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So, this article appears to be plagiarized directly (as in, word for word) from Wes McKinney's Python for Data Analysis (which is an excellent, excellent resour

by jmduke 13y ago

So, this article appears to be plagiarized directly (as in, word for word) from Wes McKinney's Python for Data Analysis (which is an excellent, excellent resource): http://books.google.com/books?id=JtJAkfzds4wC&lpg=PA46&ots=pPzLtvUT3h&dq=You%20can%20execute%20arbitrary%20Python%20statements%20by%20typing%20them%20in%20and%20pressing%20%3Creturn%3E.%20When%20typing%20just%20a%20variable%20into%20IPython%2C%20it%20renders%20a%20string%20representation%20of%20the%20object%3A&pg=PA46#v=onepage&q=You%20can%20execute%20arbitrary%20Python%20statements%20by%20typing%20them%20in%20and%20pressing%20%3Creturn%3E.%20When%20typing%20just%20a%20variable%20into%20IPython,%20it%20renders%20a%20string%20representation%20of%20the%20object:&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=JtJAkfzds4wC&lpg=PA46&ots=p... Seeing as the 'author' of this post was the submitter, I'd love to hear an explanation of what happened here.

hoprocker 13y ago
My post below asks the same question. Is this a regular phenomenon w/ PyPix? Also, I'd post a link to the original chapter here if it was publicly available; it's (of course) much more complete. Check out your local library's e-resources (I found it at Oakland).
- jmduke 13y ago
  This is the first time I've looked at the site, but looking at the other article in the 'Scientific Category', Machine Learning with Python (http://pypix.com/scientific/machine-learning-python/ http://pypix.com/scientific/machine-learning-python/), also appears to be taken from Building Machine Learning Systems with Python (http://books.google.com/books?id=C-yglCEcK0sC&pg=PT31&lpg=PT31&dq=The+goal+of+machine+learning+is+to+teach+machines+(software)+to+carry+out+tasks+by+providing+them+with+a+couple+of+examples+(how+to+do+or+not+do+a+task).+Let+us+assume+that+each+morning+when+you+turn+on+your+computer,+you+perform+the+same+task+of+moving+e-mails+around+so+that+only+those+e-mails+belonging+to+a+particular+topic+end+up+in+the+same+folder&source=bl&ots=2of_G3pmpm&sig=50yBW5p8GlI0mHYDShmSAPGyqZ4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dXcbU-PKGsfxoAT3woKQCw&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=snippet&q=shadow&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=C-yglCEcK0sC&pg=PT31&lpg=PT...). Unless I'm misunderstanding something, this is pretty awful behavior.
  - hoprocker 13y ago
    cough content farm cough cough
DanBC 13y ago
Has anyone checked any of the other submissions from this source? First one I checked: http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/the-command-line-is-your-best-friend--net-30362 http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/the-command-line-is-your-... Vs http://pypix.com/tools-and-tips/command-line/ http://pypix.com/tools-and-tips/command-line/ Edit: next one I checked has content from here http://lumberjaph.net/HTTP_requests_with_python/ http://lumberjaph.net/HTTP_requests_with_python/ And from here http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/http-the-protocol-every-web-developer-must-know-part-1--net-31177 http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/http-the-protocol-every-w... http://pypix.com/tools-and-tips/http-fundamentals/ http://pypix.com/tools-and-tips/http-fundamentals/
- pyskool 13y ago
  That's disgusting. They have stolen entire articles word for word. And received upvotes in the process. In a way, they are being rewarded for stealing other peoples work. Sad.

by jmduke 13y ago

hoprocker 13y ago

My post below asks the same question. Is this a regular phenomenon w/ PyPix? Also, I'd post a link to the original chapter here if it was publicly available; it's (of course) much more complete. Check out your local library's e-resources (I found it at Oakland).

jmduke 13y ago
This is the first time I've looked at the site, but looking at the other article in the 'Scientific Category', Machine Learning with Python (http://pypix.com/scientific/machine-learning-python/ http://pypix.com/scientific/machine-learning-python/), also appears to be taken from Building Machine Learning Systems with Python (http://books.google.com/books?id=C-yglCEcK0sC&pg=PT31&lpg=PT31&dq=The+goal+of+machine+learning+is+to+teach+machines+(software)+to+carry+out+tasks+by+providing+them+with+a+couple+of+examples+(how+to+do+or+not+do+a+task).+Let+us+assume+that+each+morning+when+you+turn+on+your+computer,+you+perform+the+same+task+of+moving+e-mails+around+so+that+only+those+e-mails+belonging+to+a+particular+topic+end+up+in+the+same+folder&source=bl&ots=2of_G3pmpm&sig=50yBW5p8GlI0mHYDShmSAPGyqZ4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dXcbU-PKGsfxoAT3woKQCw&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=snippet&q=shadow&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=C-yglCEcK0sC&pg=PT31&lpg=PT...). Unless I'm misunderstanding something, this is pretty awful behavior.
- hoprocker 13y ago
  cough content farm cough cough

DanBC 13y ago

Has anyone checked any of the other submissions from this source? First one I checked: http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/the-command-line-is-your-best-friend--net-30362 http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/the-command-line-is-your-... Vs http://pypix.com/tools-and-tips/command-line/ http://pypix.com/tools-and-tips/command-line/ Edit: next one I checked has content from here http://lumberjaph.net/HTTP_requests_with_python/ http://lumberjaph.net/HTTP_requests_with_python/ And from here http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/http-the-protocol-every-web-developer-must-know-part-1--net-31177 http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/http-the-protocol-every-w... http://pypix.com/tools-and-tips/http-fundamentals/ http://pypix.com/tools-and-tips/http-fundamentals/

pyskool 13y ago
That's disgusting. They have stolen entire articles word for word. And received upvotes in the process. In a way, they are being rewarded for stealing other peoples work. Sad.