[Python Edinburgh] Python Workshop/Support group Edinburgh

Bill Buschle bill.buschle at ed.ac.uk
Mon Dec 1 13:35:19 CET 2014


Hi all,

I am interested to come and learn.  I have an engineering and
instrumentation background and can provide some problems/projects involving
the interaction between hardware and software (sensors, process control,
etc).

Cheers,
Bill

On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 12:06 PM, Bald, Glenn <Glenn.Bald at forestry.gsi.gov.uk
> wrote:

>  Hello All,
>
> Ok shall we just do it?  A workshop/support group  for learning and
> gaining experience in python? Based on working on real world issues that
> people bring along? Is this different enough to anything that currently
> exists and can exist without having a negative impact on any other group?
>
> Who is interested in coming either to learn or to mentor? Anyone like to
> take the lead and organise or help organise? Do be shy or this will never
> get off the ground.
>
> Cheers
> Glenn
>
>
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>  *From:* Edinburgh [mailto:edinburgh-bounces+glenn.bald=
> forestry.gsi.gov.uk at python.org] *On Behalf Of *Miles Gould
> *Sent:* 28 November 2014 18:22
> *To:* Python Edinburgh
> *Subject:* Re: [Python Edinburgh] (no subject)
>
>  Great idea; I'm up for mentoring.
>
> On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 11:20 AM, James Doig <jamesdoig at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Small regular workshops would be a great Idea and I'd be happy to help
>> out. I know Becky got a *lot* of interest in her Django girls workshop
>> that's running this weekend so I don't think there would be any shortage of
>> other students either :)
>>
>> I imagine if the mentors took it in shifts to take workshops we could get
>> fairly regular lessons without impacting anyones personal life too much?
>>
>> Any ideas? Anyone else up for mentoring?
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> James.
>>
>>  On 28 November 2014 at 11:01, Bald, Glenn <
>> Glenn.Bald at forestry.gsi.gov.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>   Hi Paul,
>>>
>>> I would find small regular tutorials/self help groups helpful. I mainly
>>> use GIS software and C# with a little python. I would be interested in
>>> learning more python.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Glenn
>>>
>>>  ------------------------------
>>> *From:* Edinburgh [mailto:edinburgh-bounces+glenn.bald=
>>> forestry.gsi.gov.uk at python.org] *On Behalf Of *paul colrain
>>> *Sent:* 27 November 2014 18:11
>>> *To:* edinburgh at python.org
>>> *Subject:* [Python Edinburgh] (no subject)
>>>
>>>   Dear Pythonistas
>>>
>>> I’m looking for a Python mentor/tutor/adviser. Someone to help me in the
>>> next few months to get to a stage where I can call myself a Pythonista. I
>>> have a few bob.
>>>
>>> I wish to learn Python and OO program design. I’m pretty clueless but I
>>> have some programming experience (12 years of Fortran and a year of C++,
>>> but more than 25 years ago!).
>>> I would like to learn by doing, by building a couple of simple Object
>>> Oriented Monte Carlo programs to simulate simple economies or supply chains.
>>>
>>> In the future I hope to make simple desktop applications, web
>>> applications, to use in my job (I do some data analysis and modelling for
>>> the World Health Organisation in the area of immunization supply chain %
>>> logistics).
>>>
>>> Any advice, suggestions, offers greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>> Cheers, Paul
>>>
>>>
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