From james at atlantixeng.com  Mon Jul  1 01:47:28 2013
From: james at atlantixeng.com (James Bonanno)
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 16:47:28 -0700
Subject: [CentralOH] VirtualEnv Questions
Message-ID: <024001ce75ec$2e8d31e0$8ba795a0$@atlantixeng.com>

Hi Everyone, 

 

I've finally converted to solely running on Linux and I'm looking to become
adept with virtual env. My basic question is does anyone have a one
recommended tutorial? In my case, the need arises with wanting to have
stable environments when switching between 2.X and 3.X versions, and the
constantly evolving PySide/Qt versions. 

 

Best, James

 

 

 

 

 

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From jep200404 at columbus.rr.com  Mon Jul  1 02:43:31 2013
From: jep200404 at columbus.rr.com (jep200404 at columbus.rr.com)
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 20:43:31 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Benefits and Drawbacks
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References: <024001ce75ec$2e8d31e0$8ba795a0$@atlantixeng.com>
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On Sun, 30 Jun 2013 16:47:28 -0700, "James Bonanno" <james at atlantixeng.com> wrote:

> I've finally converted to solely running on Linux ...

What were you running before? What are the benefits and 
drawbacks of what you were using before and what are the 
benefits and drawbacks of what you are using now? 


From jdsantiagojr at gmail.com  Mon Jul  1 03:53:07 2013
From: jdsantiagojr at gmail.com (John Santiago)
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 21:53:07 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] VirtualEnv Questions
In-Reply-To: <024001ce75ec$2e8d31e0$8ba795a0$@atlantixeng.com>
References: <024001ce75ec$2e8d31e0$8ba795a0$@atlantixeng.com>
Message-ID: <CACa5CHJYxgibCXCeUn6rJSS8ixsb-cgfoqxE8AA_r0kODpwvag@mail.gmail.com>

I learned virtualenv by reading through the docs here..
http://www.virtualenv.org/en/latest/

But if you want to switch versions on the fly, I would checkout pythonbrew.
It has virtualenv built in and allows you to install multiple python
versions. . here is the link :
https://github.com/utahta/pythonbrew

You can also install using pip install pythonbrew


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> Hi Everyone, ****
>
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>
> I?ve finally converted to solely running on Linux and I?m looking to
> become adept with virtual env. My basic question is does anyone have a one
> recommended tutorial? In my case, the need arises with wanting to have
> stable environments when switching between 2.X and 3.X versions, and the
> constantly evolving PySide/Qt versions. ****
>
> ** **
>
> Best, James****
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From jdsantiagojr at gmail.com  Mon Jul  1 03:55:36 2013
From: jdsantiagojr at gmail.com (John Santiago)
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 21:55:36 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Benefits and Drawbacks
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What distro of linux are you using?


On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 8:43 PM, <jep200404 at columbus.rr.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 30 Jun 2013 16:47:28 -0700, "James Bonanno" <james at atlantixeng.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I've finally converted to solely running on Linux ...
>
> What were you running before? What are the benefits and
> drawbacks of what you were using before and what are the
> benefits and drawbacks of what you are using now?
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From kurtis.mullins at gmail.com  Mon Jul  1 08:24:56 2013
From: kurtis.mullins at gmail.com (Kurtis Mullins)
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 02:24:56 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] VirtualEnv Questions
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Hey James,

Check out something called VirtualEnvWrapper. It has pretty good documentation on how to use it. Once you get used to it, it's an easy switch to using "bare" virtual environments.

I'd give you some direct links and more information but I literally just came back from a weekend camping trip out of state. If you have any questions, let me know and I'd be happy to help. 

Good luck!
- Kurtis

On Jun 30, 2013, at 7:47 PM, "James Bonanno" <james at atlantixeng.com> wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>  
> I?ve finally converted to solely running on Linux and I?m looking to become adept with virtual env. My basic question is does anyone have a one recommended tutorial? In my case, the need arises with wanting to have stable environments when switching between 2.X and 3.X versions, and the constantly evolving PySide/Qt versions.
>  
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From jep200404 at columbus.rr.com  Mon Jul  1 15:51:54 2013
From: jep200404 at columbus.rr.com (jep200404 at columbus.rr.com)
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 09:51:54 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] =?utf-8?q?2013-06-28_=E6=9C=83=E8=AD=B0_Scribbles_?=
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good turnout, full table+

We will continue to meet at Panera on Friday's in August thanks to Fandi.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tao_of_Pooh
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinegar_tasters
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analysis_paralysis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Te_of_Piglet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day_(film)

Good deals were had http://www.hpb.com/968.html

    $2 Genius by James Gleick hardback
        but how many points? xkcd.com/356
    $2 Chaos by James Gleick hardback
    $2 The New New Thing by Michael Lewis hardback

Two Scoops of Django

Serbat Wanghi
gave stackoverflow sticker

XY: http://xkcd.com/208/
Eri[c|k|ck|ch]

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 

import antigravity
http://xkcd.com/353/

2013-09-11 to 2013-09-13 http://ogrip.oit.ohio.gov/Events/OhioGISConference.aspx

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1458134548/arkyd-a-space-telescope-for-everyone-0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compound_engine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_weather_records#Highest_temperatures_ever_recorded
http://replicatorwarehouse.com/pronterface/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SandForce
    XY does not like their SSD controllers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkane#Table_of_alkanes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwartzian_transform
key
http://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#sorted
key versus cmp
a = [2, 3, -3, -8, 9]
max(a, lambda x: x ** 2)
http://wiki.python.org/moin/HowTo/Sorting/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3bZbA4jaAg
DjangoCon EU 2013: Christophe Pettus - Advanced PostgreSQL in Django

http://2013.djangocon.eu/
Getting past the Django ORM limitations with Postgres
Craig Kerstiens (Heroku)

Futurama - Season 7 Episode 14 Forty Percent Leadbelly
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurama_theorem#The_theorem
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_X._Cohen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Keeler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug2bKCG4gZY
Inertia - Mass - Friction - Amazing Physics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqV-raQXTzE
Mythbusters - Thermite Vs. Ice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6cMmk8LZgQ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler's_disk
http://www.eulersdisk.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3bZbA4jaAg
Creamer Cannon
Thermite Ice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5YknsEPeBE

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_longbow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Agincourt

history

gas script

MATE is two syllables
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MATE_(desktop_environment)

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From eric at intellovations.com  Tue Jul  2 13:53:02 2013
From: eric at intellovations.com (Eric Floehr)
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2013 07:53:02 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Instant Data Intensive Apps with Pandas How-to
Message-ID: <CAJzarMMijsNVOqsvC91WviLot4xEuvzj13+1EBztC-iLONzX_w@mail.gmail.com>

All,

There is a new short 41-page how-to Python ebook from Packt called "Instant
Data Intensive Apps with Pandas How-to" and it looks pretty good.

http://www.packtpub.com/data-intensive-applications-with-pandas/book

They are interested in getting reviewers for the book.  Basically, they'll
give you a free copy of the ebook in exchange for posting a review of the
book here, on Amazon, or elsewhere.

If you are interested in a free copy, provided you will review it
somewhere, please email Albert Augustine at Packt at
alberta at packtpub.comor via LinkedIn.

He would be glad to give them some free copies of Pandas and other Pyhton
relevant books for reviews. For example, there is a learning IPython book,
a Numpy book, Geospatial development with Python, and a couple of how-tos
on Django, etc. Historically, Packt's Python stable hasn't been very
strong, but they seem to be starting to make up for it with some good
titles.

Best Regards,
Eric
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From brian.costlow at gmail.com  Fri Jul  5 16:01:35 2013
From: brian.costlow at gmail.com (Brian Costlow)
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2013 10:01:35 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] PyOhio talks announced,
	and T-Shirt deadline approaching.
Message-ID: <CACLJ_dFWWVCy8e7y1f2-UbhU5qLCVVteNc9r4tCmhUuoPFkd+Q@mail.gmail.com>

PyOhio, the free Python programming conference has announced its talk and
tutorial list.

PyOhio takes place on July 27th and 28th, at the Ohio Union, Ohio State
University, Columbus, Ohio. For more information or to register, click
here: http://pyohio.org

Also, while the conference itself is 100% free to attend, the
been-there-done-that T-shirt is $30.00, and the pre-order deadline of July
8th is fast approaching. After covering the cost of producing the shirts,
100% of proceeds fund PyOhio and other Python events in the midwest. A
limited amount will be available at the conference.

To register for PyOhio, go here: http://pyohio.org/registration/

If you register for a shirt+conference, remember to go into the merchandise
section and select a size. Also you do not need to register seperately, if
you get the shirt, you are also registered.

