From Irv at furrypants.com Tue Oct 1 21:18:42 2019 From: Irv at furrypants.com (Irv Kalb) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2019 18:18:42 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Python OOP course at UCSC Extension in Santa Clara Message-ID: <203CDD29-4CD9-4C5F-8406-E422A50F433F@furrypants.com> Hello, I will be teaching a course called ?Python: Object-Oriented Programming? at University of California Santa Cruz - Extension Silicon Valley (in Santa Clara.) This is an intermediate course that is designed for people who have a basic understanding of the Python language, and want to go onto the next level of programming. It assumes that you have taken an introductory course at UCSC-Extension or elsewhere (or have learned Python on your own), and can write small to medium sized programs in Python. The focus of the course is on getting a solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP). The approach is to use simple computer games, which we will build using the Pygame package. I will explain how graphical user interface elements (GUI) like buttons, text input/output boxes, radio buttons, etc. are built using OOP, and how they work in an "event-driven" program. We'll go into detail about the three main tenets of OOP: encapsulation, polymorphism, and inheritance. While my approach is to use games, the techniques being taught are applicable to almost all fields of software. The course starts Thursday Oct 17th, and will meet on eight Thursday nights from 6:30 to 9:30. The course will be very hands-on, with lots of sample programs. Sign ups are open to the general public and there is still time to register. The course fee is $750. UCSC-Extension Silicon Valley is accredited by various bodies through the University of California, Santa Cruz, and many employers will reimburse the cost of the course. More details and sign ups are available at: https://www.ucsc-extension.edu/courses/python-object-oriented-programming/ If you have any questions, free to contact me directly at I Kalb at ucsc.edu Feel free to forward this listing on to anyone that you think might be interested. Irv Kalb -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sebastian.steins at gmail.com Fri Oct 18 18:41:39 2019 From: sebastian.steins at gmail.com (Sebastian Steins) Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2019 00:41:39 +0200 Subject: [Baypiggies] A news aggregator for the Python community Message-ID: Hey Baypiggies and greetings from Germany! Over the last few weeks I've build a hacker news clone for the Python community: https://news.python.sc The source is at github.com/sebst/pythonic-news I thought that might be of interest to you and I'd be more than happy to hear your thoughts on this. Best, --Sebastian From samanthazeitlin at gmail.com Sat Oct 19 12:19:32 2019 From: samanthazeitlin at gmail.com (Samantha Zeitlin) Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2019 09:19:32 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Baypiggies Digest, Vol 168, Issue 2 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5DAB3794.6040002@gmail.com> Sebastian, Pythonic-news is great! The only feature I wish it had, which Hacker news provides but I don't see here, are the little arrows that let you vote up articles you find particularly interesting. Nice work! Sam baypiggies-request at python.org wrote: > Send Baypiggies mailing list submissions to > baypiggies at python.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > baypiggies-request at python.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > baypiggies-owner at python.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Baypiggies digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. A news aggregator for the Python community (Sebastian Steins) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2019 00:41:39 +0200 > From: Sebastian Steins > To: baypiggies at python.org > Subject: [Baypiggies] A news aggregator for the Python community > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Hey Baypiggies and greetings from Germany! > > Over the last few weeks I've build a hacker news clone for the Python community: > > https://news.python.sc > > The source is at github.com/sebst/pythonic-news > > I thought that might be of interest to you and I'd be more than happy > to hear your thoughts on this. > > Best, > --Sebastian > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Baypiggies mailing list > Baypiggies at python.org > To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Baypiggies Digest, Vol 168, Issue 2 > ****************************************** From sebastian.steins at gmail.com Sat Oct 19 15:59:06 2019 From: sebastian.steins at gmail.com (Sebastian Steins) Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2019 21:59:06 +0200 Subject: [Baypiggies] Baypiggies Digest, Vol 168, Issue 2 In-Reply-To: <5DAB3794.6040002@gmail.com> References: <5DAB3794.6040002@gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi Samantha, thank you so much for your kind words. It should have these tiny little arrows, it also displays the points (upvotes) for each post. Can you tell me what device you are using? Then I can investigate why you don't see them. Best, --Sebastian On Sat, Oct 