Mailman 3 August 2012 - python-uk

Next CamPUG meeting: Tuesday 4th September 2012
by Tony Ibbs Sept. 3, 2012

Sept. 3, 2012

As it says on our google group: The next meeting will be Tuesday 4th September, 7.30pm at RealVNC (http://tinyurl.com/realvncoffices). We normally stop about 9.30pm, and go on to the pub. This will be a talks meeting, and thus any talks offered (it can be a few minutes or a whole meeting) will be gratefully received. Meetings after that should be: • Tuesday 2nd October, a coding/doing stuff meeting • Tuesday 6th November, another talks meeting • Tuesday 4th December, another coding/doing stuff meeting Don't forget that PyConUK 2012 is 28th Sep - 1st Oct, in Coventry - see http://www.pyconuk.org/ Tibs

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PyconUK education track Google hangout next Tuesday.
by Nicholas H.Tollervey Aug. 30, 2012

Aug. 30, 2012

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi Folks, As many of you may know, "Education" is a theme for this year's PyconUK (http://pyconuk.org). One of the primary aims of this theme is to bring developers and teachers together so interesting things can happen. To get this process off the ground Alan "teknoteacher" O'Donohoe and I will be taking part in a Google hangout under the auspices of "Computing at School" next Tuesday evening at 8pm where we'll talk about Python, PyconUK and specifically what we have in mind for the education track. We already have 20+ teachers signed up for the hangout and it'd be great if we were joined by "real life" Python developers. You can find out all the details and sign up here: http://casonline.eventbrite.com/ Best wishes, Nicholas. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJQP0GQAAoJEP0qBPaYQbb67aMIAJRYKFxlV4kdhjumF09ZHsGp 13maSjPsYtJ+UgeQxzTdPHjXzj67cM1ig4GJXBB2u9xzNb/Dl3wTnwJujV6/YVe3 XdUuvBxkbtEuXgI/tGroJIjWAhTh7Y3e2+0c0foYCOTqb2clYe6ArvsrCnNVzuck BYMbRdy5Tz2R7R1VOAqpKY3J0dmlBOm0r6xcuz+Y/CtIyZGo5SQ421eIEYRM8yhU Iuqr7PaRV+S9RwN5T8Af7xsSX66yIEqSzX6QQQByPQtuOxYut8BSLjtAZ6Q5JIv6 UAwOjWmP3U6Zu/bbIRt+UoO7Bbjg4TeZbtOaBt9XGrWyTuHySmToQttAZLAZMdA= =Qi/E -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Next London Python Code Dojo (now in its 4th year!)
by Nicholas H.Tollervey Aug. 30, 2012

Aug. 30, 2012

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi Folks, It'll soon be September so time to get rid of those holiday blues and head on over to the first session of the London Python Code Dojo of this season. It'll take place at Fry-IT on 6th September from 6:30pm (for pizza and beer) with coding starting at around 7:30pm. We have slots for three five-minute lightning talks (to commence at 7:15) so if you have anything to get off your chest drop me a line and I'll put your name down! Full details and booking can be found here: http://ldnpydojo.eventwax.com/london-python-code-dojo-season-5-episode-1 Please be quick! Tickets tend to sell out within hours. See you at the dojo! All the best, Nicholas. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJQPzuMAAoJEP0qBPaYQbb6GKoH/0NOVhBXLm79rwWa5Era1fRP ak7qn0bRRFKU0GV9dlezv6HObsvx2F/ThRsL5MXPAEiMrW1YBnsxNHCC+aMXj6Mv 1K2J9aMMavSObdnydB03728XCqYbHu4cm5sU0332K64XaZoCEzUpt0cm/qTOBpBm ddIzLWvanjaDxrT9ChxHHW5yqDplOg/tU3YfVBBEKO2/omYiwaKIQs7QPvQuKETV En5JO07t5OMxSyLooAMsQXOtD9ZyCKXc7ypuCpw+tWxQWgCxQi6Sh9i9CzuEf9FX cN7bwzhephbsju+fbE/RLRK8OyQC5P/uMIoUizjMTHjoYsrg6acSYAHbFCvnv5k= =HTQp -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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FlogTheDogs.com : computer and programming related gear (plus site)
by Michael Foord Aug. 29, 2012