The talks & tutorials are:

Talks

Playing with PyEphem
Ann Elliott

Pika and Queues
Matthew Lauber

Porting Half a Million Lines to Python 3
Nathan Yergler

APIs made for mobile networks
Chris Ridenour

Flasky Goodness
Kenneth Reitz

Code Reading Python
Thomas Fetherston

Gittle: Pure Python Git
Aaron O'Mullan

My Adventures with Mock
Brad Montgomery

Python + FUSE
Zach Wick

Keeping library compatible with Python 2.6-3.4  using python-systemd as
example
Zbigniew J?drzejewski-Szmek

The IPython Notebook Revolution
Catherine Devlin

Hardware Design in Python
Christopher Felton

diesel: Simple and Scalable Network Applications
Christian Wyglendowski

Saturday Morning BreakfastSerial: Hacking Arduinos in Python
Swift

A Text Adventure in Python
Jeffrey Armstrong

Better Mapping with Shapely
Alison Alvarez

ORM vs SQL Roundup
Michael Robellard

Django Powered Mobile Apps
Tim Kuehlhorn

Arbitrage on Amazon: Exploiting the Textbook Trade-ins with Python
Brandon Lorenz

Atypes, Btypes and Ctypes
Ben Timby

Large scale network analysis w/ python and igraph
Timothy Wilson

Introduction to SQLAlchemy and Alembic Migrations
Jason Myers


Tutorials

Super Advanced Python
Raymond Chandler III

Kivy - Creating Desktop and Mobile Apps with Python
Ben Rousch

Model-View-Controller & Pygame
Jay Shaffstall

Fundamentals of Python Debugging
Chris Calloway

Building Rich Applications with Django and Ember.js
Gabriel Grant

Build a Game in 40 minutes
Greg Lindstrom

Develop Games with Panda3D and Python
Peter Carswell

Python 101
Michael Yanovich

Shiny, Let's Be Bad Guys: Exploiting and Mitigating the Top 10 Web App
Vulnerabilities
David Stanek

Bonus Programs

Young Coders: Python & PyGame with Raspberry Pi
Katie Cunningham

Be Charmed By Google App Engine
Douglas Starnes

Rapidly Deploying and Scaling with Amazon EC2
David J Felix
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From brandon at rhodesmill.org  Fri Jul  5 16:11:14 2013
From: brandon at rhodesmill.org (Brandon Rhodes)
Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 10:11:14 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] PyOhio talks announced,
	and T-Shirt deadline approaching.
In-Reply-To: <CACLJ_dFWWVCy8e7y1f2-UbhU5qLCVVteNc9r4tCmhUuoPFkd+Q@mail.gmail.com>
	(Brian Costlow's message of "Fri, 5 Jul 2013 10:01:35 -0400")
References: <CACLJ_dFWWVCy8e7y1f2-UbhU5qLCVVteNc9r4tCmhUuoPFkd+Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <87k3l5ksfx.fsf@asaph.rhodesmill.org>

So many great talks!  I look forward to getting to hear these.  Let us
know when the "CFP" link on the web site gets replaced with the talk
list, and we'll start tweeting / posting about the schedule to let
everyone know that it's up.

-- 
Brandon Rhodes      brandon at rhodesmill.org      http://rhodesmill.org/brandon

From brian.costlow at gmail.com  Fri Jul  5 16:33:53 2013
From: brian.costlow at gmail.com (Brian Costlow)
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2013 10:33:53 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] PyOhio Young Coders Class
Message-ID: <CACLJ_dH53jLcxWyHDWR9b=J-uL2LFOK0x-wSBTLJ+bc9zXZ5Nw@mail.gmail.com>

PyOhio is sponsoring a free programming class for kids and young adults,
ages 12-18 (7th through 12th grade).

The class will be on July 27th, at the Ohio Union, Ohio State University,
Columbus, Ohio

Based on the PyCon conference's Young Coder class, students will learn
Python by making a simple game.

Students will work on a Raspberry Pi, which they can take home after the
class.

Space is limited to 25 students.

Registration opens on July 8th at 7:00 AM.

For more information, go to

http://pyohio.org/young-coders/
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From jdsantiagojr at gmail.com  Fri Jul  5 17:45:15 2013
From: jdsantiagojr at gmail.com (John Santiago)
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2013 11:45:15 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] PyOhio talks announced,
	and T-Shirt deadline approaching.
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Message-ID: <CACa5CHJfYrD5=JY0v7WgLyEL=xGNXEf-J2rR0gsixUSqbihfWA@mail.gmail.com>

Really pumped, just registered.


On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Brandon Rhodes <brandon at rhodesmill.org>wrote:

> So many great talks!  I look forward to getting to hear these.  Let us
> know when the "CFP" link on the web site gets replaced with the talk
> list, and we'll start tweeting / posting about the schedule to let
> everyone know that it's up.
>
> --
> Brandon Rhodes      brandon at rhodesmill.org
> http://rhodesmill.org/brandon
> _______________________________________________
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From jdsantiagojr at gmail.com  Fri Jul  5 17:50:45 2013
From: jdsantiagojr at gmail.com (John Santiago)
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2013 11:50:45 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Learn Python Books
Message-ID: <CACa5CHKS4BHXcJRdATdx1iMVmji2tgw7v5a662LmJkJj+QMKNQ@mail.gmail.com>

Really nice collection of free python books online:
http://pythonbooks.revolunet.com/

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From jep200404 at columbus.rr.com  Sat Jul  6 16:50:03 2013
From: jep200404 at columbus.rr.com (jep200404 at columbus.rr.com)
Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2013 10:50:03 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] =?utf-8?q?2013-07-05_=E9=81=93=E5=A0=B4_Scribbles_?=
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The worst Python book I have ever seen showed up:

    Introduction to Python Programming and Developing GUI Applications with PyQT
    by B.M. Harwani Course Technology CENGAGE Learning

The indentation of code was inconsistent.
Use of whitespace around operators and = was inconsistent.
There were magic numbers.
The code in the book did not follow PEP 8,
so it leads beginners to bad habits. 
At first glance the font for code seemed to be a monospace font,
but upon later inspection, was some kind of variable width font.

The person who brought that book will try to return it to Microcenter,
and borrowed a copy of Learning Python 4th Edition by Mark Lutz.
By the way, the 5th edition of Learning Python is due out soon.

The one example of code that was brought to my attention for help
had subtle side effects. It had something like:

    [[0 for i in range(3)] for j in range(3)]

that I simplified to:

    [[0] * 3] * 3

but my simplification broke the code that followed in the book.
The following code demonstrates the subtle difference.

N = 3

def do_foo(foo):
    print foo
    n = 0
    for i in range(N):
        for j in range(N):
            foo[i][j] = n
            n += 1
    print foo
    print

do_foo([[0 for i in range(N)] for j in range(N)])
do_foo([[0] * 3] * 3)

See the attached ipython notebook.

    Choco Pie

Singapore driver's licenses do not expire
limited by =< 3500 kg and =< 7 passengers (excluding driver)

The usual Chaos by James Gleick, Genius by same,
G?del, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstadter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surely_You're_Joking_Mr._Feynman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Do_You_Care_What_Other_People_Think%3F
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_New_Beetle
manual transmission
clutch
CVT
SciPy 2013
Austin
Don't Mess With Texas
moo.com nice business cards
TODAY Talks To Gordon Ramsay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWrmwABtZBs
better python: numba
https://github.com/numba/numba
NumPy aware dynamic Python compiler using LLVM
http://numba.pydata.org/

http://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/1h0qz7/falcon_a_faster_python_interpreter
https://github.com/rjpower/falcon

not to be confused with
http://falconframework.org/
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/falcon/0.1.6.post1

recommended
The Infinity Puzzle by Frank Close

virtualenv is almost mandatory
numpy arrays

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_Fireworks_Celebrations
Red White and Boom

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_nuclear_fission_reactor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_fluoride_thorium_reactor

Work in the cloud with IPython notebook:
https://www.wakari.io/

Soylent Green
Cloud Atlas is very good say two attendees

http://mail.python.org/pipermail/centraloh/2012-July/001336.html
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/centraloh/2012-July/001337.html
https://duckduckgo.com/html/?q=ipython+notebook+checkpoint

https://github.com/ipython/nbconvert
ellisonbg
python nbconvert.py reveal your_slideshow.ipynb
reveal.js
http://lab.hakim.se/reveal-js/
https://github.com/hakimel/reveal.js/


From jep200404 at columbus.rr.com  Sat Jul  6 16:53:58 2013
From: jep200404 at columbus.rr.com (jep200404 at columbus.rr.com)
Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2013 10:53:58 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] =?utf-8?q?2013-07-05_=E9=81=93=E5=A0=B4_Scribbles_?=
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In-Reply-To: <20130706105003.608d702c.jep200404@columbus.rr.com>
References: <20130706105003.608d702c.jep200404@columbus.rr.com>
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On Sat, 6 Jul 2013 10:50:03 -0400, jep200404 at columbus.rr.com wrote:

> See the attached ipython notebook.

Oops. I forgot to attach it. It's attached now. 

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From brian.costlow at gmail.com  Sun Jul  7 17:34:52 2013
From: brian.costlow at gmail.com (Brian Costlow)
Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2013 11:34:52 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Location suggestions for July COhPy
Message-ID: <CACLJ_dFCN1Vmp+oEWxQ2jAw9VuT+vLUZZnmh3XK1xnYu0XYkrg@mail.gmail.com>

The July COhPy (as it usually does/will) falls the day after PyOhio.

Many of the COhPy organizers are also PyOhio organizers, and by Monday we
are all quite crispy.

So the July meeting is usually social, we meet at a restaurant/bar and have
a nice meal, a few drinks, and talk about what went well, and what needs to
be improved,for both.

I'm soliciting the group for suggestions on where to hold the event.

--Brian
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From catherine.devlin at gmail.com  Mon Jul  8 02:07:16 2013
From: catherine.devlin at gmail.com (Catherine Devlin)
Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2013 20:07:16 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Fwd: Inquiry into Holding a Python Workshop
In-Reply-To: <CAK1Eu-n_u697xK21se4_ki+mNeyz=Dd5OAwxNmtJJwKoE1U90Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAK1Eu-n_u697xK21se4_ki+mNeyz=Dd5OAwxNmtJJwKoE1U90Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAGCtaoNQtgS8Fr+tQf8DUjp6jQaUjQjwawaeqOtwJ3KwT+FwfA@mail.gmail.com>

Do we have any potential instructors from near West Virginia - Cambridge or
Marietta, maybe?  This camp in Fairmont, WV (south of Morgantown) is
looking for someone to teach its kids Python.

http://www.glcmcrusaders.org/

Yes, I know it's the week before PyOhio... hey, photos from the workshop
would make great Lightning Talk material, wouldn't they?

I've already hit up PGHPy.  I'd be more than happy to share my workshop
materials if you want to try it (using mine is obviously not required, just
offering).

