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Bret Lowrey

4 posts published

Use Leaflet.js to create custom maps

Use Leaflet.js to create custom maps

While looking for a solution to display a map embedded into a web page, I came across several options. My initial idea was to use something like Google Maps or Bing Maps. Both wanted me to sign up for a developer account to get access to their APIs. Additionally, they

Bret Lowrey Mar 3, 2022 • 1 min read
Python Cheat Sheet

Python Cheat Sheet

I've been using Python after a dry spell of using other languages. I went through the basic mechanics of the language and tried to use a wide variety of different techniques to cover most of the usage. Here's what I came up with. from random import random, randint, choice, shuffle

Bret Lowrey Mar 3, 2022 • 2 min read
Convert CSV to KML/KMZ using Google Maps

Convert CSV to KML/KMZ using Google Maps

In my last post, I was bulk gathering GPS coordinates from the internet. After I had them, I still needed a method to display them. Luckily, Google My Maps offers a versatile import function. Every new layer can bulk import data from a variety of data formats. On Wikipedia, coordinates

Bret Lowrey Mar 3, 2022 • 2 min read
Scraping Wikipedia with NightmareJS

Scraping Wikipedia with NightmareJS

I've written a lot of webscrapers in the past. Each approach I've used has its benefits and drawbacks. If I need to be able to do anything more complicated than extract some text from an HTML document, Nightmare has been my favorite way to do it. It's easy to use,

Bret Lowrey Mar 3, 2022 • 3 min read
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