Mailman 3 - Pythonedu-wg

Introduction
by Aditya Bholah 23 Oct '22

23 Oct '22

Hello all, I am Aditya, a junior data analyst in Mauritius and also recently registered myself as a managing member at PSF. I have been using Python for a very long time as my primary programming language for both work and personal projects. I would love to contribute in any way possible to the Python Project and help inspire more people to know about the project and what PSF does. It would be great if anyone and let me know how can I help in this working group. Cheers From Mauritius, [image: photo] *Aditya Bholah* Junior Data Analyst, LSL Digital, La Sentinelle Ltd. (+230) 2068581 <(+230)+2068581> | (+230) 57587306 <(+230)+57587306> | aditya(a)lsl.digital www.lsl.digital Rue Des Oursin, Tombeau Bay, Mauritius , Indian Ocean <https://www.facebook.com/aditya.bholah07> <https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishikesh-bholah-91b8b3137/> <https://twitter.com/aditya_bholah> <https://www.instagram.com/aditya.bholah/>

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Status of this list
by Naomi Ceder 03 May '22

03 May '22

Hi everyone (especially new members), This list was created several years ago to focus on practical initiatives for Python in Education (as opposed to the edu-sig list which could get more theoretical). Sadly this list has become one of those abandoned mailing lists I referenced in my PyCon keynote on Sunday. HOWEVER, if anyone would like to use this list as a rallying point for a project, please do so. Cheers, Naomi and now back to <crickets> ;-) -- Naomi Ceder @NaomiCeder • https://www.naomiceder.tech https://www.manning.com/books/the-quick-python-book-third-edition

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Work Group Members
by Betsy Waliszewski 03 Dec '21

03 Dec '21

Hi, Can you add a list of your members to the wiki page: https://wiki.python.org/psf/PythonEduWG? We've had several requests from people wanting to upgrade their membership and they list themselves as education work group members. I just want to confirm that they are members. I think there is some confusion in the form about the field "Project(s) or Working Group(s)". Some people may interpret it as "I have an interest in . . ." rather than "I'm a member currently working in the . . .". Thanks for your help. Betsy -- Betsy Waliszewski *Pronouns: she/her/hers* Event Planner / Sponsorship Coordinator @ThePSF As a non-profit organization, the PSF depends on sponsorships and donations to support the Python community. Check out our Annual Impact Report for more details: https://www.python.org/psf/annual-report/2019/ Please contribute to the PSF; we can't continue our work without your support! https://www.python.org/psf/donations/

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RFC: New/update the Docs Sphinx theme: responsive, edit page links,
by Wes Turner 24 Sep '21

24 Sep '21

Where would be the best place to discuss or just improve the CPython docs sphinx theme? What would Python need in a {PyData,} Sphinx theme fork: - [ ] ENH: add <edit on github> links to every docs page - [ ] ENH: responsive breakpoints for mobile devices - [ ] ENH: responsive fonts - [ ] ENH: toggle-able dark theme - [ ] ENH: interactive code examples (in WASM with pyodide like JupyterLite) - [ ] ENH?: Two sidebars: {Global TOC} {Content} {Document TOC} The PyData theme [bandwagon, feature justification, maintenance burden justification] Src: https://github.com/pydata/pydata-sphinx-theme Docs: https://pydata-sphinx-theme.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ ```quote Other sites that are using this theme: - Pandas: https://pandas.pydata.org/docs/ - NumPy: https://numpy.org/doc/stable/ - SciPy: https://scipy.github.io/devdocs/ - NetworkX: https://networkx.org/documentation/latest/ - Bokeh: https://docs.bokeh.org/en/latest/ - JupyterHub and Binder: https://docs.mybinder.org/, http://z2jh.jupyter.org/en/latest/, https://repo2docker.readthedocs.io/en/latest/, https://jupyterhub-team-compass.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ - Jupyter Book beta version uses an extension of this theme: https://beta.jupyterbook.org - Fairlearn: https://fairlearn.org/main/about/ ``` The sphinx-book-theme theme (Jupyter Book theme) has a few possibly necessary features for the {CPython, Devguide, *} docs: https://github.com/executablebooks/sphinx-book-theme https://sphinx-book-theme.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ :: ```quote A Sphinx theme with a clean design, support for interactive content, and a modern book-like look and feel. Flexible content layout: Inspired by beautiful online books, such as the Edward Tufte CSS guide Visual classes designed for Jupyter Notebooks: Cell inputs, outputs, and interactive functionality are all supported. Launch buttons for online interactivity: For pages that are built with computational material, connect your site to an online BinderHub for interactive content. Bootstrap 4: To style visual elements and add functionality. International: All text integrated in the theme is translated to the specified Sphinx language. ``` https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/main/Doc/conf.py#L68 : ```python html_theme = 'python_docs_theme' ``` https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/main/Doc/requirements.txt#L12 ``` # The theme used by the documentation is stored separately, so we need # to install that as well. python-docs-theme ``` Pypi: https://pypi.org/project/python-docs-theme/ Src: https://github.com/python/python-docs-theme/ What are some better ways to add {Source RST, Source, Edit, History, and Annotate} links to every sphinx doc page than sphinxcontrib-srclinks? https://github.com/westurner/sphinxcontrib-srclinks#usage - sphinxcontrib-srclinks: Source RST, Source, Edit, History, and Annotate, Clone URL - [ ] copy clone URL to clipboard button - pydata-theme: 'Edit this page' on the document TOC sidebar - sphinx-book-theme: {gh, bb, gl} icon > 'Suggest edit' - [ ] ENH: add collapsible sidebar to whatever is chosen as a suitable replacement for the current non-responsive theme

