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Talking to AMV FRITZ!Box Routers in Python

Python

sb4dfritz

Ever wondered how you can get Python to communicate with your AVM FRITZ!Box router? So have I. In this post I will discuss example implementations using both the TR-064 and…

Fixing a Database Using Machine Learning

Python

SQL

Data Analysis

Machine Learning

I use a combination of SQL, data analysis, and machine learning to fix faulty entries in the database of my workout tracking app.

Reloading imports in Jupyter Notebooks

Python

Jupyter

Little Tricks

This is another short post mostly written for me to remember something. When working on a Python library, I like to have a Jupyter Notebook for testing. However, by default…

Loading “formattble” strings from plain text files

Little Tricks

Python

I was recently playing around with generating HTML or LaTeX files using Python. For that purpose, it’s often conventient to use “formattable” strings with placeholders (eg. {…

That relative imports hack for Python scripts

Python

Little Tricks

I need to write this down so I don’t forget it again. I’ve been struggling with “relative imports” in Python projects in VS Code. Here’s the problem.

Made a website using Quarto

Webdesign

Quarto

Well, I made another website. You’re looking at it right now. While I’ve fumbled around with the good old HTML/CSS/JavaScript combo before, I’ll openly admit that I’m no…

Custom LaTeX Commands in Quarto Pages

Quarto

LaTeX

JavaScript

This is companion post to this one where I wrote about using custom LaTeX commands in Jupyter notebooks.

Custom LaTeX Commands in Jupyter Notebooks

Jupyter

LaTeX

As a mathematician I’ve been using LaTeX for a very long time. Over the years I’ve gotten used to a number of custom macros. Now that I’m using Jupyter Notebooks more and…

Changing the default figure size in matplotlib Pyplot

Python

matplotlib

Little Tricks

I often use matplotlib’s pyplot for quick plots while I’m trying things out in Jupyter Notebooks. I’m rarely ever happy with the default size of the plots and it gets…