IGIS Tech Notes describe workflows and techniques or using geospatial science and technologies in research and extension. They are works in progress, and we welcome feedback and comments below. 360 ...

In 2025, picking the best programming language for automation can mean fewer headaches and faster results. This post walks through how to weigh speed, tool support, and ease of use. We look at Python, ...

Astral's UV tool makes it fast and easy to set up Python environments and projects. It also gives you another superpower. You ...

Map is a common way to transform lists in most programming languages. In Python, map is a function that loops over a list and applies a function (that you provide) to each item. Your function receives ...

The ckanapi command line interface lets you access local and remote CKAN instances for bulk operations and simple API actions.

A PriorityQueue is a list that always keeps its items sorted based on some rule, like smallest to largest. So, when you take an item out, you always get the one with the highest (or lowest) priority.

The easiest way to figure out what Django Extensions are all about is to watch the excellent screencast by Eric Holscher (watch the video on vimeo). In a couple minutes Eric walks you through a half a ...