The DRY approach to retrieving web data
In the previous article, I described how to retrieve data from Yahoo Finance without web scraping. Specifically, we found a way to retrieve the data utilizing XHR requests. From there, we found even more unofficial endpoints with the search functionality in the browser’s developer console. …
The “lazy” programmer’s guide to faster, more efficient retrieval of web data
The Lazy Programmer
According to Larry Wall, the author of the Perl programming language, there are three great virtues of a programmer; Laziness, Impatience and Hubris:
Laziness: The quality that makes you go to great effort to reduce overall energy expenditure. …
A Python interface to endless amounts of data
Background
I work in the financial services industry as a data analytics manager. My role is to support my organization in any data-related need. One project we’re working on is an internal application that relies heavily on financial data; my job was to find a way to supply the relevant data.
