Mailman 3 September 2016 - python-uk

Next CamPUG meeting: Tue 4th Oct 2016
by Tibs Sept. 29, 2016

Sept. 29, 2016

The next CamPUG (Cambridge Python User Group) meeting will be on Tuesday 4th October at 7pm, in the Raspberry Pi offices, top floor of 30 Station Road, CB1 2JH Those of us who went to PyConUK will reminisce about the conference, and talk about what was especially good/interesting, and probably try to convince you that you should go next year. I may have some slides, but we may not need them. Afterwards, some people will undoubtedly go on to the pub. Please note that we are now on meetup.com, at http://www.meetup.com/CamPUG/. If possible, please RSVP there for meetings so we have an idea of numbers. As an incentive, there's normally more detail about each meeting there, and you can also find out about future meetings. Tweeting may occur at https://twitter.com/campython Tibs

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London Python Dojo - 6th October
by Daniel Pope Sept. 29, 2016

Sept. 29, 2016

The next London Python dojo will be on the 6th of October, courtesy of GoCardless - 3rd floor, 338-346 Goswell Road, London, EC1V 7LQ. The office is wheelchair accessible and will be serving Basilico pizza and beer. Arrive from 6:30pm for our usual mix of pizza and beer and socialising and hacking and silliness. For more details, and to register for a free ticket: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-python-code-dojo-season-8-episode-2-t… Hope to see you there!

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Python/Django backend developer looking for the next challenge in London
by a.grandi＠gmail.com Sept. 29, 2016

Sept. 29, 2016

Hi! Some of you already know me (from Python Dojo, PyCon etc...), for everyone else I introduce myself. My name is Andrea Grandi and I've been working as Python/Django backend developer for the last 4 years of my career. I'm now looking for my next challenge. If your company is hiring and it's in London, you can have a look at my CV here https://www.andreagrandi.it/curriculum/ I don't mean to be picky, but location is an important factor for me as I currently commute from Ashford (Kent) and I will have to live here for the next 9-10 months. I currently commute to Paddington and it's perfectly fine (just as an example). Also, I have a strong preference for backend only roles. My main skill is Python (with experience of Django, Django Rest Framework and Flask), but I wouldn't mind to pick/learn additional languages like (in order of preference) Go or Rust. If I had to be full stack, my perfect combination would be Python for the backend and iOS/Swift (which I'm currently learning) for mobile development. Last but not least: I'm not considering to work with any recruiter (of course I'm not talking about internal recruiters) at the moment. Please do not contact me if you work for an external recruitment agency, thanks! For any question, please contact me privately, thanks. Cheers -- Andrea Grandi - Software Engineer Website: https://www.andreagrandi.it Twitter: https://twitter.com/andreagrandi GitHub: https://github.com/andreagrandi PGP: 7238 74F6 886D 5994 323F 1781 8CFB 47AD C384 F0CC

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Southampton - Robotic Sailing talk, Monday 3rd October
by Thomas Kluyver Sept. 27, 2016

Sept. 27, 2016

Hi all, The next Southampton Python User Group meeting will be on Monday, with a talk about robotic sailing: When: 6pm, Monday 3rd October Where: Room 1083, Nuffield Theatre (Building 6), University of Southampton. (Right by the university bus interchange, if you're coming on public transport) The speaker, Sophia Schillai, led a team from the University which earlier this month won the small boats class of the World Robotic Sailing Championship in Portugal. As usual, after the talk there will be a chance to give lightning talks - the suggested theme is robots, sensors, and code that interacts with the physical world. If you'd like to give a brief (maximum five minutes) talk, please let me know! Refreshments will be provided, and we'll go to a nearby pub afterwards for drinks and food. Best wishes, Thomas ----- Sophia led a team from the University of Southampton which recently won the World Robotic Sailing Competition (Micro Sailboat class). Come and hear about how we used Python to make a boat sail itself, including: - Why is it so hard to make a robot sail? - What happened to us at the World Robotic Sailing Championship (besides winning it)? - Who are ROS and Brian? - What tools did we combine to make the Black Python sail?

