From ntoll at ntoll.org  Mon Mar  6 14:09:00 2017
From: ntoll at ntoll.org (Nicholas H.Tollervey)
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2017 19:09:00 +0000
Subject: [python-uk] Volunteers needed test/break the ALPHA Python micro:bit
 blocks
Message-ID: <6b511dd6-ece7-0c6a-97ee-da40b6126917@ntoll.org>

Hi Folks,

Several of us have been busy hacking together a blockly based UI for
MicroPython on the BBC micro:bit (thanks Carlos).

The ALPHA version can be found here and it needs people to take it for a
test drive (just click on the blocks icon and you'll find something that
looks like Blockly / Scratch).

http://python.microbit.org/experimental-blocks/

All feedback, ideas and bug reports are most welcome (use the link
provided at the top of the page to get to our GitHub issues). Feedback
via GitHub is preferred!

This is ALPHA software for the purposes of testing. Don't rely on it to
actually work!

Please share this information far and wide. Remember Linus's law: given
enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow.

Now go break it, mess with it, use it and tell us how to improve it!

Yay.

N.

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From rgammans at gammascience.co.uk  Mon Mar  6 14:59:21 2017
From: rgammans at gammascience.co.uk (Roger Gammans)
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2017 19:59:21 +0000
Subject: [python-uk] Volunteers needed test/break the ALPHA Python
 micro:bit blocks
In-Reply-To: <CA+_0Jk+AXhd=18e-R8M6MUtqqQqXmpWHfBBvG5NcyP4UQCSUpg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <6b511dd6-ece7-0c6a-97ee-da40b6126917@ntoll.org>
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Ummm
Ive just got the below browsing from my phone which is probably a special
case.
404 Not Found

   - Code: NoSuchKey
   - Message: The specified key does not exist.
   - Key: blocksalpha/0.1.0-blocksalpha/editor.html/index.html
   - RequestId: 259EBCF479B53CA9
   - HostId:
   Aol8YXqICYC/GzegwmGbt2ivt4JVqx1g7mc1+m+DsdfCrPCc+N0OjbtJSAl6Ra5o2glnilAhNgA=

An Error Occurred While Attempting to Retrieve a Custom Error Document

   - Code: NoSuchKey
   - Message: The specified key does not exist.
   - Key: error.html

.

On 7 Mar 2017 8:10 am, "Nicholas H.Tollervey" <ntoll at ntoll.org> wrote:

Hi Folks,

Several of us have been busy hacking together a blockly based UI for
MicroPython on the BBC micro:bit (thanks Carlos).

The ALPHA version can be found here and it needs people to take it for a
test drive (just click on the blocks icon and you'll find something that
looks like Blockly / Scratch).

http://python.microbit.org/experimental-blocks/

All feedback, ideas and bug reports are most welcome (use the link
provided at the top of the page to get to our GitHub issues). Feedback
via GitHub is preferred!

This is ALPHA software for the purposes of testing. Don't rely on it to
actually work!

Please share this information far and wide. Remember Linus's law: given
enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow.

Now go break it, mess with it, use it and tell us how to improve it!

Yay.

N.


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From ntoll at ntoll.org  Mon Mar  6 15:15:04 2017
From: ntoll at ntoll.org (Nicholas H.Tollervey)
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2017 20:15:04 +0000
Subject: [python-uk] Volunteers needed test/break the ALPHA Python
 micro:bit blocks
In-Reply-To: <CA+_0Jk+UKWpFL5VB7K+Jk1ni1+7tr7H6v8NYbZRML+J3funNSw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <6b511dd6-ece7-0c6a-97ee-da40b6126917@ntoll.org>
 <CA+_0JkLW_v1762jat4m8GU=Eonw+zgxQbjiFVbegqEreKPi=6Q@mail.gmail.com>
 <CA+_0Jk+AXhd=18e-R8M6MUtqqQqXmpWHfBBvG5NcyP4UQCSUpg@mail.gmail.com>
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Message-ID: <d27e11bc-c2e3-8c9e-82b2-5cbad0a7e785@ntoll.org>

Yes, the trailing slash (or lack thereof) is a known problem. To be
clear, there needs to be a trailing slash in the URL!

