Mailman 3 March 2012 - python-uk

London Python Code Dojo (Season 3, Episode 8)
by Greg Roodt March 30, 2012

March 30, 2012

Hi Folks, The next London Python Code Dojo is go! It will take place in a week's time on Thursday 5 April from 6:30pm. We'll be meeting at the offices of Fry-IT (the usual location) and will start with an hour of pizza, beer and general socialising (thanks Fry-IT). Coding to follow with an opportunity to win an O'Reilly book at the end. Sign up here: http://ldnpydojo.eventwax.com/london-python-code-dojo-season-3-episode-8 Tickets are usually fully booked within hours so be sure to be quick! See you there, Greg @groodt

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Fwd: PyCon By Video?
by David Walker March 30, 2012

March 30, 2012

Rami, I don't know how it is going organising this event, but I would be very interested in attending. We at CrowdScores may be interested in helping too. Although we haven't got a big enough space to host it (and you seem to have that covered anyway), we could certainly run to some beer and pizza to help proceedings along. We may ask for 2 mins to plug the exciting vacancies we have for expert python people, but that'd be all! Cheers, -- *David Walker* CrowdScores Ltd +44 7768 082545 +44 20 7486 0225 46 Manchester Street, London W1U 7LS On 21 March 2012 17:26, Bruce Durling <bld(a)otfrom.com> wrote: > If it is hosted at hub westminster then Alice will need to run it on event > brite. > On Mar 21, 2012 4:31 PM, "Nicholas H.Tollervey" <ntoll(a)ntoll.org> wrote: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> All understood... >> >> > P.S. Can you tell I'm new at this community-event-organizing? If >> > I'm doing it wrong do say so! >> >> You're doing great! :-) >> >> BTW, Eventwax = free to use for free events and built on Django, >> whereas Meetup etc, require a fee (just in case you want people to >> book a ticket). >> >> N. >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) >> Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ >> >> iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJPagJDAAoJEP0qBPaYQbb6HggH/iJx0EYn9XrRqV+qgFT65tLl >> DUQRuJdCG2pZYQSsyvmdn9SCwk6XD+N8oYCar555hrFUzaNkVDrw0g1d3YhHRN1T >> 2bZqKGxy03tWqnJavzAGcFAaoygRcvR88P9ne06xSOT6XJHJQVY4BCjtjw89Fxha >> 8tx5DqzYRx1NXXJ8JzZaY/pgywgEGQAFmxU7ta7mKtcc658ubt5jbdJ59L88EI9p >> Ix0MbNc/n12bQK2hmjl2gwPqCF6HuJ9gd9Hrt84mJvcrD5gYBeycZkyWY6NJ0Jt3 >> Gp7BxlQy+0T/gdE5Af7fQR3ilUNKGuyNkpHYMOHVio4A0D1qEySlg/7tLEvCPW4= >> =ltym >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> _______________________________________________ >> python-uk mailing list >> python-uk(a)python.org >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk >> > > _______________________________________________ > python-uk mailing list > python-uk(a)python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk > > -- *David Walker* CrowdScores Ltd +44 7768 082545 +44 20 7486 0225 46 Manchester Street, London W1U 7LS

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April Python Dojo - Lightning talk volunteers
by Greg Roodt March 30, 2012

March 30, 2012

Hi Im looking for 2-3 volunteers for lightning talks for the April dojo. If you would like to present a quick informal talk in a friendly atmosphere then please get in touch. Some ideas to get you started: stdlib module of the month, favourite Python package, interesting Python language tricks etc. Anything really that you've discovered along the way in your journey as developer. Cheers Greg

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Write-up of lightening talk
by Peter Inglesby March 29, 2012

March 29, 2012

As promised, I've (finally) written up my lightening talk on "using Python's mutable default arguments for fun and profit" [1] from the last London dojo. Any comments or corrections welcome, and I'll try to answer any questions that come up. [1] http://inglesp.github.com/2012/03/24/mutable-default-arguments.html

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Neo4J, Heroku and Python talk this week
by Robert Rees March 25, 2012

March 25, 2012

Sorry for the shameless self-promotion but I'm doing a talk this coming Wednesday on how to use the graph database Neo4J, Heroku and Python to create simple web apps that drive their behaviour off the underlying graph. Hopefully of interest to people interested in deploying Python apps to Heroku as well as graph heads. Sign up link:http://skillsmatter.com/event/java-jee/neo4j-python

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Next Cambridge meeting: Tuesday 3rd April
by Tony Ibbs March 22, 2012

March 22, 2012

From the google group: The next meeting will be Tuesday 3rd April, 7.30pm at RealVNC (http://tinyurl.com/realvncoffices). We normally stop about 9.30pm, and go on to the pub. When we first started CamPUG, we used to have pub meetings which were just general conversations, normally centred around Pythonic topics, but sometimes ranging quite broadly. That didn't work perfectly as the only sort of meeting to have, but I feel it is worth deliberately having free form meetings sometimes. As a compromise to "just discussion", I'd like to try having this next meeting as a Questions and Answers session, where people can bring along things they'd like advise on, or topics they would like explaining, or even tips on things they've found useful. Extra points to anyone who suggests a Question on the group before the meeting. If you can't think of anything else, there's always the old fallback of something particular about Python that makes it interesting or useful compared to other programming languages (for instance, I might suggest its dedication to introspection). Meetings after that should be: • Tuesday 1st May, a talks meeting • Tuesday 5th June, a non-talks meeting • Tuesday 3rd July, a talks meeting again Tibs

