Mailman 3 March 2016 - Python-africa

PyConZA 2016 - Call for Speakers
by Neil Muller March 30, 2016

March 30, 2016

PyConZA 2016 will take place 6th & 7th October at The River Club, in Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa. There will be two days of talks, and we will hold sprints on the 8th & 9th of October. We are currently accepting proposals for talks. If you would like to give a presentation, please register at https://za.pycon.org/ and submit your proposal, following the instructions at https://za.pycon.org/talks/submit-talk . We hope to notify accepted presenters by no later than the 9th of September 2016. The presentation slots will be 30 minutes long, with an additional 10 minutes for discussion at the end. Shared sessions are also possible. The presentations will be in English. PyConZA offers a mentorship program for inexperienced speakers. If you would like assistance preparing your submission, email team(a)za.pycon.org with a rough draft of your talk proposal and we'll find a suitable experienced speaker to act as a mentor. In addition to talks, we are also looking for proposals for tutorials, demos, sprints and open spaces. Tutorials are intended to be more in-depth introductions to a topic with a limited number of attendees. Tutorial sessions can be up to 90 minutes long. Demos are cool things for attendees to see and interact with. Open spaces are open discussion forums where communities with a common interest gather to present views, ask questions and meet people interested in the topic. Sprints are coding efforts and hack days that happen after the conference. There's no need to register a sprint or open space topic upfront, but doing so allows us to advertise them during the conference. -- Neil Muller On behalf of the PyConZA organising committee

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Re: [Python-africa] AfriPy logo
by Loek van Gent March 11, 2016

March 11, 2016

Hi Adeniji, I don't know about the orange colour. I quite randomly picked it ;-) Could it be the African soil that can have that colour? It's easy to change it to another color of course, I think this fits nice with the blue and yellow. Cheers, Loek On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 2:09 PM, Adeniji Olamilekan <olamilec(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Guys, > Well I think the 'AfriPy' Logo is okay since it meet the PSF Trademark > Regulations > @Loek what's the orange colour stand for? > > Cheers, > Olamilekan > > On Wednesday, March 9, 2016, Loek van Gent <loek(a)ibizit.nl> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Here's a 'AfriPy' logo that is ok with PSF trademark regulations. >> >> Cheers, >> Loek >> >> On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 5:16 PM, Loek van Gent <loek(a)ibizit.nl> wrote: >> >>> Hi Naomi, >>> >>> Shoot! Forgot about that, sorry! I'm on my way now too, but will sent a >>> request to the applicable e-mail address later. >>> Sorry guys for the spoiler! >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Loek >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 3:01 PM, Naomi Ceder <naomi.ceder(a)gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> It is a cool design. >>>> I hate to spoil the fun but PLEASE do not use this logo until you check >>>> with the PSF trademark committee. From my involvement with other >>>> discussions about logos, it's my understanding that such a modification of >>>> the PSF logo might not be allowable. For more, please see >>>> https://www.python.org/psf/trademarks/ >>>> >>>> I'm on my way to work right now, but I'd be happy to explain more later >>>> if anyone is interested. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Naomi >>>> >>>> On 7 March 2016 at 01:43, Loek van Gent <loek(a)ibizit.nl> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> Maybe not very relevant, but was doodling away in Gimp and came up >>>>> with a logo. >>>>> If you like it you can use it. If you almost like it, you can improve >>>>> it (we're open source, right?) >>>>> >>>>> Keep up your good spirit and spread the community! >>>>> >>>>> Loek >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Python-africa mailing list >>>>> Python-africa(a)python.org >>>>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-africa >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Naomi Ceder >>>> https://plus.google.com/u/0/111396744045017339164/about >>>> >>> >>> >>

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AfriPy logo
by Loek van Gent March 9, 2016

March 9, 2016

Hi all, Maybe not very relevant, but was doodling away in Gimp and came up with a logo. If you like it you can use it. If you almost like it, you can improve it (we're open source, right?) Keep up your good spirit and spread the community! Loek

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Re: [Python-africa] Python-africa Digest, Vol 2, Issue 4
by Chukwudi Nwachukwu March 7, 2016

