Data Analysis with Python, Pandas, and Bokeh by Chris Metcalf.
From the post:
A number of questions have come up recently about how to use the Socrata API with Python, an awesome programming language frequently used for data analysis. It also is the language of choice for a couple of libraries I’ve been meaning to check out – Pandas and Bokeh.
No, not the endangered species that has bamboo-munched its way into our hearts and the Japanese lens blur that makes portraits so beautiful, the Python Data Analysis Library and the Bokeh visualization tool. Together, they represent an powerful set of tools that make it easy to retrieve, analyze, and visualize open data.
If you have ever wondered what days have the most “party” disturbance calls to the LA police department, your years of wondering are about to end. 😉
Seriously, just in this short post Chris makes a case for learning more about Python Data Analysis Library and the Bokeh visualization tool.
Becoming skilled with either package will take time but there is a nearly endless stream of data to practice upon.
I first saw this in a tweet by Christophe Lalanne.