Mailman 3 August 2010 - python-uk

Next Cambridge & East Anglia Meeting: Tue 7th September
by Tony Ibbs Aug. 26, 2010

Aug. 26, 2010

As announced on the CamPUG Google Group: The next meeting should be a talks meeting, Tuesday 7th September, 7.30pm, hopefully at RealVNC (http://tinyurl.com/realvncoffices). As normal, volunteers appreciated. I shall try to do a brief (lightning size) talk on Zeth's plans for UK Python User Groups, and maybe also on his ideas (from EuroPython) on rewriting useful Unix tools in Python. Meetings after that should be: * Tue 5th October (dojo meeting) * Tue 2nd November (talks meeting) Tibs

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Reminder: Pyssup python pub night this Wednesday 6:30pm
by Stephen Emslie Aug. 25, 2010

Aug. 25, 2010

Just a reminder for anyone who's planning on coming out for a few pints this Wednesday. This month's London Pyssup will take place at Porterhouse near Covent Garden http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/36/366/Porterhouse/Covent_Garden All the details, as well as calendar feeds, etc. are on the twtvite page: http://twtvite.com/l2lf03 Nearest tube stations are: Embankment, Charring Cross, Leicester Square, Covent Garden. Can of spam or similarly Python related items/clothing will be on display to identify us if it wasn't already apparent. If you haven't been before, the Porterhouse is a large pub with just about every type of beer you can think of available. Its quite large and gets pretty busy, so we'll do our best to be visible to those that don't know what we look like already. I'll try to remember the spam for once. The Pyssup is an informal monthly meetup for anyone interested in Python or programming in general. There are a few more formal meetups, but this one is for people to get to know one another and find out more about any aspect of python you happen to be interested in. Stephen Emslie and Andy Kilner

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Pyssup and oh-dear....
by Nicholas Tollervey Aug. 23, 2010

Aug. 23, 2010

Folks, 1. I'm assuming the Pyssup on Wednesday evening is still on..? 2. Wasn't there supposed to be an IRC meeting on the evening of the 17th (which in the end I couldn't get to since I was in a car full of kids screaming "are we there yet?" at the time)? Many apologies for not making it. If it did take place, is there a transcript or log file we could see..? What decisions were made..? What actions are taking place..? Here's hoping the August weather improves... Nicholas.

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pyweek is GO
by Jonathan Hartley Aug. 22, 2010

Aug. 22, 2010

PyWeek (the 'write a game in Python in a week') competition has started today. pyweek.org I'm giving it a go again. It has been hilarious in the past. If anyone else fancies it, drop me a line. It has been surprisingly effective for people to just contribute an evening or two of work to a team effort in the past, so you don't have to make a huge time commitment. Also, if you're in London, maybe we could get together and code in the same room & bounce ideas, even if we work on different entries. Best, Jonathan -- Jonathan Hartley Made of meat. http://tartley.com tartley(a)tartley.com +44 7737 062 225 twitter/skype: tartley

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Python/Django job at Oxford University Computing Services
by Alexander Dutton Aug. 19, 2010

Aug. 19, 2010

Hi all, Oxford University Computing Services are looking for a new web developer to work on Mobile Oxford[0], the University's mobile information portal. Mobile Oxford has become an implementation of the open-source Molly Project[1], which is also being developed by Oxford Brookes, with interest from various other institutions. There's more information on the website at <http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/jobs/>. Feel free to e-mail me directly at <alexander.dutton(a)oucs.ox.ac.uk> or the team at <mobileoxford(a)oucs.ox.ac.uk> if you'd like more information. Best regards, Alex [0] http://m.ox.ac.uk/ [1] http://mollyproject.org/

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London Python? Brighton is active
by Ian Ozsvald Aug. 18, 2010

