[Chennaipy] Chennaipy Digest, Vol 16, Issue 15

Sat Dec 13 09:44:36 CET 2014

+1

On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 2:11 PM, null <chennaipy-request at python.org>
wrote:

> Send Chennaipy mailing list submissions to
> 	chennaipy at python.org
> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
> 	https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chennaipy
> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
> 	chennaipy-request at python.org
> You can reach the person managing the list at
> 	chennaipy-owner at python.org
> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
> than "Re: Contents of Chennaipy digest..."
> Today's Topics:
>    1. Re: Python Projects (Vijay Kumar)
>    2. Re: Python Projects (Shrayas rajagopal)
>    3. Re: Python Projects (Rengaraj D)
>    4. Re: Python Projects (Abdul Hussain)
>    5. Re: Python Projects (Chintu Philips Koshy)
>    6. Re: Python Projects (Vishal Subbiah)
>    7. Re: Python Projects (kailash kanaka)
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 08:36:31 +0530
> From: Vijay Kumar <vijaykumar at bravegnu.org>
> To: Chennai Python User Group Mailing List <chennaipy at python.org>
> Subject: Re: [Chennaipy] Python Projects
> Message-ID: <548BAD37.7010902 at bravegnu.org>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
> On Saturday 13 December 2014 06:48 AM, Kiran Gangadharan wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 6:24 AM, Vijay Kumar <vijaykumar at zilogic.com
>> <mailto:vijaykumar at zilogic.com>> wrote:
> [clip]
>>     I propose to start a project, on GitHub, that will be based on a
>>     program in the book "Invent with Python". Since the book is for
>>     beginners, the code is not very elegant. We will improve to make it
>>     look more professional, add unit test cases, document it, package it,
>>     release it, etc. Newbies can easily start with it, because the
>>     initial code is completely explained in the book!
>>
>>
>> So, what you're saying is that we take every problem in Invent With
>> Python and create a seperate repo for it, incorporating all the best
>> pratices of a production python package ?
> We will be taking only one program, say for example the Tic-Tac-Toe
> game, and will be creating a project for it. We will then make it a
> professional quality python package.
> $ pip install tictactoe
> Regards,
> Vijay
> ------------------------------
> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:56:25 +0700
> From: Shrayas rajagopal <shrayasr at gmail.com>
> To: Chennai Python User Group Mailing List <chennaipy at python.org>
> Subject: Re: [Chennaipy] Python Projects
> Message-ID:
> 	<CAEkH89PrShWHzC5PhwiD65czU=9k+iCRfU9xE8FnovM+YV53BQ at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
> On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 7:54 AM, Vijay Kumar <vijaykumar at zilogic.com> wrote:
> [...]
>> What do you guys think? Will it be helpful to you?
> [...]
> Sounds great. Its a great way for people of all levels to learn
> something. If this takes of well, we can take some time out at every
> meetup to discuss about the direction of the project and the like :)
> Ambitious but really interesting. Maybe someday ChennaiPy can start
> solving some problems in Chennai as a community!
> +1 from me.
> ------------------------------
> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 09:37:30 +0530
> From: Rengaraj D <sakthirengaraj at gmail.com>
> To: Chennai Python User Group Mailing List <chennaipy at python.org>
> Subject: Re: [Chennaipy] Python Projects
> Message-ID:
> 	<CANgAyd7Q8+kn39iBEELHF2U1YddJ8KLH-+gws0R13Q29cq9Crg at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> [----]
>> What do you guys think? Will it be helpful to you? If you think this
>> will be useful to you, please reply with a +1. If there are atleast
>> three +1s, I will create the project on GitHub.
>>
>>
>  +1
> -------------- next part --------------
> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
> URL: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/chennaipy/attachments/20141213/dca43785/attachment-0001.html>
> ------------------------------
> Message: 4
> Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:01:22 +0530
> From: Abdul Hussain <hussain6001 at gmail.com>
> To: Chennai Python User Group Mailing List <chennaipy at python.org>
> Subject: Re: [Chennaipy] Python Projects
> Message-ID:
> 	<CAKFo4cXgDBw_X+_nJN=SzTYk6yM-UdVMdT+VSrkqZBXvO_Otow at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> +1
> On 13-Dec-2014 6:27 am, "Vijay Kumar" <vijaykumar at zilogic.com> wrote:
>> Hi Everyone,
>> One way to learn Python is to read through a book on Python. But most
>> books do not cover things like
>>
>>   * Coding style
>>   * Best Practices
>>   * Application of Design Patterns
>>   * Writing Docstrings
>>   * Organizing code for unit testing
>>   * Setting up a CI
>>   * Buidling Documentation
>>   * Packaging
>>   * Changelogs
>>   * Version Numbering
>>   * Supporting multiple Python versions
>>
>> These are things people acquire, in the course of working on a
>> project, developing code and by reading code written by other people.
>>