Unfortunately, it's the micro:bit foundation who are hosting this and
I'm nothing to do with how they configure their redirects.

Here's an alternative link (the target the original -- and easy to
remember -- URL points to):

http://python.microbit.org/blocksalpha/0.1.0-blocksalpha/editor.html

Have fun!

Also, it's not supposed to be mobile friendly, it's a text editor at
heart. ;-)

N.

On 06/03/17 19:59, Roger Gammans wrote:
> Ummm
> Ive just got the below browsing from my phone which is probably a
> special case.
> 
> 
>   404 Not Found
> 
>   * Code: NoSuchKey
>   * Message: The specified key does not exist.
>   * Key: blocksalpha/0.1.0-blocksalpha/editor.html/index.html
>   * RequestId: 259EBCF479B53CA9
>   * HostId:
>     Aol8YXqICYC/GzegwmGbt2ivt4JVqx1g7mc1+m+DsdfCrPCc+N0OjbtJSAl6Ra5o2glnilAhNgA=
> 
> 
>       An Error Occurred While Attempting to Retrieve a Custom Error Document
> 
>   * Code: NoSuchKey
>   * Message: The specified key does not exist.
>   * Key: error.html
> 
> .
> 
> On 7 Mar 2017 8:10 am, "Nicholas H.Tollervey" <ntoll at ntoll.org
> <mailto:ntoll at ntoll.org>> wrote:
> 
>     Hi Folks,
> 
>     Several of us have been busy hacking together a blockly based UI for
>     MicroPython on the BBC micro:bit (thanks Carlos).
> 
>     The ALPHA version can be found here and it needs people to take it for a
>     test drive (just click on the blocks icon and you'll find something that
>     looks like Blockly / Scratch).
> 
>     http://python.microbit.org/experimental-blocks/
>     <http://python.microbit.org/experimental-blocks/>
> 
>     All feedback, ideas and bug reports are most welcome (use the link
>     provided at the top of the page to get to our GitHub issues). Feedback
>     via GitHub is preferred!
> 
>     This is ALPHA software for the purposes of testing. Don't rely on it to
>     actually work!
> 
>     Please share this information far and wide. Remember Linus's law: given
>     enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow.
> 
>     Now go break it, mess with it, use it and tell us how to improve it!
> 
>     Yay.
> 
>     N.
> 
> 
>     _______________________________________________
>     python-uk mailing list
>     python-uk at python.org <mailto:python-uk at python.org>
>     https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk
>     <https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk>
> 
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
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From mail at williammayor.co.uk  Tue Mar  7 05:18:32 2017
From: mail at williammayor.co.uk (William Mayor)
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 10:18:32 +0000
Subject: [python-uk] Volunteers needed test/break the ALPHA Python
 micro:bit blocks
In-Reply-To: <d27e11bc-c2e3-8c9e-82b2-5cbad0a7e785@ntoll.org>
References: <6b511dd6-ece7-0c6a-97ee-da40b6126917@ntoll.org>
 <CA+_0JkLW_v1762jat4m8GU=Eonw+zgxQbjiFVbegqEreKPi=6Q@mail.gmail.com>
 <CA+_0Jk+AXhd=18e-R8M6MUtqqQqXmpWHfBBvG5NcyP4UQCSUpg@mail.gmail.com>
 <CA+_0Jk+UKWpFL5VB7K+Jk1ni1+7tr7H6v8NYbZRML+J3funNSw@mail.gmail.com>
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Message-ID: <6A5EEC14-E68C-4476-9053-D1B5B3080A93@williammayor.co.uk>

Hi N!

Towards the end of this month I?m running a week-long computer science course for A-level students. We take on some challenges to explore during the week. Something here could make for a good challenge I think.

You might remember that last year (in Dec) we made an attempt at adding save, share, and explore features to your editor using Gists?

Is there anything we could take a crack at?

The students won?t be seasoned Python professionals (they might not even know Python when they start) but it?s my bread and butter so we should be able to tackle things. Is there any low-hanging fruit?

