Python - Made After Hours

entrepreneurship

Scaled Agile: misconceptions from a Mechanical Engineer

Learning and applying Agile is not only for software teams, developers and productivity nerds like me

Illustration of a Tesla model X, connected to a bunch of cables, and a panda bear handling the connections.

DataAnalysis

MDF4 Files to CSV: handling Automotive data easily with Python and Open-Source tools

Let me show you how I use open-source Python libraries to handle MDF files from Automotive testing and calibration environments

digital drawing of a Panda bear dressed as a master samurai

Python

Leveraging data aggregations in Python: using Pandas groupby method for data analysis

I share the intuition that helped me understand Pandas GroupBy method and examples of how it can be so useful when analyzing data.

Data Science

DL Notes: Advanced Gradient Descent

I researched the main optimization algorithms used for training artificial neural networks, implemented them from scratch in Python and compared them using animated visualizations.

Python

Unconventional Data Analysis: extracting test bench results with Python

A practical example of how to use Python to analyze the results of an experimental test consisting of a sequence of stationary points

Data Science

DL Notes: Feedforward Artificial Neural Networks

I share some notes about the basic math behind feed-forward Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs).

Measuring a 3d print filament using an old micrometer

3d printing

Getting the size of a 3D print model from G-code

I wrote a Python script to get the size of a 3D print job from Gcode. Let me show you how it works.

Picture of a Canon lens cap and a black, 3d-printed lens cap holder sitting on a wooden table

3d printing

The power of Python and Fusion 360 for 3D printing

I'll show you how to create multiple versions of a Fusion 360 CAD model and export them as STL files for 3D printing, using a Python script.

3d printing

Statistics from Thingiverse and popular models for 3D printing

I try to answer a few questions about the data from Thingiverse.com I showed in previous posts.

A Prusa Mini FDM 3D printer, printing a red calibration cube

3d printing

Data about 3D printing, with Python

I show you how I used Python to analyze the data from Thingiverse REST API, and I share more interesting facts I found, including rankings of 3D printable files.

Studio photo of two 3D printed thingies (black and white) on a yellow backgroud

3d printing

What do people like to 3D print?

I try to determine what are the most popular types of objects for 3D printing, using data from Thingiverse REST API and different metrics.

Python

Replacing MATLAB with Python - Part 3: Histograms and more data-indexing

I am sharing how I used Python to complete the second part of an example task originally done with MATLAB. I learned more about slicing dataframes and making histograms with two different libraries