Mailman 3 December 2013 - python-uk

hexagonal Django
by Jonathan Hartley Sept. 11, 2014

Sept. 11, 2014

The last few weeks I've been thinking about the architectural pattern known as Clean, Onion, Hexagonal, or Ports'n'Adaptors <http://blog.8thlight.com/uncle-bob/2012/08/13/the-clean-architecture.html> (http://blog.8thlight.com/uncle-bob/2012/08/13/the-clean-architecture.html). I'm curious if many people are applying it in the Django world? I haven't, yet, but I'm thinking of refactoring a vertical slice of our monster Django app into this style, and I'd love to hear if you think it's crazy / brilliant / obvious / old-hat, etc. Jonathan -- Jonathan Hartley tartley(a)tartley.com http://tartley.com Made of meat. +44 7737 062 225 twitter/skype: tartley

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Re: [python-uk] Don't be afraid to commit - a free Python/Django workshop (Cardiff)
by craig astill July 4, 2014

July 4, 2014

I would be interested in this. craig > A hands-on workshop for Python/Django developers who would like to > contribute > more to the projects they use, but need more grounding in some of the tools > required. > > What's in it for you > ==================== > > As well as helping to put you in a position to commit successfully to > collaborative projects, the workshop's emphasis on using virtualenv/pip and > git will help you manage your own work in a more streamlined and efficient > way. > > The automate testing tutorial - the most substantial component of the > workshop > - will help you develop your software faster, better and more easily. > > What we'll cover > ================ > > The workshop will take participants through the complete cycle of > identifying > a simple issue in a Django or Python project, writing a patch with tests > and > documentation, and submitting it. > > The workshop will take you through the use of: > > * virtualenv and pip > * git (and GitHub) > * running and writing tests for Python applications > * writing and building documentation using Sphinx > * submitting a pull request > > A workbook and reference guide will be provided to support the workshop. > > What you need to know > ===================== > > The workshop is open to anyone, but places will be limited. > > Date: a weekday morning or afternoon in February or March 2012 > Venue: Cardiff University > Attendance fee: none > > Let me know if you'd like to attend! > > Daniele >

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Django Weekend Cardiff
by Daniele Procida Dec. 20, 2013

Dec. 20, 2013

As you may already be aware, tickets for Django Weekend Cardiff <http://djangoweekend.org> sold out in three weeks. If you were hoping to attend, please add your name to the waitlist as soon as possible: <http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/django-weekend-cardiff-tickets-9387106087?aff…> We know a lot of people are disappointed, and we are considering our options for moving the event to a larger venue. This is going to involve quite a lot of extra work, and it has budget implications too. The more people who have signed up to the waitlist, the stronger the case for we have for doing that. Another way to help make it easier for us is to step forward as a sponsor. Our sponsors are not a luxury or an extra, they are making the event possible. To give you an idea of what sponsorship means: ticket price: £60 cost of meals and refreshments per attendee: considerably more than £60 The difference between the two is just one of the things that sponsorship covers. In short, having more attendees requires more sponsorship in order to maintain the same quality of experience. Please keep an eye on our website for updates. Many thanks for all the interest and support for this event from around the world. Daniele

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Free Python and Django tutorials at Django Weekend Cardiff
by Daniele Procida Dec. 17, 2013

Dec. 17, 2013

All tutorials are free and open to anyone - not just conference attendees - and will be held on 7th February 2014, as part of Django Weekend Cardiff. You'll be able to register for these (and others, as they are confirmed) soon. Test-driven web development with Python (Harry Percival) <https://djangoweekend.org/event/test-driven-development/> For programmers who need to get started - or who need to get better - with automated testing, using Python, Selenium, Django, JavaScript and more. Tornado and Friends (Wes Mason) <https://djangoweekend.org/event/tornado-and-friends/> Tornado is a battle tested, pythonic and blazing fast asynchronous web server/framework; in this workshop we'll create a Tornado application and integrate it with Django. Getting started with Django (Peter Inglesby) <https://djangoweekend.org/event/getting-started-django/> A hands-on tutorial to guide you through your first steps with Django by building a simple web application. Venue: Cardiff University Main Building Don't be afraid to commit (Daniele Procida) <https://djangoweekend.org/event/afraid-to-commit/> A workshop/tutorial for Python/Django developers who would like to contribute more to the projects they use, but need more grounding in some of the tools required. Regards, Daniele

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Next CamPUG meeting: Tue 7th Jan 2014
by Tony Ibbs Dec. 10, 2013

