Mailman 3 April 2015 - python-uk

London Dojo Thursday 7th May
by Gautier HAYOUN April 30, 2015

April 30, 2015

Hi all, The May London Python Code Dojo is happening next week. We've got a new venue: the Mozilla office near Trafalgar Square. We also have a new sponsor for the food and drinks: We Are Wizards. And finally we'll try something new for choosing the ideas: we are going to take the ideas from the signup form, a few from http://programmingpraxis.com/ and pre-moderate them. For the things that don't change, we'll keep our voting method and we should still have an O'Reilly Python related book for the prize draw. Get your ticket at https://ldnpydojo.eventwax.com/london-python-code-dojo-season-6-episode-9 *** Please note that the 7th of May is the day of the General Elections. Polling stations will be closed by the time the Dojo finishes, so make your arrangements to vote beforehand! *** If you want to give a lighting talk send us an email at team(a)ldnpydojo.org.uk I look forward to seeing you all next Thursday! Gautier

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DJUGL - Django User Group London: this evening (April 22th) at 19:00 c/o WayraUK
by a.grandi＠gmail.com April 24, 2015

April 24, 2015

Hi! My current company, Yoyo Wallet, will be hosting the first DJUGL of 2015 in collaboration with Austin Fraser. There will be Python/Django related talks, pizza and beer offered by our sponsor. Sorry for this late notice, but I hope you are still in time to make your plans and come to the event :) We still have around 28 tickets available and you can register and find more informations here http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/djugl-tickets-16561179935 The address is: Yoyo - c/o WayraUK Shropshire House 2-10 Capper Street WC1E 6JA London United Kingdom See you this evening! -- Andrea Grandi - Software Engineer / Qt Ambassador / Nokia Developer Champion website: http://www.andreagrandi.it

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Python Glasgow Talks
by Dougal Matthews April 20, 2015

April 20, 2015

Hey all, tl;dr - tickets: http://python-glasgow-2015-may-talks.eventbrite.co.uk/ We are hosting another night of talks at SkyScanners office on the 12th of May. We have two great talks lined up, they are: Talk 1: Effortless real time apps in Django by Aaron Bassett Aaron discusses how the real-time web is changing the way we interact and collaborate online, and explains easy ways to add real-time functionality to Django websites. Talk 2: Need to download data from a website without an API? Scrape it! by Iain Elder Iain will introduce web scraping, the Scrapy framework, and demo some of the basic features of the Scrapy framework. Full details of the talks can be seen on Eventbrite: http://python-glasgow-2015-may-talks.eventbrite.co.uk/ There are 40 places and last time we had a full house, so don't delay in getting your ticket! Dougal

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Re: [python-uk] python-uk Digest, Vol 140, Issue 6
by Joe Metcalfe April 18, 2015