19, 2019 at 6:20 PM Samantha Zeitlin wrote: > > Sebastian, Pythonic-news is great! > > The only feature I wish it had, which Hacker news provides but I don't > see here, are the little arrows that let you vote up articles you find > particularly interesting. > > Nice work! > > Sam > > > baypiggies-request at python.org wrote: > > Send Baypiggies mailing list submissions to > > baypiggies at python.org > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > baypiggies-request at python.org > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > baypiggies-owner at python.org > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of Baypiggies digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. A news aggregator for the Python community (Sebastian Steins) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2019 00:41:39 +0200 > > From: Sebastian Steins > > To: baypiggies at python.org > > Subject: [Baypiggies] A news aggregator for the Python community > > Message-ID: > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > > > Hey Baypiggies and greetings from Germany! > > > > Over the last few weeks I've build a hacker news clone for the Python community: > > > > https://news.python.sc > > > > The source is at github.com/sebst/pythonic-news > > > > I thought that might be of interest to you and I'd be more than happy > > to hear your thoughts on this. > > > > Best, > > --Sebastian > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Subject: Digest Footer > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Baypiggies mailing list > > Baypiggies at python.org > > To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: > > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > End of Baypiggies Digest, Vol 168, Issue 2 > > ****************************************** > > _______________________________________________ > Baypiggies mailing list > Baypiggies at python.org > To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies From betsy at python.org Thu Oct 17 11:48:30 2019 From: betsy at python.org (Betsy Waliszewski) Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 08:48:30 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] PyCon 2020 CFP Deadlines Message-ID: Hi, A reminder that PyCon 2020?s Call for Proposals is open for talks, tutorials, posters, education summit, and charlas. If you could share this information with your members, we'd appreciate it. *Important deadlines for submissions:* Deadlines are 2 weeks earlier for 2020. - Tutorial proposals are due November 22, 2019. - Talk, Charlas, Poster, and Education Summit proposals are due December 20, 2019. Details here: https://us.pycon.org/2020/speaking/ Cheers, Betsy -- Betsy Waliszewski 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 Report for more details: https://www.python.org/psf/annual-report/2019/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If MeetUp does end up charging $2 per person to attend an event, we will be forced to stop using it: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2019/10/15/meetup-users-revolt-against-2-event-feeand-blame-wework/#6a26df9e1d59 The official BAyPIGgies communication channel has been this email list (it has a dated look, but it works well): https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies Our official website is: http://baypiggies.net/ I encourage all members to sign up for this email list. That way, if we do stop using the MeetUp service, you will still be able to receive communication from us. Kindest Regards, (Jeff, Bill and Glen) BAyPIGgies Organizers -- https://www.linkedin.com/in/glenjarvis/ Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com) Secure Email. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Then, we can solve common problems like shortest-path on a real graph, and less common ones, like implementing PageRank on a directed network to get PageRank of each node in the network. Speaker Bio Lisa is a Data Scientist at Lagrangian.io, a startup focused on the use of Terraform modules for backend services optimization. Previously, she was a bioinformatician with Geisinger Health System working on large-scale genomics applications related to human health outcomes. She earned her MS in Bioinformatics at SoongSil University in Korea where she worked on chemical analysis methods for simulated chemical structure (QSAR/QSPR) in Python. *Website:* http://baypiggies.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Sam baypiggies-request at python.org wrote: > Send Baypiggies mailing list submissions to > baypiggies at python.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > baypiggies-request at python.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > baypiggies-owner at python.