[Python-africa] Python-africa Digest, Vol 5, Issue 3

Chukwudi Nwachukwu hsysinfo at gmail.com
Sun Jun 5 12:28:06 EDT 2016 

And I was wondering, what language did you type out in one of your mails?


iChux™
http://bit.ly/iscrape
*Behind every no entry sign, there is a door.*

On 5 June 2016 at 17:27, Loek van Gent <loek at ibizit.nl> wrote:

> Just stating facts @ichux ;-)
>
> On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 5:50 PM, Chukwudi Nwachukwu <hsysinfo at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks @Loek for telling people that http://python.org.ng is very active.
>>
>>
>> iChux™
>> http://bit.ly/iscrape
>> *Behind every no entry sign, there is a door.*
>>
>> On 5 June 2016 at 16:44, <python-africa-request at python.org> wrote:
>>
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>>>    1. Re: Is the mailing list still active ? (Loek van Gent)
>>>    2. Re: Is the mailing list still active ? (Farell Folly)
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Loek van Gent <loek at ibizit.nl>
>>> To: Farell Folly <farellfolly at gmail.com>
>>> Cc: Aisha Bello <aishabello2050 at gmail.com>, python-africa at python.org,
>>> python-africa-owner at python.org
>>> Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2016 17:37:22 +0200
>>> Subject: Re: [Python-africa] Is the mailing list still active ?
>>> Farell,
>>> *ohun gbogbo ni itanran, o ṣeun, bawo ni o? (it's hard to guess your
>>> mother tongue in a country with so many languages spoken, so I beg your
>>> pardon if this isn't yours)*
>>>
>>> Only PyConZA is certain for now: 6 & 7 October  https://za.pycon.org/.
>>> For Python events in Nigeria you should subscribe to
>>> python-nigeria at python.org. It's a very active mailing list and
>>> community.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Loek
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 5:23 PM, Farell Folly <farellfolly at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Loek, hoe gaat het  met je....?
>>>>
>>>> I have less python experience and no Pycon experience  (but thinking to
>>>> create one in Benin), but I am pretty sure that such an event will promote
>>>> Python across  Africa and yes we need to make those events more panafrican.
>>>>
>>>> Can you tell me about the exact dates of the events in Nigeria and
>>>> South Africa respectively, I would like to attend and know more.
>>>>
>>>> Best Regards
>>>> --ff--
>>>>
>>>> Mail sent from my mobile phone. Excuse for brievety.
>>>> Le 5 juin 2016 16:13, "Loek van Gent" <loek at ibizit.nl> a écrit :
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Farell & all,
>>>>>
>>>>> I would like to team up for organizing such event. I have lots of
>>>>> Python experience, but little in organizing a Pycon. I did attend Pycon
>>>>> Namibia in the two years of its existence and did help out the organizers
>>>>> in several ways (giving talks, helping with workshops and random errands).
>>>>>
>>>>> I think the newly formed Python Nigeria Association is bound to
>>>>> organize a Python event somewhere this or next year and there's a Pycon in
>>>>> Cape Town in October. I think it also makes sense to see if we can scale
>>>>> those events up to be more pan-African.
>>>>>
>>>>> A genuine Pycon Africa would be something for 2018 or later I think,
>>>>> but it makes sense to start working on that a.s.a.p.
>>>>>
>>>>> Who else is in?!?
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Loek
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 4:52 PM, Farell Folly <farellfolly at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> The next event will take place in one year, so we have time. We'll
>>>>>> need to contact AFRINIC for that. For assistance, I would like people in
>>>>>> the mailing list to join me in the initiative : one or two people who have
>>>>>> experience and skills in python programming language or a Pycon event.
>>>>>> So I suggest  we broadcast a call for action on that  to bring
>>>>>> volunteers on that.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best Regards
>>>>>> --ff--
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mail sent from my mobile phone. Excuse for brievety.
>>>>>> Le 5 juin 2016 15:45, "Aisha Bello" <aishabello2050 at gmail.com> a
>>>>>> écrit :
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Farell,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I think it's nice you are thinking about a python training event.
>>>>>>> Where and when is the submit holding? do you have someone else who wouldn't
>>>>>>> mind to join you and help organize. It would totally be cool to introduce
>>>>>>> some of those attending the submit to the awesomeness of Python. I'm keen
