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Selenium Crawler #3: Docker Compose

April 19, 2021 | Python - datawookie

In two previous posts we’ve looked at how to set up a simple scraper which uses Selenium in Docker, communicating via the host network and bridge network. Both of those setups have involved launching separate containers for the scraper and Selenium. In this post we’ll see how to ...

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Selenium Crawler #2: Docker Bridge Network

April 18, 2021 | Python - datawookie

In the previous post we set up a scraper template which used Selenium on Docker via the host network. Now we’re going to do essentially the same thing but using a bridge network. Default Network We’ll start by using Docker’s default bridge network. docker network ls NETWORK ...

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@pyconza (2018): Data Science and Bayes with Python

October 15, 2018 | Python - datawookie

I’ve just returned from PyConZA (2018), held at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg North (Johannesburg) on 11-12 October. A great conference with a super selection of talks and great catering. Obviously when the PyCon call for papers came out I was feeling ambitious because I submitted a Workshop and a ... [...Read more...]

Mastering Python Scientific Computing

January 11, 2016 | Python - datawookie

I was asked to review “Mastering Python Scientific Computing” (authored by Hemant Kumar Mehta and published in 2015 by Packt Publishing). I was disappointed by the book. The title lead me to believe that it would help me to achiev...

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Beautiful Data

October 15, 2015 | Python - datawookie

I’ve just finished reading Beautiful Data (published by O’Reilly in 2009), a collection of essays edited by Toby Segaran and Jeff Hammerbacher. The 20 essays from 39 contributors address a diverse array of topics relating to data a...

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Articles by Python - datawookie

Selenium Crawler #3: Docker Compose

Selenium Crawler #2: Docker Bridge Network

@pyconza (2018): Data Science and Bayes with Python

Mastering Python Scientific Computing

Beautiful Data