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Andrew Fletcher
Introduction Data extraction and filtering are crucial for developers working with large research datasets. Whether you're working on government archives, industry reports, or academic research projects, extracting meaningful insights efficiently can be challenging.   I'm going to explore how we tackled a problem—filtering and extracting research project records based on species names from structured JSON data. We started with regular expressions (regex), ran into limitations, and...
Andrew Fletcher
When deploying a Python project from a User Acceptance Testing (UAT) environment...
Andrew Fletcher
Seemingly minor technical misconfigurations can escalate into major...
Andrew Fletcher
For developers working with Python, setting up and managing environments can...
Andrew Fletcher
Logging levels determine the severity or importance of the messages that are...
Andrew Fletcher
In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, businesses increasingly rely on artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline operations, enhance customer interactions, and drive innovation. Among the most utilised AI tools are language models like GPT-4, which can generate human-like text based on prompts. However, one common challenge organisations face is achieving consistency in the responses these models provide. Inconsistent answers can lead to confusion, miscommunication, and a lack of trust in...
Andrew Fletcher
For many Python developers and engineers, there’s a familiar yet frustrating...
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Why memory management matters and how Python developers can use generators and...
Andrew Fletcher
Managing dependencies in a web project can be challenging, especially when...
Andrew Fletcher
When attempting to install python libraries on my OSX pip3 install pandas,...
Andrew Fletcher
The "Too many open files" error in Python typically occurs when your program has opened more file descriptors than the operating system allows. This error is often seen in situations where files are not being properly closed after use, leading to the exhaustion of available file descriptors.   Close Files Properly Make sure you are closing files after you finish using them. Use the close() method for file objects or, preferably, use the with statement, which automatically closes the file...
Andrew Fletcher
You can use the pip list --outdated command to view a list of installed Python...
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Snapshot of the error File...
Andrew Fletcher
To begin, note that Lando is often used for web development and it may not be...
Andrew Fletcher
Lando is a development environment tool that makes it easier to set up and...