Thanks for your work on this BTW! Having MicroPython on the bits is lovely!

Billy


> On 6 Mar 2017, at 20:15, Nicholas H.Tollervey <ntoll at ntoll.org> wrote:
> 
> Yes, the trailing slash (or lack thereof) is a known problem. To be
> clear, there needs to be a trailing slash in the URL!
> 
> Unfortunately, it's the micro:bit foundation who are hosting this and
> I'm nothing to do with how they configure their redirects.
> 
> Here's an alternative link (the target the original -- and easy to
> remember -- URL points to):
> 
> http://python.microbit.org/blocksalpha/0.1.0-blocksalpha/editor.html <http://python.microbit.org/blocksalpha/0.1.0-blocksalpha/editor.html>
> 
> Have fun!
> 
> Also, it's not supposed to be mobile friendly, it's a text editor at
> heart. ;-)
> 
> N.
> 
> On 06/03/17 19:59, Roger Gammans wrote:
>> Ummm
>> Ive just got the below browsing from my phone which is probably a
>> special case.
>> 
>> 
>>  404 Not Found
>> 
>>  * Code: NoSuchKey
>>  * Message: The specified key does not exist.
>>  * Key: blocksalpha/0.1.0-blocksalpha/editor.html/index.html
>>  * RequestId: 259EBCF479B53CA9
>>  * HostId:
>>    Aol8YXqICYC/GzegwmGbt2ivt4JVqx1g7mc1+m+DsdfCrPCc+N0OjbtJSAl6Ra5o2glnilAhNgA=
>> 
>> 
>>      An Error Occurred While Attempting to Retrieve a Custom Error Document
>> 
>>  * Code: NoSuchKey
>>  * Message: The specified key does not exist.
>>  * Key: error.html
>> 
>> .
>> 
>> On 7 Mar 2017 8:10 am, "Nicholas H.Tollervey" <ntoll at ntoll.org
>> <mailto:ntoll at ntoll.org <mailto:ntoll at ntoll.org>>> wrote:
>> 
>>    Hi Folks,
>> 
>>    Several of us have been busy hacking together a blockly based UI for
>>    MicroPython on the BBC micro:bit (thanks Carlos).
>> 
>>    The ALPHA version can be found here and it needs people to take it for a
>>    test drive (just click on the blocks icon and you'll find something that
>>    looks like Blockly / Scratch).
>> 
>>    http://python.microbit.org/experimental-blocks/ <http://python.microbit.org/experimental-blocks/>
>>    <http://python.microbit.org/experimental-blocks/>
>> 
>>    All feedback, ideas and bug reports are most welcome (use the link
>>    provided at the top of the page to get to our GitHub issues). Feedback
>>    via GitHub is preferred!
>> 
>>    This is ALPHA software for the purposes of testing. Don't rely on it to
>>    actually work!
>> 
>>    Please share this information far and wide. Remember Linus's law: given
>>    enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow.
>> 
>>    Now go break it, mess with it, use it and tell us how to improve it!
>> 
>>    Yay.
>> 
>>    N.
>> 
>> 
>>    _______________________________________________
>>    python-uk mailing list
>>    python-uk at python.org <mailto:python-uk at python.org> <mailto:python-uk at python.org <mailto:python-uk at python.org>>
>>    https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk <https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk>
>>    <https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk <https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk>>
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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>> python-uk at python.org <mailto:python-uk at python.org>
>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk <https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk>
>> 
> 
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From steve at holdenweb.com  Tue Mar  7 05:31:18 2017
From: steve at holdenweb.com (Steve Holden)
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 10:31:18 +0000
Subject: [python-uk] Volunteers needed test/break the ALPHA Python
 micro:bit blocks
In-Reply-To: <6A5EEC14-E68C-4476-9053-D1B5B3080A93@williammayor.co.uk>
References: <6b511dd6-ece7-0c6a-97ee-da40b6126917@ntoll.org>
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On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 10:18 AM, William Mayor <mail at williammayor.co.uk>
wrote:

