by John Leeman | Dec 19, 2022
When looking at highly dimensional data it is easy to become overwhelmed with the possibilities of how you can look at, slice, and analyze the data to actually answer a question from that sea of numbers. Group by is a common operation we need to do and can easily... 
by John Leeman | Dec 12, 2022
The compass is the essential navigation tool pointing explorers, sailors, pilots, and scientists in the right direction since the 11th century. As with any tool, there’s a catch. The compass points to the magnetic North which is not exactly aligned with... 
by John Leeman | Dec 5, 2022
Pandas DataFrames serve us well in many applications, but for data with multiple coordinates or many attributes XArray may be a better fit. In this week’s video we explore how to convert a DataFrame to a DataSet using upper air balloon data as an example. Pandas... 
by John Leeman | Nov 28, 2022
Technology, like so many other things, seems to be a bit cyclic. In the 90’s we always worried about conserving disk space as it cost a small fortune. Compact code, small files, and making every bit count were just how we did it. Then as hard drives got bigger... 
by John Leeman | Nov 21, 2022
Managing Python environments has always been tricky, but a couple of great tools have come along in the last decade. If you hang around enough programmers you’ll hear about Conda (which we love) and virtual environments or VENV. Virtual environments are another...