Thanks,
- Catherine

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From: Tito Obaisi <tito.obaisi at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 1:05 AM
Subject: Inquiry into Holding a Python Workshop
To: catherine.devlin at gmail.com


Dear Catherine:

My name is Tito Obaisi and contacting you on behalf of the Crusaders Youth
Summer Camp based in Paulsboro, NJ. I came across your blog saw that you
have given talks as part of your portfolio. I wanted to inquire as to
whether you would be willing to do something similar at our camp.

This seminar wouldn't be anything intensive: it would be two 1.5hr sessions
(this can be adjusted as you wish) over the course of 3 days. The group
would be 20-odd campers aged 13-18 with little to no programming
experience.

The point of this workshop would be to possibly spark interest in coding in
youth who haven't been exposed to it and otherwise would not be

The dates of the camp run from July 20 to Aug 2 but the two days we
tentatively have planned for this seminar are Mon July 22 and Wed July 24.

Our camp holds an annual residential camp at Fairmont State University in
Fairmont, West Virginia which is obviously some distance from Ohio.

We would be willing to work with you to address compensation and commute
for your efforts. We would love to draw on your expertise in this regard
and hope you will be able to make it.

Thanks for your time and do not hesitate to contact me with any questions
you might have.

Best,

-- 
Tito Obaisi






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- Catherine
http://catherinedevlin.blogspot.com
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From jep200404 at columbus.rr.com  Wed Jul 10 05:17:15 2013
From: jep200404 at columbus.rr.com (jep200404 at columbus.rr.com)
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2013 23:17:15 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Github Limits Files
Message-ID: <20130709231715.366fa1ac.jep200404@columbus.rr.com>

Abuse has led Github to restrict what they will serve. 
http://opensource.com/life/13/7/open-source-downloads

From eric at intellovations.com  Wed Jul 10 15:02:04 2013
From: eric at intellovations.com (Eric Floehr)
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 09:02:04 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Location suggestions for July COhPy
In-Reply-To: <CACLJ_dFCN1Vmp+oEWxQ2jAw9VuT+vLUZZnmh3XK1xnYu0XYkrg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CACLJ_dFCN1Vmp+oEWxQ2jAw9VuT+vLUZZnmh3XK1xnYu0XYkrg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJzarMNKqWDmwDZPQ_egMDCwiQLW_X3dqbgnoO8NJUUf8O5krA@mail.gmail.com>

Some place relatively quiet, has beverages, and where we can get everyone
around a big table or set of tables...

Brazenhead on 5th might fit the bill, but I'm not very familiar with the
multitude of other eating and drinking establishments in the central area...



On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 11:34 AM, Brian Costlow <brian.costlow at gmail.com>wrote:

> The July COhPy (as it usually does/will) falls the day after PyOhio.
>
> Many of the COhPy organizers are also PyOhio organizers, and by Monday we
> are all quite crispy.
>
> So the July meeting is usually social, we meet at a restaurant/bar and
> have a nice meal, a few drinks, and talk about what went well, and what
> needs to be improved,for both.
>
> I'm soliciting the group for suggestions on where to hold the event.
>
> --Brian
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> CentralOH mailing list
> CentralOH at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/centraloh
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From jdsantiagojr at gmail.com  Wed Jul 10 21:40:22 2013
From: jdsantiagojr at gmail.com (John Santiago)
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 15:40:22 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Angular
Message-ID: <CACa5CHLy8fCFV6nLhjPhnF1H8F1SZo5km1tLes-95dwWvhQF-Q@mail.gmail.com>

At work we are currently building web-application using node.js and
angular. I think node is cool, not really my cup of tea. But Angular is
awesome. Going to use it with some upcoming python projects. Wanted to see
if anyone else has given angular a try, or have some working examples.

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From winningham at gmail.com  Wed Jul 10 21:56:57 2013
From: winningham at gmail.com (Thomas Winningham)
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 15:56:57 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Angular
In-Reply-To: <CACa5CHLy8fCFV6nLhjPhnF1H8F1SZo5km1tLes-95dwWvhQF-Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CACa5CHLy8fCFV6nLhjPhnF1H8F1SZo5km1tLes-95dwWvhQF-Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJShLf_14b0UhehkvF_vyoX+jfdvb7uzGgZOdCRRCLZ4kWVTJQ@mail.gmail.com>

Yes, I've been working with an Angular project for the last few days in my
spare time. I don't have anything really to share from that project as it
would only work with my uwsgi server that serves it, and I don't know if I
could describe how to make it work anywhere than where it is running now :P
or at least easily... :P

I watched this video and perused several of the things that people mention
in the comments before watching it, specifically the main Angular tutorial,
and maybe some others:
http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1hsuwo/angularjs_fundamentals_in_60ish_minutes/

Last night I got a directive working for doing keyboard events based on:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11264188/how-can-i-detect-onkeyup-in-angularjs

Overall I really like it. I heard about it from web news and such back
earlier in the year and had been meaning to check it out. In Columbus there
is also a rather active JS group that meets as well. I attended a session
where they discussed Ember (the M$ project somewhat in the same space) and
Backbone.

I think anything beyond a simple query result or report page ought to at
least check out Angular if the target audience could accept javascript. I
found it rather performant on my Android browser as well. Definitely a very
nice fit with Python static/ resources common in WSGI to further extend
your isolation of layers.



On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 3:40 PM, John Santiago <jdsantiagojr at gmail.com>wrote:

> At work we are currently building web-application using node.js and
> angular. I think node is cool, not really my cup of tea. But Angular is
> awesome. Going to use it with some upcoming python projects. Wanted to see
> if anyone else has given angular a try, or have some working examples.
>
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From brian at python.org  Thu Jul 11 20:12:38 2013
From: brian at python.org (Brian Curtin)
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:12:38 -0000
Subject: [CentralOH] PyCon 2014 Call for Proposals, New Website
Message-ID: <mailman.2.1373566359.3111.centraloh@python.org>

Hi Central OH Python Users!

It's that time of year again! The PyCon website received a beautiful refresh and we're ready to accept proposals for the 2014 conference taking place April 9-17 in Montreal. Check out the new site at http://us.pycon.org/2014 and create your account today! Registration will open in September, so mark your calendars and get ready to head into Canada for another great PyCon.

We've received record numbers of proposals over each of the last several years, and we expect this year to be no different. For 2012 we received over 500 proposals for talks, tutorials, and posters, and for 2013 we received over 600. This community's excellent submissions have made for schedules where there is just too much good stuff to take in without cloning yourself, which is a problem we're proud to have. Thankfully you can catch up with the talks you missed at http://pyvideo.org/.

If you're interested in submitting a proposal, take a look at our Call for Proposals at http://us.pycon.org/2014/speaking/cfp/ and poke around the site for advice and resources to help you create a great proposal. New for this year are the addition of Lightning Talk proposals, from which we'll be pre-selecting some of the slots that make up the Lightning Talk sessions.


If your company is interested in sponsorship, we need you. Sponsors are what make PyCon a possibility, and sponsorship offers some great values to the generous organizations who support the conference. Check out https://us.pycon.org/2014/sponsors/whysponsor/ to find out what you get out of sponsorship, with a prospectus at https://us.pycon.org/2014/sponsors/prospectus/. Contact Jesse Noller at jnoller at python.org with any sponsorship inquiries.

Keep an eye out for news on our blog at http://pycon.blogspot.com/ and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/pycon

Diana Clarke, Chairwoman
diana.joan.clarke at gmail.com

Brian Curtin, Publicity Coordinator
brian at python.org


From brian.costlow at gmail.com  Tue Jul 16 02:53:05 2013
From: brian.costlow at gmail.com (Brian Costlow)
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 20:53:05 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] PyOhio Schedule and Volunteering!
Message-ID: <CACLJ_dGX6KKiCTQUdE0+isG5ni_PH-ZFweq=rxodeeFpx84zKw@mail.gmail.com>

The schedule has been posted for PyOhio, you can check it out here:

http://pyohio.org/schedule/

We need your help! PyOhio remains a free conference due to the generous
donation of funds from our sponsors, and of time from our committee,
presenters, and volunteers.

During the conference days we're looking for people interested in helping
us with:

Registration (help the attendees!)
Session Chair (help the speaker!)
Videography Assistant (help the videographers!)
T-Shirts (sell & distribute shirts!)
Signage (update signs!)

Session chairing and the registration desk are great ways to meet new
people, and if you are at all interested in learning about professional
video production using open source tools, being a member of the video crew
is a great way to do it.

We also need some special help with Saturday's Young Coders class. We're
looking for people willing to serve as 'teachers aids' during the class.

We're also looking for help with setup Friday evening before the
conference, including setting up the classroom for Young Coders and helping
Carl set up for videography.

If you are interested in helping out, you can sign up here:
http://bit.ly/pyohio2013-volunteer

Thanks, and we hope to see you at PyOhio 2013.

The PyOhio 2013 Organizing Committee
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From james at atlantixeng.com  Tue Jul 16 08:16:54 2013
From: james at atlantixeng.com (James Bonanno)
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 23:16:54 -0700
Subject: [CentralOH] Numba
Message-ID: <001e01ce81ec$11f077c0$35d16740$@atlantixeng.com>

Hello All;

For those familiar with Numpy and Matplotlib, I have a question. Have you
explored Numba? I think it shows great promise. It is a JIT *compiler* that
takes its directives simply from a Python decorator. It's being funded by
Continium I/O, seems to be an offshoot from Enthought. I currently have a
Matlab program taking about 10 minutes to run. Yes, Matlab. The commercial
type. I'm in the process of converting it to Numpy/Numba in hopes of having
it be much faster. 

 

Best, James

 

 

 

 

 

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From yyc at solvcon.net  Wed Jul 17 14:55:17 2013
From: yyc at solvcon.net (Yung-Yu Chen)
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 20:55:17 +0800
Subject: [CentralOH] Numba
In-Reply-To: <001e01ce81ec$11f077c0$35d16740$@atlantixeng.com>
References: <001e01ce81ec$11f077c0$35d16740$@atlantixeng.com>
Message-ID: <CACHrFq19LKVTXJLhZC_=oroKZGn9fzPPbkaAuWRrj4c_5EJafQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi James,

Have you considered to use Cython?