>> But not many open source projects are suitable for newbies.
>>
>> I propose to start a project, on GitHub, that will be based on a
>> program in the book "Invent with Python". Since the book is for
>> beginners, the code is not very elegant. We will improve to make it
>> look more professional, add unit test cases, document it, package it,
>> release it, etc. Newbies can easily start with it, because the
>> initial code is completely explained in the book!
>>
>> Project mentor(s) will be creating issues on the project, for each
>> task to be done, whoever is interested can submit a pull request
>> against the issue. The project mentor(s) will review the pull request
>> and provide suggestions for improvement. To start, I can play that
>> role, hope other mentors to join in :-)
>>
>> In my opinion such a project will be useful both beginners and
>> intermediate users. Even advanced users can learn a thing or two from
>> it.
>>
>> What do you guys think? Will it be helpful to you? If you think this
>> will be useful to you, please reply with a +1. If there are atleast
>> three +1s, I will create the project on GitHub.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Vijay
>> _______________________________________________
>> Chennaipy mailing list
>> Chennaipy at python.org
>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chennaipy
>>
> -------------- next part --------------
> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
> URL: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/chennaipy/attachments/20141213/6528054e/attachment-0001.html>
> ------------------------------
> Message: 5
> Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:59:34 +0530
> From: Chintu Philips Koshy <chintukoshy at gmail.com>
> To: Chennai Python User Group Mailing List <chennaipy at python.org>
> Subject: Re: [Chennaipy] Python Projects
> Message-ID:
> 	<CAMe-_0q5bN2y=JMeF3v=7rv+FaSB8qXoD3Nv9j+0cXzA7q6Pwg at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> +1
> -------------- next part --------------
> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
> URL: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/chennaipy/attachments/20141213/c559b7c3/attachment-0001.html>
> ------------------------------
> Message: 6
> Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 12:57:46 +0530
> From: Vishal Subbiah <subbiahvishal at gmail.com>
> To: Chennai Python User Group Mailing List <chennaipy at python.org>
> Subject: Re: [Chennaipy] Python Projects
> Message-ID:
> 	<CAFpV4RrYWw4D+gJqodBGVDsObaCXYaKe7uRFM8DE78Q-f6Ov0A at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> +1
> Regards,
> Vishal Subbiah
> Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
> Third Year Undergraduate
> IIT Madras
> On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Chintu Philips Koshy <
> chintukoshy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> +1
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Chennaipy mailing list
>> Chennaipy at python.org
>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chennaipy
>>
>>
> -------------- next part --------------
> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
> URL: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/chennaipy/attachments/20141213/322f1977/attachment-0001.html>
> ------------------------------
> Message: 7
> Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 14:11:34 +0530
> From: kailash kanaka <kailashsk631 at gmail.com>
> To: Chennai Python User Group Mailing List <chennaipy at python.org>
> Subject: Re: [Chennaipy] Python Projects
> Message-ID:
> 	<CAHZ0s9x-UzKZufjpsnGb3FfPs=PQ-YiYxybcga-XofDMC1B9Kw at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
> +1
> Regards
> Kailash K
> On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 12:57 PM, Vishal Subbiah <subbiahvishal at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> +1
>>
>> Regards,
>> Vishal Subbiah
>> Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering
>> Third Year Undergraduate
>> IIT Madras
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 13, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Chintu Philips Koshy <
>> chintukoshy at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> +1
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Chennaipy mailing list
>>> Chennaipy at python.org
>>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chennaipy
>>>
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Chennaipy mailing list
>> Chennaipy at python.org
>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chennaipy
>>
>>
> -------------- next part --------------
> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
> URL: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/chennaipy/attachments/20141213/df88c106/attachment.html>
> ------------------------------
> Subject: Digest Footer
> _______________________________________________
> Chennaipy mailing list
> Chennaipy at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chennaipy
> ------------------------------
> End of Chennaipy Digest, Vol 16, Issue 15
> *****************************************
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/chennaipy/attachments/20141213/e342166e/attachment.html>