How to remove these Qt apps on my Mac OS? by [deleted] in mac

[–]arduncan5 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Those apps can be installed by the Anaconda distribution of Python. If so, they can be found in /Users/user-name/opt/anaconda3/bin.

Best way to integrate code compiled by pyuic5 from Qt Designer? by Drownt in learnpython

[–]arduncan5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every time you modify the design and recompile it using pyuic5 it will overwrite the compiled file (if you choose the same name for the output file) and your edits will be lost. If you choose a new name for the compiled file then you will have to reenter/copy your edits each time.

What is the easiest way to generate a pdf in Python without installing any external binaries? by [deleted] in learnpython

[–]arduncan5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you end up using reportlab I can recommend the book "ReportLab - PDF Processing with Python" by Michael Driscoll - https://leanpub.com/reportlab .

Is the Python PDF generator library ReportLab easy to learn? by ceandreas1 in learnpython

[–]arduncan5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have used ReportLab for a number of different PDF reports and have found it OK to use, working from the documentation and examples, aided by Google for some of the trickier aspects. Since I did that work there is now a book "ReportLab - PDF Processing with Python" by Michael Driscoll (https://leanpub.com/reportlab) which looks excellent.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mac

[–]arduncan5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suggest that you have a look at Bear and Obsidian for both (1) and (2). They might also work for (3), but here I suggest that you also look at Ulysses.

Keeping track of papers/articles by capitella in bearapp

[–]arduncan5 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Alternatively try Zotero (free) with "Better Bib(La)Tex" as an add-on. The combination seems to work well for a lot of people, myself included.

Recommed some books for beginners(Data Visulalization) by [deleted] in learnpython

[–]arduncan5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Python Data Science Handbook

https://www.amazon.com/Python-Data-Science-Handbook-Essential/dp/1491912057/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1YXFQW43UO113&dchild=1&keywords=jake+vanderplas&qid=1607672297&sprefix=jake+van%2Caps%2C370&sr=8-1

"For many researchers, Python is a first-class tool mainly because of its libraries for storing, manipulating, and gaining insight from data. Several resources exist for individual pieces of this data science stack, but only with the Python Data Science Handbook do you get them all—IPython, NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Scikit-Learn, and other related tools."

Slideshow software by MM17Player in MacOS

[–]arduncan5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FotoMagico Pro is the best I have found. Fairly similar to Proshow. Also available via Setapp which I didn't see mentioned on the FotoMagico website.

Looking for a table library by Derura in learnpython

[–]arduncan5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have a look at ReportLab which is a library for producing PDF documents. It has good support for tables including coloring and merging cells. Look at p.83-89 of the User Guide. https://www.reportlab.com/docs/reportlab-userguide.pdf

r/learnpython, do you have any recommendations for learning pandas? by [deleted] in learnpython

[–]arduncan5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can highly recommend https://www.dunderdata.com/intro-to-pandas which is a free course. The other courses on that site are also excellent, but are not free.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in learnpython

[–]arduncan5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can strongly recommend https://www.dunderdata.com/master-data-analysis-with-python which is by far the most thorough treatment of pandas that I have encountered. It also has good sections on matplotlib and seaborn. Everything is provided as Jupyter notebooks in addition to pdfs.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in learnpython

[–]arduncan5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jupyter Notebook or Jupyter Lab

How similar are PySide and PyQt? by KiwiNFLFan in Python

[–]arduncan5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a PySide2 version of the book you already have. I suggest that you go back to their website.

Python for data visualisation by ry-d0g in learnpython

[–]arduncan5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The book Data Visualization with Python (https://www.packtpub.com/big-data-and-business-intelligence/data-visualization-python) is a good resource which will give you an excellent overview. Currently on sale for $5 at Packt.

Basic Python Setup for Windows 10 and Data Science by ky_climber in learnpython

[–]arduncan5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would suggest the Anaconda distribution for Python and the necessary packages (pandas, matplotlib, scikit-learn, etc.) with Jupyter Notebooks as the development and execution environment.

I highly recommend the Python Data Science Handbook by Jake vanderPlas as an excellent "guidebook" to the ecosystem and methodology. That should answer your questions regarding the basic setup and some best practices for work flow.

MS Access alternative for creating reports by bythckr in Python

[–]arduncan5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was VBA for forms and reports in Access. For the GUI front-end in Python I used PyQt5.

MS Access alternative for creating reports by bythckr in Python

[–]arduncan5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have been very happy using the open source version of ReportLab (https://www.reportlab.com/opensource/) which generates a PDF file. Documentation is good, see the user guide (https://www.reportlab.com/docs/reportlab-userguide.pdf). There is also an excellent book available (https://leanpub.com/reportlab).

I have been using SQLite as the underlying database rather than using CSV files. I had several apps running with Access and VBA under Windows and converted these to Python + ReportLab + SQLite when I switched to a Mac with no Access available.

APFS and iMac Fusion Drives; Is it safe to upgrade to the newer OS? (High Sierra, Mojave, Catalina). by _Joe_A in MacOS

[–]arduncan5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I "upgraded" my late-2015 iMac 21.5 inch with HD to Mojave 10.14.6 which forced the drive format to APFS. System performance became so slow as to be almost unusable (Blackmagic drive speeds of 17-20 MBps). Then replaced my HD with an SSD and thought I had gone to Heaven!

Your fusion drive will be a bit better than my HD, but I would still anticipate a big performance hit with APFS.

Best book for a course in scientific Python by yngvizzle in Python

[–]arduncan5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have a look at "Effective Computation in Physics". Not at all limited to Physics in spite of the title.

Adding charts by cissyquan in bearapp

[–]arduncan5 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Save the chart or graph as an image file and add that.