A colleague of mine is currently experimenting Numba.  Although the
benchmarks available online look promising, when applied to something "not
so numpy", there is some trouble.  We haven't been to a stage to say
anything concrete, but based on what I've learnt so far, Cython is a much
more mature tool than Numba.

Just my 2 cents.

with regards,
Yung-Yu Chen

On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 2:16 PM, James Bonanno <james at atlantixeng.com>wrote:

> Hello All;****
>
> For those familiar with Numpy and Matplotlib, I have a question. Have you
> explored Numba? I think it shows great promise. It is a JIT **compiler**
> that takes its directives simply from a Python decorator. It?s being funded
> by Continium I/O, seems to be an offshoot from Enthought. I currently have
> a Matlab program taking about 10 minutes to run. Yes, Matlab. The
> commercial type. I?m in the process of converting it to Numpy/Numba in
> hopes of having it be much faster. ****
>
> ** **
>
> Best, James****
>
> ** **
>
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>
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>
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From clousejay10 at gmail.com  Wed Jul 17 18:14:23 2013
From: clousejay10 at gmail.com (Jay Clouse)
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 12:14:23 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Startup Weekend is coming to Columbus!
Message-ID: <A0EE960F-DB1E-4F76-9F97-936839CBCC85@gmail.com>

Central Ohio Pythonistas,

Startup Weekend is coming to Columbus! Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world.

All Startup Weekend events follow the same basic model: anyone is welcome to pitch their startup idea and receive feedback from their peers. Teams organically form around the top ideas (as determined by popular vote) and then it's a 54-hour frenzy of business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekends culminate with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback.

It is an incredible opportunity for Pythonistas to practice and showcase their talents. In 54 hours, you can become a co-founder, add to your portfolio, network, and often find employment as a result. We'd love to have you join us!

This event will be held July 26-28 at the Columbus College of Art and Design. More info can be found here. I know this is in direct conflict with PyOhio, and apologize!

Tickets can be purchased here. For Central Ohio Python members, I have created the promo code "PYTHONISTA" (without quotes) for the Developer ticket option. Enter the code to receive $20 off the listed price, bringing the total to just $79 for the weekend. For that price, you will receive:
Space to work for the weekend
Invaluable access to a community of entrepreneurs and mentors
3 dinners, 2 lunches, 2 breakfasts
A sweet t-shirt
All the coffee, soda, energy drinks, and water you could ever need
An amazing experience and chance to get a taste of the startup world

If you have any other questions, feel free to contact me! My email address is jay.d.clouse at gmail.com.

This event has changed the lives of many, including mine. We'd love for you to join us.

Best,
Jay Clouse
President
Business Builders Club
Organizer
Startup Weekend

Twitter
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From david at wwcols.com  Wed Jul 17 18:52:08 2013
From: david at wwcols.com (David Chew)
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 12:52:08 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Startup Weekend
In-Reply-To: <mailman.23430.1374077861.3113.centraloh@python.org>
References: <mailman.23430.1374077861.3113.centraloh@python.org>
Message-ID: <00af01ce830d$fa5522a0$eeff67e0$@com>

Is that a developer only event or do they look for all talent?  I'm an
accountant/IT Director but very novice at Python. (Also soon to be job
hunting if anyone needs a tech savvy Controller/CFO)  Would love to sit in
for the business development angle of the event but don't want my lack of
python skills to be a barrier.

Thanks!


From eric at intellovations.com  Wed Jul 17 18:21:46 2013
From: eric at intellovations.com (Eric Floehr)
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 12:21:46 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Startup Weekend is coming to Columbus!
In-Reply-To: <A0EE960F-DB1E-4F76-9F97-936839CBCC85@gmail.com>
References: <A0EE960F-DB1E-4F76-9F97-936839CBCC85@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJzarMP-PnBEDEDSrvQ5KYqM9w92XB8CvT25PZ+12nGsdWGstg@mail.gmail.com>

Jay,

I'm sure that many Python developers in Columbus and around Ohio would have
been interested in attending Startup Weekend Columbus.

However, it is PyOhio weekend. This is the sixth year for PyOhio, and it
has always been on the last weekend in July.

Because you didn't take a simple step to coordinate with other large local
tech events (PyOhio will attract 250, and had speakers from 10 states last
year), you've forced the local tech community to choose when a choice
shouldn't have been necessary.

There are still enough days in a year and the local tech scene small enough
that we don't need to be scheduling our events over top one another.

A little bit of research and planning would have avoided that.

-Eric



On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 12:14 PM, Jay Clouse <clousejay10 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Central Ohio Pythonistas,
>
> Startup Weekend <http://columbus.startupweekend.org/> is coming to
> Columbus! Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and
> empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups
> and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of
> passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around
> the world.
>
> All Startup Weekend events follow the same basic model: anyone is welcome
> to pitch their startup idea and receive feedback from their peers. Teams
> organically form around the top ideas (as determined by popular vote) and
> then it's a 54-hour frenzy of business model creation, *coding*, designing
> *,* and market validation. The weekends culminate with presentations in
> front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for
> critical feedback.
>
> It is an incredible opportunity for Pythonistas to practice and showcase
> their talents. *In 54 hours, you can become a co-founder, add to your
> portfolio, network, and often find employment as a result.* We'd love to
> have you join us!
>
> This event will be held *July 26-28 at the Columbus College of Art and
> Design. *More info can be found here<http://www.columbus.startupweekend.org/>.
> I know this is in direct conflict with PyOhio, and apologize!
>
> Tickets can be purchased here <http://swcolumbus0726.eventbrite.com/>.
> For Central Ohio Python members, I have created the promo code "*
> PYTHONISTA*" (without quotes) for the Developer ticket option. Enter the
> code to receive $20 off the listed price, bringing the total to just $79
> for the weekend. For that price, you will receive:
>
>    - Space to work for the weekend
>    - Invaluable access to a community of entrepreneurs and mentors
>    - 3 dinners, 2 lunches, 2 breakfasts
>    - A sweet t-shirt
>    - All the coffee, soda, energy drinks, and water you could ever need
>    - An amazing experience and chance to get a taste of the startup world
>
>
> If you have any other questions, feel free to contact me! My email address
> is jay.d.clouse at gmail.com <jaydclouse at gmail.com>.
>
> This event has changed the lives of many, including mine. We'd love for
> you to join us.
>
> Best,
> Jay Clouse
> *President*
> Business Builders Club <http://www.businessbuildersclub.org/>
> *Organizer*
> Startup Weekend <http://columbus.startupweekend.org/>
>
> Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/jayclouse>
> LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/jayclouse>
>
>
>
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From winningham at gmail.com  Wed Jul 17 20:14:13 2013
From: winningham at gmail.com (Thomas Winningham)
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:14:13 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Startup Weekend
In-Reply-To: <00af01ce830d$fa5522a0$eeff67e0$@com>
References: <mailman.23430.1374077861.3113.centraloh@python.org>
	<00af01ce830d$fa5522a0$eeff67e0$@com>
Message-ID: <CAJShLf_JUGhOHzm+jSDS4_h1Uqf+FnkT4ZFdYfE+HTCy8CebmQ@mail.gmail.com>

My experience with Startup Weekend was sort of two parted, one is my
cynical paranoid internet crank viewpoint that it is a way for VCs and
partners to get free R&D work :P but the other more reasonable viewpoint
that is actually grounded in actual articles I've read would be that it is
ultimately an event that should be thought of more like a signification, or
start, or jumping off, of desire to start a business and all that entails,
and to have this event assist in the first great big push for those wanting
to start a business and those that want to help to get together and focus
solely on the project at the outset.

I think however it is more marketed sometimes like a hack-a-thon or
competition for attention alone, which perhaps parts of it are, but those
things aren't very much of the means to the ends to starting a business, in
my opinion, although they help.

So for me, I thought be exposed to it was very valuable.

I did however think that in some ways trying to get team members, some kind
of things that happened where you had to "prove" your idea was worthwhile,
was something of a hindrance, and perhaps bad for my own personal ways of
thinking about entrepreneurship, or at least the kinds of things that are
too brand new for anyone to make sense of let alone want to get on board
with... but perhaps being too new is a hindrance itself, so, maybe the
event did help :P

But I don't think of it as a hack-a-thon, and not having any Python skills
shouldn't dissuade you from attending. However, I highly recommend keeping
the PyOhio schedule and sneaking out to those talks that interest you if at
all possible :D




On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 12:52 PM, David Chew <david at wwcols.com> wrote:

> Is that a developer only event or do they look for all talent?  I'm an
> accountant/IT Director but very novice at Python. (Also soon to be job
> hunting if anyone needs a tech savvy Controller/CFO)  Would love to sit in
> for the business development angle of the event but don't want my lack of
> python skills to be a barrier.
>
> Thanks!
>
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From kurtis.mullins at gmail.com  Wed Jul 17 20:28:38 2013
From: kurtis.mullins at gmail.com (Kurtis Mullins)
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:28:38 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Startup Weekend
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I don't know anything about Startup Weekend -- but wanted to throw my 2 cents in from a separate program I'm currently engaged in.

The National Science Foundation hosts a 7-week "workshop" (program) called Innovation Corps (i-corps for short) which, this year, is hosted out of San Francisco and consists of a bunch of very successful entrepeneuers teaching "technical" people the business end of things while helping them to develop a proper business model and finally decide to "go" or "no go" with their startup. This program practically ignores whatever technology you have and completely revolves around your business model: Specifically, talking to enough people to find out whether or not there is an actual need you're trying to fulfill.

I have 0 knowledge of Startup Week but this I-Corps program seems to be pretty insightful and valuable, especially if you're considering a startup venture. If the Startup Week program is anything like this I-Corps program, then I would highly recommend it. Otherwise, I can recommend the two books we use and I'd suggest finding a great "business mentor" to help guide and even setup some connections.

