Mailman 3 October 2011 - python-uk

Dojo / workshop on "TDD Django with Selenium" - any interest?
by Harry Percival Nov. 16, 2011

Nov. 16, 2011

Hi-ho python peeps, Would anyone be interested in a dojo / worksop on the topic of test-driven Django development, with Selenium? I've been working on a tutorial on the topic (< https://github.com/hjwp/Test-Driven-Django-Tutorial> *) . I'm not claiming to be a massive expert, but it's what I've learned at work over the last year or so, so it's fresh in my mind... I'm pretty sure I could get a couple of (ex?) colleagues to help present... Would be aimed at beginners / people who don't know Selenium / people who want to learn Django the "right" way / people who want to learn TDD... If you already know Django and Selenium back to front, it would probably be of less interest, although there may be some interesting discussions around integrating the Django test runner, WebDriver vs Selenium-RC etc... So, trying to get an idea of numbers - would anyone be interested? London area, venue suggestions also gratefully accepted... HP * work in progress! for example, the .jar file really isn't necessary... -- ------------------------------ Harry J.W. Percival ------------------------------ @hjwp Mobile: +44 (0) 78877 02511 Skype: harry.percival

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OT: Richard Stallman in South East London
by Richard Lewis Oct. 31, 2011

Oct. 31, 2011

Hi there, This is not on-topic Python, but is free software related. We're hosting Richard Stallman in London at Goldsmiths' College this week; details below. You're warmly invited to book a place. Best, Richard -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Richard Lewis ISMS, Computing Goldsmiths, University of London Tel: +44 (0)20 7078 5134 Skype: richardjlewis JID: ironchicken(a)jabber.earth.li http://www.richardlewis.me.uk/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- The Centre for Creative and Social Technology (CAST) at Goldsmiths' College, University of London is pleased to announce its first public lecture this term, given by free software pioneer Richard Stallman. Date: Thursday 3 November 2011 Time: 18:00-20:00 Place: Ian Gulland Lecture Theatre, Whitehead Building, Goldsmiths' College Travel: New Cross Gate (Zone 2; Southern, 5min from London Bridge; London Overground) New Cross (Zone 2; Southeastern, 20min from Charing Cross; London Overground) Title: It's Free Software and it Gives you Freedom http://castlondon.com/events/stallman.html Stallman is the founder of the Free Software movement, the GNU project, the Free Software Foundation, and the League for Programming Freedom. He also invented the concept of copyleft to protect the ideals of this movement, and enshrined this concept in the widely used GPL (General Public Licence) for software. He is the author of 'Free as in Freedom' and will be signing copies of his book and meeting attendees at the end of the lecture. Email cast(a)gold.ac.uk to book a place.

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Announcing the London Python Coding Dojo - Thu 3rd November
by Jonathan Oct. 30, 2011

Oct. 30, 2011

The London Python Coding Dojo is GO for this Thursday, the 3rd November! We have a NEW VENUE this week: Many thanks to Mandelay Ltd, who have kindly stepped up to offer both office space, and free pizza and beers. We're also starting half an hour later than usual, at 7pm. Details and sign up form are here: https://ldnpydojo.eventwax.com/london-python-code-dojo-season-3-episode-3 Places are free, but require sign-up, and generally all get snapped up within a few hours of this notice. We'll brainstorm interesting problems during the pizza and beers, and then break into groups to work on solving the most popular one. At the end of the evening each group does a "show and tell", followed by drinks in the pub. We're looking to start the evening with two or three lightning talks. I'll talk for a few minutes about concurrency problems in Django models, and how to solve them using optimistic locking. If YOU have a topic you'd like to present to the group for a few minutes, let us know, either on the python-uk list, or using the contact details on the event page linked above. Looking forward, see you all there! Jonathan -- Jonathan Hartley tartley(a)tartley.com http://tartley.com Made of meat. +44 7737 062 225 twitter/skype: tartley

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Next Python Sheffield Oct 25th
by Daley Chetwynd Oct. 23, 2011

Oct. 23, 2011

Hi all, The next Python Sheffield meeting is being held in two days time on Tuesday October 25th at the GIST Lab. The meeting will run from 19:00 - 20:45, although doors will be open at the GIST Lab from 18:30. The GIST Lab is located opposite Sheffield train station and behind the Showroom cinema: http://thegisthub.net/groups/gistlab<http://www.google.com/url?sa=D&q=http://thegisthub.net/groups/gistlab&usg=A…> This month we're having a coding session on Python 2 to 3 conversion. We'll be working in groups and trying to convert Python libraries still only in Python 2 over to Python 3. If you'd like to join us for this event then please register for free at: http://pysheff1110.eventbrite.com/<http://www.google.com/url?sa=D&q=http://pysheff1110.eventbrite.com/&usg=AFQ…> We're always looking for future speakers, so if you'd like to talk on anything Python-related and fancy a trip to Sheffield, please get in touch. To find out more about the Python Sheffield group, follow @pysheff on Twitter. Thanks, Daley Chetwynd

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Next CamPUG meeting: Tue 1st November
by Tony Ibbs Oct. 23, 2011

Oct. 23, 2011

From our google group: The next meeting should be a talks meeting, 7.30pm at RealVNC (http://tinyurl.com/realvncoffices). I didn't make proper notes, but I remember that Bryan Cole had hoped to be able to give a talk. Please feel free to volunteer via the list, or just turn up with a topic - it can be anywhere from a few minutes upwards in length. Meetings after that should be: * Tuesday 6th December, dojo/coding * Tuesday 10th January, talks again (note that this is the SECOND Tuesday) * Tuesday 7th February, dojo/coding There was a small agreement on going for the second Tuesday in January (since 3rd January is a bit close to the public holidays) at the last meeting, so there we are. Tibs

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IronPython talk next week
by Aleksander Sumowski Oct. 21, 2011

Oct. 21, 2011

Hi everyone! This will be a shameless plug, but I hope it'll be interest to you. I'll be giving a talk about IronPython - Python implementation running on top of Microsoft and Mono virtual machines - next tuesday in Skills Matter. It'll be more geared towards .NET developers as it is part of the London NET User Group, but should be interesting to you if you want to know how Python fits into another platform. Here is a link to the talk on the Skillsmatter page: http://skillsmatter.com/event/open-source-dot-net/ironpython I look forward to seeing you on the talk and on the beers afterwards :) Aleksander Sumowski -- http://about.me/asumowski

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Mendeley offices for hosting upcoming python dojos
by Ian Mulvany Oct. 17, 2011

Oct. 17, 2011

Hi, I was at the dojo last week. I've just cleared with my CEO permission to host the dojo every other time (i.e. about every 8 weeks), with location and sponsorship for pizza and beers. What do I do next? - Ian -- Ian Mulvany | VP New Product Development http://www.mendeley.com/profiles/ian-mulvany/ http://www.mendeley.com/blog/jobs/ Mendeley Limited | London, UK | www.mendeley.com Registered in England and Wales | Company Number 6419015

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Re: [python-uk] python-uk Digest, Vol 98, Issue 7
by Dave C Oct. 13, 2011