April 18, 2015

I'm at 'Hacking the Curriculum' today (at BCS in London) where we are starting to write a WikiBook "KS3 Computing". On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 11:00 AM, <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 > https://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. Re: Python in education (SW) > 2. Re: Python in education (Andy Robinson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 12:56:57 +0100 > From: SW <walker_s(a)hotmail.co.uk> > To: python-uk(a)python.org > Subject: Re: [python-uk] Python in education > Message-ID: <BLU436-SMTP83446E3C17176809D3F1A4B8E30(a)phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"; format=flowed > > It has certainly started off well, but now I need to get back to doing > the stuff that gets me paid for the afternoon so I'll have to read more > later. > > Perhaps the people at O'Reilly have decided that they'll be out of > business in 10 years? If not, their higher ups should really understand > that trying to promote better technical education in schools will > increase the attractiveness of their offerings over time. > > There I go bringing this 'logic' thing in again. I'll stop! > > S > > Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 16:09:02 +0100 > > From: "Nicholas H.Tollervey" <ntoll(a)ntoll.org> > > To: python-uk(a)python.org > > Subject: [python-uk] Python in Education - now available > > Message-ID: <552FD08E.70700(a)ntoll.org> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > Apologies for the shameless plug, but I just realised I've not mentioned > > this to anyone in the UK! > > > > My FREE short report for O'Reilly on Python in Education is available > here: > > > > http://www.oreilly.com/programming/free/python-in-education.csp > > > > If lots of people download it then O'Reilly might finally get the > > message that tech-education is an important sub-category (my editor is > > trying to push this but seems to hit blank faces from higher-ups, > > apparently number of unique downloads matters). ;-) > > > > Many many thanks to UK based Pythonistas: Carrie Anne Philbin, Naomi > > Ceder and Tim Golden for their proof reading of an early version. > > > > All feedback most welcome! > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Nicholas. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2015 13:15:26 +0100 > From: Andy Robinson <andy(a)reportlab.com> > To: UK Python Users <python-uk(a)python.org> > Subject: Re: [python-uk] Python in education > Message-ID: > < > CABjtApsPuhoNdLpH9Pe3_tKiu9nZ4neTvmR1r85ffrGPFkQAnw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Does anyone know what textbooks are being used for the new computing > GCSE, which apparently uses Python? > > This must be the best opportunity ever for a few good Python authors > and for O'Reilly - or another publisher who beats them to it ;-) > > - Andy > > > > > > On 17 April 2015 at 12:56, SW <walker_s(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > > It has certainly started off well, but now I need to get back to doing > the > > stuff that gets me paid for the afternoon so I'll have to read more > later. > > > > Perhaps the people at O'Reilly have decided that they'll be out of > business > > in 10 years? If not, their higher ups should really understand that > trying > > to promote better technical education in schools will increase the > > attractiveness of their offerings over time. > > > > There I go bringing this 'logic' thing in again. I'll stop! > > > > S > >> > >> Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 16:09:02 +0100 > >> From: "Nicholas H.Tollervey" <ntoll(a)ntoll.org> > >> To: python-uk(a)python.org > >> Subject: [python-uk] Python in Education - now available > >> Message-ID: <552FD08E.70700(a)ntoll.org> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > >> > >> Hi Folks, > >> > >> Apologies for the shameless plug, but I just realised I've not mentioned > >> this to anyone in the UK! > >> > >> My FREE short report for O'Reilly on Python in Education is available > >> here: > >> > >> http://www.oreilly.com/programming/free/python-in-education.csp > >> > >> If lots of people download it then O'Reilly might finally get the > >> message that tech-education is an important sub-category (my editor is > >> trying to push this but seems to hit blank faces from higher-ups, > >> apparently number of unique downloads matters). ;-) > >> > >> Many many thanks to UK based Pythonistas: Carrie Anne Philbin, Naomi > >> Ceder and Tim Golden for their proof reading of an early version. > >> > >> All feedback most welcome! > >> > >> Best wishes, > >> > >> Nicholas. > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > python-uk mailing list > > python-uk(a)python.org > > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > python-uk mailing list > python-uk(a)python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk > > > ------------------------------ > > End of python-uk Digest, Vol 140, Issue 6 > ***************************************** >

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Re: [python-uk] Python in education
by SW April 17, 2015

April 17, 2015

It has certainly started off well, but now I need to get back to doing the stuff that gets me paid for the afternoon so I'll have to read more later. Perhaps the people at O'Reilly have decided that they'll be out of business in 10 years? If not, their higher ups should really understand that trying to promote better technical education in schools will increase the attractiveness of their offerings over time. There I go bringing this 'logic' thing in again. I'll stop! S > Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 16:09:02 +0100 > From: "Nicholas H.Tollervey" <ntoll(a)ntoll.org> > To: python-uk(a)python.org > Subject: [python-uk] Python in Education - now available > Message-ID: <552FD08E.70700(a)ntoll.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi Folks, > > Apologies for the shameless plug, but I just realised I've not mentioned > this to anyone in the UK! > > My FREE short report for O'Reilly on Python in Education is available here: > > http://www.oreilly.com/programming/free/python-in-education.csp > > If lots of people download it then O'Reilly might finally get the > message that tech-education is an important sub-category (my editor is > trying to push this but seems to hit blank faces from higher-ups, > apparently number of unique downloads matters). ;-) > > Many many thanks to UK based Pythonistas: Carrie Anne Philbin, Naomi > Ceder and Tim Golden for their proof reading of an early version. > > All feedback most welcome! > > Best wishes, > > Nicholas. > >

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Python in Education - now available
by Nicholas H.Tollervey April 16, 2015

April 16, 2015

Hi Folks, Apologies for the shameless plug, but I just realised I've not mentioned this to anyone in the UK! My FREE short report for O'Reilly on Python in Education is available here: http://www.oreilly.com/programming/free/python-in-education.csp If lots of people download it then O'Reilly might finally get the message that tech-education is an important sub-category (my editor is trying to push this but seems to hit blank faces from higher-ups, apparently number of unique downloads matters). ;-) Many many thanks to UK based Pythonistas: Carrie Anne Philbin, Naomi Ceder and Tim Golden for their proof reading of an early version. All feedback most welcome! Best wishes, Nicholas.

