I recently decided to deploy a Python script to AWS Lambda with Terraform. I had to create this Python code so that I could expose a simple API to the Internet. So that I didn’t have to maintain infrastructure, I figured the best approach was to deploy it as a Lambda function and API Gateway. … Read more
Introduction to Markup Syntax Markup syntax is a type of computer language used to create and modify documents. It is used to format text, create links, and add images, among other things. Markup syntax is commonly used in web development and programing languages such as HTML and CSS. In this blog post, we will be … Read more
I recently did some tinkering with creating a Snowflake UDF in Python. It turns out that I discovered a Python Snowflake UDF Quoting issue on the return value from the function. I was not able to find any information on this issue online so I figured it was good to document it for anyone else … Read more
In my previous Writing Tests For Your Python Project, I started writing tests for my Python code but then ran out of options because I had completed all tests that didn’t involve calls to the AWS API. Now we’ll begin testing Python AWS calls with Moto. You can view some additional details about Moto in … Read more
I began this little trip with the post Exporting CloudWatch Logs to S3 that provided example code to get logs from Cloud Watch to S3. From there, the code got prettier with Adding pre-commit Hooks to Python Repo. The next logical step is to make sure the code functions exactly like we’d expect. This can be … Read more
As a Python developer, it’s important to make sure that your code is working correctly and efficiently. One way to do this is by building tests for your code. In this blog post, we’ll go over the top reasons why you should build tests for your Python code. Improved Quality One of the main benefits … Read more
Pre-commit hooks are scripts that run automatically before a commit is made. In my post Adding pre-commit Hooks to Python Repo, I explained how to configure pre-commit hooks in your repo and address the issues identified by them. After understanding how to setup these hooks, the next question is what hooks should I use and … Read more
If you’ve followed my previous posts, you’ll see that I’ve spent some time attempting to build my blog on WordPress and then finally make it static. This had resulted in lots of custom code and even more failed attempts to get things to publish correctly. I’ve finally been successful in building out my site with … Read more
Writing code can be tough and writing clean code can be even more difficult some times. When you get on a roll and put together highly functional and imaginative code, it might not always look the greatest. Also, when crunched for time, it can be very difficult to go back over the code and attempt … Read more
I had to figure out how to get logs from CloudWatch into S3. This task is actually pretty easy because AWS provides a very nice tutorial, Exporting log data to Amazon S3, that explains how to do this either via Console or CLI. My problem is that I needed to do this daily so automating … Read more