> Thanks for your work on this BTW! Having MicroPython on the bits is lovely!
>

+1,000

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From russel at winder.org.uk  Tue Mar  7 05:34:28 2017
From: russel at winder.org.uk (Russel Winder)
Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2017 10:34:28 +0000
Subject: [python-uk] Volunteers needed test/break the ALPHA Python
 micro:bit blocks
In-Reply-To: <6b511dd6-ece7-0c6a-97ee-da40b6126917@ntoll.org>
References: <6b511dd6-ece7-0c6a-97ee-da40b6126917@ntoll.org>
Message-ID: <1488882868.14140.15.camel@winder.org.uk>

On Mon, 2017-03-06 at 19:09 +0000, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> 
> Several of us have been busy hacking together a blockly based UI for
> MicroPython on the BBC micro:bit (thanks Carlos).
> 

Is this related to or different from the Microsoft micro:bit
programming environment ? which I saw at NorDevCon a couple of weeks
back and it is quite good.

-- 
Russel.
=============================================================================
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From ntoll at ntoll.org  Tue Mar  7 06:39:01 2017
From: ntoll at ntoll.org (Nicholas H.Tollervey)
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 11:39:01 +0000
Subject: [python-uk] Volunteers needed test/break the ALPHA Python
 micro:bit blocks
In-Reply-To: <1488882868.14140.15.camel@winder.org.uk>
References: <6b511dd6-ece7-0c6a-97ee-da40b6126917@ntoll.org>
 <1488882868.14140.15.camel@winder.org.uk>
Message-ID: <bddbf172-37af-1633-f6ec-b6b7cbf53c3a@ntoll.org>

On 07/03/17 10:34, Russel Winder wrote:
> Is this related to or different from the Microsoft micro:bit
> programming environment ? which I saw at NorDevCon a couple of weeks
> back and it is quite good.
> 

Nope, it's nothing to do with PXT (created by Microsoft from their
TouchDevelop platform). What they do share is a re-use of Google's
Blockly project to make the blocks work. The other thing they share is
they target the micro:bit -- we use MicroPython, PXT transpiles blocks
to Javascript and then to something a bit similar to the CLR layer
flashed onto the device.

I was asked how much effort it would take to make a blocks based UI, and
after a couple of weeks we had what you see at the link I posted.

One thing we're missing is a browser based emulator, but there's one
been built by another member of the community which we could re-purpose.

N.


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From ntoll at ntoll.org  Tue Mar  7 06:47:44 2017
From: ntoll at ntoll.org (Nicholas H.Tollervey)
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 11:47:44 +0000
Subject: [python-uk] Volunteers needed test/break the ALPHA Python
 micro:bit blocks
In-Reply-To: <6A5EEC14-E68C-4476-9053-D1B5B3080A93@williammayor.co.uk>
References: <6b511dd6-ece7-0c6a-97ee-da40b6126917@ntoll.org>
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On 07/03/17 10:18, William Mayor wrote:
> Is there anything we could take a crack at?
> 

Careful what you ask for. ;-)

I was really impressed by your student's work. Please let me know when
you do it again - I'd love to see what they get up to.

In terms of what you could do, it's a bit of a long shot but I think it
could be a fun project for someone who wouldn't mind learning about
JavaScript and refactoring.

What we're missing is a browser based micro:bit emulator. A teacher with
a CS degree has already created something that fits the bill perfectly,
but it's quite tightly coupled to their code playground website. It's
MIT licensed so it's totally free to repurpose. A fun task might be to
extract the emulator from the wider website and turn it into a drop in
solution. The source code is here:
https://github.com/pddring/createwithcode and an example website is
here: https://tools.withcode.uk/create/

It'd be great to make this available so anyone could write some Python
code in a blog post (for example) or the Python editor, and, at the
click of a button, it gets run in the browser to illustrate what it does.

Thoughts?

Having said that, if anyone else in the wider community wants to have a
crack at it I'd love to hear from you! :-)

All the best,

N.