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Baypiggies digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. A news aggregator for the Python community (Sebastian Steins) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2019 00:41:39 +0200 > From: Sebastian Steins > To: baypiggies at python.org > Subject: [Baypiggies] A news aggregator for the Python community > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Hey Baypiggies and greetings from Germany! > > Over the last few weeks I've build a hacker news clone for the Python community: > > https://news.python.sc > > The source is at github.com/sebst/pythonic-news > > I thought that might be of interest to you and I'd be more than happy > to hear your thoughts on this. > > Best, > --Sebastian > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Baypiggies mailing list > Baypiggies at python.org > To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Baypiggies Digest, Vol 168, Issue 2 > ****************************************** _______________________________________________ Baypiggies mailing list Baypiggies at python.org To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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When you log in, you can vote ;-) On Wed, Oct 23, 2019 at 8:48 PM Stephen McInerney wrote: > > +1 on community voting (by authenticated users) for https://news.python.sc , > like HackerNews. > > Stephen > > > ________________________________ > From: Baypiggies on behalf of Samantha Zeitlin > Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2019 9:19 AM > To: baypiggies at python.org > Subject: Re: [Baypiggies] Baypiggies Digest, Vol 168, Issue 2 > > Sebastian, Pythonic-news is great! > > The only feature I wish it had, which Hacker news provides but I don't > see here, are the little arrows that let you vote up articles you find > particularly interesting. > > Nice work! > > Sam > > > baypiggies-request at python.org wrote: > > Send Baypiggies mailing list submissions to > > baypiggies at python.org > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > baypiggies-request at python.org > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > baypiggies-owner at python.org > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of Baypiggies digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. A news aggregator for the Python community (Sebastian Steins) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2019 00:41:39 +0200 > > From: Sebastian Steins > > To: baypiggies at python.org > > Subject: [Baypiggies] A news aggregator for the Python community > > Message-ID: > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > > > Hey Baypiggies and greetings from Germany! > > > > Over the last few weeks I've build a hacker news clone for the Python community: > > > > https://news.python.sc > > > > The source is at github.com/sebst/pythonic-news > > > > I thought that might be of interest to you and I'd be more than happy > > to hear your thoughts on this. > > > > Best, > > --Sebastian > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Subject: Digest Footer > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Baypiggies mailing list > > Baypiggies at python.org > > To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: > > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > End of Baypiggies Digest, Vol 168, Issue 2 > > ****************************************** > > _______________________________________________ > Baypiggies mailing list > Baypiggies at python.org > To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies From lisagbang at gmail.com Fri Oct 25 16:11:05 2019 From: lisagbang at gmail.com (Lisa Bang) Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 13:11:05 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] Meeting this Thursday: Statistical analysis of complex networks using NetworkX with applications In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: A link to the data and Jupyter notebook file for the slides from yesterday's presentation is below: https://github.com/lisabang/networkx_examples Thanks so much! Best, Lisa Bang On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 6:21 PM Jeff Fischer wrote: > *Please join us for an exciting meeting!* > > *Speaker: *Lisa Bang > > *Time: *Thursday October 24th 7 pm to 9 pm > *Location:* LinkedIn Corporation, > Unify Meeting Room > 950 West Maude Ave, Sunnyale, CA > > > *RSVP:* To help us get an idea of attendance, please RSVP on MeetUp.com > here . > > *Abstract* > > Networks can be used to model many types of relations and processes in > physical, biological, social and information systems. Many practical > problems can be represented by networks, also called graphs. This tutorial > will first go over the basic building blocks of graphs (nodes, edges, > paths, etc) and common methods to get data structures into > NetworkX-compatible format. Then, we can solve common problems like > shortest-path on a real graph, and less common ones, like implementing > PageRank on a directed network to get PageRank of each node in the network. > > Speaker Bio > > Lisa is a Data Scientist at Lagrangian.io, a startup focused on the use of > Terraform modules for backend services optimization. Previously, she was a > bioinformatician with Geisinger Health System working on large-scale > genomics applications related to human health outcomes. She earned her MS > in Bioinformatics at SoongSil University in Korea where she worked on > chemical analysis methods for simulated chemical structure (QSAR/QSPR) in > Python. > > > *Website:* http://baypiggies.net > _______________________________________________ > Baypiggies mailing list > Baypiggies at python.org > To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: