Ben Nuttall

2150 points

Cambridgeshire, UK

Ben is a software engineer for BBC News Labs, and formerly Raspberry Pi's Community Manager. He's into Linux, Python and all things open source! Follow Ben on Twitter @ben_nuttall.

Open Source Champion People's Choice Award Awesome Article Award 2016 Awesome Article Award 2017 Readers Choice Award 2018 Author Comment Gardener Linux Maker Open education Open hardware Python Community Manager Columnist Contributor Club

Authored Content

Which Raspberry Pi should you choose for your project?

There are a number of different models and versions of the Raspberry Pi computer. But which one is best for your project? Here's a summary of the main models available: Photo…

Access Python package index JSON APIs with requests

PyPI's JSON API is a machine-readable source of the same kind of data you can access while browsing the website.

Why I love using the IPython shell and Jupyter notebooks

Jupyter notebooks take the IPython shell to the next level.

How to write a web service using Python Flask

A guide to Python virtual environments with virtualenvwrapper

Virtual environments are key to safely tinkering with different versions of Python and combinations of packages

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Analyze your web server log files with this Python tool

This Python module can collect website usage logs in multiple formats and output well structured data for analysis.

Share text instantly with this open source command

Use pastebinit to share snippets of code, data, or text right from the command line.

Contributed Content

Announcing the Opensource.com Correspondent program

Top authors on Opensource.com have new levels of access, support, and exclusive opportunities.

Announcing the All Things Open 2018 lightning talk line-up

Don't miss these rapid-fire talks about containers, AI, Istio, Blockchain, Raspberry Pi, and more.

Raspberry Pi continues to blaze new trails

What is the Raspberry Pi Foundation? 10 million computers sold

With more than 10 million units sold, the Raspberry Pi is a massive success. At this year's All Things Open, community manager Ben Nuttall gave a five-minute lightning talk…

Authored Cheat Sheets and Downloads

Cheat sheet: Getting started with Raspberry Pi

By Ben Nuttall

A handy cheat sheet for new Raspberry Pi users.

Authored Comments

ben_nuttall

19 May 2020

5 ways to split your Linux terminal

Here's a great article about it: https://opensource.com/article/20/2/byobu-ssh

ben_nuttall

24 Jun 2019

Raspberry Pi 4 is here!

The Pi has had an Ethernet port since the beginning (except Models A/A+ and Zero). However it was always over USB2, so very limited networking. The 3B+ added Gigabit Ethernet (still throttled over USB). The 4B introduces dedicated Gigabit Ethernet. See speed comparisons here: https://twitter.com/ben_nuttall/status/1143037993957187584