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PyCon By Video?
by Rami Chowdhury March 21, 2012

March 21, 2012

Hey everyone, A couple of years ago my then-local Python user group had an afternoon-long mini-PyCon -- we watched a few of the talk videos, argued about them, and generally had a good time and learned a lot. It was great for those who couldn't make it all the way to the conference, but also pretty good for those who could -- since PyCon had so many great talks it was impossible to go to all of them. Now that the videos are popping up rapidly after PyCon, I was wondering if there might be an appetite for a similar meet-up in London? Cheers, Rami ---- Rami Chowdhury "A mind all logic is like a knife all blade - it makes the hand bleed that uses it." -- Rabindranath Tagore +44-7581-430-517

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London Dojo Idea: Module of the Month / Lightning Talks
by Nicholas H.Tollervey March 19, 2012

March 19, 2012

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi, Last week the London Python Code Dojo cat-herders were discussing the possibility of making the lightning talks a permanent feature with the following considerations: * Talks *strictly* limited to 5mins with an additional 2mins for questions. * No more than 3 lightning talks per dojo. * At least one of the talks to be titled "Module of the Month" where someone gives us the skinny on a core module or well known / useful external module. * Lightning talks to be recorded and posted on a ldbpydojo YouTube channel and aggregated via http://pyvideo.org/. We'd want to post the videos under a CC like license (c) whoever the speaker is. Within only a few months we'd have quite a number of short, useful videos on Python given by a diverse number of dojo members. We'd like to know if this idea is a go-er..? N. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJPZynYAAoJEP0qBPaYQbb6SRAIAIm4/M1rsEyFB7WEkckXWEyJ c6MRRCz/PMsOdML2b4NxMqxp4VAOjf32PVa5WJh6xLoybY9oe+hRB+qivmZrJMTl CQTGrO4Ucm1RfJFKXhN7LBakewdt0BFqC/zwBKcCUBu4U0jQWtqva3KPord3wMoB 6t/EsxowsYHg9ghhV+RNnNaSTqrBTkrI0MzEQXs6ze7rQnZAH3Ntw0Ko2Cfyfk1B RV0GdMjxxYsHtmbC4YK2rqBqSwTFK6F5CQ4Qtv26oy1wsg0HRpc+UucoLsX8tAdk 7FWxJ472zxOVeiZvaWSXiXBum0g5H8nLeupf+y6rrDG1Z4Zj2jqnQSSv89R/P3A= =zhm5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Python developer / lead
by Michael Mangion March 15, 2012

March 15, 2012

We are looking for Python developers to join a well-backed, early stage and ambitious project based in London. We're currently a small team building a service to collect, analyse and publish real-time sports data and releasing in the second half of this year. We work in a very friendly, flexible environment where you will be expected to set your own pace and deliver great work while challenging everyone else in the team to achieve their full potential. The project will allow you to work with huge datasets, cloud based services, mobile web and app development, social interactions and gamification. The project and role have amazing potential with the ability to influence technology direction. Leadership role is available for the right person. Skills & Requirements *What we are looking for* - Expertise in Python and Django or similar frameworks - A real love for development and learning new things - Motivation, talent and endless spirit - Experience developing web apps, ideally in a startup environment - Good knowledge of design patterns like MVC and DRY - Real passion for iterative development - Ideally people with web skills like HTML5/CSS3, javascript, jQuery and AJAX - Have a good knowledge of PostgreSQL and NoSQL like MongoDB - Effective oral and written English skills *What you'll do* - Work on a new product where you'll contribute to architecture discussions, database design and programming - Be part of a highly collaborative, friendly, and open environment within a small team - Get a say in the technology direction - Excellent career opporunities including project leadership - Get your choice of Mac or PC - A chance to benefit in the success of the company through stock options - Enrich the team with your knowledge and insight About CrowdScores Ltd. CrowdScores is a well-backed, early stage Internet company based in London. We are building a product of our own from scratch so can focus on delivering our vision using the best tools and technoligies without having to compromise to fit in with customer environments and limitations. We are completely cloud based and our core development will touch on web, API development, mobile app development, social gamification, social interaction and communities. We have big plans and are looking to build a team to match. We'd love to hear from great players who want to be at the cutting edge. *We also offer:* - a friendly, collaborative and driven team atmosphere - a quiet office in one of the best parts of central London - flexible working hours (and days if necessary) and location at times - your choice of Mac or PC, Herman Miller desks and ergonomic chairs - the chance to work on a product that will be used by millions (we hope) - a chance to benefit in the success of the company through stock options - group gliding or other crazy sports days when we need to unplug - competitive salaries Please send your CV and cover letter to: jobs(a)crowdscores.co.uk

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Reading Python Dojo Number 4
by Daniel Pope March 8, 2012

March 8, 2012

Hi all, The next Reading Python Dojo will be next Wednesday, 14th March, at 7pm at One Forbury Square. Free beer and pizza will be available as usual, courtesy of our sponsors and hosts Austin Fraser. Please sign up for free ticket on our EventWax site if you would like to attend. https://rdgpydojo.eventwax.com/reading-python-dojo-number-4 As usual, there is a slot to give a brief presentation (15-30 minutes) on any Python-related subject. We'd love to hear about what you're working on or if you've learned about anything really cool recently. Please drop me an e-mail if you'd like to speak.

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