Summary Pandoc is a document converter for multiple type of files. Converting example Format conversion is a chore that often takes a lot of time. I recently wanted to convert a long MSWord document into …
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Magic-BLAST analysis of NextGen Reads
NCBI Magic-BLAST Workshop The intermediate level workshop Analyzing & Visualizing NextGen Reads with Magic-BLAST – [Archived] is designed for biologists who are comfortable working with the command-line (bash) and who are interested in performing some early …
Python and Object Programming AhAh moment
Summary Clarifying Python code containing the mysterious “dot notation” of object-oriented languages. An object is a combination of data stored within a specific class. A class is a blue-print (or framework) that defines attributes (containing …
Using Python within RStudio
Summary Finding and implementing settings in RStudio to use Pyhon. RStudio and Python RStudio can handle a large number of languages (> 50) in addition to its basic support of R. (This month the RStudio …
Python wins popularity of programming languages
Summary Python ranks #1 in popularity of programming languages on the TIOBE Index TIOBE Index The popularity of programming languages is reflected in the TIOBE Programming Community index which is updated once a month. The …
Python Data Science with Jupyter on Docker
Inspired by article “How to set up and run Python Data Science Development Environment with Jupyter on Docker” [Archived] Data Scientists that write or use code must work with a variety of Data Science development …
PATH: the overlooked crucial variable
What is PATH There are many technical definitions that can be found, but in simple terms, PATH is a list of directories.The listed directories will contain the software that run on the computer, including the …
Understanding Python installation mess
Summary Useful ramblings about the difficulties to understand Python installation on macOS. In this Tutorial-like post we’ll see: – Where is Python installed, and which version – Upgrading to a new Python.org version, without replacement …
Python for the Life Sciences – A Gentle Introduction
Summary This book will be used to learn Python in workshop settings. For Biologists, Life Scientists There are many books, even free books, with the objective to teach Python or other programming languages. I previously …
File not Found. Digital Fluency of new generations
Summary New generations lack the concepts of files and folders organization as they rely on search methods or search engines to find what they need. In 2017, astronomer Catherine Garland first noticed the issue. Her …