Dave McCollough

Tag: Python

  • Passing the Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer Certification Exam

    Last week I passed the Python Institute’s Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer Certification exam.  The exam is part of Python Institute’s certification path for the Python programming language which also includes both associate and professional level certifications.  The exam is comprised of 30 questions and is delivered in a non-proctored online format with a 45 minute…

  • Getting started with Azure Functions using Python

    Azure Functions is an event driven serverless compute solution that lets you to execute your code without provisioning or managing the infrastructure to support it. “Functions” are blocks of code that can be executed when you need to respond to specific events. As the number of requests increase, Azure Functions automatically allocates as many resources…

  • Provision a Virtual Machine in Azure using Python

    A couple weeks ago I demonstrated how you could deploy a Python application to Azure App Services but other than application development, what else can you do with Python in Azure? Over the next couple weeks I’ll look at some of the different ways Python can be used in Azure from Serverless to Machine Learning.…

  • Deploy your first Python Flask application to Azure App Service

    Azure App Service is one of my favorite Azure Services!  It enables you to host web applications, mobile back ends, and RESTful APIs using the programming language of your choice without managing the infrastructure behind it. It provides auto-scaling and high availability, supports Windows and Linux, and enables automated deployments from any Git repo or…