March 7, 2016

@Naomi, Could you enlighten us on the trademark policy? Thanks iChux™ http://bit.ly/iscrape *Behind every no entry sign, there is a door.* On 7 March 2016 at 18:00, <python-africa-request(a)python.org> wrote: > Send Python-africa mailing list submissions to > python-africa(a)python.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-africa > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > python-africa-request(a)python.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > python-africa-owner(a)python.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Python-africa digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: AfriPy logo (Loek van Gent) (Humphrey) > 2. Re: Python-africa Digest, Vol 2, Issue 3 (iChux) > 3. Re: AfriPy logo (Naomi Ceder) > 4. Re: AfriPy logo (Loek van Gent) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Humphrey <hbutau(a)msn.com> > To: python-africa(a)python.org > Cc: > Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2016 12:11:02 +0200 > Subject: Re: [Python-africa] AfriPy logo (Loek van Gent) > Hi Group, > > I like the logo that Loek sent. Its awesome! I don't know the others. > > Humphrey > > On 07/03/2016 09:48, python-africa-request(a)python.org wrote: > >> Send Python-africa mailing list submissions to >> python-africa(a)python.org >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-africa >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> python-africa-request(a)python.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> python-africa-owner(a)python.org >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of Python-africa digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. AfriPy logo (Loek van Gent) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2016 08:43:28 +0100 >> From: Loek van Gent <loek(a)ibizit.nl> >> To: python-africa(a)python.org >> Subject: [Python-africa] AfriPy logo >> Message-ID: >> <CANE0827U+CjVG01mgMpZYZM25g1BvmWE8e2pxuR= >> Mzmyr4GSZw(a)mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> Hi all, >> >> Maybe not very relevant, but was doodling away in Gimp and came up with a >> logo. >> If you like it you can use it. If you almost like it, you can improve it >> (we're open source, right?) >> >> Keep up your good spirit and spread the community! >> >> Loek >>

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Re: [Python-africa] AfriPy logo (Loek van Gent)
by Humphrey March 7, 2016

March 7, 2016

Hi Group, I like the logo that Loek sent. Its awesome! I don't know the others. Humphrey On 07/03/2016 09:48, python-africa-request(a)python.org wrote: > Send Python-africa mailing list submissions to > python-africa(a)python.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-africa > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > python-africa-request(a)python.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > python-africa-owner(a)python.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Python-africa digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. AfriPy logo (Loek van Gent) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2016 08:43:28 +0100 > From: Loek van Gent <loek(a)ibizit.nl> > To: python-africa(a)python.org > Subject: [Python-africa] AfriPy logo > Message-ID: > <CANE0827U+CjVG01mgMpZYZM25g1BvmWE8e2pxuR=Mzmyr4GSZw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi all, > > Maybe not very relevant, but was doodling away in Gimp and came up with a > logo. > If you like it you can use it. If you almost like it, you can improve it > (we're open source, right?) > > Keep up your good spirit and spread the community! > > Loek >

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Re: [Python-africa] Python-africa Digest, Vol 2, Issue 3
by iChux March 7, 2016

March 7, 2016

Dear Loek, This is cool. I'm for it. I like it and would use it henceforth. www.bit.ly/iscrape -----Original Message----- From: python-africa-request(a)python.org Sender: "Python-africa" <python-africa-bounces+hsysinfo=gmail.com(a)python.org>Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2016 02:48:46 To: <python-africa(a)python.org> Reply-To: python-africa(a)python.org Subject: Python-africa Digest, Vol 2, Issue 3 Send Python-africa mailing list submissions to python-africa(a)python.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-africa or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to python-africa-request(a)python.org You can reach the person managing the list at python-africa-owner(a)python.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Python-africa digest..."

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Open Data Day participants?
by Naomi Ceder March 4, 2016

March 4, 2016

Hi everyone, If anyone is participating in Open Data Day ( https://medium.com/code-for-africa/open-data-day-2016-get-involved-by-joini…), I'd encourage you to report back and to share your experiences on the psf-community mailing list as well. This could be a great chance to spread awareness of some of the great things going on in Africa. Cheers, Naomi -- Naomi Ceder https://plus.google.com/u/0/111396744045017339164/about

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DjangoGirls Lagos and PyNigeria
by Aisha Bello March 1, 2016