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Hello from the Diversity and Inclusion WG: how can we help?
by deboraazevedoo＠gmail.com 23 Jul '21

23 Jul '21

The content of this message was lost. It was probably cross-posted to multiple lists and previously handled on another list.

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Hello from the Diversity and Inclusion WG: how can we help?
by Débora Azevedo 09 Jul '21

09 Jul '21

Hello, everyone! How are you? Hope you're safe and well. I'm writing to you on behalf of the PSF's Diversity and Inclusion group [1]. We are a group with members from all continents (except Antarctica) whose mission is to support and facilitate the growth of a diverse and international community of Python programmers. I'm reaching out because we are now trying to understand the needs of the Python community when it comes to matters of diversity and inclusion, including the PSF work groups. So if you have any specific questions and demands regarding these topics, and want to collaborate together, please let me know. Looking forward to hearing from you! Best, -- [1] https://wiki.python.org/psf/DiversityandInclusionWG *Débora Karoline S. de Azevedo* *Professora de Língua Inglesa da SEEC/RN lotada na E.E. Professor Anísio Teixeira* *Professora bilíngue da Escola Lápis de Cor Natal* *Mestranda em Inovação em Tecnologias Educacionais (IMD/UFRN)* *Graduanda em Tecnologia da Informação (IMD/UFRN)* *Licenciada em Letras - Língua Inglesa (CCHLA/DLLEM/UFRN)* *Técnica em Informática e em Redes de Computadores (IFRN)* *Lattes: **http://lattes.cnpq.br/9214856132183456 <http://lattes.cnpq.br/9214856132183456>* *+55 (84) 9 9634 3793*

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Fw: [project-funding-wg] Funding for futurecoder
by Cristina Muñoz 12 Feb '21

