Is it possible to build a personal media server that is hosted in the cloud, while making privacy, security, and accessibility paramount?I wanted to find out, and this post will dive into the options available to achieve such a possibly as well. (Spoiler: I did end...
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Is the world ready for Python 3?
The trek from Python 2 to Python 3 has been drawn-out, arduous and fraught with perils. How close are our dear Knights developers to all reaching the long sought glory of Python 3? PIP Downloads Let’s first jump into what is being used the most currently....
Continue reading...Stop using plus signs to concatenate strings!
In Python, using plus signs to concatenate strings together is one of the first things you learn, i.e. print(“hello” + “world!”), and it should be one of the first things you stop using. Using plus signs to “add” strings together is inherently more error prone, messier...
Continue reading...Truffle: going from ganache to testnet (ropsten)
Truffle is an amazing suite of tools created by Consensys to develop smart contracts for the Ethereum blockchain network. However, it can be a bit jarring to make the leap from local development to the real test network, ropsten. Required Setup For this walk through, I...
Continue reading...Discover AWS State Machines using Python Lambdas for an ETL process
Step Functions, State Machines, and Lambdas oh my! AWS has really been expanding what you can do without needing to actually stand up any servers. I’m going to walk through a very basic example of how to get going with your own Python code to create an...
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