Also, if it's anything like I-Corps, there are actual VC's who are looking at the ideas coming through and if you can pitch your idea well enough then it might find its way to the right person.

So to answer your question: 
If it's anything like the program I am currently engaged in,
1. All you will need is a "wireframe" (or very simple demo), no Python skills needed - Business Model is First
2. There is potential that VCs do keep an idea on events like this.

On Jul 17, 2013, at 2:14 PM, Thomas Winningham <winningham at gmail.com> wrote:

> My experience with Startup Weekend was sort of two parted, one is my cynical paranoid internet crank viewpoint that it is a way for VCs and partners to get free R&D work :P but the other more reasonable viewpoint that is actually grounded in actual articles I've read would be that it is ultimately an event that should be thought of more like a signification, or start, or jumping off, of desire to start a business and all that entails, and to have this event assist in the first great big push for those wanting to start a business and those that want to help to get together and focus solely on the project at the outset. 
> 
> I think however it is more marketed sometimes like a hack-a-thon or competition for attention alone, which perhaps parts of it are, but those things aren't very much of the means to the ends to starting a business, in my opinion, although they help.
> 
> So for me, I thought be exposed to it was very valuable. 
> 
> I did however think that in some ways trying to get team members, some kind of things that happened where you had to "prove" your idea was worthwhile, was something of a hindrance, and perhaps bad for my own personal ways of thinking about entrepreneurship, or at least the kinds of things that are too brand new for anyone to make sense of let alone want to get on board with... but perhaps being too new is a hindrance itself, so, maybe the event did help :P
> 
> But I don't think of it as a hack-a-thon, and not having any Python skills shouldn't dissuade you from attending. However, I highly recommend keeping the PyOhio schedule and sneaking out to those talks that interest you if at all possible :D
> 
>  
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 12:52 PM, David Chew <david at wwcols.com> wrote:
> Is that a developer only event or do they look for all talent?  I'm an
> accountant/IT Director but very novice at Python. (Also soon to be job
> hunting if anyone needs a tech savvy Controller/CFO)  Would love to sit in
> for the business development angle of the event but don't want my lack of
> python skills to be a barrier.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> _______________________________________________
> CentralOH mailing list
> CentralOH at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/centraloh
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From jep200404 at columbus.rr.com  Wed Jul 17 22:17:07 2013
From: jep200404 at columbus.rr.com (jep200404 at columbus.rr.com)
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 16:17:07 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Startup Weekend: Persuasion
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On Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:14:13 -0400, Thomas Winningham <winningham at gmail.com> wrote:

> I did however think that in some ways trying to get team members, some kind
> of things that happened where you had to "prove" your idea was worthwhile,
> was something of a hindrance, ...

Hindrance?  Uh oh. 

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2012/07/but-you-did-not-persuade-me.html
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2008/10/the-one-thing-every-software-engineer-should-know.html


From winningham at gmail.com  Wed Jul 17 22:46:46 2013
From: winningham at gmail.com (Thomas Winningham)
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 16:46:46 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Startup Weekend: Persuasion
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No yes, that is an extremely good thing to post I remember that movie.... I
was trying to be fair, but maybe I didn't express my own misunderstanding
going into it. I think the NSF thing sounds almost exactly was Startup
Weekend perhaps is, or at the very least should be viewed as being... er...
without the NSF non-profit slant maybe.


On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 4:17 PM, <jep200404 at columbus.rr.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:14:13 -0400, Thomas Winningham <
> winningham at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I did however think that in some ways trying to get team members, some
> kind
> > of things that happened where you had to "prove" your idea was
> worthwhile,
> > was something of a hindrance, ...
>
> Hindrance?  Uh oh.
>
> http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2012/07/but-you-did-not-persuade-me.html
>
> http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2008/10/the-one-thing-every-software-engineer-should-know.html
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From clousejay10 at gmail.com  Thu Jul 18 00:44:47 2013
From: clousejay10 at gmail.com (Jay Clouse)
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 18:44:47 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Startup Weekend: Persuasion
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In response to Thomas and Kurtis' emails, I wanted to go into a little more detail about the structure, what you can expect, and what my personal experience has been.

Friday night you pitch ideas (everyone has 60 seconds until no one wants to pitch anymore). Then, the crowd votes on around a dozen ideas they think are best, and teams form organically. The rest of the evening is typically spent mapping out tasks that need to be completed over the course of Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday is a dev and design heavy day, with the business-minded folks doing some market research and validation. Throughout the day, mentors and speakers give feedback and advice on your product.

Sunday morning and afternoon is spent finishing a prototype (ideally) and crafting a final pitch. That evening, teams pitch their ideas and judges choose their top three.

I participated in my first Startup Weekend over a year ago with not only very limited business skills, but no technical design or development skills. After pitching (Friday night) a few ideas and not having any of them voted upon for work over the weekend (I didn't get a single vote!) I latched on with a team including a front-end developer, back-end, designer, and a marketer. I basically audited the weekend while doing some market research and helping put together a slide deck. And it was incredible. 

So to answer David's question from earlier, the weekend is open to everyone and extremely valuable to anyone. For developers and designers, you can pick up a lot of best business practices from us non-technical folk. The relationships you build are awesome, and at the end of the weekend you typically have a working demo or prototype to show off and maybe work on afterwards.

Candidly, I would say probably more than 50% of the projects are not continued after the weekend is over. But many are! It depends on your team and your passion for the problem you are solving.

Saturday is usually a long, development-heavy day that you have to fight through. By all means, if you want to attend and there are talks that day at PyOhio, sneak out and catch them! It may help fire you up and recharge the batteries.

The people I have met and the business skills I have learned (not to mention the inspiration to learn some design) have changed my life. If you choose your team carefully and pick an idea you would enjoy working on, I see no downside.

Jay

On Jul 17, 2013, at 4:46 PM, Thomas Winningham wrote:

> No yes, that is an extremely good thing to post I remember that movie.... I was trying to be fair, but maybe I didn't express my own misunderstanding going into it. I think the NSF thing sounds almost exactly was Startup Weekend perhaps is, or at the very least should be viewed as being... er... without the NSF non-profit slant maybe.
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 4:17 PM, <jep200404 at columbus.rr.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:14:13 -0400, Thomas Winningham <winningham at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > I did however think that in some ways trying to get team members, some kind
> > of things that happened where you had to "prove" your idea was worthwhile,
> > was something of a hindrance, ...
> 
> Hindrance?  Uh oh.
> 
> http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2012/07/but-you-did-not-persuade-me.html
> http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2008/10/the-one-thing-every-software-engineer-should-know.html
> 
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From mark at aufdencamp.com  Thu Jul 18 21:17:17 2013
From: mark at aufdencamp.com (Mark Aufdencamp)
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 12:17:17 -0700
Subject: [CentralOH] Django Application Deployment and Production Delivery
Message-ID: <20130718121717.181451e9c2a7ebbcd6ae28cea81146c8.21b0cd2c2c.wbe@email17.secureserver.net>

Hi All,

While many of you here are busy planning the upcoming PyOhio, I've been
engaged in learning to coherently converse on TDD and Django this year. 
I've been following O'Reilly's "Test Driven Development in Python" which
is still sparse on chapters.  I've managed to complete the first three
chapters of building an application.   In preparation of deploying to a
server, I stepped back into some virtualenv/pythonbrew learning and
discovered the magic of PythonPath and the site_packages directory. 
I've learned a bit and can successfully configure a venv and utilize it
for development.

I'd now like to propagate that to a production environment.  I've ruled
out mod_python as an option to run django apps.  That leaves wsgi and
gunicorn.  

So, I guess I'm looking for someone with some experience utilizing
apache/wsgi/venv/django to give me some sage advice on how they do it
and the gotchas?

Alternatively, if your running NGinx in front of gunicorn with BSD
sockets, I'd be really interested in hearing of your experiences. (I
like the performance and no TCP port requirement)

In conjunction with selecting and building a production platform, I'm
curious as to the differing deployment methodologies utilized in the
group.  I'm spoiled by capistrano in the ruby world.  Any great
equivalent in the django world?  Utilizing scp/sftp?  Pulling with
git/svn directly from a repository?

How about dealing with database migrations in django?  Anyone utilizing
South? 

Last question, anyone utilizing Hudson with django/venv as a testing
platform?


Hoping to elicit some responses, and looking forward to this years
PyOhio.

Mark Aufdencamp







From winningham at gmail.com  Thu Jul 18 21:30:35 2013
From: winningham at gmail.com (Thomas Winningham)
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 15:30:35 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Django Application Deployment and Production
	Delivery
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I can answer a couple of things:

1. Check out UWSGI (or micro wsgi) ... a lot of fun! You could
reverse-proxy it behind Apache or Nginx  for instance. I guess I'm thinking
of this the way IHS & WebSphere work, but I'm more familiar with that
(Java) type of stuff, so ignore this rabbit hole possibly.

2. For automation of deployments and such try Fabric or Ansible. I have
some Fabric stuff, but I'm converting it to Ansible I think soon.

3. There are Python GIT stuff that is developing and exciting, but you can
do all that with #2, and I do.

I also like Nose for testing, or at least I did when I did TDD, and having
taskbar notifications of pass/fail upon saving was a very cool feature.

