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Applications are becoming more and more sophisticated as languages such as Python open the doors to the world of programming for people who have the creative vision but always felt actually writing code was beyond their grasp.

A large part of any programs success is based on how well it can react to the events which it has been programmed to understand and listen for.

A good example of an event would be when the user clicks a button on the applications window. What happens when that button is clicked?

Well, the first thing that happens is the operating system sends out a message to let any listening software know that the button was clicked. Next, your application needs to do something in response to that event.

Working With Loops In Python

[Oct, 30, 2012] |
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Sometimes we have to repeat ourselves before we are heard. Then again there are times where we have to perform a certain action the same way several times before we can carry on with what we want to do.

Repetition is the keyword here and for humans that is something we generally try to avoid. Yet our digital friends love repetition. They never get tired and they never get bored of doing the same thing over and over again countless times.

So it’s little wonder then that all modern programming languages give us various ways in which we can perform a certain action as many times as we need.

In python we have the for statement which gives us the power to loop over large collections of data very quickly and efficiently.

How to determine if a string contains another string in Python

[Mar, 31, 2014] |
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Unlike Java, Python does not have a string contains method. Instead, use the in operator or the find method. The in operator finds treats the string as a word list whereas the find method looks for substrings. In the example shown below, 'is' is a substring of this but not a word by itself. Therefore, find recoginizes 'is' in this while the in operator does not.

s = "This be a string"
if s.find("is") == -1:
    print "No 'is' here!"
else:
    print "Found 'is' in the string."
    
if "is" in s:
    print "No 'is' here!"
else:
    print "Found 'is' in the string."

#prints out the following:
Found 'is' in the string
No 'is' here!

Automating The Boring Stuff With Python

[Aug, 12, 2019] |
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Python is a powerful tool that can be used for many automation tasks in the workplace. It’s notorious for being one of the most simple and versatile options available in the world of programming languages. For this reason, many people choose to automate an enormous amount of their workflow with Python. We’ve compiled a few ideas for automating the boring stuff using Python. Let’s take a look.

Managing Emails

Most businesses rely on emails being sent out regularly in order to ensure everything runs smoothly. Doing this by hand can be boring and time-consuming. To alleviate this, there are packages written with and for Python that enable you to automate certain aspects of this process. Adding and removing individuals from mailing lists can be automated as well, especially if your business has a policy to automatically add and remove people from certain mailing lists when certain conditions are met. For example, after a customer of yours doesn’t interact with your company after an extended period of time, it may be prudent to remove them from your mailing list, or you can send them a premade email reminding them of your services. This is just one way that you can save your company time and money using automation with Python.

Repetitive File System Operations

Even for personal tasks, Python excels at performing repetitive file system operations. For example, it can convert files, rename, move, delete, and sort files as much as you need it to. This can be useful in many ways. If you have a folder of mp3 files that you need to compress, this can be sped up using Python. Additionally, you can create a set of criteria that need to be met in order for a given file to be considered useless, and then delete it. As a side note, be extremely careful when automating any sort of file deletion or altering, because a bug in your program can cause severe damage to your data and even to your computer. Still, these tools are extremely powerful and can be life-saving when used properly.

Start-up Tasks

Whether you’re running a server or just using your own personal computer, there are always tasks that need to be done when your computer starts up, or you’re beginning a certain process. For example, you can automate the task of backing up your email inbox. This can ensure your files are being kept safe, and it can be triggered whenever your start up your computer. Additionally, if you need to collect or create any sort of logging data in order to document daily operations, you can use Python to alleviate some of these time-consuming processes.

Web Scraping

And finally, we have Web Scraping. This process may be slightly more advanced for a beginner Python user, but it doesn’t take a terribly long time to learn, and it opens up a whole new world of opportunity in terms of data collection and management. Web scraping is extremely important because it not only allows you to automatically search for certain pieces of content on the internet, but it can also alert you to changes and updates to existing websites. If your business relies on certain trends on social media, you can scrape sites while searching for the presence of certain keywords, and if you’re a stock trader or bitcoin guru, you can automate some of your price-checking and set custom alerts for price changes. The field of web scraping is enormous, and there is a practically infinite amount of content written on this particular subject. If you’re interested in learning more, there are vast amounts of free resources on the internet that can help you get started. Web scraping is certainly one of the most important skills to have in almost any line of work.

