From jim at well.com  Thu Feb 23 17:51:48 2012
From: jim at well.com (jim)
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:51:48 -0800
Subject: [PyOP] February BayPIGgies meeting: Thursday, February 23,
 2012: Data Visualization with Pyprocessing
Message-ID: <1330015908.1702.61.camel@jim-LAPTOP>


February BayPIGgies meeting: Thursday, February 23, 2012: Data
Visualization with Pyprocessing 
Speaker: Simeon Franklin 

Abstract:
I aim to briefly cover the concept of data visualisations with a
couple of inspiring examples, describe the popular data visualization
tool "Processing" and introduce pyprocessing, a port of the Processing
drawing API to Python, by way of a couple of example programs I've
written. I'll share the lessons I've learned so far in creating data
visualizations and discuss some drawbacks/workarounds specific to
pyprocessing.

Simeon Franklin: 
I am a long time software developer, a long time Baypiggy, and
recently became a full-time Python instructor for Marakana. I like to
fool around with Python in my spare time :)


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LOCATION 
Symantec Corporation
Symantec Vcafe
350 Ellis Street
Mountain View, CA 94043
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&ei=w6i_Sfr6MZmQsQOzlv0v&hl=en&t=h&msa=0&msid=116202735295394761637.00046550c09ff3d96bff1&ll=37.397693,-122.053707&spn=0.002902,0.004828&z=18

BayPIGgies meeting information is available at 
http://www.baypiggies.net/ 


------------------------ Agenda ------------------------


..... 7:30 PM ...........................
General hubbub, inventory end-of-meeting announcements, 
any first-minute announcements. 


..... 7:35 PM to 7:45 PM (or so) ................
Lightning Talk: Hacking ipython notebook for developing interactive
visualization 
by Jason Chin 


..... 7:45 PM to 8:45 PM (or so) ................
The main talk: Data Visualization with Pyprocessing 


..... 8:45 PM to 8:55 PM (or so) ................
Questions and Answers 


..... 8:55 PM to 9:30 PM (or so) ................
Mapping and Random Access

Mapping is a rapid-fire audience announcement of issues, 
hiring, events, and other topics. 

Random Access follows people immediately to allow follow 
up on the announcements and other interests.




From marilyn at pythontrainer.com  Fri Feb 24 00:48:14 2012
From: marilyn at pythontrainer.com (Marilyn Davis)
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:48:14 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [PyOP] UCSC Santa Clara Class - Next Week
Message-ID: <60747.67.169.189.143.1330040894.squirrel@mail.tigertech.net>

Hi,

We have a "Python for Programmers" class next week: Mon - Thurs, 9-5, at
our lab at UCSC-Extension in Santa Clara, right across 101 from the Great
America sign.

The Programmers' class will be low-pressure, but fast-paced, where
students learn and practice core concepts and Pythonic thinking.  To join
this class, you should be well-practiced at programming in some other
language.

If you don't feel up to the face-paced class for seasoned programmers,
please take the Python for Beginning Programmers class starting March 9. 
It runs 3 Fridays 9 AM - 4 PM. There we will concentrate on some basic
engineering mechanisms so that you can take the Programmers' class at a
later time.

Another choice is to take the Programmers' class online with videos,
pdf's, and online discussion, to guide you through the practice.  You can
start on March 5.

All the Python courses are hands-on.  After each short lecture, students
are given lab time and exercises that provide practice with the new
concepts.  Next, a new material set is distributed which contains
solutions to the lab exercises and notes for the next short lecture, and
the next set of lab exercises.  Questions are always welcome; discussion
and pair-programming are encouraged.

http:www.pythontrainer.com

Please come, and send students!

Marilyn Davis, Ph.D.
Python Instructor