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From russel at winder.org.uk  Wed Mar  8 10:10:26 2017
From: russel at winder.org.uk (Russel Winder)
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2017 15:10:26 +0000
Subject: [python-uk] Volunteers needed test/break the ALPHA Python
 micro:bit blocks
In-Reply-To: <bddbf172-37af-1633-f6ec-b6b7cbf53c3a@ntoll.org>
References: <6b511dd6-ece7-0c6a-97ee-da40b6126917@ntoll.org>
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Message-ID: <1488985826.14140.56.camel@winder.org.uk>

On Tue, 2017-03-07 at 11:39 +0000, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote:
> 
[?]
> Nope, it's nothing to do with PXT (created by Microsoft from their
> TouchDevelop platform). What they do share is a re-use of Google's
> Blockly project to make the blocks work. The other thing they share
> is
> they target the micro:bit -- we use MicroPython, PXT transpiles
> blocks
> to Javascript and then to something a bit similar to the CLR layer
> flashed onto the device.

Ah. Of course, they are not using Python.

> I was asked how much effort it would take to make a blocks based UI,
> and
> after a couple of weeks we had what you see at the link I posted.

The link seems to 404 for me each time I try it. :-(

> One thing we're missing is a browser based emulator, but there's one
> been built by another member of the community which we could re-
> purpose.

I'm certainly happy to try and break stuff and submit issues.
-- 
Russel.
=============================================================================
Dr Russel Winder      t: +44 20 7585 2200   voip: sip:russel.winder at ekiga.net
41 Buckmaster Road    m: +44 7770 465 077   xmpp: russel at winder.org.uk
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From akumria at acm.org  Thu Mar  9 08:06:39 2017
From: akumria at acm.org (Anand Kumria)
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2017 13:06:39 +0000
Subject: [python-uk] London Django March 2017
Message-ID: <e6dd168d-d156-b193-3ce2-3bb58353cdee@acm.org>

Hi everyone,

Once again the premier monthly London Django group is meeting next week
at CodeNode. If you interest is Python, Django and Docker at scale then
next Tuesday 14th March is for you.

Our speakers are:

- Rolo Mawlabaux

Rolo runs a London-based Django consultancy - wildfish.com He has been
working with the web for 20 years and with Django since version 1.0*
*

/*Docker in Production - Are we there yet?*/

A look at running docker in production in 2017. Is it a good idea?
Including an overview of Amazon ECS and Google Container Engine.

- Dan Palmer

Dan has previously worked on OS X apps and computer security products
and is currently at thread.com. In his spare time he's learning Haskell,
contributes to open source software, and enjoys taking part in hackathons.

*/
Scaling large Django codebases/*

We manage over 300 apps, and we will take a look at some of the tools
and techniques that we use to do this.

With thanks to our long-term sponsors Festicket and YPlan / Timeout
there will be a bar tab with drinks available. We also go over the road
for food as well.

Regards,
Anand**
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From ntoll at ntoll.org  Fri Mar 10 07:11:43 2017
From: ntoll at ntoll.org (Nicholas H.Tollervey)
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 12:11:43 +0000
Subject: [python-uk] I'm looking for (contract) work.
Message-ID: <8cf02f1a-d6bd-5146-e7f0-49e64741bf33@ntoll.org>

Hi Folks,

So with my book deadline on Wednesday I've procrastinated this morning
by thinking about what my next gig might be. If you know of anyone who
needs a senior Python contractor, do let me know..!

It's easy for me to commute to central London, although I'd welcome
remote contracts too.

My CV is here: http://ntoll.org/cv

Basically, what interesting problems do you have that I can help with?

Thanks!

N.

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From phil at riverbankcomputing.com  Sat Mar 11 13:39:15 2017
From: phil at riverbankcomputing.com (Phil Thompson)
Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2017 18:39:15 +0000
Subject: [python-uk] I'm looking for (contract) work.
In-Reply-To: <8cf02f1a-d6bd-5146-e7f0-49e64741bf33@ntoll.org>
References: <8cf02f1a-d6bd-5146-e7f0-49e64741bf33@ntoll.org>
Message-ID: <C3DBDD91-E906-4912-B326-0DA45CB8DD1D@riverbankcomputing.com>

Nicholas,

I have a small piece of writing that I want doing for which I think you have the right skills and experience. I would imagine it coule easily be fitted around existing commitments.

