2023-11-20 (first published: 2023-10-02)
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Python
Screen Scraping with Python and BeautifulSoup Code Examples
BeautifulSoup (sometimes referred to as Beautiful Soup library) is one of several widely used screen scraping packages for a web page. It is highly regarded for its ease of use and power.
Screen scraping enables developers to create solutions that permit comparative analyses from all over the internet, such as web applications that look for the best price on an item from many different online stores.
2023-08-25
Modifying MySQL data from within Python
In the previous article in this series, I introduced you to how to access MySQL data from within a Python script. The article described how to use the MySQL Connector to establish a connection with a database and then retrieve data through that connection. In this article, I continue the discussion by demonstrating how to insert, update, and delete data in a MySQL database, again working with Python and the MySQL Connector.
2023-08-04
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Modifying MySQL data from within Python
In the previous article in this series, I introduced you to how to access MySQL data from within a Python script. The article described how to use the MySQL Connector to establish a connection with a database and then retrieve data through that connection. In this article, I continue the discussion by demonstrating how to insert, update, and delete data in a MySQL database, again working with Python and the MySQL Connector.
2023-08-02
How to Visualize Timeseries Data with the Plotly Python Library
Learn how to use the Plotly library to visualize time series data in Python in this step-by-step article.
2023-06-16
Retrieving MySQL data from within Python
The approach you take when accessing MySQL will depend on the programming language you’re using and the connector you choose for interfacing with the database. Whatever approach you take, the same basic principles generally apply to each environment. You must establish a connection to the database and then issue the commands necessary to retrieve or modify the data.
2023-05-24
Creating a Standalone Executable Python Application
We may need to share our Python desktop or console applications with business users or deploy these applications to multiple machines. However, there are some challenges in the delivery of Python applications.
2023-04-24
How to work with Python in Azure Data Studio
Learn how to use Python code with Azure Data Studio to work with SQL Server data.
2022-10-03
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How to Visualize Python Charts in Power BI Part 4
In this fourth part of the series, we look at various other plot types in Power BI using Python.
2022-09-26
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How to visualize Python charts in Power BI part 3
In Part 3, we look at how to use Python to create more charts for Power BI.
2022-09-19
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The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
On SQL Server 2025, I run this code as a sysadmin:
CREATE LOGIN Demo WITH PASSWORD = 'Demo1234567' GO ALTER SERVER ROLE ##MS_DatabaseConnector## ADD MEMBER Demo GOI then login as Demo and run this:
USE sandbox go SELECT CURRENT_USERWhat is returned? See possible answers