>>>>>>> to hear what things you have planned or ideas.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Aisha
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 5 June 2016 at 14:36, Farell Folly <farellfolly at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I am attending the Africa Internet Summit for the 4th time and I
>>>>>>>> thing that we can plan to conduct training  on python  next time or even do
>>>>>>>> a Pycon.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Africa  Internet Summit is an AFRINIC (Africa RIR) sponsored event
>>>>>>>> organized  together  with workshops of known organizations such as AfNOG
>>>>>>>> (african Network operators Groups) AfTLD, ISOC, ICANN and gathers more than
>>>>>>>> 200 participants each year....in a different country.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Best Regards
>>>>>>>> --ff--
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mail sent from my mobile phone. Excuse for brievety.
>>>>>>>> Le 5 juin 2016 14:26, "Aisha Bello" <aishabello2050 at gmail.com> a
>>>>>>>> écrit :
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hello Farell,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Yes indeed the mailing list is still very much active. Although
>>>>>>>>> these days not a lot of people have actually sent in messages. But as soon
>>>>>>>>> as there is a message you would definitely receive it in a digest as usual.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> In the meantime, if you have any news for us about the python
>>>>>>>>> awesomeness in your community do not hesitate to reach out to us on the
>>>>>>>>> mailing list as usual.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Pythonic Regards,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> AIsha Bello
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 5 June 2016 at 11:09, Farell Folly <farellfolly at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Dear Staff,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I am just wondering whether the mailing list is still active or
>>>>>>>>>> not, as I am no longer receiving anything or replies from
>>>>>>>>>> messages.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> @__f_f__
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> Python-africa mailing list
>>>>>> Python-africa at python.org
>>>>>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-africa
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Farell Folly <farellfolly at gmail.com>
>>> To: Loek van Gent <loek at ibizit.nl>
>>> Cc: Aisha Bello <aishabello2050 at gmail.com>,
>>> python-africa-owner at python.org, python-africa at python.org
>>> Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2016 16:44:33 +0100
>>> Subject: Re: [Python-africa] Is the mailing list still active ?
>>>
>>> I am from Benin not Nigeria, however; this is actually my mother's
>>> language yoruba (most spoken in Nigeria and less in Benin), but I don't
>>> speak. Instead, I speak my father's language  which is mina or ewe (Ghana
>>> Togo and Benin).
>>>
>>> October 6th is my birthday, so I will definitely be in Cape Town, it
>>> will be my first Pybirth-D !!! 😀
>>>
>>> BTW, let's wait for more people to join us in planning for a Pycon at
>>> the next Africa Internet Summit.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Best Regards
>>> --ff--
>>>
>>> Mail sent from my mobile phone. Excuse for brievety.
>>> Le 5 juin 2016 16:37, "Loek van Gent" <loek at ibizit.nl> a écrit :
>>>
>>>> Farell,
>>>> *ohun gbogbo ni itanran, o ṣeun, bawo ni o? (it's hard to guess your
>>>> mother tongue in a country with so many languages spoken, so I beg your
>>>> pardon if this isn't yours)*
>>>>
>>>> Only PyConZA is certain for now: 6 & 7 October  https://za.pycon.org/.
>>>> For Python events in Nigeria you should subscribe to
>>>> python-nigeria at python.org. It's a very active mailing list and
>>>> community.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Loek
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 5:23 PM, Farell Folly <farellfolly at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Loek, hoe gaat het  met je....?
>>>>>
>>>>> I have less python experience and no Pycon experience  (but thinking
>>>>> to create one in Benin), but I am pretty sure that such an event will
>>>>> promote Python across  Africa and yes we need to make those events more
>>>>> panafrican.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can you tell me about the exact dates of the events in Nigeria and
>>>>> South Africa respectively, I would like to attend and know more.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best Regards
>>>>> --ff--
>>>>>
>>>>> Mail sent from my mobile phone. Excuse for brievety.
>>>>> Le 5 juin 2016 16:13, "Loek van Gent" <loek at ibizit.nl> a écrit :
