Database
Where to learn SQL: a Slack message
What follows is a response I sent via Slack to one of our newest UX Designers. She comes to us by way of another sister business unit within Oracle. She was looking for some resources on where to learn/get better acquainted with SQL (Which for a UX and/or UI designer, I think is a really … Read more
Using Python Pandas to turn ISO Country Codes into a string to use as values for a SQL Query
Summary, code, resources Problem While querying a table (based on this dataset) with SQL, you realize one of your columns uses 3-character ISO Country Codes. However, some of these 3-character codes aren’t countries but geographical regions or groups of countries, in addition to the actual country codes. How can you filter out rows so you are left … Read more
More fun with Medium story stats, JSON, Python, Pandas, and Oracle SQL Developer Web
That’s right; I’m back again for yet another installment of this ongoing series dedicated to working with Medium.com story stats. I first introduced this topic in a previous post. Maybe you saw it. If not, you can find it here. Recap My end goal was to gather all story stats from my Medium account and … Read more
Flask, Python, ORDS, and Oracle CloudWorld 2022
Python, Flask, and ORDS Restaurants Web Application update If you’ve been following along, then you are probably aware of the python/flask/ORDS journey that I’ve embarked on. If not, you can read up on the overview here. The idea was to take local restaurant health inspection scores (aka Sanitary grades) and present the data to a … Read more
Python or Filtering in Queries: sorting JSON responses from an Oracle Database
Hey, at least now I know I won’t be restricted to what I can filter based on the python functions I do or don’t know. I can’t be the only one….right?
Working with WTForms and Oracle REST Database Services (ORDS) APIs
Welcome Back The title pretty much speaks for itself, and if you’ve been following along, you’d know that I’m working on a demo application that uses Flask (a web application microframework) connected to my Oracle Autonomous Database (ADB) via Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS) APIs. One of Flask’s strengths is that it allows you to … Read more
Clean up a .CSV file with Regular Expressions, Pandas, and Python
I want to load data via Database Actions in my Oracle Autonomous Database, but first I need to clean up some Dates and Times. Python is my language of choice, and I’ve heard about Regular Expressions, but I’m scared…
GET requests with Python, ORDS, and the Oracle Autonomous Database
I needed an approach that would make me question my life decisions. Something that would force me to rethink what it meant to be human.
Updating VARCHAR2 fields in Oracle Database Actions
Update I’ve run into more problems with this python/flask/ords/adb app idea of mine. Turns out I’m too [developer] dumb to do some of the things that I’d originally envisioned. Now that I’ve become more familiar with python, flask, the Oracle Autonomous Database, and our Database Tools (like ORDS and Database Actions), I’m realizing that I … Read more