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How to deep copy python dictionaries (dict) containing numpy arrays

By Ryan On March 18, 2013 · In Help & Guides

I recently ran into the issue where i needed to deep copy a python dictionary (this means the whole dictionary is copied and not just referenced so the copy dosn’t effect the original and vise versa) that contained small numpy arrays and numbers with units using the Quantities python package (which are based [...]

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How to add folders to your python path on Mac OS

By Ryan On November 17, 2012 · In Tech

So you have a few custom packages you want to store in dropbox or elsewhere on your mac but can’t figure out how to add files permanently to your python path? Heres how.

Adding files to your python path has many pitfalls and it took me a while to figure out but heres the basic [...]

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Skip the ques at the Colosseum in Rome – for free!

By Ryan On June 20, 2012 · In Help & Guides, Trips & Holidays
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When you arrive at the Colosseum, the que can sometimes be intimidating and theres no shortage of reps trying to sell you tours that let you skip the que. Here's how to get in quickly, skipping the que and paying only the base price.
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The New Macgazette – The Design

By Ryan On June 2, 2012 · In MacGazette
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In the last couple of months MacGazette has remained largely inactive as mine and Chris' (who i run the site with) lives have been dominated by University finals. Now that they're over we've been working on a revival. Stage one being to give the site a fresh, modern, responsive design.
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Asana – How i manage my tasks and stay productive

By Ryan On February 17, 2012 · In General
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I wrote a small post yesterday on TechChoices about a website called Asana - a task management website that lets you create to do lists and collaborate with teams and thought i'd spend a few minutes showing you how i use it everyday to prioritise and stay productive.
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LaTeX and Comments

By Ryan On February 10, 2012 · In General
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Weeks after I made the switch to LaTex from Microsoft word, I've finally thought of a way of getting my beloved comment feature back. Footnotes!
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PageLines Battleground

By Ryan On February 9, 2012 · In General
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When I built this site I decided to use a combination of WordPress and the Pagelines Framework. A few days ago i submitted my website to PageLines and its now battling it out in the PageLines Battleground #5.
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Introduction

By Ryan On January 19, 2012 · In General

Welcome to my personal website, the site is a hub for my projects, websites and photos but as yet is still incomplete. As the main parts of the site are now up ive decided to make it live and here it is.

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  • I am currently a PhD student at UCL working on observations of explanatory atmospheres. I use a lot of Python at UCL and dabble in website design and development (PHP, HTML, JQuery etc).

    This website is badly designed and outdated - i hope to replace it soon

    You can contact me on my personal email at ryan@ryanvarley.co.uk