Hope this helps, and I'll definitely be reading other replies myself too :D





On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Mark Aufdencamp <mark at aufdencamp.com>wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> While many of you here are busy planning the upcoming PyOhio, I've been
> engaged in learning to coherently converse on TDD and Django this year.
> I've been following O'Reilly's "Test Driven Development in Python" which
> is still sparse on chapters.  I've managed to complete the first three
> chapters of building an application.   In preparation of deploying to a
> server, I stepped back into some virtualenv/pythonbrew learning and
> discovered the magic of PythonPath and the site_packages directory.
> I've learned a bit and can successfully configure a venv and utilize it
> for development.
>
> I'd now like to propagate that to a production environment.  I've ruled
> out mod_python as an option to run django apps.  That leaves wsgi and
> gunicorn.
>
> So, I guess I'm looking for someone with some experience utilizing
> apache/wsgi/venv/django to give me some sage advice on how they do it
> and the gotchas?
>
> Alternatively, if your running NGinx in front of gunicorn with BSD
> sockets, I'd be really interested in hearing of your experiences. (I
> like the performance and no TCP port requirement)
>
> In conjunction with selecting and building a production platform, I'm
> curious as to the differing deployment methodologies utilized in the
> group.  I'm spoiled by capistrano in the ruby world.  Any great
> equivalent in the django world?  Utilizing scp/sftp?  Pulling with
> git/svn directly from a repository?
>
> How about dealing with database migrations in django?  Anyone utilizing
> South?
>
> Last question, anyone utilizing Hudson with django/venv as a testing
> platform?
>
>
> Hoping to elicit some responses, and looking forward to this years
> PyOhio.
>
> Mark Aufdencamp
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> CentralOH mailing list
> CentralOH at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/centraloh
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From joe at joeshaw.org  Thu Jul 18 21:40:44 2013
From: joe at joeshaw.org (Joe Shaw)
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 15:40:44 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Django Application Deployment and Production
	Delivery
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Hi,

We built Woven (woventheapp.com) as a Flask app that serves an API to
native mobile client apps. Our setup is:

* An SSL-terminating Rackspace load balancer
* 2 web servers running nginx
* The same 2 servers running our Flask app in uwsgi, proxying using the
nginx uwsgi binary protocol over a unix domain socket

I highly recommend the combination of nginx + uwsgi.  It has never caused
us any problems, and while the docs around configuring uwsgi aren't great,
once it's running you basically never have to touch it.  With these two
servers we can easily handle hundreds of requests per second and the
bottleneck becomes the database, not the web server or our app.

Hudson is now called Jenkins, and we use it with nose to ensure 100% code
coverage.  We also use it to run periodic integration tests.  It works well
enough, and we recently moved from self-hosting the whole environment to
only partially hosting it, with Cloudbees hosting the rest.  I wouldn't say
I love Jenkins, though.

If you use GitHub for development, I also wrote a little tool called Leeroy
(http://github.com/litl/leeroy) to integrate GH pull requests with Jenkins.
 We have a rule that you can't push code until the Jenkins build passes
without test failures.

Hope this is helpful,
Joe


On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Mark Aufdencamp <mark at aufdencamp.com>wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> While many of you here are busy planning the upcoming PyOhio, I've been
> engaged in learning to coherently converse on TDD and Django this year.
> I've been following O'Reilly's "Test Driven Development in Python" which
> is still sparse on chapters.  I've managed to complete the first three
> chapters of building an application.   In preparation of deploying to a
> server, I stepped back into some virtualenv/pythonbrew learning and
> discovered the magic of PythonPath and the site_packages directory.
> I've learned a bit and can successfully configure a venv and utilize it
> for development.
>
> I'd now like to propagate that to a production environment.  I've ruled
> out mod_python as an option to run django apps.  That leaves wsgi and
> gunicorn.
>
> So, I guess I'm looking for someone with some experience utilizing
> apache/wsgi/venv/django to give me some sage advice on how they do it
> and the gotchas?
>
> Alternatively, if your running NGinx in front of gunicorn with BSD
> sockets, I'd be really interested in hearing of your experiences. (I
> like the performance and no TCP port requirement)
>
> In conjunction with selecting and building a production platform, I'm
> curious as to the differing deployment methodologies utilized in the
> group.  I'm spoiled by capistrano in the ruby world.  Any great
> equivalent in the django world?  Utilizing scp/sftp?  Pulling with
> git/svn directly from a repository?
>
> How about dealing with database migrations in django?  Anyone utilizing
> South?
>
> Last question, anyone utilizing Hudson with django/venv as a testing
> platform?
>
>
> Hoping to elicit some responses, and looking forward to this years
> PyOhio.
>
> Mark Aufdencamp
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> CentralOH mailing list
> CentralOH at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/centraloh
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From joskra42.list at gmail.com  Fri Jul 19 04:14:10 2013
From: joskra42.list at gmail.com (Joshua Kramer)
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 22:14:10 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Django Application Deployment and Production
	Delivery
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I was doing something similar, and I ran into this documentation.

http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/VirtualEnvironments

Essentially, you build one baseline virtualenv with just the python
interpreter.  Then, you can build different wsgi-driven sites under their
own virtualenv's
 and deploy the virtualenv file structure under wsgi.

Here's a practical example.  Since I'm using CentOS, I'm building rpm's for
some Django-based sites.  I have one rpm, ve-baseline, that provides the
following structure:

/srv/ve-baseline
/srv/ve-baseline/lib
/srv/ve-baseline/lib/python2.6
..(files typical of a virtualenv, under /srv/ve-baseline)..
/etc/httpd/conf.d/00_security.conf
/etc/httpd/conf.d/01_ve-baseline.conf

So what's the story on the conf files?  I begin their filenames with 00 and
01 because I want them to be read first when Apache boots up.  The
security.conf contains a smattering of miscellaneous security settings, not
necessarily related to Python or WSGI.  The ve_baseline looks like this:

WSGIPythonHome /srv/ve-baseline
WSGISocketPrefix run/wsgi

These are lines you'd traditionally find in a site configuration for a
WSGI-based site.  It basically configures the WSGI home environment to the
ve-baseline, and it sets the prefix for the Unix socket that WSGI uses to
communicate with Apache.  (This last one is needed because you'll have
SELinux headaches if the Unix socket is in the wrong place.)

The rpm package for the website provides a similar structure: a conf file
under /etc/httpd/conf.d, and a virtualenv file structure under
/srv/website.  The conf file, in this case 10_Vinova-WS.conf, looks like
this:

<VirtualHost 192.168.2.223:80>

ServerName vindev.mydomain.as

WSGIDaemonProcess vinova_org_website processes=2 threads=16
display-name=%{GROUP}
WSGIProcessGroup vinova_org_website
WSGIScriptAlias / /srv/vinova/www/vinova/deploy/wsgi.py

Alias /static /srv/vinova/www/vinova/static

<Directory /srv/vinova>
    WSGIApplicationGroup %{GLOBAL}
    Order deny,allow
    Allow from all
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

As you can see, this is a config file that is typical for a WSGI-based
site; there isn't anything out of the ordinary here.

It might be possible to specify different PythonHomes while doing this, but
I'm not sure.

On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 3:40 PM, Joe Shaw <joe at joeshaw.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> We built Woven (woventheapp.com) as a Flask app that serves an API to
> native mobile client apps. Our setup is:
>
> * An SSL-terminating Rackspace load balancer
> * 2 web servers running nginx
> * The same 2 servers running our Flask app in uwsgi, proxying using the
> nginx uwsgi binary protocol over a unix domain socket
>
> I highly recommend the combination of nginx + uwsgi.  It has never caused
> us any problems, and while the docs around configuring uwsgi aren't great,
> once it's running you basically never have to touch it.  With these two
> servers we can easily handle hundreds of requests per second and the
> bottleneck becomes the database, not the web server or our app.
>
> Hudson is now called Jenkins, and we use it with nose to ensure 100% code
> coverage.  We also use it to run periodic integration tests.  It works well
> enough, and we recently moved from self-hosting the whole environment to
> only partially hosting it, with Cloudbees hosting the rest.  I wouldn't say
> I love Jenkins, though.
>
> If you use GitHub for development, I also wrote a little tool called
> Leeroy (http://github.com/litl/leeroy) to integrate GH pull requests with
> Jenkins.  We have a rule that you can't push code until the Jenkins build
> passes without test failures.
>
> Hope this is helpful,
> Joe
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Mark Aufdencamp <mark at aufdencamp.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> While many of you here are busy planning the upcoming PyOhio, I've been
>> engaged in learning to coherently converse on TDD and Django this year.
>> I've been following O'Reilly's "Test Driven Development in Python" which
>> is still sparse on chapters.  I've managed to complete the first three
>> chapters of building an application.   In preparation of deploying to a
>> server, I stepped back into some virtualenv/pythonbrew learning and
>> discovered the magic of PythonPath and the site_packages directory.
>> I've learned a bit and can successfully configure a venv and utilize it
>> for development.
>>
>> I'd now like to propagate that to a production environment.  I've ruled
>> out mod_python as an option to run django apps.  That leaves wsgi and
>> gunicorn.
>>
>> So, I guess I'm looking for someone with some experience utilizing
>> apache/wsgi/venv/django to give me some sage advice on how they do it
>> and the gotchas?
>>
>> Alternatively, if your running NGinx in front of gunicorn with BSD
>> sockets, I'd be really interested in hearing of your experiences. (I
>> like the performance and no TCP port requirement)
>>
>> In conjunction with selecting and building a production platform, I'm
>> curious as to the differing deployment methodologies utilized in the
>> group.  I'm spoiled by capistrano in the ruby world.  Any great
>> equivalent in the django world?  Utilizing scp/sftp?  Pulling with
>> git/svn directly from a repository?
>>
>> How about dealing with database migrations in django?  Anyone utilizing
>> South?
>>
>> Last question, anyone utilizing Hudson with django/venv as a testing
>> platform?
>>
>>
>> Hoping to elicit some responses, and looking forward to this years
>> PyOhio.
>>
>> Mark Aufdencamp
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> CentralOH mailing list
>> CentralOH at python.org
>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/centraloh
>>
>
>
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From mjjohnson.geo at yahoo.com  Fri Jul 19 15:31:50 2013
From: mjjohnson.geo at yahoo.com (Michael Johnson)
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 06:31:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [CentralOH] Django Application Deployment and Production
	Delivery
In-Reply-To: <mailman.23799.1374176613.3113.centraloh@python.org>
References: <mailman.23799.1374176613.3113.centraloh@python.org>
Message-ID: <1374240710.768.YahooMailNeo@web164903.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>

As far as your question about database migrations and South: yes, absolutely. It does work a little differently than migrations in Rails, but I don't start a single Django project without using South. (In fact, the developer of South, who is also a core Django developer, is currently working on integrating the functionality into Django core directly:?http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andrewgodwin/schema-migrations-for-django )

Michael Johnson

Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 12:17:17 -0700

From: "Mark Aufdencamp" <mark at aufdencamp.com>
To: centraloh at python.org
Subject: [CentralOH] Django Application Deployment and Production
??? Delivery
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Hi All,

While many of you here are busy planning the upcoming PyOhio, I've been
engaged in learning to coherently converse on TDD and Django this year. 
I've been following O'Reilly's "Test Driven Development in Python" which
is still sparse on chapters.? I've managed to complete the first three
chapters of building an application.?  In preparation of deploying to a
server, I stepped back into some virtualenv/pythonbrew learning and
discovered the magic of PythonPath and the site_packages directory. 
I've learned a bit and can successfully configure a venv and utilize it
for development.

