Mailman 3 July 2012 - python-uk

PyCon 2013 is under way! Now accepting proposals
by Brian Curtin July 31, 2012

July 31, 2012

It was only a few months ago when we wrapped up the hugely successful PyCon 2012, and we started working on the 2013 conference right away. PyCon 2013 will again be in Santa Clara, California, with tutorials kicking off March 13, the conference March 15, and sprints beginning March 18. Along with our site release at https://us.pycon.org/2013/, we opened our Call for Proposals a month earlier than last year at https://us.pycon.org/2013/speaking/cfp/. We're looking to you, the community, to help us make PyCon 2013 even better. We're accepting proposals through September 28, hoping to break last year's record of 519 talk, tutorial, and poster proposals. We're looking for all types of presentations from all types of people. If you've got a topic to share, we hope you'll submit a proposal. Create an account at https://us.pycon.org/2013/account/signup/, and fill in your speaker profile and submit away! With another record submission period expected, we're also rounding up volunteers for our Program Committee, the team tasked with evaluating the proposals and coming up with the conference schedule. If you're interested in volunteering, join the PyCon Program Committee mailing list and introduce yourself at http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pycon-pc. Without sponsors, PyCon wouldn't be possible. They're what keep the conference prices low and values high, and we share the same deal with our sponsorship packages. Especially after you factor in the price of tickets that all packages include, we think our sponsorship packages are second to none. We even have a 50% discount for small businesses! Check out https://us.pycon.org/2013/sponsors/whysponsor/ for more info. We've also made changes in how we're doing ticketing, specifically for early bird rates. We even cut our student ticket prices in half, starting at $100! We'll announce more details as we get closer, but know that ticket sales will be opening up in the fall. Be sure to plan accordingly because we anticipate another quick sell out! Be sure to follow us at http://pycon.blogspot.com/ and https://twitter.com/pycon! Jesse Noller - Chairman - jnoller(a)python.org Brian Curtin - Publicity Coordinator - brian(a)python.org

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PyCon UK 2012 - Call for talks
by Zeth July 29, 2012

July 29, 2012

PyCon UK 2012 - Call for talks Please forward this email to relevant lists, social networks, etc. PyCon UK 2012, the UK's official Python conference, returns from the 28th September to 1st October, Coventry UK. This volunteer run and organised conference includes sprints, training, open space and social events. For more information please see our site at pyconuk.org and our wiki at pyconuk.net If you would like to share your expertise, tell us your horror stories or pimp your project, please consider giving a talk at PyConUK. Your talk should reflect at least one of our four themes ( http://pyconuk.net/Themes ). When planning your talk, it should be no more than 40 minutes. Please email us the following: Your name A contact number A one paragraph biography The title of your talk A short one paragraph abstract Which theme (or themes) your talk can be categorised under. If we accept your talk, we would also require a longer abstract in order to create a wiki page. To submit a talk, please email submit(a)pyconuk.net before Tuesday 14th August 2012. If you have already given us your talks, and had confirmation from John or Zeth, then ignore this message, but we still need the data in the wiki if it is not already there. Best Wishes, PyCon UK Team

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[PyWM] July Tech Meeting : Saturday
by John Pinner July 25, 2012

July 25, 2012

It was suggested that we post details of our PyWM (Python West Midlands) meetings to the python-uk list, se here goes: Hello All, After last month's cockup (sorry about the confusion as to when was the 4th Saturday), we have a July meeting: When : Saturday 28th July Time : 10;30am ish Location : Coventry TechnoCentre, Room CC1-4 What we're going to do ; * Evidence for Development - update - prepare for PyCon UK EfD sprint * PyWm website - get it up-to-date - get 'someone' looking after it * PyCon UK - progress - publicity - Partners' Programme Anything else ? As usual, please indicate below if you're coming and re-post. Thanks! Best wishes, John -- COMING ======= John Zeth Alex NOT COMING this time ==================

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Reading Python Dojo
by Daniel Pope July 23, 2012

July 23, 2012

Hi, Just another little plug for this Wednesday's Python Dojo in Reading: https://rdgpydojo.eventwax.com/reading-python-dojo-number-7 Dan

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Next Python Sheffield meeting July 24th
by Daley Chetwynd July 17, 2012

July 17, 2012

Hi all, The next Python Sheffield meeting will be on Tuesday July 24th at the GIST Lab. Note that this is a week earlier than our usual final Tuesday of the month. The meeting will run from 19:00 - 20:45, although doors will be open at the GIST Lab from 18:45. The GIST Lab is located opposite Sheffield train station and behind the Showroom cinema: http://thegisthub.net/groups/gistlab This month we have the following two speakers: Thomas Kluyver (@takluyver) - Taxonome: A Software Tool for Biological Data Simon Davy (@bloodearnest) - Virtualenv is Obsolete Simon has given the following description for his talk: "Virtualenv is the defacto standard method of managing dependencies and environments in the python ecosystem, and is included by default in Python 3.3. But there are still a number of drawbacks, and with virtual machines becoming the unit of deployment, its benefits are less clear. This talk will look at using virtualenv for deployment, and explore some of the limitations and open questions." If you'd like to join us for this meeting then please register for free at: http://pythonsheffield1207.eventbrite.com/ We're always looking for future speakers so if you'd like to talk on anything Python-related and fancy a trip over to Sheffield, please get in touch. The Python Sheffield user group is open to all levels of Python user, including those who don't currently know the language but would like to learn. To find out more, follow @pysheff on Twitter or see the Google group: groups.google.com/group/python-sheffield Thanks, Daley Chetwynd -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Choose from over 50 domains or use your own