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Summer Academy on Computational Modelling in June - registration open now.
by Fangohr H. April 13, 2015

April 13, 2015

Hi Pythonistas, the one-week workshop described below in Southampton is centered around Python in Science and Engineering (in particular for Computational Modelling and simulation, but also visualisation and [big] data processing). Of particular interest for this community may be the course on IPython (Fernando Perez and his team will be delivering this), the course on Pandas and the course on Python based dolfin finite element library. Other courses, such as the VTK/Paraview course will teach scripting of VTK/Paraview from Python, and even the courses closer to hardware will use Python where possible (PyCUDA etc). Places are subsidised for PhD students (at 25 pounds, full cost ~550 pounds). More details in summary and links below. Best wishes, Hans Welcome to the NGCM Summer Academy Welcome to the webpages of the Summer Academy<http://ngcm.soton.ac.uk/summer-academy> of the EPSRC<http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/> Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Next Generation Computational Modelling<http://ngcm.soton.ac.uk/>. The inaugural NGCM Summer Academy will be held at the University of Southampton from Sunday, 21 June to Friday, 26 June 2015. The NGCM Summer Academy is a one-week event bringing together PhD students from across the UK who work on computer simulation of science and engineering problems, and want to extend their training through the workshops available at the Summer Academy. The training is delivered by world-leading experts and key developers of the relevant software tools, and includes 3-day courses on IPython and the IPyton Notebook<http://ngcm.soton.ac.uk/summer-academy/ipython.html>, VTK and Paraview<http://ngcm.soton.ac.uk/summer-academy/vtkparaview.html>, and GPU programming using CUDA<http://ngcm.soton.ac.uk/summer-academy/nvidia.html>, and 2-day courses on the Pandas Python library for data handling<http://ngcm.soton.ac.uk/summer-academy/pandas.html>, Azure Cloud Computing<http://ngcm.soton.ac.uk/summer-academy/azure.html>, Programming the Intel Xeon Phi<http://ngcm.soton.ac.uk/summer-academy/intelphi.html> and Fenics and dolfin multiphysics finite element suite<http://ngcm.soton.ac.uk/summer-academy/fenics.html> Prerequisites vary from course to course, but generally include at least some programming experience. Prior to the main programme outlined above, we offer a course aimed at those just starting with computational work. This course provides a more basic introduction to Python, version control and testing<http://ngcm.soton.ac.uk/summer-academy/basics.html> and can be attended separately as a one-day event. The NGCM summer school offers 50 subsidised spaces available to UK PhD students working with computational modelling. General registration will open on 1 April 2015. There is a nominal attendance fee of £25 (or £5 for the one-day introductory course). For further information please visit the Summer Academy’s webpage at http://ngcm.soton.ac.uk/summer-academy/, or register here<http://ngcm.soton.ac.uk/summer-academy/registration.html>. -- Dr Susanne Ufermann Centre Manager EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Next Generation Computational Modelling Engineering and the Environment Southampton Boldrewood Innovation Campus Southampton SO16 7QF United Kingdom www: http://www.ngcm.soton.ac.uk<http://www.ngcm.soton.ac.uk/> e: ngcm(a)soton.ac.uk<mailto:ngcm@soton.ac.uk> p: +44 (0) 23 8059 1272

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Announcing: London Dojo Thursday 9th April
by Tom Viner April 8, 2015

April 8, 2015

Hi all, For April's Dojo we'll be with Skimlinks, in their office just North of Old Street. As usual we'll have pizza, drinks and all the group coding you can manage. We'll have a couple of lightning talks too. There'll also be the prize draw for a random O'Reilly Python book. Get your tickets while they're hot - especially if you've never come before, we really welcome everyone: *https://ldnpydojo.eventwax.com/london-python-code-dojo-season-6-episode-8 <https://ldnpydojo.eventwax.com/london-python-code-dojo-season-6-episode-8>* If you need any more information (or want to volunteer as a "cat herder" of a dojo), contact the team via Twitter: @ldnpydojo <https://twitter.com/ldnpydojo> or via email team(a)ldnpydojo.org.uk Look forward to seeing you all next Thursday. Tom @tomviner

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Sponsorship liaison for PyCon UK
by Peter Inglesby April 7, 2015

April 7, 2015

Hello world! The PyCon UK committee is looking for a volunteer to oversee liaison with sponsors for this year's conference. In particular, we're looking for somebody to keep track of our relationships with sponsors, and to ensure that sponsors' needs are looked after before and during the conference. If you're interested in helping out, please get in touch with us at pyconuk-adm(a)python.org. Thanks, Peter.

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