Get Creative!

At this point, we’d like to advise you to get more familiar with the libraries and APIs that are available to you. Each individual workflow is different and requires familiarity with different technologies. Because of this, you will know better than anybody else which items are worth automating and which aren’t. Some people try to automate everything, and some people prefer to do certain tasks manually, but sometimes spending a few hours automating a job that takes one minute will end up being a time-saver after only a few months.

We’ve gone over quite a few options in this article, but no single human alive is familiar with absolutely everything Python can do. Hopefully, you’re now more familiar with the options available to you, and you should now be better equipped to search for further information that is more relevant to your specific use case. Have fun digging into the many nuances and functionalities that the Python language has to offer!

Tech Life in Missouri

Missouri, known as the ?Show Me State?, has a growing science and biotechnology field. One of the largest gene companies, in the U.S. Monsanto, is based in St. Louis. The higher education system is governed by the Missouri Department of Education and includes 13 four-year universities and 20 two-year colleges.

There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third works. Alan Perlis

other Learning Options

Software developers near St. Louis have ample opportunities to meet like minded techie individuals, collaborate and expend their career choices by participating in Meet-Up Groups. The following is a list of Technology Groups in the area.

St. Louis Hadoop Users Group · St. Louis Cloud Creators · Interactive Developers of St. Louis ·

Fortune 500 and 1000 companies in Missouri that offer opportunities for Crystal Reports developers

Company Name	City	Industry	Secondary Industry
Patriot Coal Corporation	Saint Louis	Agriculture and Mining	Mining and Quarrying
Solutia Inc.	Saint Louis	Manufacturing	Chemicals and Petrochemicals
Monsanto Company	Saint Louis	Agriculture and Mining	Agriculture and Mining Other
Kansas City Power and Light Company	Kansas City	Energy and Utilities	Gas and Electric Utilities
The Laclede Group, Inc.	Saint Louis	Energy and Utilities	Gas and Electric Utilities
Peabody Energy Corporation	Saint Louis	Agriculture and Mining	Mining and Quarrying
Emerson Electric Company	Saint Louis	Manufacturing	Tools, Hardware and Light Machinery
Energizer Holdings, Inc.	Saint Louis	Manufacturing	Manufacturing Other
Centene Corporation	Saint Louis	Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Biotech	Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech Other
Express Scripts	Saint Louis	Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Biotech	Pharmaceuticals
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated	Chesterfield	Financial Services	Insurance and Risk Management
Ameren Corporation	Saint Louis	Energy and Utilities	Gas and Electric Utilities
DST Systems, Inc.	Kansas City	Computers and Electronics	Networking Equipment and Systems
Inergy, L.P.	Kansas City	Energy and Utilities	Alternative Energy Sources
Leggett and Platt, Incorporated	Carthage	Manufacturing	Furniture Manufacturing
Cerner Corporation	Kansas City	Software and Internet	Software
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.	Springfield	Retail	Automobile Parts Stores
AMC Theatres	Kansas City	Media and Entertainment	Motion Picture Exhibitors
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation	Saint Louis	Manufacturing	Chemicals and Petrochemicals
HandR Block	Kansas City	Financial Services	Securities Agents and Brokers
Graybar Services, Inc.	Saint Louis	Wholesale and Distribution	Wholesale and Distribution Other
Edward Jones	Saint Louis	Financial Services	Personal Financial Planning and Private Banking
Arch Coal, Inc.	Saint Louis	Energy and Utilities	Alternative Energy Sources
Brown Shoe Company, Inc.	Saint Louis	Retail	Clothing and Shoes Stores
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.	Saint Louis	Manufacturing	Food and Dairy Product Manufacturing and Packaging

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