This post works through a simple example of creating a GUI in python using Tkinter. The python tkinter example goes through some simple things that a GUI would need to do such as creating new windows, text input, and labels. This isn’t a tutorial as such, but instead I’ve tried to pick out a few… Read More »
The command pattern bundles functionality into an object which can be passed around. This way the object can be executed when needed as a well defined command. In a sense a ‘macro‘ is an implementation of the command pattern: it abstracts more complex functionality into a single command or series of commands. This post shows… Read More »
String comparison is important for topics such as natural language processing and record linkage. This post gives a few examples of string comparison techniques that you may wish to consider. String Comparison Techniques Each of these string comparison techniques makes different assumptions or simplifications. You may wish to try several techniques or use a hybrid… Read More »
Pyspark brings together the analytical power and popularity of Python with the distributed-computing capability of Spark. In this post I show how you can use a docker container with pyspark and spark pre-loaded to let you play with pyspark in a Jupyter notebook, rather than having to configure your own spark cluster first. Use Jupyter… Read More »
The CoViD-19 global pandemic has thrust modelling and analysis into the public eye in a way rarely seen before. One particular example is the CoViD model developed by MRC-IDE, which was a contributor to the UK response to the pandemic. The research team behind this model published their code on GitHub. As might be expected… Read More »