Aug. 29, 2012

Hey all, I'm trying to slim down my unneeded possessions, much of which is computer and programming related gear (including some Python books). Ebay is useless for "locally collected" stuff, so I've developed my own site for selling and giving away stuff for local collection. I'm hoping that as well as helping me get rid of my excess gear it will also be a useful resource for other people to sell their stuff. The site is: http://www.flogthedogs.com/ Computer gear (hardware, gadgets and tech books): http://www.flogthedogs.com/category/1/ Some XBox accessories (etc): http://www.flogthedogs.com/category/10/ Built with Python, Django, openstreetmap and a few other open source tools. The site itself isn't *yet* open source because (*ahem*) the tests are in a terrible state. It's also a young site, so I'm still adding features to it - although all the basic functionality (including new user registration) works fine. Probably the next step is building a json api so that I can add in page sorting and filtering via ajax. There are some interesting features, like search by distance from a postcode, which I hope to write up in some blog posts. Not *terribly* useful until there are more items that aren't just in *my* postcode (although I do now have six users on the site!). Anyway, I hope this is of interest and even potentially useful... All the best, Michael Foord -- http://www.voidspace.org.uk/ May you do good and not evil May you find forgiveness for yourself and forgive others May you share freely, never taking more than you give. -- the sqlite blessing http://www.sqlite.org/different.html

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Django meetup, London, 21st Aug
by Kevin Campbell Aug. 15, 2012

Aug. 15, 2012

Hi everyone, Slightly off-topic as it's a Django rather than a Python event, but I assume a number of people on this list will be interested. There's a new Django meetup in London which we're trying to make into a more regular event on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Last one was reasonably well attended. Next event is this coming Tuesday, 21st Aug at The Shooting Star<https://maps.google.com/maps?q=125-129+Middlesex+St,+London+E1+7JF>in London. Starts at 6pm. For more details, please see the meetup page<http://www.meetup.com/The-London-Django-Meetup-Group/events/75002142/> . Regards, Kevin

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Python job vacancy: Support engineer at Rangespan
by Jonathan Hartley Aug. 10, 2012

Aug. 10, 2012

London Python-related job vacancy. Thanks all for your indulgence. Feel free to contact me personally to ask any informal questions, over a coffee or beer if you like, but applications should be sent to jobs(a)rangespan.com. -- Support engineer wanted, to provide first contact support to our business teams and customers. You'll take ownership of our support queue, prioritising and responding to support queries. For more complex issues, you'll work with our developers and data scientists to understand our platform and the technologies we use, develop tools to automate manual processes, create bugfixes, and write documentation. We'd love for a junior but ambitious applicant to use this role to get deep experience working with a strong team on a variety of prominent technologies. **Requirements** Essential: * Python & the ecosystem of PyPI, pip, virtualenv, etc. * Some Bash or similar command-line tools. * Strong written and verbal communication. Bonus skills, but not required. Those you don't know, we hope you'll pick up over time as you consult with the rest of the team: * Django and MySQL (we use for transactional order management.) * Hypermedia web APIs. * MongoDB key-value storage for big data. * Machine learning and map-reduce jobs using Hive and Hadoop. * Highly available cloud-based infrastructure on AWS. **About the company** Rangespan is an e-commerce software company that makes it easy for retailers to offer deep product selection. We have a small, ambitious team, based in Paddington, London. **Contact Info:** * **E-mail contact**: jobs(a)rangespan.com * **Web**: https://www.rangespan.com/jobs/ * **No telecommuting** (but occasional days working from home OK when practical) -- Jonathan Hartley tartley(a)tartley.com http://tartley.com Made of meat. +44 7737 062 225 twitter/skype: tartley

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Announcing the first London NAO robot hackathon, 21-23 September 2012
by Dave Snowdon Aug. 9, 2012

