Andrew Treadway

How to get live stock prices with Python

In a previous post, I gave an introduction to the yahoo_fin package. The most updated version of the package includes…

7 years ago

How to download image files with RoboBrowser

In a previous post, we showed how RoboBrowser can be used to fill out online forms for getting historical weather…

7 years ago

R: How to create, delete, move, and more with files

Though Python is usually thought of over R for doing system administration tasks, R is actually quite useful in this…

7 years ago

ICA on Images with Python

Click here to see my recommended reading list. What is Independent Component Analysis (ICA)? If you're already familiar with ICA,…

7 years ago

Coding with the Yahoo_fin Package

Background on yahoo_fin The yahoo_fin package contains functions to scrape stock-related data from Yahoo Finance and NASDAQ. You can view…

7 years ago

Timing Python Processes

Timing Python processes is made possible with several different packages. One of the most common ways is using the standard…

7 years ago

Underrated R Functions

I wanted to write a post about a couple of handy functions in R that don't always get the recognition…

7 years ago

Vectorize Fuzzy Matching

One of the best things about R is its ability to vectorize code. This allows you to run code much…

7 years ago

Running R Code in Parallel

Background Running R code in parallel can be very useful in speeding up performance. Basically, parallelization allows you to run…

7 years ago

Word Frequency Analysis

In a previous article, we talked about using Python to scrape stock-related articles from the web. As an extension of…

7 years ago