Essentially what I want is a white paper that provides an overview of Riverbank Computing's products and how they fit together. Something that shows there is a coherent strategy and it's not just a collection of bits and pieces.

Is this something you'd be interested in taking on?

Regards,
Phil Thompson

> On 10 Mar 2017, at 12:11 pm, Nicholas H.Tollervey <ntoll at ntoll.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Folks,
> 
> So with my book deadline on Wednesday I've procrastinated this morning
> by thinking about what my next gig might be. If you know of anyone who
> needs a senior Python contractor, do let me know..!
> 
> It's easy for me to commute to central London, although I'd welcome
> remote contracts too.
> 
> My CV is here: http://ntoll.org/cv
> 
> Basically, what interesting problems do you have that I can help with?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> N.
> 
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> python-uk at python.org
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From salim.fadhley at baml.com  Tue Mar 14 07:00:40 2017
From: salim.fadhley at baml.com (Fadhley, Salim)
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2017 11:00:40 +0000
Subject: [python-uk] Bank of America London (and New York) is hiring again
Message-ID: <E9A3698CD033F747AC3A2FA6E9CBF5C511DB90F3@smtp_mail.bankofamerica.com>

Bank of America is hiring again. Python important to Bank of America. Python is the main programming language in our biggest risk management system. Our business depends on hiring great Python developers.

We have a number of roles open for Python developers right now:

http://pythonjobs.github.io/jobs/baml_uk_london_lead_developer.html
http://pythonjobs.github.io/jobs/baml_uk_london_test_engineer.html
http://pythonjobs.github.io/jobs/baml_us_devops_engineer.html

Don't worry too much if you aren't an exact fit for these job descriptions, feel free to submit a CV or LinkedIn profile. If you have a GitHub page (or any open-source code which we can review), please send that too.

Since I last posted here we've moved: We've left Canary Wharf and moved into two new offices. Our main location is near St. Paul's Cathedral. We have another office near Bromley (South London). We have jobs available at both of these locations.

If you have any questions feel free to email or call me: 0207 995 1134.

Sal

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From harry.percival at gmail.com  Wed Mar 15 09:27:48 2017
From: harry.percival at gmail.com (Harry Percival)
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 13:27:48 +0000
Subject: [python-uk] Any Internships in Mech. Eng. (or similar) going?
Message-ID: <CACFvh9-u3+MrhL4eiM9Xcar=PODqN1L=cFtuNGVAO87eC2+SAg@mail.gmail.com>

Hey Python-chums!

My cousin Madeleine is at Exeter doing Mechanical Engineering.  She's
looking for an Internship this summer, which ideally should be in the field
or a closely related one, I thought y'all might have some ideas?

Don't let the fact that she's related to me fool you.  She is brilliant in
every single way.  Heading for a First, etc etc.

HP
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From stestagg at gmail.com  Wed Mar 22 09:28:20 2017
From: stestagg at gmail.com (Stestagg)
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:28:20 +0000
Subject: [python-uk] Looking for contracts
Message-ID: <CACFDE8beMOwyF8A+7gX1urq8=b-3D_7=xuOnHn_tCS5ho+CAxA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi All

I'm getting married right at the start of July ?, and am looking for some
work between now and then. Do any of you know a company that might be
looking for someone to come in (London or remote based) for a short spell?

I specialise in back end optimisation and architecture, preferably with
Python but language usually isn't the important part, and have worked in
many areas/types of companies.  I'm usually in at a Senior/Tech Lead level.

It would be great if you knew somewhere where writing excellent and
test-ably correct code was emphasised over process.

