Nicole Lama

Nicole Lama is a first-generation Panamanian-American with a bachelor's in biomedical sciences and a master's in bioinformatics and computational biology. Since 2015, she has worked with academics, tech startups, and Fortune 500 companies to help meet their data extraction, transformation, mobilization, storage, analytics, and visualization needs. She specializes in Python, machine learning, and open source technology.

Authored Content

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2 practical ways to use the Python subprocess module

Learn how to run Bash commands and scripts within your Python scripts using the subprocess module.

Posted: November 23, 2022

Author: Nicole Lama (Sudoer, Red Hat)

Python vs. Bash? Why not both with Python's subprocess module

Python's subprocess module easily integrates Bash into your Python scripts.

Posted: November 22, 2022

Author: Nicole Lama (Sudoer, Red Hat)

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5 things sysadmins should know about software development

Advances in edge computing, machine learning, and intelligent applications make sysadmins more important than ever in the software development process.

Posted: July 28, 2022

Author: Nicole Lama (Sudoer, Red Hat)

Credited Content

Learn how Unix influenced Linux, understand Ansible lists and dictionaries, and more tips for sysadmin

Check out Enable Sysadmin's top 10 articles from November 2022.

Posted: December 5, 2022

Author: Vicki Walker (Editorial Team, Red Hat)

Deprecated Linux commands, Podman Compose vs. Docker Compose, and more sysadmin tips

Check out Enable Sysadmin's top 10 articles from June 2022.

Posted: July 4, 2022

Author: Vicki Walker (Editorial Team, Red Hat)