I'd now like to propagate that to a production environment.? I've ruled
out mod_python as an option to run django apps.? That leaves wsgi and
gunicorn.? 

So, I guess I'm looking for someone with some experience utilizing
apache/wsgi/venv/django to give me some sage advice on how they do it
and the gotchas?

Alternatively, if your running NGinx in front of gunicorn with BSD
sockets, I'd be really interested in hearing of your experiences. (I
like the performance and no TCP port requirement)

In conjunction with selecting and building a production platform, I'm
curious as to the differing deployment methodologies utilized in the
group.? I'm spoiled by capistrano in the ruby world.? Any great
equivalent in the django world?? Utilizing scp/sftp?? Pulling with
git/svn directly from a repository?

How about dealing with database migrations in django?? Anyone utilizing
South? 

Last question, anyone utilizing Hudson with django/venv as a testing
platform?


Hoping to elicit some responses, and looking forward to this years
PyOhio.

Mark Aufdencamp
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From brian.costlow at gmail.com  Tue Jul 23 03:24:53 2013
From: brian.costlow at gmail.com (Brian Costlow)
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 21:24:53 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Looking for a Young Coders instructor apprentice.
Message-ID: <CACLJ_dEwHL1Oeqo5w_mviZX96whafLFc99CqEu4wtHm_WPQ4sA@mail.gmail.com>

If anyone is interested in working with Katie not just as a classroom
volunteer, but as a 'shadow' to learn how to teach the class, please
contact me ASAP.

You must be willing to put on a version of the class in Columbus, and
possibly a couple other areas of Ohio over the next year.

Contact me directly.
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From jdsantiagojr at gmail.com  Tue Jul 23 05:18:04 2013
From: jdsantiagojr at gmail.com (John Santiago)
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 23:18:04 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Looking for a Young Coders instructor apprentice.
In-Reply-To: <CACLJ_dEwHL1Oeqo5w_mviZX96whafLFc99CqEu4wtHm_WPQ4sA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CACLJ_dEwHL1Oeqo5w_mviZX96whafLFc99CqEu4wtHm_WPQ4sA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CACa5CHKERX11=GBT_OOJXhWN201thyJxKVQ9yWsZ4Kso_GpKxA@mail.gmail.com>

Good evening Brian,

I am interested in helping, what are the requirements?

Thank you,
John


On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 9:24 PM, Brian Costlow <brian.costlow at gmail.com>wrote:

> If anyone is interested in working with Katie not just as a classroom
> volunteer, but as a 'shadow' to learn how to teach the class, please
> contact me ASAP.
>
> You must be willing to put on a version of the class in Columbus, and
> possibly a couple other areas of Ohio over the next year.
>
> Contact me directly.
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> CentralOH mailing list
> CentralOH at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/centraloh
>
>


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From brian.costlow at gmail.com  Tue Jul 23 14:03:46 2013
From: brian.costlow at gmail.com (Brian Costlow)
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 08:03:46 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Looking for a Young Coders instructor apprentice.
In-Reply-To: <CACa5CHKERX11=GBT_OOJXhWN201thyJxKVQ9yWsZ4Kso_GpKxA@mail.gmail.com>
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Hello John,

We're looking for someone familiar enough with Python to teach an intro
course. Having some experience teaching middle school through high school
is preferred (this does not have to be actual 'school', for example
teaching religion at church, being a scout leader, coaching sports would
all count).

You would need to spend the entire day with Katie at the YC class on
Saturday, shadowing her, learning how to teach it. Also probably some
planning time Friday and some follow-up after.

You would then be expected to teach a version of the class 2-3 times
between now and the next PyOhio (including in Cleveland and Cincinnati),
and possibly again at PyOhio next year.



On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 11:18 PM, John Santiago <jdsantiagojr at gmail.com>wrote:

> Good evening Brian,
>
> I am interested in helping, what are the requirements?
>
> Thank you,
> John
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 9:24 PM, Brian Costlow <brian.costlow at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> If anyone is interested in working with Katie not just as a classroom
>> volunteer, but as a 'shadow' to learn how to teach the class, please
>> contact me ASAP.
>>
>> You must be willing to put on a version of the class in Columbus, and
>> possibly a couple other areas of Ohio over the next year.
>>
>> Contact me directly.
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> CentralOH mailing list
>> CentralOH at python.org
>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/centraloh
>>
>>
>
>
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From lenjaffe at jaffesystems.com  Tue Jul 23 18:31:47 2013
From: lenjaffe at jaffesystems.com (Len Jaffe)
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:31:47 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Columbus Code Jam - Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Message-ID: <CAO_bo76Z4n9DfU+=AtRru_FhtK4NMYgvfDZJFm8CE3Rg_zMwEg@mail.gmail.com>

Columbus Code Jam is a casual meetup to pair on cool projects, to get
one-on-one guidance from experienced developers & sys admins, to network,
learn, and eat pizza.

Topics we've discussed while hacking range from ruby on rails to C++, from
modems and BBSes (the good old days) to system performance monitoring.

Bring your projects, your questions, your problems, and most importantly of
all, your self to Tech Columbus, on Kinnear Road, on Wednesday, July 31,
2013, starting at 6:30pm

Len.
-- 
lenjaffe at jaffesystems.com   614-404-4214    @lenjaffe
Software Enginer, Founder Volunteerable <http://www.volunteerable..com/>,
Host of Columbus Code Jam <http://www.meetup.com/techlifecolumbus/>
www.lenjaffe.com     http://www.theycomewithcheese.com
Perl Advent Planet <http://www.lenjaffe.com/PerlAdventPlanet/> - Advent
Calendars: Perlish and otherwise.
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From jdsantiagojr at gmail.com  Wed Jul 24 01:33:49 2013
From: jdsantiagojr at gmail.com (jdsantiagojr at gmail.com)
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 23:33:49 +0000
Subject: [CentralOH]
 =?utf-8?q?Looking_for_a_Young_Coders_instructor_appre?=
 =?utf-8?q?ntice=2E?=
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	<CACa5CHKERX11=GBT_OOJXhWN201thyJxKVQ9yWsZ4Kso_GpKxA@mail.gmail.com>,
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I currently work as a program analyst in Dublin. Python is one of my favorite languages and would enjoy the opportunity to teach/help young coders learn python.  I did some student teaching in high school for animation and web-design.  I feel I can do it, but was concerned about missing all the talks on Saturday.  I don't know, is it possible to do half day? First time going to PyOhio.


Thank you, 

John



Sent from Windows Mail



From: Brian Costlow
Sent: ?Tuesday?, ?July? ?23?, ?2013 ?8?:?03? ?AM
To: Mailing list for Central Ohio Python User Group (COhPy)


Hello John,



We're looking for someone familiar enough with Python to teach an intro course. Having some experience teaching middle school through high school is preferred (this does not have to be actual 'school', for example teaching religion at church, being a scout leader, coaching sports would all count).




You would need to spend the entire day with Katie at the YC class on Saturday, shadowing her, learning how to teach it. Also probably some planning time Friday and some follow-up after.




You would then be expected to teach a version of the class 2-3 times between now and the next PyOhio (including in Cleveland and Cincinnati), and possibly again at PyOhio next year.







On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 11:18 PM, John Santiago <jdsantiagojr at gmail.com> wrote:


Good evening Brian, 



I am interested in helping, what are the requirements?




Thank you, 

John






On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 9:24 PM, Brian Costlow <brian.costlow at gmail.com> wrote:





If anyone is interested in working with Katie not just as a classroom volunteer, but as a 'shadow' to learn how to teach the class, please contact me ASAP.



You must be willing to put on a version of the class in Columbus, and possibly a couple other areas of Ohio over the next year.




Contact me directly.







_______________________________________________
CentralOH mailing list
CentralOH at python.org
http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/centraloh






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From vken85 at gmail.com  Wed Jul 24 21:15:18 2013
From: vken85 at gmail.com (Kenneth Wee)
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 15:15:18 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] =?utf-8?b?6YGT5aC0IERvam8gUHlPaGlvIFNwZWNpYWwgKEp1?=
	=?utf-8?q?ly_26th=2C_2013=29?=
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Hi All,

This week's Dojo will held together with PyOhio's Sprints on Friday, 6pm
onwards with delicious W.g. Grinders sandwiches and extra sauce,
non-Dutch-style. May not be obvious at first, unless you're Dutch.

All are welcomed.

Location:
W.g. Grinders
1666 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43201, United States

Some of us are volunteering to help set up the venue for PyOhio. We'd love
your volunteering. Interested parties, please proceed to the Ohio Union,
Cartoon room; or email me privately, off the mailing list. Your generous
contribution is greatly appreciated.

