Mailman 3 May 2016 - python-uk

London Dojo postponed a week
by Tom Viner May 26, 2016

May 26, 2016

Morning all, Just to let South-East Englander's know: to avoid clashing with PyCon, June's Dojo is postponed a week, to the 9th of June. And I can reveal that Bank of America will be our hosts! Expect ticket availability in a week. While I'm here, two extra messages: If you've been to a dojo before and fancy having a go at cat herding, please drop us a line at team(a)ldnpydojo.org.uk or have a word in person. As well as organising the task picking and teams on the night, there's just a few emails like this one to be sent. It's both a public service in that it keeps the dojo renewed with organisers, it tops up your public speaking skills and doesn't look bad on your CV to boot. It's not hard, we'll provide full guidance on what's required (which isn't much), and you get to skip the queue for tickets :-) Secondly, if your company fancies hosting the dojo at your office, drop us a line at team(a)ldnpydojo.org.uk Cheers, Tom

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Coding "Bootcamps"
by John May 24, 2016

May 24, 2016

Hi all, A philosopher friend of mine wants to transition into working as a software developer (paying work in philosophy being a bit rare). He lives in London, and is considering signing up for one of the Coding "Bootcamps" that various organisations run. I wondered if any of you have any recommendations you could make, and indeed whether any of these bootcamps teach Python? Thanks, John

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Local User Groups
by Steve Holden May 23, 2016

May 23, 2016

Hi all, Just a quick reminder that if you are running a Local User Group you might want to list it on this page: https://wiki.python.org/moin/LocalUserGroups#United_Kingdom. Since it's a wiki it's fairly easy to get permission to edit the pages, and thus publicise your group to anyone who might come looking. Steve Holden

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Re: [python-uk] python-uk Digest, Vol 153, Issue 9
by Sophie Hendley May 20, 2016

May 20, 2016

I'm just a lowly recruiter but what I can tell you is my clients view on things like Makers Academy etc has certainly become more positive of late. With the skills gap growing, I certainly think it's worth your friend giving it a go. On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 5:00 PM, <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: Coding "Bootcamps" (PyUK(a)getaroundtoit.co.uk) > 2. Re: Coding "Bootcamps" (Mark Lawrence) > 3. Re: Coding "Bootcamps" (PyUK(a)getaroundtoit.co.uk) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 19 May 2016 06:49:03 +1200 > From: PyUK(a)getaroundtoit.co.uk > To: UK Python Users <python-uk(a)python.org> > Subject: Re: [python-uk] Coding "Bootcamps" > Message-ID: <573CB91F.3090205(a)getaroundtoit.co.uk> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed > > On 19/05/16 00:27, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote: > > On 18/05/16 12:57, Steve Holden wrote: > >> No, it's chaotic here. And you? S > >> > >> Steve Holden > >> > > > > I'm fine. Working from home today so avoiding the London commute. > > =now why didn't I think of that? > > > > #off-by-one > > =off by 12,000 miles... > > -- > Regards, > =dn > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 18 May 2016 22:50:16 +0100 > From: Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy(a)yahoo.co.uk> > To: python-uk(a)python.org > Subject: Re: [python-uk] Coding "Bootcamps" > Message-ID: <nhio2t$fov$1(a)ger.gmane.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed > > On 18/05/2016 10:59, John via python-uk wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > A philosopher friend of mine wants to transition into working as a > > software developer (paying work in philosophy being a bit rare). He > > lives in London, and is considering signing up for one of the Coding > > "Bootcamps" that various organisations run. I wondered if any of you > > have any recommendations you could make, and indeed whether any of these > > bootcamps teach Python? > > > > Thanks, > > > > John > > > > Along with the other answers this > > http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/coaches-needed-for-python-bootcamp-pycon-… > might be of interest. > > -- > My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask > what you can do for our language. > > Mark Lawrence > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 19 May 2016 09:55:21 +1200 > From: PyUK(a)getaroundtoit.co.uk > To: UK Python Users <python-uk(a)python.org> > Subject: Re: [python-uk] Coding "Bootcamps" > Message-ID: <573CE4C9.9060101(a)getaroundtoit.co.uk> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed > > > For what it's worth... my degrees in music and philosophy are the best > > > > My computing degree, on the other hand, is completely out of date and > > > >>> My degrees are in econometrics and theology, and I also somehow found > >> > >> Boton about what philosophy is and whether it's useful. From memory, > > What a learned bunch! > > No wonder I miss attending those London meetings so much - Tim spilling > (beautiful) soup across my tie, Andy recording the event for posterity > (in a .PDF),... > - with apologies to Terry Pratchett and the dining hall at Unseen > University > > -- > Regards, > =dn > > > ------------------------------ > > 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 153, Issue 9 > ***************************************** > -- Sophie Hendley| Principal Consultant| Digital Vision *M:* 07505145903 *E: *sophie.hendley(a)digvis.co.uk *W:* www.digvis.co.uk Sponsor me please!!!!- https://www.justgiving.com/sophiehendley/

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New Southampton PUG: talk about Matplotlib 2.0, Thursday 19th May
by Thomas Kluyver May 11, 2016

May 11, 2016

Hi all, We are starting up a Python User Group in Southampton. Next Thursday, the 19th of May, we'll have core Matplotlib developer Jens Nielsen talking to us about Matplotlib 2.0. Python's most popular plotting library is getting a major overhaul of its default plot styles. The new 'viridis' colour map, designed around human visual perception, was already used for a key figure in the paper announcing the discovery of gravitational waves earlier this year. If you're in or near Southampton, come along and get the inside story! When: 6pm, 19 May 2016 Where: Nuffield Theatre (Southampton Uni Building 6), room 1083 We will also be having lightning talks, up to 5 minutes each, with a suggested theme of plotting and visualisation. If you want to do a lightning talk, please let me know. Refreshments will be provided, and the conversation will continue in a pub after the meeting proper. :-) All the information about the group is available at: http://southampton-python.github.io/ If you'd like to hear about future meetings, please sign up to our low traffic Google group: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/southampton-python-user-group Finally, we're looking for speakers for future events - if you'd be happy to give a talk, please let me know. If you live in London, it's quite possible to get the train back after the talk and be home by 10. Or spend an hour in the pub and still be home by 11! Thanks, Thomas

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Network Zero at the London Dojo
by Tim Golden May 6, 2016

May 6, 2016

Thanks to everyone who took Network Zero for a spin at yesterday's Dojo. I've done a brief write-up here: http://ramblings.timgolden.me.uk/2016/05/06/networkzero-at-the-london-pytho… If any of you are willing to share the examples you created, please ping me a repo or a tarball or whatever. If you saw particular issues or problems, please feel free to raise an issue on Github [1] or just email me / tweet at me [2]. Thanks again for being guinea pigs TJG [1] https://github.com/tjguk/networkzero/issues [2] https://twitter.com/tjguk

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