March 1, 2016

Dear Pythonistas, Yaaay so DjangoGirls Lagos happened last weekend and it was awesome, when all the pictures are ready alongside our short video clip, I'll be sure to post the links here. Also some of our attendees are looking to organize a DjangoGirls in another city in Nigeria #DjangoGirlsOgbomosho in May and another DjangoGirlsOAU is happening in April. Basically we would have 3 DjangoGirls events happening in different states in Nigeria within the space of 4 months. So I was going to do a blog post about the workshop in form of a report and share it on later but Iwan and Ibrahim encouraged me to do a brief report here pending when I get done with the article. In total we had 38 attendees and 13 coaches. Special thanks and shout out to all our Mentors <http://djangogirls.org/lagos/#coaches> who came from far and near to coach some of the attendees. How we did for diversity? Age- We had women from age 13- 58 participate in the workshop Location- We had about 40 percent of attendees from Lagos and the remaining 60% from other Nigerian states including Osun, Oyo, Rivers, Taraba, Ondo, et.al. Challenges: So Haven helped co-organized DjangoGirls at PyCon Namibia <http://blog.djangogirls.org/post/139654610313/django-girls-workshop-in-wind…> I learnt a lot and thought I was really prepared for our workshop. For power Luckily I had the utmost support from the venue (CC Hub) who made sure their back up generator was up and running when power failed, I also got lots of power extension boxes in addition to the ones provided by our venue and that came in quite useful as even though there was enough ports for people to plug their laptops I found out that people wanted to be able to charge their other devices like phones or tabs. On Internet: I realized this was very crucial and has a way of putting everything to a halt when people can't push to Github or deploy to Python Anywhere; so even though the venue promised us internet I got a back up with data capacity of 30gb. This turned out really useful as the internet of the venue only had a few user names and passwords opened to multiple users so quite a number of people had to use the backup internet I got. And here I was thinking that 30gb was more than enough for just 2 days especially as I had python, git, sublime text, Atom all pre downloaded and copied to pen drives and the only thing needed to be downloaded was the Django framework which wasn't heavy at all, but Alas I was faced with the fact that at about 30 minutes to the end of the workshop the backup internet data finished. I should have gotten more data. Operating System: As was a similar case in Namibia most of our attendees used Windows (say about 95%) and only about 2 or 3 people brought Mac, and there was no one with Linux. A brief Story similar to what happened to Namibia: So about just 1 week before the workshop I had attendees email me that they didn't have laptops but they were going to borrow to participate in the workshop, and one in particular who said she was robbed in the past month and lost all her valuables including her laptop but was going to borrow either way. So I thought to myself if there was something I could do as it would be sad to come to the workshop, learn all these amazing stuff and have to return the laptop with no easy means for continuity. I reached out to the Python community in Nigeria explaining my dilemma and even started a twitter campaign soliciting for old/ refurbished laptops even though it was late in the day with the theme *Help a woman continue in her coding journey* and also late to even think about getting Raspberry pi's. Imagine the delight and happiness we felt when a pythonista who wants to remain anonymous came to the Python Nigeria meetup and donated 2 laptops to our attendees. It meant that these women could go back home and even after returning the borrowed laptops had their own laptops to continue in their coding journey #Beautiful. Also special gratitude to our sponsors and everyone who made the workshop possible and also made it possible for us to give financial aid to attendees travelling from other parts of Nigeria. (The Python Software Foundation, Django Software Foundation, GitHub,, Co-Creation Hub, Godwin Effiong, Thelma West, The Lagos Python Meetup ), Naomi Ceder(Our awesome Cake and Cupcakes sponsor), The Python Nigeria community, Chukwudi Nwachukwu (for our customized DjangoGirls pens) and a host of many others who supported us......We can't Thank you enough. On Twitter if you wanna see some pictures see @DjangoGirlsLAG Curious about how our fist Python Users Group Nigeria meetup went do see this awesome blogpost by a member of our community Tosin < http://takwas.github.io/article/python-nigeria-first-meetup.html> and the open source project we all agreed to work on. In all it was really awesome to see more pythonistas in Nigeria under the same roof communicating about how to move the community forward among other things. So there we go a brief report about DjangoGirls Lagos and PyNigeria, and I look forward to more PyCons in Africa or an Africa PyCon. PyCon Namibia in my opinion was the best PyCon I ever attended........*talk about the African way ;) * I also look forward to PyCon ZA A warm welcome to everyone who have just joined the mailing, I hope this serves as a platform where we can collaborate more together......*because we are stronger together* Wishing everyone a Pythonic weekend :D Aisha Bello

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