Dec. 10, 2013

As posted to our google group: The next Cambridge Python User Group meeting will be Tuesday 7th January, 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. As always, advance notice of any talks will be warmly welcomed Meetings after that will be: • Tuesday 4th February, a doing stuff meeting • Tuesday 4th March, another talks meeting • Tuesday 1st April, a doing stuff meeting I hope all of you have a Merry Christmas (or other festival) and a Happy New Year, Tibs

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Robots from the Dojo
by Harry Percival Dec. 9, 2013

Dec. 9, 2013

For anyone that attended the London Python Dojo last week, here's the code for all the robots: https://github.com/hjwp/ldnpydojorobots For anyone that didn't, check out http://robotgame.org/ (site is currently down, sadly, but i'm sure will be back up soon). It's a fun site where you program a robot AI in Python, and then you can submit it for a deathmatch of a team of your robots against someone else's... (while trying to find info about why the site was down, i found out it has its own subreddit. cool. http://www.reddit.com/r/robotgame) (i accidentally the test kit. If anyone has a copy and wants to add it to the repo, pull request away, then ppl can have a play even while the site is down...) *Oh, incidentally, I can't remember if I mentioned during the Dojo, but I'm writing a book, it's nearing completion, and I'm just dying to get a few more people to read it and suggest improvements before it ships off to be printed. More info at http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com <http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com>. There is, and always will be, a complete, free, CC-licensed version available.* -- ------------------------------ Harry J.W. Percival ------------------------------ Twitter: @hjwp Mobile: +44 (0) 78877 02511 Skype: harry.percival

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Oxford Python: Wheels
by George Hickman Dec. 4, 2013

Dec. 4, 2013

Hello all, Tomorrow evening Oxford Python will be having a Wheel themed meeting. Rather than do talks on the subject we'd like to promote discussion around the topic and attempt to fill in any blanks we can. Details are on Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/oxfordpython/events/151212952/ Follow on Twitter for any last minute updates: https://twitter.com/oxfordpython Hope to see you there! George

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Micropython for microcontrollers
by Sandy Dec. 3, 2013

Dec. 3, 2013

Had this pointed out to me yesterday, and controlling robotics with a python interactive shell seemed too cool to pass up. Http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/214379695/micro-python-python-for-micro… So, a step towards making a real Iron Python? S

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New group?
by Mark Lawrence Dec. 3, 2013

Dec. 3, 2013

Good evening, I think I'm correct in saying that the nearest groups to me are London, Brighton, Reading or Bristol, as I'm literally on the south coast on the Dorset/Hampshire border. If I'm right would there be any interest in forming a local group based around Upstart Newtown aka Bournemouth or maybe Southampton? Failing that I could always start my own one man group. As I live in the district of Mudeford this would obviously have to be called MudPy or MudePy :) -- My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask what you can do for our language. Mark Lawrence

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Django Weekend Cardiff - call for papers
by Daniele Procida Dec. 1, 2013

Dec. 1, 2013

Django Weekend Cardiff <https://djangoweekend.org> - the first-ever Django conference in the UK - will take place from the 7th to the 9th February 2014, for three days of talks, tutorials, code sprints and clinics. The conference is Django-focused, but all aspects of Python fall within its remit. We invite members of the Python/Django communities to submit their talk and other proposals for the event: <https://djangoweekend.org/programme/>. Talks ----- Do you have something to share with the rest of the community? Proposals on any subject are welcomed, at any level of technical expertise. Tell us about your experiments, discoveries, solutions, achievements and other adventures. <http://tinyurl.com/djangoweekendpapers> The deadline for proposals is the end of Monday 6th January 2014, GMT. Feel free to submit more than one! Workshops & tutorials --------------------- The first day of this event will be dedicated to tutorials, workshops and demonstrations, some of which will be open the wider public. Can you lead a tutorial, on a Python or Django topic? Can you demonstrate the power of Django to people who don't know about it? Do you have an application or product or service that you'd like to showcase? Just let us know: <info(a)djangoweekend.org>. We're open to all kinds of suggestions, and especially ideas we haven't even thought of. Sprints & clinics ----------------- No Django or Python event would be complete without code sprints. There'll be a Django sprint, led by at least a couple of core Django developers. We'd like to get as many people as possible to stay for the sprints, and particularly new people who haven't taken part before. To encourage people to join in: * we'll be supporting the sprints with a "Don't be afraid to commit" workshop on the tutorials day, aimed specially at those who would like to take part but aren't sure they have the skills - yet * we'll be holding code clinics alongside the sprints, where you can put your questions or problems to a Python or Django expert A particular clinic might run for minutes 45 or an hour or so. If you like to offer a clinic on a particular subject, or even a general one, please get in touch: <info(a)djangoweekend.org>. We'd love to hear from you. On behalf of Django Weekend Cardiff, Daniele

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