How to get live stock prices with Python

6 years ago

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

How to download image files with RoboBrowser

6 years ago

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

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

6 years ago

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

ICA on Images with Python

6 years ago

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

Coding with the Yahoo_fin Package

7 years ago

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

Timing Python Processes

7 years ago

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

Underrated R Functions

7 years ago

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

Vectorize Fuzzy Matching

7 years ago

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

Running R Code in Parallel

7 years ago

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

Word Frequency Analysis

7 years ago

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