An hour's talk on python...Suggestions required (from a newbie)

[Nicola Musatti]

Karthik Gurumurthy wrote:
> 
> hi all,
> 
> Our company does'nt use python. many have'nt even heard of it.
> hi all,
> 
> Ours is mainly a java shop.
> 
> We have lots of internal training sessions @ our place.
> Anyone with a decent knowledge of a particular subject can take such
> sessions.
> I was planning to take an introductory session on python.
> 
> I feel irrespective of how good the language is, not many
> w'd want to try it out unless and otherwise they can see lots of
> supporting tools and libraries.
> 
> It has to be a 1 hour talk.
> Can someone give me pointers as to how this session c'd be organized?

Just a few ideas off the top of my head:

1) Python is easy.

Show how simple and consistent the syntax is. It should be easy to come
out with simple examples that do useful things.

2) Python solves your problems.

Show how possibly the standard library, or publicly available tools and
libraries can be put to profit in solving your company's problems.
Consider showing Jython, given yours is a Java shop.

> 1. functional programming in python

This seems an advanced topic for people who probably never heard about
the language. Are you targeting someone's specific interests?

> 2. about new features that have been included in 2.2?

Again, do you think that people that never heard about tuples will be
concerned with the latest, niftiest features?

> 3. threading as for as tools/libraries are concerned,
> 4. GUI : Tkinter

Or AWT/Swing via Jython (show that you can interactively program Java!)

> 5. xml?? : the one which ships with standard module or something else?
> 6. cgi:

Even the standard module lets you show how you can set up cgi scripts in
seconds.
 
> am kind of a newbie.

So am I :-)

> But i want to develop some interest here @ my place.

Good.

> Any suggestion w'd be of great help to me.

Hope I've helped you.

Cheers,
Nicola Musatti