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Farell & all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I would like to team up for organizing such event. I have lots of
>>>>>> Python experience, but little in organizing a Pycon. I did attend Pycon
>>>>>> Namibia in the two years of its existence and did help out the organizers
>>>>>> in several ways (giving talks, helping with workshops and random errands).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think the newly formed Python Nigeria Association is bound to
>>>>>> organize a Python event somewhere this or next year and there's a Pycon in
>>>>>> Cape Town in October. I think it also makes sense to see if we can scale
>>>>>> those events up to be more pan-African.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A genuine Pycon Africa would be something for 2018 or later I think,
>>>>>> but it makes sense to start working on that a.s.a.p.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Who else is in?!?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> Loek
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 4:52 PM, Farell Folly <farellfolly at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The next event will take place in one year, so we have time. We'll
>>>>>>> need to contact AFRINIC for that. For assistance, I would like people in
>>>>>>> the mailing list to join me in the initiative : one or two people who have
>>>>>>> experience and skills in python programming language or a Pycon event.
>>>>>>> So I suggest  we broadcast a call for action on that  to bring
>>>>>>> volunteers on that.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best Regards
>>>>>>> --ff--
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mail sent from my mobile phone. Excuse for brievety.
>>>>>>> Le 5 juin 2016 15:45, "Aisha Bello" <aishabello2050 at gmail.com> a
>>>>>>> écrit :
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Farell,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I think it's nice you are thinking about a python training event.
>>>>>>>> Where and when is the submit holding? do you have someone else who wouldn't
>>>>>>>> mind to join you and help organize. It would totally be cool to introduce
>>>>>>>> some of those attending the submit to the awesomeness of Python. I'm keen
>>>>>>>> to hear what things you have planned or ideas.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Aisha
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 5 June 2016 at 14:36, Farell Folly <farellfolly at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I am attending the Africa Internet Summit for the 4th time and I
>>>>>>>>> thing that we can plan to conduct training  on python  next time or even do
>>>>>>>>> a Pycon.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Africa  Internet Summit is an AFRINIC (Africa RIR) sponsored event
>>>>>>>>> organized  together  with workshops of known organizations such as AfNOG
>>>>>>>>> (african Network operators Groups) AfTLD, ISOC, ICANN and gathers more than
>>>>>>>>> 200 participants each year....in a different country.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Best Regards
>>>>>>>>> --ff--
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Mail sent from my mobile phone. Excuse for brievety.
>>>>>>>>> Le 5 juin 2016 14:26, "Aisha Bello" <aishabello2050 at gmail.com> a
>>>>>>>>> écrit :
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hello Farell,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Yes indeed the mailing list is still very much active. Although
>>>>>>>>>> these days not a lot of people have actually sent in messages. But as soon
>>>>>>>>>> as there is a message you would definitely receive it in a digest as usual.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> In the meantime, if you have any news for us about the python
>>>>>>>>>> awesomeness in your community do not hesitate to reach out to us on the
>>>>>>>>>> mailing list as usual.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Pythonic Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> AIsha Bello
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 5 June 2016 at 11:09, Farell Folly <farellfolly at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Dear Staff,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I am just wondering whether the mailing list is still active or
>>>>>>>>>>> not, as I am no longer receiving anything or replies from
>>>>>>>>>>> messages.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> @__f_f__
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>> Python-africa mailing list
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
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