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Python Developer at Lyst
by Sebastjan Trepca July 17, 2012

July 17, 2012

*Python Developer*London, UK (Full-Time) Lyst is looking for a Python Developer to work on core product. We are looking for someone who likes to build things and cares about using best tools and technologies for the job (Python :) ). They should be familliar with agile methodologies and enjoy a fast-paced startup environment. Our Shoreditch HQ is located within five minutes of no fewer than six of the finest flat white vendors in London. If the large, open, light, bike-friendly office isn't enough for you, head out to the larger of our two roof terraces, which is perfectly oriented for gazing over the City of London skyscrapers in order to appreciate how fortunate we are not to work there. Then pop back inside, via a kitchen stocked with fresh organic fruit we get delivered weekly, to attempt to make your way up the table tennis ladder. Key Responsibilities - Develop new key features for Lyst’s Python-based platform. - Optimize existing features for performance and stability - Develop our fashion search engine - Work on our recommendation engine and other machine learning algorithms for product classification (2M products processed daily). - Develop and maintain our Catalog API that handles millions of products. Requirements: - Bachelor degree or higher in Computer Science (or equivalent work experience). - 2+ years experience with Python / Django and at least one more language / framework. - Highly proficient in a Unix/Linux environment. - Solid understanding of the full web technology stack (e.g. HTTP, cookies, headers, asset loading / caching). - Understanding of CS concepts such as: common data structures and algorithms, profiling/optimization. - Ideally knowledge of ecommerce and/or online fashion. About Lyst Lyst is a young, fast-growing social commerce website that provides users with a personalized way to discover and shop for fashion online. From launch in 2011, Lyst is doubling every month and already generates millions of dollars in sales for the hundreds of brands and retailers it partners with around the world. Lyst is backed<http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/12/fashion-aggregation-ftw-lyst-picks-up-5m-n…>by a range of all-star of investors including Accel (Facebook, Spotify) and those behind Oscar de la Renta, Smythson and Tory Burch. If you want to help us change the future of shopping, please send your CV and a cover letter to techjobs(a)lyst.com (github and stackoverflow accounts are a plus).

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Reading Python Dojo, 25th July
by Daniel Pope July 12, 2012

July 12, 2012

Hi all, The next Reading Python Dojo will be on Wednesday 25th July at 7pm at Austin Fraser in Forbury Square. Please sign up for a free ticket at the link below if you would like to attend. https://rdgpydojo.eventwax.com/reading-python-dojo-number-7 Dan

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Announcing the next London Python Code Dojo
by Tom Viner July 11, 2012

July 11, 2012

Hi Folks, As you may have noticed, The London Python Code Dojo didn't take place this week due to EuroPython, so this month's dojo is: Thursday 12th July from 6:30pm. We'll be meeting back at our usual location: at the offices of Fry-IT and will start with an hour of pizza, beer and general socialising (thanks Fry-IT). Coding to follow with an opportunity to win a special prize... For the winner of the “names in a hat” tombola: a copy of Python in a Nutshell, kindly supplied by O’Reilly and signed by both the author Alex Martelli and the BDFL himself Guido van Rossum! Sign up here: http://ldnpydojo.eventwax.com/london-python-code-dojo-season-3-episode-11 30 tickets waiting to be snapped up (and they usually are). Do let me know if you can't come after booking by the way. See you there, Tom @tomviner

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One more lightning talk place left for next week's dojo...
by Nicholas H.Tollervey July 11, 2012

July 11, 2012

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PyCon UK 2012
by John Pinner July 10, 2012

July 10, 2012

Hello All, We're pleased to announce that the PyCon UK 2012 conference is open for bookings at http://pyconuk.org. The Early Bird rate is available until 12 August, and there is a Concession rate available for Students, Nurses, and Unwaged right up to the conference date. PyCon UK runs from 28th September to 1st October, with the core conference being 29th-30th September, and the venue is, as last year, the Coventry TechnoCentre, easily reached from any part of the country. This year we're running sprints as an integral part of the conference, instead of being tacked on afterwards. Each sprint will have an Introductory talk on Friday 28th, then have sessions throughout the weekend, which you will be able to drop in to between any talks you can'r miss. For the sprint diehards, sessions will continue into Monday to wrap up any loose ends. Hoping to see you there! The PyCon UK team.

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