12 Feb '21

Hello! The project funding working group recently received this inquiry. Is this something that the PSF Board might consider offering as an educational tool under the PSF brand, and potentially provide sponsorship to? Education WG: do you have any thoughts about the utility of this resource? -Cristina ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Wednesday, February 10, 2021 7:06 AM, Alex Hall <alex.mojaki(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm developing futurecoder, a free and open source platform/course for people to teach themselves programming in Python, especially complete beginners at programming: https://futurecoder.io/ > > I want to explore possibilities for funding grants for futurecoder. There are many ways funding could be used: > > - Hosting > - To pay for services provided by Changeset to advance the project, such as contributor outreach > - To hire contractors for specific development tasks that aren't my strong point > - To be able to quit my job and work on futurecoder full time. > > The last point is what I'd like most but also seems the most uncertain. I'm writing to ask for advice on what I can realistically aim for before I try writing a grant proposal. In the case of Changeset, I'd like to set up an initial 30-minute consultation. > > I'll get into more details on my questions for you below, but first I'll preemptively answer a couple of questions you may have. Of course an actual grant proposal would tackle these questions better. > > Why would anyone consider funding this project? > > futurecoder is of interest to anyone who wants to improve education, whether that's in general or specifically in regards to programming, Python, or freely available resources. > > There are of course many existing resources for learning programming, but I find them lacking: > > - Most are static, passive resources such as text and videos. futurecoder is fully interactive. > - The best resources usually require payment > - Even the best interactive resources (free or not) provide little more than a place to run code and a check on whether that code is correct. futurecoder is packed with tools and enhancements to help users learn, several of which are completely unique to futurecoder. In my opinion futurecoder already easily provides the best learning experience over any other resource, particularly for students who find programming difficult. The website explains this in further detail, particularly the video presentation. > > Why fund full time development? > > I've been working on futurecoder for a bit more than a year now, mostly alone, entirely in my spare time. I could maybe continue doing this indefinitely, but: > > - This reduces quality as it's hard to allocate spare time and energy to tasks that are more difficult, time consuming, or tedious. Ultimately this could mean the difference between success and failure. > - It's hard to sustain - I'm more likely to lose interest or give up one day if progress becomes too slow and difficult. > - It takes a lot longer. The sooner I can release content and features and attract users, the sooner the world can benefit and more people will learn Python. > > Now for my questions: What funding models are possible? How would scoping work? > > Ideally I would just be paid monthly to do as much work as I can and my work is planned and reviewed as I go. Is that even possible? > > In practice I know it doesn't generally work like that and I probably need a specific and narrow scope and set of goals. For example, I could aim to reach some definition of 'ready', including: > > - Course content covering a minimal set of topics > - A robust, scalable cloud architecture > - Various little critical features and bugfixes > > But trying to scope the project like this raises all sorts of doubts and concerns for me: > > - Estimating time is hard. What happens if I over or under estimate the time required to reach these goals? > - What happens after the scope is completed? This is a massive and ambitious project. There will always be more work worth doing. But it would be difficult to scope and plan more than three months in advance, and I'm worried about alternating between working for short sprints and waiting for months for the next grant application. > - What if a contributor wants to work on a task within the scope that I'm being paid for? > - What happens if things change while waiting for the grant application? What if some of the proposed work gets done, or it becomes clear that the requirements or time estimates need to be changed? > > Is getting funding likely? > > Of course I think futurecoder is great, but I'm biased and I can't concretely prove its value. Does it look like something that would impress certain funders? > > How likely do you think I am to get funding to work on futurecoder full time? This affects other decisions in my life, particularly related to work. > > Thanks for your time! I know this was a long email with many difficult questions, I'll understand if answering everything is too much. > > Kind regards, > Alex Hall

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Script to put names on Crowdmark exams
by Matthew Thomas 12 Feb '20

12 Feb '20

Hello, I don't know how many people use Crowdmark to grade assessments. However, I thought I would share a recent Python script I wrote that has been saved a lot of time at my school. Many people want to apply student names to exams that have a title page. We previously did this with adhesive labels which can be a massive effort for large classes. I wrote a Python function which applies names and student IDs from a pandas dataframe to the front page of each student's exam. The script is here: https://github.com/MattWThomas/crowdmark-labeler Let me know if this is useful to you, and if there are changes that you think could be made to have it benefit more people. Best, Matthew Thomas

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How to get started?
by Aashay Palliwar 17 Sep '19

17 Sep '19

Hi there, I am a new PSF contributing member. I wish to contribute to the Education WG's projects. Please guide me towards getting started with the same. Thanks! Aashay Palliwar

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The FREE Demystifying Data Science Conference is happening again! July 30-31!!!
by Metis Chicago 21 Jul '19

21 Jul '19

Metis <http://thisismetis.com/> is hosting our 3rd annual *FREE *Demystifying Data Science Conference <https://www.thisismetis.com/demystifying-data-science> July 30-31 from 10am - 5pm ET! There will be 16 interactive data science talks and 6 workshops led by industry-leading speakers. Experience interactivity via real-time chat with world-wide audience, polling, and social sharing. Plus, get access to recordings of every presentation and workshop. We speak *Python*. Day 1 - July 30 will be for aspiring data scientists. Day 2 - July 31 will be for business leaders and practitioners Registration page: https://www.thisismetis.com/demystifying-data-science

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