[python-advocacy] Lifting the readership of The Python Papers

[Dorai Thodla]

Here are a few more:

- Contact various Google and Yahoo Groups that act as virtual user groups
for Python
- Python Meetups

I would love to see some a collection of "Python Idioms". I am amazed at how
many new things I learn when I look at code written by Pythonistas.

Dorai Thodla
www.thodla.com


On 6/26/07, Tennessee Leeuwenburg <tleeuwenburg at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Tennessee Leeuwenburg, Editor-In-Chief of The Python Papers (
> pythonpapers.org) here.
>
> I have been pondering the reasons for the existence of The Python Papers.
> I feel like we are reasonably successfully catering to multiple audiences.
> Our next issue should further cement the philosophies and organisational
> model for the journal, and I'm looking for new ground to cover going
> forward. In this process, I have been talking to academics, software
> developers, user groups and businesses. Where is the new ground, and what
> should The Python Papers be doing in order to most help Python?
>
> There is an ongoing need to continue to serve beginning and intermediate
> Python programmers. Regular sections on coding practise and articles by
> programmers on their systems help to service this need.
>
> There is a need to meet the needs of scientists and researchers. While our
> academic section is still finding its feet, it is also true that the
> interest in this area is increasing both from the readership and from the
> academic side. Within a couple of issues, I hope to have this cemented as
> well as the technical side of the magazine.
>
> One hope for The Python Papers is that it makes a difference to people.
> From what I have read based on emails to the editorial list, this has been
> accomplished on a small scale, which is more rewarding than you can imagine.
> That said, I am not convinced those same people are best served simply by
> more of the same. Without downplaying my own feelings about the value of
> TPP, the content available from the Python Success Stories, Python 411, the
> various blogs etc is more important again.
>
> Nobody can seek to know every aspect of Python, be it technical, social or
> organisational. It's just too big. That said, it seems like a good thing to
> continue to pursue growth in both contributors and audiences.
>
> I am trying to make sure that I am pursuing appropriate goals as
> Editor-In-Chief. The jump in readership from our last issue was amazing -- a
> real stepwise gain. It's possible that this will occur again, but there is a
> risk of it plateauing as we start to approach our "natural" rate of
> readership within traditional audiences.
>
> Helping the growth of Python seems to me about reaching out to
> nontraditional audiences, although the community itself should (IMO) always
> remain the most important readership group. For this reason, I thought I
> would send an email to the advocacy list to see what audiences people can
> identify, and whether they are being reached or not.
>
> Here's my list:
>
> a) The Python Software Foundation
> b) Established Python programmers
> c) Beginning Python programmers
> d) Non-Python programmers
> e) Businesses who might consider using Python
> f) Academic researchers
> g) Academic students
> h) School students
> i) Other students, such as those reached via OLPC
> j) Government organisations who might consider using Python
> k) Popular opinion (i.e. being involved with culture and wider issues)
> l) Social groups (i.e. OLPC) and public good organisations
>
> Can anyone help me identify additional audiences and distribution
> channels? Are there any needs that people can think of which TPP could help
> to meet?
>
> Thanks,
> -Tennessee
>
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