. You should definitely check it out, especially if you’re in this field.

 

Mon 26 Jan 2015

PyDev of the Week: Andrea Gavana

Posted by Mike under Advocacy, PyDevOfTheWeek, Python
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Andrea Gavana is this week’s PyDev of the Week. He has been quite active in the wxPython project both as a contributor of original widgets and a great help to many of the people who have asked questions on the wxPython mailing lists. I’ve known him for quite a while. Let’s see what he has to say!

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Mon 19 Jan 2015

PyDev of the Week: Tim Golden

Posted by Mike under Advocacy, PyDevOfTheWeek, Python, Windows
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This week’s PyDev is Tim Golden. He is a member of the Python Software Foundation and a Python core developer. Tim is also a moderator or owner of several Python mailing lists. In April 2013, Tim was the recipient of the Python Community Service Award “for his work on supporting the Windows Management Interface in Python and supporting that code and Windows users generally on comp.lang.python.” He blogs from time to time and I would recommend checking his writings out. Finally, Tim is the author of several Python modules for Windows, which you can read about here.

Let’s spend some time getting to know him better.

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Mon 12 Jan 2015

PyDev of the Week: Doug Hellman

Posted by Mike under Advocacy, PyDevOfTheWeek, Python
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This week we have Doug Hellman (@doughellman) as our PyDev of the Week.  Doug is the author of the Python Module of the Week series as well as the book, The Python Library by Example. Let’s find out what he has to say!

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Mon 5 Jan 2015

PyDev of the Week: Dr. Margherita DI LEO

Posted by Mike under Advocacy, Education, PyDevOfTheWeek, Python
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This week we welcome Dr. Margherita DI LEO as our PyDev of the Week. She is our first PyLady in this series! Let’s spend some time getting to know her!

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Thu 1 Jan 2015

The Top 10 Articles of 2014

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Happy New Year! This past year has been pretty great and I am looking forward to what 2015 has to offer. I have been doing this blog for quite a while now and today it’s time for a retrospective over 2014’s most-read articles. Let’s take a look!

  1. A Simple Step-by-Step Reportlab Tutorial (16,091 page views)
  2. Python: A Simple Step-by-Step SQLite Tutorial (11,373 page views)
  3. Python and Microsoft Office – Using PyWin32 (7,201 page views)
  4. Reportlab Tables – Creating Tables in PDFs with Python (6,356 page views)
  5. wxPython – Creating a Simple Media Player (5,851 page views)
  6. Python 101: How to Download a File (5,723 page views)
  7. wxPython – wx.ListCtrl Tips and Tricks (5,655 page views)
  8. Python 101: How to Open a File or Program (5,373 page views)
  9. A PyInstaller Tutorial (5,010 page views)
  10. PyPdf2 – The New Fork of PyPdf (4,959 page views)

This is out of 493,339 page views in total for the year.

If you go back through the last few top ten lists, you will notice that the items in this list have changed position drastically. You may also notice that the number of page views per article is much lower this year. I thought that was pretty interesting. Here are the last few year’s links for easy reference:

Sadly none of my 2014 articles made it to the top ten list this year. So I’ll just give you a quick taste of what you missed in 2014 by listing the top five articles of last year:

  1. Python 101: An Introduction to Python’s Debugger (4,480 page views)
  2. Python Concurrency: An Intro to Threads (4,366 page views)
  3. Python 201: Decorators (3,688 page views)
  4. Python 201: Properties (3,567 page views)
  5. Python: How to Create Rotating Logs (3,323 page views)

Thank you to all my readers! I look forward to sharing more articles with you this year.

 

Mon 29 Dec 2014

PyDev of the Week: Mariano Reingart

Posted by Mike under Advocacy, Education, PyDevOfTheWeek, Python
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This week we have Mariano Reingart as our PyDev of the Week. Mariano co-authored the web2py Application Development Cookbook for Packt Publishing and has recently done a partial port of wxQt for wxPython. Let’s spend some time with Mariano to see what he has to say!

 

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Mon 22 Dec 2014

PyDev of the Week: Bhaskar Chaudhary

Posted by Mike under Advocacy, PyDevOfTheWeek, Python
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Bhaskar Chaudhary is this week’s PyDev of the Week. He is the author Tkinter GUI Application Development HOTSHOT from Packt Publishing. You can read my review of the book here. Let’s spend some time getting to know Mr. Chaudhary!

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Fri 19 Dec 2014

eBook Review: Flask Framework Cookbook

Posted by Mike under Books, Python, Web
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Packt Publishing recently sent me a copy of the eBook version of Flask Framework Cookbook by Shalabh Aggarwal. I didn’t read it in its entirety as Cookbooks don’t usually make for a very interesting linear read. I just went through it and cherry picked various recipes. But before I get into too much detail, let’s do the quick review!

Quick Review

  • Why I picked it up: I was asked by the publisher to read the book.
  • Why I finished it: As already mentioned, I actually just skimmed the book and read random recipes
  • I’d give it to: Someone who is new to Flask or possibly an intermediate Flask developer

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