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Build Something- London Python Project Nights
by S Walker Sept. 23, 2016

Sept. 23, 2016

(cross posted from the build something mailing list in case anyone here is interested) Good morning, The next Build Something will be next Wednesday- sorry for the late notice, just giving people a little time to recover from PyconUK! RSVP at: https://www.meetup.com/London-Python-Project-Nights/events/234327502/ It's the SW1 Broadway, not the East London (or any other) one. With many thanks to BMLL Technologies Ltd, and Steve Holden, for agreeing to provide a place for us to meet. As a side note, Steve has said that he'll have a bunch of hardware (of the burning-your-fingers-with-solder variety) there for anyone interested in playing with that. If you're not sure how to get started or worried that all you'll be able to produce is magic smoke, he has also quite graciously said that he is willing to provide an introduction. So, if you want to get a quick introduction to some electronics, or work on an existing (or new) project, please come along! Thanks, S

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Educator-Developer forum
by Leo Huckvale Sept. 20, 2016

Sept. 20, 2016

Hi all, At the "Adopt a Teacher/Developer" session at PyCon UK last weekend, I and a couple of other developers met with a teacher who suggested building a forum/portal/Q&A site for educators and developers to interact. The main aims of this would be to provide somewhere: - where educators could go and ask questions from developers (at *any* level, without fear, and preferably at short notice) - to continue "ed-dev" dialogue from PyCon throughout the year - to build a community around teaching Python in schools It was suggested to me that this might fit somewhere under the PSF mantle, and that there are already plans afoot to build an education site there. One of our number is currently setting up an Askbot site, so we can get a few developers and educators on board and see how it goes. Please get in touch if you have any comments or know of any similar projects, or if you want to join in the fun as an educator or developer! Best regards, Leo Huckvale

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AdRoc Group | Python Developer
by Sam Suleyman Sept. 20, 2016

Sept. 20, 2016

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Re: [python-uk] python-uk Digest, Vol 157, Issue 13
by Andy Idiaghe Sept. 19, 2016

Sept. 19, 2016

Thx guys 2016-09-19 17:00 GMT+01:00 <python-uk-request(a)python.org>: > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2016 10:19:33 +0100 > From: Tim Golden <mail(a)timgolden.me.uk> > To: UK Python Users <python-uk(a)python.org> > Subject: [python-uk] PyCon UK videos > Message-ID: <45ddd9a8-c96e-34d3-8ba7-f363949e312d(a)timgolden.me.uk> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > For those who couldn't make it to the Conference, or (like me) were at > the Conference but couldn't attend many talks, the videos are up already: > > https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChA9XP_feY1-1oSy2L7acog/videos > > TJG > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2016 09:32:04 +0000 > From: Alistair Broomhead <alistair.broomhead(a)gmail.com> > To: UK Python Users <python-uk(a)python.org> > Subject: Re: [python-uk] PyCon UK videos > Message-ID: > <CADocXU8EDHceGuLKXa64-bwp5FqtvjCPWpn=gaUZM1ksWKx0HQ@ > mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Awesome, thanks for sharing this Tim! > > On Mon, 19 Sep 2016, 10:20 Tim Golden, <mail(a)timgolden.me.uk> wrote: > > > For those who couldn't make it to the Conference, or (like me) were at > > the Conference but couldn't attend many talks, the videos are up already: > > > > https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChA9XP_feY1-1oSy2L7acog/videos > > > > TJG > > _______________________________________________ > > python-uk mailing list > > python-uk(a)python.org > > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk > > >

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PyCon UK videos
by Tim Golden Sept. 19, 2016

Sept. 19, 2016

For those who couldn't make it to the Conference, or (like me) were at the Conference but couldn't attend many talks, the videos are up already: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChA9XP_feY1-1oSy2L7acog/videos TJG

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PyConUK Saturday supper
by michael＠grazebrook.com Sept. 17, 2016

Sept. 17, 2016

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