Oct. 13, 2011

Hi I'd most definately attend, sounds great. Cheers On 13 October 2011 18:17, <python-uk-request(a)python.org> wrote: > Send python-uk mailing list submissions to > python-uk(a)python.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > python-uk-request(a)python.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > python-uk-owner(a)python.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of python-uk digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Dojo / workshop on "TDD Django with Selenium" - any interest? > (Harry Percival) > 2. Re: Dojo / workshop on "TDD Django with Selenium" - any > interest? (Andy Robinson) > 3. Re: Dojo / workshop on "TDD Django with Selenium" - any > interest? (Bruce Durling) > 4. Re: Dojo / workshop on "TDD Django with Selenium" - any > interest? (Harry Percival) > 5. Re: Dojo / workshop on "TDD Django with Selenium" - any > interest? (Cal Paterson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:26:23 +0100 > From: Harry Percival <harry.percival(a)gmail.com> > To: UK Python Users <python-uk(a)python.org> > Subject: [python-uk] Dojo / workshop on "TDD Django with Selenium" - > any interest? > Message-ID: > <CACFvh99_LfHzU2MXA4pNOUYgpt3jSbcALGDrH1haTMR1gfDvOg(a)mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi-ho python peeps, > > Would anyone be interested in a dojo / worksop on the topic of test-driven > Django development, with Selenium? > > I've been working on a tutorial on the topic (< > https://github.com/hjwp/Test-Driven-Django-Tutorial> *) . I'm not claiming > to be a massive expert, but it's what I've learned at work over the last > year or so, so it's fresh in my mind... I'm pretty sure I could get a > couple > of (ex?) colleagues to help present... > > Would be aimed at beginners / people who don't know Selenium / people who > want to learn Django the "right" way / people who want to learn TDD... If > you already know Django and Selenium back to front, it would probably be of > less interest, although there may be some interesting discussions around > integrating the Django test runner, WebDriver vs Selenium-RC etc... > > So, trying to get an idea of numbers - would anyone be interested? London > area, venue suggestions also gratefully accepted... > > HP > > * work in progress! for example, the .jar file really isn't necessary... > > -- > ------------------------------ > Harry J.W. Percival > ------------------------------ > @hjwp > Mobile: +44 (0) 78877 02511 > Skype: harry.percival >

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Re: [python-uk] Dojo / workshop on "TDD Django with Selenium" - any interest?
by Jonathan Oct. 13, 2011

Oct. 13, 2011

Here at Rangespan we're all very interested. You'd have two or more attendees from here. Jonathan On 13/10/2011 17:26, Harry Percival wrote: > Hi-ho python peeps, > > Would anyone be interested in a dojo / worksop on the topic of > test-driven Django development, with Selenium? > > I've been working on a tutorial on the topic > (<https://github.com/hjwp/Test-Driven-Django-Tutorial> *) . I'm not > claiming to be a massive expert, but it's what I've learned at work > over the last year or so, so it's fresh in my mind... I'm pretty sure > I could get a couple of (ex?) colleagues to help present... > > Would be aimed at beginners / people who don't know Selenium / people > who want to learn Django the "right" way / people who want to learn > TDD... If you already know Django and Selenium back to front, it would > probably be of less interest, although there may be some interesting > discussions around integrating the Django test runner, WebDriver vs > Selenium-RC etc... > > So, trying to get an idea of numbers - would anyone be interested? > London area, venue suggestions also gratefully accepted... > > HP > > * work in progress! for example, the .jar file really isn't necessary... > > -- > ------------------------------ > Harry J.W. Percival > ------------------------------ > @hjwp > Mobile: +44 (0) 78877 02511 <tel:%2B44%20%280%29%2078877%2002511> > Skype: harry.percival > > > > _______________________________________________ > python-uk mailing list > python-uk(a)python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk -- Jonathan Hartley tartley(a)tartley.com http://tartley.com Made of meat. +44 7737 062 225 twitter/skype: tartley

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Python Dojo in Reading, 18th October, One Forbury Square
by mauve＠mauveweb.co.uk Oct. 13, 2011

Oct. 13, 2011

[Sorry, I sent this message two days ago but it hasn't appeared on the list for some reason, so I'm resending.] As promised previously, I have arranged a venue and sponsors for a Python Dojo in Reading! Austin Fraser have kindly offered to host us in their offices in Forbury Square. The first dojo will be at 7pm on the 18th October 2011, at One Forbury Square, Reading, RG1 3BB. As we need to ensure there is is pizza and beer for everyone, please sign up for a ticket at the URL below if you'd like to attend. https://rdgpydojo.eventwax.com/reading-python-dojo I've set up a Twitter account for completeness. Follow us at @rdgpydojo.

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