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Libraries

If I had to pick one library for a topic, what would I pick today?

Python

• XML / HTML Parser: lxml lxml html5lib
• Tabular data: Pandas tabular
• HTTP: requests or httplib2
• YAML: PyYAML

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Speaking engagements

Gramener's public/semi-public speaking engagements.

1. 16 Dec 2011. Visualising Data at ISB Solstice, Hyderabad
2. 2 Feb 2012. Pictures through Numbers at Ignite Chennai
3. 18 Feb 2012. Data Visualisation in Javascript at jsFoo, Chennai
4. 9 Mar 2012. Data Visualisation. IIM Bangalore, Business Analytics course. Repeated on 24 Jul 2012, 29 Aug 2012
5. 24 Mar 2012. Pictures through Numbers at OpenDataCamp, Bangalore
6. 24 Mar 2012. Migration Patterns in India at [OpenDataCamp

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Alternatives for Google services (open source, preferably self-hosted, or easy to switch out off).

• Adsense: Don't advertise
• AJAX libraries: <cdnjs.com>
• Alerts: ?
• Analytics: ?
• AppEngine: Amazon EC2
• Apps for domains: ?
• Blogger: WordPress

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# Gitlab 5.1: https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/blob/5-1-stable/doc/install/installation.md

# Set up an AWS EC2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server.
# Use ap-southeast-1b: spot pricing is smoother
# Log in as ubuntu@

sudo apt-get -y update
sudo apt-get -y upgrade

# Install the required packages.

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Convert topojson file into SVG via Albers projection using node.js

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#! /usr/bin/env python
"""
Author: Bastin Robin
"""

import os
import logging
from urllib import urlencode
import datetime
import pandas as pd

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*.pyc

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Automating news discovery in real-time

Talk outline

• How media works
  • There's a difference in positioning: in-depth vs breaking news
  • Crunch in talent, margin pressures. Not enough staff to 'break news'
  • Sources of breaking news: agencies, in-house, competition, social media
  • Increasingly, social media is a dominant source
• How can we source social media data at scale

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*.7z
*.list
*.txt

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import geopandas
import os
import pandas as pd
import requests


def mcdonalds():
    url = 'https://www.mcdonalds.com/googleapps/GoogleRestaurantLocAction.do'
    data = requests.get(url, params={
        'method': 'searchLocation',