Compass Mentis - Coen de Groot
Freelance Python Developer
Python is an excellent language for taking control of your computer and performing some of the more tedious tasks. I recently used it to automate how I create Python training videos and have just...
Python is an easy-to-learn yet powerful language, and comes with a wealth of libraries. It is often used to create simple scripts. You run these on the command line, giving it any parameters it...
Python is a simple but powerful language, and comes with a wealth of libraries. It took just 10 lines of code and the Turtle library to create the black line in the image above....
Python is a simple but powerful language, and comes with a wealth of libraries. The chart above took just 9 lines of Python. All the hard work is done by the Bokeh library. It...
How would you like to grab a share price daily and store it in a spreadsheet? Or add a new column to dozens of spreadsheets – automatically? Python is a simple but powerful language,...
When you ask your spreadsheet to calculate 1/2 + 1/3 you get something like this: This is obviously an approximation. The 3’s after the decimal point repeat indefinitely. The correct answer is: 1/2 =...
(First part of the “Practical Python in 10 lines or less” series) Python is a simple but powerful language, and comes with a wealth of libraries. The chart above took just 10 lines of...
So you’d like to do some data analysis or other scientific computer with Python. How do you start? The Anaconda distribution A Python ‘distribution’ is a bundle of Python goodies, typically Python itself, a...
So you’d like to give Python a go. How do you start? (If you are going to be using Python for Scientific Computing, including Data Analysis, have a look at this article instead) Installing...
Python is a very popular tool for data extraction, clean up, analysis and visualisation. I’ve recently done some work in this area, and would love to do some more. I particularly enjoy using my...
I recently completed a small project for Zenstores. They simplify the shipping process for ecommerce sites. Their online service lets online businesses use multiple shipping companies for deliveries. Each shipping companies offers a different own...
Hi !
My name is Coen de Groot.
I help my clients make better use of their data, give their customers a better experience, write better Python code and other worthwhile stuff.
Let’s talk. I would love to explore the opportunity to help your company too