Python Is Rad @PythonIsRad

Python Is Rad is David Potter blabbing about Python and making digital products. PythonIsRad.com Portland, OR Joined June 2019

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a year ago

LLMs are cool. But not as cool as Rock and Roll Grandpas.

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2 years ago

How do you decide when to use Try/Except and when to let the python code fail hard? #Python #Pythonprogramming

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3 years ago

My favorite way to make a Pyspark dataframe for testing. #pyspark #spark #databricks #apachespark #bigdata

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6 years ago

Formatting json in the python debugger. I use this all the time. pp will pretty print the response. ex: pp response.json() #python, #debugging, #json

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5 years ago

Who would win in a fight? Kwargs or Args? I say Args because they’re sneaky. #python #programming #programminglife #argsvskwargs #nerdlife

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3 years ago

Pyspark assert_true function. Returns null if true; throws an exception otherwise. Didn't want to show the exception. #pyspark #spark #databricks #apachespark #bigdata #dataengineer

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5 years ago

I wish I could vim everything on my computer. I’ve vimmed my browser, my finder (with ranger), with Karabiner for OSX, my car. I won’t stop. #vim #linux #terminal #vimlife #emacs

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3 years ago

Looking for another Pyspark reference thats fast and helpful? pysparkisrad.com Currently a work in progress, but getting better every day! #pyspark #spark #databricks #apachespark #bigdata #dataengineer

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3 years ago

I use these Python Virtual Environment commands almost every day. So I put them in my .bashrc file. gist.github.com/potter-potter/…

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3 years ago

A website I built is on ProductHunt. Are They Rich?: Know someone's zip code, find the average income in the area producthunt.com/posts/are-they… via @ProductHunt

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3 years ago

Pyspark array_position function. Position of the first occurrence of the given value. #pyspark #spark #databricks #apachespark #bigdata #dataengineer

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3 years ago

First issue of the Python Is Rad newsletter coming Monday. Subscribe here: pythonisrad.beehiiv.com/subscribe #emailmarketing #newsletter #python

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3 years ago

Pyspark coalesce function. Returns the first column that is not null. Use this one all the time to make decisions. #pyspark #spark #databricks #apachespark #bigdata #dataengineer

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3 years ago

Pyspark array_union function. Returns array of union of col1 and col2. #pyspark #spark #databricks #apachespark #bigdata #dataengineer

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Pytest monkeypatching for environment variables is awesome! No more export stage=test def test_turbo_meatloaf(monkeypatch): monkeypatch.setenv("stage", "test") #python #python3 #pytest #unittesting #gunit #export

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3 years ago

Sometimes I go places without my phone. On purpose. Sure, it's very rare, and makes me extremely nervous. But I do it anyway. #callmecrazy #courage #navyseal #iphone #screenaddiction

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3 years ago

Creating a random UUID in Pyspark no longer requires a UDF. .withColumn("uuid", F.expr("uuid()")) Uses Spark SQL. New since version 3.0.0 #pyspark #spark #databricks #apachespark #bigdata #dataengineer