Are you getting the most out of your Postgres database? What features could you leverage to improve your Python project? This week on the show, Craig Kerstiens from Crunchy Data is here to discuss getting the most out of Postgres. Craig shares his years of PostgreSQL expertise with advice on getting more from the platform. We talk about rich data types for describing ranges, geospatial data, and JSON. Craig shares tools for accessing performance statistics from the command line and strategies for optimizing your terminal settings for SQL searches. He discusses Postgres extensions for customizing the database to your needs. Craig also provides multiple resources for learning more and an online tool for practicing within a playground environment. Course Spotlight: Creating Web Maps From Your Data With Python Folium You’ll learn how to create web maps from data using Folium. The package combines Python’s data-wrangling strengths with the data-visualization power of the JavaScript library Leaflet. In this video course, you’ll create and style a choropleth world map showing the ecological footprint per country. Topics: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:02:36 – What are reasons for considering Postgres? 00:07:41 – Timeline of recent features 00:11:06 – Unique data types 00:16:34 – Storing JSON information 00:20:19 – Video Course Spotlight 00:21:50 – Storing geographic information 00:25:16 – What’s the process for adding extensions? 00:31:33 – Advice for Python developers using Postgres 00:33:31 – Advice on writing SQL 00:38:06 – Command-line tools and customizations 00:48:18 – Django as an entry to Python 00:51:13 – Resources for learning and practicing with Postgres 00:53:45 – What are you excited about in the world of Python? 00:55:55 – What do you want to learn next? 00:58:34 – How can people follow your work online? 00:59:20 – Thanks and goodbye Show Links: Craig Kerstiens - Blog Trusted Open Source PostgreSQL & Commercial Support for the Enterprise - Crunchy Data Why Postgres? - Crunchy Data Why Postgres - Craig Kerstiens - YouTube A hands on experience with complex SQL - Craig Kerstiens - YouTube Ingres (database) - Wikipedia PostgreSQL specific model fields - Django documentation Psqlrc - PostgreSQL wiki The most useful Postgres extension - pg_stat_statements High-compression Metrics Storage with Postgres Hyperloglog Postgres Playground and Tutorials - Crunchy Data PostgreSQL Blog - Crunchy Data It’s at least once a week I talk with someone that “loves Postgres” but isn’t sure why… Craig Kerstiens on Twitter: The Wok Book: Recipes and Techniques by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt Level up your Python skills with our expert-led courses: Creating Web Maps From Your Data With Python Folium Deploying a Flask Application Using Heroku SQLite and SQLAlchemy in Python: Moving Your Data Beyond Flat Files Support the podcast & join our community of Pythonistas

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