Aug. 18, 2010

Down in Brighton we've recently had two Python meets: http://brightonpy.org/archive/ Are there any London meets? I'd be happy to wander up and meet some Python folk and/or bring my robot head for a demo (http://blog.aicookbook.com/2010/06/building-a-face-tracking-robot-headroid1…). Cheers, Ian. -- Ian Ozsvald (A.I. researcher, screencaster) ian(a)IanOzsvald.com http://IanOzsvald.com http://MorConsulting.com/ http://blog.AICookbook.com/ http://TheScreencastingHandbook.com http://FivePoundApp.com/ http://twitter.com/IanOzsvald

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Python in Edinburgh
by Anand Kumria Aug. 11, 2010

Aug. 11, 2010

Hey all, Just a head's up that there are a bunch of us Pythonista's meeting up in Edinburgh on the 24th Aug (yes, during the festival!) We'll be at Bert's bar - http://www.bertsbar.co.uk/ If you are going to be in the area, pop along. Cheers, Anand

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Thursday August 12th meetup at the Malt Shovel pub, Northampton
by Michael Foord Aug. 11, 2010

Aug. 11, 2010

Hey all, Sorry for the late notice. The next meetup will be at the Malt Shovel Pub, 7.30pm on August 12th (tomorrow!). All the best, Michael -- http://www.ironpythoninaction.com/ http://www.voidspace.org.uk/blog READ CAREFULLY. By accepting and reading this email you agree, on behalf of your employer, to release me from all obligations and waivers arising from any and all NON-NEGOTIATED agreements, licenses, terms-of-service, shrinkwrap, clickwrap, browsewrap, confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and acceptable use policies (”BOGUS AGREEMENTS”) that I have entered into with your employer, its partners, licensors, agents and assigns, in perpetuity, without prejudice to my ongoing rights and privileges. You further represent that you have the authority to release me from any BOGUS AGREEMENTS on behalf of your employer.

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Python comparison matrix
by Alex Willmer Aug. 9, 2010

Aug. 9, 2010

I've finally updated and expanded a Python matrix I started just after PyCon UK 2008. It compares Python versions 1.5 - 3.1 with the built-ins, modules, keywords and features each implements. You can see it at http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AsSu6wxSusr7cEEwQ0xzZW9wUHFTeldXRW4… I've sourced it mainly form the on line documentation, currently only CPython is properly covered. Before I go further, I'd like to get some feedback. Would this be of much use to you? What else would you like to see in such a document? Would you like to help out? Regards, Alex -- Alex Willmer <alex(a)moreati.org.uk> http://moreati.org.uk/blog

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Announcing the next London Python Code Dojo 9th September 2010
by Nicholas Tollervey Aug. 9, 2010

Aug. 9, 2010

Folks, "Season 2" of the London Python Code Dojo will start at 6:30pm on Thursday 9th September 2010 at the offices of Fry-IT (address at the bottom). Please note this *isn't* the first Thursday of September (as expected) - I managed to get all sorts of dates muddled up hence the move to the 9th September. To make this absolutely clear: the dojo will *NOT* take place on the 2nd September as one might have expected, but *WILL* take place on the 9TH OF SEPTEMBER (a week later). To sign up (there are 30 places) please go to: http://ldnpydojo.eventwax.com/london-python-code-dojo-season-2-episode-1 This will be the first anniversary of the dojo. Thanks Fry-IT and O'Reilly for the support! I'll see if I can get my hands on a birthday cake... :-) We'll decide what problem we'll solve using the traditional "whiteboard -> vote" method. It'll be a good idea to spend some time planing the rest of the year too - activities, talks, projects and such like. Pizza and beer kicks off at 6:30, coding at 7:30. This month's "prize" is the O'Reilly book "Programming Google App Engine". Nearest Tubes: Waterloo Southwark Address: Fry-IT Limited 503 Enterprise House 1/2 Hatfields London SE1 9PG Telephone: 0207 0968800 Map: http://bit.ly/csvi94 See you there! Nicholas.

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