Aug. 9, 2012

Hi folks You might be interested in this since the main development language of the NAO robot is python (there is a graphical IDE but it's straightforward to call into python). We're hoping to get a mix of python developers and developers on Aldebaran's dev program so we should have plenty of robots at the event - you may have to do at least some of your development with a simulated robot though depending on how many robots we have. We have a very limited number of places though, so please don't sign up unless you're serious about attending. Disclaimer: I'm one of the organisers of this event cheers Dave Announcing the first London NAO Robot Hackathon! UK NAO (www.uknao.com), the UK NAO usergroup is proud to announce that general registration for the first London NAO robot hackathon is now open. We aim to enable mixed teams of NAO developers (paid up members of Aldebaran Robotics developer program) and python hackers to develop cool robotics applications. The hackathon will take place at UCL from 6pm Friday 21st September until 5pm Sunday 23rd September (after which some there’ll be an informal social at a local pub). NAO is a state of the art humanoid robot produced by Aldebaran Robotics (based in Paris, France) who are one of our sponsors. The NAO runtime is Linux-based (the current version is based on Gentoo) and python is the main development language. This hackathon is aimed at experienced python developers only. However, we will be providing an introduction to developing for NAO at the beginning of the hackathon. Thanks to our sponsors (Aldebaran Robotics, Eurisko & O’Reilly) we are able to offer the following prizes for the applications that most impress the judges: - Google Nexus 7 tablet - Karotz smart rabbit (www.karotz.com) <about:blank> - A selection of books from O’Reilly We’ll also be providing lunch & dinner on the Saturday and lunch on Sunday and each participant will receive a London hackathon t-shirt. We only have a very limited number of places. Please DO NOT register for the event unless you are sure to attend. If your plans do change later PLEASE PLEASE let us know (email dave.snowdon(a)gmail.com) so we can free up your place. Schedule - Friday from 6pm: registration, keynote talks, team organisation, social event & dinner (UCL & The Marlborough Arms) - Saturday: Hacking! & breakout sessions - Sunday until 5pm: More hacking, then demonstrations and prize giving. - Sunday from 5pm: Beer at The Marlborough arms Rules - All participants must be physically present during the daytime hacking time (Saturday & Sunday) - All applications must be developed on-site - Prizes are awarded for applications, not people - it’s up to teams to divide the prizes amongst themselves - Teams limited to a maximum of 5 people - The organisers (Carl, Christie, Dave, Joe, Tim) and employees of Aldebaran Robotics can develop (their own) applications during the event but these will not be eligible to win prizes and cannot participate in a team. - In order to gain entry to the venue participants must wear the name badges that will be given to them at registration (Friday evening). How to register Please go here to register for the hackathon http://www.uknao.com/2012-london-hackathon (links to eventbrite) and be sure to choose the correct ticket type (or your registration may be rejected). Since not everyone will be able to access Aldebaran’s forums we’ve created a forum on our site www.uknao.com/ so please also register there. - Looking to join a team or attract team members: http://www.uknao.com/forum/team-building - Discussion of project ideas: http://www.uknao.com/forum/project-discussion - General hackathon chat: http://www.uknao.com/forum/hackathon-general - Questions about writing software for NAO: http://www.uknao.com/forum/nao-development Further information Hackathon venue & hotel info: http://www.uknao.com/location You can find out more about NAO on Aldebaran’s website: http://www.aldebaran-robotics.com/en/Discover-NAO/Key-Features/hardware-pla… see the current version of NAO in action here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNbj2G3GmAo You can find out more about Aldebaran’s developer program here: http://www.aldebaran-robotics.com/en/Solutions/For-Development/developer-pr… (you don’t need to be developer program member to participate in the hackathon). You can download a trial version of Choreographe (the NAO development environment) here: http://www.aldebaran-robotics.com/en/Discover-NAO/Software/choregraphe.html… documentation can be found here: http://developer.aldebaran-robotics.com/doc/1-12/

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Next CamPUG meeting: Tuesday 7th August
by Tony Ibbs Aug. 1, 2012

Aug. 1, 2012

From our google group: The next meeting will be Tuesday 7th August, 7.30pm at RealVNC (http://tinyurl.com/realvncoffices). We normally stop about 9.30pm, and go on to the pub. This will be a dojo/doing stuff meeting. Any ideas on what to do will be welcome, otherwise we'll decide on the day. Meetings after that should be: • Tuesday 4th September, a talks meeting • Tuesday 2nd October, another non-talks meeting • Tuesday 6th November, a talks meeting Don't forget that PyConUK 2012 is 28th Sep - 1st Oct, in Coventry - see http://www.pyconuk.org/ Tibs

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