Best Web Scraping Practices for 2022

There is an abundance of freely available datasets on the internet for pretty much anything and everything you can think of. In a previous blog post, we covered five different platforms for finding useful datasets. However, as mentioned in the post, there are times when you may need to collect data where it may be … Read more

Essential Python Packages for the Web Scraping Toolbox in 2022

Python is known for being able to do many different things due to the versatility of the programming language. One thing Python is particularly well-known for is its ability to receive data over the Web using the requests package (more information can be found here). The requests package enables users to perform basic HTTP requests … Read more

Best Data Visualisation Packages for Python in 2022 – The Pros, Cons and Cross Comparison

Data visualisation is an incredibly important component of data science. By using visual representations of data, we can help provide meaningful insights which are easy to understand. Conveniently, for those who use Python as their main programming language of choice, there are many potential options to explore however, not all of them may suit our … Read more

Loading Data into Pandas: 5 Tips and Tricks You May or May Not Know

If you’ve ever worked with Pandas in Python before, you’ll know that there are a bunch of different ways in which you can import tabulated data. Pandas is perhaps one of the most widely used Python packages for loading, manipulating and exporting data. We’ve even explored this in a separate blog post. While you may … Read more

Mark 8: 34-9:1: A Cost to Discipleship

Considering how well Jesus has captured their attention, we might feel compelled to start asking questions like, “how do I become a follower” and “what must I do?”. As we reach the end of this passage, we learn that there is a cost to discipleship. We learn that not only does He suffer, but we … Read more