You may find either Eric, Carl, Brian, or me the third floor, Ohio Union,
from 4pm onwards. I'll arrive after 5pm to help out.

Helpers will attend the dojo-sprint event after setting up. A strategic
retreat to Dreese Labs will be called as the waning gibbous Luna graces
across the sea of stars in the crowning night of Pisces.

More information on PyOhio's Sprints:
http://pyohio.org/sprints/

-- 
Warmest Regards,

Kenneth Wee
Dojo Wrangler Pretender

p.s. please bring your Python d?gi, if you have one.
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From vganapathy at moveez.com  Thu Jul 25 17:51:58 2013
From: vganapathy at moveez.com (Venkatesh Ganapathy)
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 11:51:58 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Startup Weekend: Persuasion
In-Reply-To: <AF6F4251-04FD-45A8-A9A6-BCC3F3F77ECA@gmail.com>
References: <mailman.23430.1374077861.3113.centraloh@python.org>
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Hey guys,

I have heard a lot of great things about the startup weekend and am
definitely planning to attend this one (This being my first time!).
However, if any of you haven't registered yet and would like to join, I
know one of the organizers who has some promo codes for designers and
developers. Please let me know if you are interested and I will be more
than happy to get those codes for you. There are still some developer and
designer tickets available.

Hope to meet some of you there!

Regards,
Venkatesh




On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 6:44 PM, Jay Clouse <clousejay10 at gmail.com> wrote:

> In response to Thomas and Kurtis' emails, I wanted to go into a little
> more detail about the structure, what you can expect, and what my personal
> experience has been.
>
> Friday night you pitch ideas (everyone has 60 seconds until no one wants
> to pitch anymore). Then, the crowd votes on around a dozen ideas they think
> are best, and teams form organically. The rest of the evening is typically
> spent mapping out tasks that need to be completed over the course of
> Saturday and Sunday.
>
> Saturday is a dev and design heavy day, with the business-minded folks
> doing some market research and validation. Throughout the day, mentors and
> speakers give feedback and advice on your product.
>
> Sunday morning and afternoon is spent finishing a prototype (ideally) and
> crafting a final pitch. That evening, teams pitch their ideas and judges
> choose their top three.
>
> I participated in my first Startup Weekend over a year ago with not only
> very limited business skills, but no technical design or development
> skills. After pitching (Friday night) a few ideas and not having any of
> them voted upon for work over the weekend (I didn't get a single vote!) I
> latched on with a team including a front-end developer, back-end, designer,
> and a marketer. I basically audited the weekend while doing some market
> research and helping put together a slide deck. *And it was incredible. *
>
> So to answer David's question from earlier, the weekend is open to *
> everyone* and extremely valuable to anyone. For developers and designers,
> you can pick up a lot of best business practices from us non-technical
> folk. The relationships you build are awesome, and at the end of the
> weekend you typically have a working demo or prototype to show off and
> maybe work on afterwards.
>
> Candidly, I would say probably more than 50% of the projects are not
> continued after the weekend is over. But many are! It depends on your team
> and your passion for the problem you are solving.
>
> Saturday is usually a long, development-heavy day that you have to fight
> through. By all means, if you want to attend and there are talks that day
> at PyOhio, sneak out and catch them! It may help fire you up and recharge
> the batteries.
>
> The people I have met and the business skills I have learned (not to
> mention the inspiration to learn some design) have changed my life. If you
> choose your team carefully and pick an idea you would enjoy working on, I
> see no downside.
>
> Jay
>
> On Jul 17, 2013, at 4:46 PM, Thomas Winningham wrote:
>
> No yes, that is an extremely good thing to post I remember that movie....
> I was trying to be fair, but maybe I didn't express my own misunderstanding
> going into it. I think the NSF thing sounds almost exactly was Startup
> Weekend perhaps is, or at the very least should be viewed as being... er...
> without the NSF non-profit slant maybe.
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 4:17 PM, <jep200404 at columbus.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:14:13 -0400, Thomas Winningham <
>> winningham at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > I did however think that in some ways trying to get team members, some
>> kind
>> > of things that happened where you had to "prove" your idea was
>> worthwhile,
>> > was something of a hindrance, ...
>>
>> Hindrance?  Uh oh.
>>
>> http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2012/07/but-you-did-not-persuade-me.html
>>
>> http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2008/10/the-one-thing-every-software-engineer-should-know.html
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>> CentralOH at python.org
>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/centraloh
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From eric at intellovations.com  Fri Jul 26 03:35:45 2013
From: eric at intellovations.com (Eric Floehr)
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 21:35:45 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Bag stuffing (assuming they come)
Message-ID: <CAJzarMNnRu5w9T4H4rimmb2T_sprqXb7hL2JF3fYrzGTrY-pZQ@mail.gmail.com>

Bags are apparently in JIT mode. They still haven't arrived yet, but I'm
hopeful they arrive before 4pm tomorrow.

Assuming they do, I'm planning on bringing them, along with the swag we
have, to the Ohio Union.

Anyone who is in the area and wants to, we'll find a place to stuff 250 of
them. We actually didn't get much swag this year compared to last, but Emma
sent an *awesome* pencil and notepad set, and there will be some Github
stickers and SmartFile cards.

I'm also going to be including a flyer with some Python information on it.

See you tomorrow, hopefully I'll be with bags.

-Eric
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From eric at intellovations.com  Fri Jul 26 22:44:23 2013
From: eric at intellovations.com (Eric Floehr)
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 16:44:23 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] Bag stuffing tonight at Ohio Union
Message-ID: <CAJzarMPKOrVzUKauZ3NtBwyi0=9kodD3P6ch7gJW1do-SdOZxQ@mail.gmail.com>

The bags just arrived (4:45pm). Will be heading out shortly and should be
at the Ohio Union third floor by 6 or 6:30.

Come and join in the bag stuffing fun!

-Eric
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From jep200404 at columbus.rr.com  Tue Jul 30 21:16:01 2013
From: jep200404 at columbus.rr.com (jep200404 at columbus.rr.com)
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:16:01 -0400
Subject: [CentralOH] =?utf-8?q?2013-06-22_CohPy_Scribbles_=EF=A4=98?=
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This pile of scribbles is scribblier than usual, 
as folks were recovering from PyOhio. 

   http://pyvideo.org/category/41/pyohio-2013

Theory of Inventive Problem Solving
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRIZ
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genrich_Altshuller
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paprika_(2006_film)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi_Kon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Godfathers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Luna_(2011_film)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_(film)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Train_Your_Dragon_2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makoto_Shinkai
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voices_from_a_Distant_Star
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_Who_Chase_Lost_Voices
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Centimeters_Per_Second
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meatloaf_(singer)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz
mebbit.com
https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#pyohio
Scrapy is a fast high-level screen scraping and web crawling framework, used to
crawl websites and extract structured data from their pages. It can be used for
a wide range of purposes, from data mining to monitoring and automated testing.
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Scrapy/0.14.4
http://scrapy.org/
beautiful soup 
HTML/XML parser for quick-turnaround applications like screen-scraping.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beautiful_Soup
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/BeautifulSoup
http://www.crummy.com/software/BeautifulSoup/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Processing_(programming_language)
pyquery: a jquery-like library for python
https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyquery
http://jqapi.com/
sizzle (a module of jquery)
https://github.com/jquery/sizzle
sizzle is the best jquery css selector
backbone.js     backbonejs.org
nifty things: nested generators and tuple unpacking
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/centraloh/2013-June/001718.html
(installation recipe for) IPython & Notebook on Xubuntu 12.10 Desktop i386
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/centraloh/2013-February/001544.html
(installation recipe for) Brandon's Astronomy/IPython Notebook Presentations
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/centraloh/2013-February/001551.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_law_distribution
vim command:
:Ni!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sine_qua_non

Postgresql open conference Chicago anyone going?
http://postgresopen.org/2013/home/
2013-09-16 to 2013-09-18

Ohio Pawpaw Festival 2013-09-13 - 2013-09-15
http://www.ohiopawpawfest.com/

Ohio LinuxFest 2013 2013-09-13 - 2013-09-15

geography versus geometry
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/contrib/gis/db-api/#compatibility-tables

new postgresql data type interval no overlap (as constraint)

ipython
https://github.com/ipython/ipython/wiki/A-gallery-of-interesting-IPython-Notebooks
version >= 1 does auto saving
need vim bindings for ipython notebook
from IPython.display import Image, HTML, Latex, YouTubeVideo
YouTubeVideo('F4rFuIb1Ie4')  # Fernando P?rez at PyConCA GOOD!

http://www.ted.com:80/talks/bruno_maisonnier_dance_tiny_robots.html
reveal.js

mapbox, mapnik, OpenStreetMap (OSM)
MySQL -> Amazon Redshift

DAMAIL - don't bug me license
yano, please elaborate from your lightning talk
A Collection of Licenses
http://inamidst.com/phenny/
https://github.com/sbp/saxo
https://github.com/myano/jenni
https://gist.github.com/benlk/fb545889eaa5894e77ac
Issue 1666318: shutil.copytree doesn't give control over directory permissions - Python tracker
http://bugs.python.org/issue1666318

http://pyohio.org/volunteer/
http://pyohio.org/volunteer/roles/
http://pyohio.org/volunteer/roles/2013/

Speaker Introduction versus Session Chair versus room nag

review email account for PyOhio
pyohio.org/volunteer/roles/
we need the a presenters mailing list

put stuff in instructions to presenters
    practice in open space rooms
    tell apple to bring adapters
        72 to 75 Hz
    put stuff at static URL

have volunteer call presenters a couple weeks before event 
to ask how things are going along and mention viewability issues. 

do presentation about projectors

    have folks, especially presenters, at back of room
    pythonipsum.com ala baconipsum.com

        black on white
        white on black
        pastels on white
        pastels on black

room lights for Cartoon 1 and Cartoon 2 work together

    need spot light for presenter that does not illuminate projection screen