The requests library is the most popular python library for sending HTTP requests. As a normal part of RESTful application development you'll often want to see exactly what you're sending to the server including request headers and payload. [Continue reading...] Better Debug Logging for The Python Requests Library
Gnuplot is a feature rich command-line graphing utility available for Windows, Linux and Mac OSX. Though capable of generating much more advanced formula-based plots its also very handy at producing quick, ad-hoc time series graphs. [Continue reading...] Simple Time Series Graphs With Gnuplot
FFmpeg is a set of highly-capable video processing libraries and tools available for free on Windows, Mac and Linux. I had used FFmpeg occasionally in the past for various one-off video operations and was delighted to find that it could also be used to convert time lapse image files into a video. [Continue reading...] Making Time Lapse Videos From JPGs
Everyone is now well aware of the COVID-19 virus outbreak and the need to reduce person-to-person exposure and self-quarantine. Larger companies have no doubt been busy implementing their business continuity plans to cope with the issue however many smaller companies don't have the resources available to prepare for these types of disaster scenarios ahead of time. As the reality of this situation starts to take hold, many businesses that were initially reluctant to make adjustments are now scrambling for options on how to continue to conduct business in an unexpected, and likely prolonged, work-from-home environment. Below I've put together some resources and tools that may be of use to those unfamiliar with these types of setups. [Continue reading...] Small Business Work-From-Home Survival Guide