Thanks for your patience with the list-spam, please get in touch at
ste at sta.gg if you know of anything

Thanks

Steve
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From tartley at tartley.com  Thu Mar 23 10:18:12 2017
From: tartley at tartley.com (Jonathan Hartley)
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 09:18:12 -0500
Subject: [python-uk] Using WSL for one month
Message-ID: <5a2711fb94fb786a23117ac9b486e599@tartley.com>

About a month ago I asked this list for advice on developing 
Python/Linux web services on a team which had been entirely C#/Windows. 
I was very grateful for the replies. I thought I'd let you know how it's 
panning out, especially with using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL.)

I stuck to my guns, and deploy the Python service on Linux. Despite 
that, I use Windows 10 on my laptop (against my personal inclination), 
so that I can install Visual Studio and get a version of everyone else's 
C# services running locally. Conversely, if anyone else needs to run my 
Python services, they just replicate my setup (described below.) So we 
only have one kind of development environment across the whole team.

My intention was to do development on a Linux VM. But I started out 
using WSL instead, as much to investigate what it is as anything. I 
didn't expect this would last long, but it's been 6 weeks now, and will 
probably stay for the foreseeable future. WSL is a new component in 
Windows that re-implements Posix system calls within the NT kernel, and 
links ELF binaries against them, so it can run compiled native Linux 
executables. WSL provides a full Ubuntu filesystem, complete with 
permissions, symlinks, fifos and everything, you'd expect. This 
filesystem has a /mnt/c for accessing your C drive.

So I'm able to do all my development on that. Enable WSL, sudo apt 
install ansible, and then you can run my ansible commands to create a 
working dev environment, deploy to localhost or elsewhere. Pip installs 
that require compilation work fine, and my service runs under uwsgi 
quite happily. No VMs required.

There are wrinkles with using WSL though:

* It's console apps only, no X. (Although apparently it's easy to get X 
to run, and some simple graphical applications work)

* I had problems using Upstart (We're on Ubuntu 14.04, for other 
reasons), and suspect Systemd would suffer similarly. Because there 
isn't really a 'boot process'. So for now, in local envs, I just 
start/restart my service manually on deploy, using 
"/sbin/start-stop-daemon", which is new to me, but has performed 
flawlessly.

* Probably because of the Upstart/Systemd issues, there isn't a 
logrotate process running. Instead of getting one running, for now I'm 
cheating and simply not rotating logs in local envs.

* PostgreSQL doesn't run. Some system calls aren't implemented that it 
needs related to shared memory. So as a workaround, I installed the 
Windows version of PostgreSQL. Requires zero config and my Linux client 
connects to it on localhost just fine.

* Containers don't work. Lots of system calls they need are not 
implemented, and I don't know where this is on Redmond's priorities.

* The built-in Windows terminal is almost as bloody awful as you 
remember. At first I tried the popular and very flexible 3rd party 
terminal 'con-emu', but it has problems with WSL, and despite much 
wrangling, I couldn't get it to work reliably with all three of {WSL, 
256 colours, special keys like cursors}. So I fell back to wsl-terminal, 
a new terminal project written specifically to work with WSL. It's 
limited, but not in ways that bother me, and everything works out of the 
box. I installed my dotfiles repo, and fired up NeoVim, in solarized 
colors, with all my plugins, and everything works great.

* Having said that, syncing the Windows clipboard to the X one is 
problematic, not least because X is not running! Apparently this is 
fixable, because it's easy to get X running, but I've been too lazy, and 
have been working around it by occasionally *dragging* selected text 
between Windows/Linux applications, instead of using the clipboard.

I hope this is useful or interesting if you find yourself in a similar 
situation.

Best regards,

     Jonathan Hartley

-- 
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tartley at tartley.com
+1 507-513-1101

From petegraham1 at gmail.com  Fri Mar 24 06:59:37 2017
From: petegraham1 at gmail.com (Pete Graham)
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 10:59:37 +0000
Subject: [python-uk] Live Better With is hiring a Lead Developer
Message-ID: <CAM3hxf2Tob_8Y65eyiurDo3fdhvDRaTjQGp6mwwgQERPYGC_xQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hello,

I run the tech team at Live Better With <https://livebetterwith.com/> we
are an E-commerce company who sell products and create content which helps
people living with long term illness, we are looking to hire a Lead
Developer with a Python background.

Challenges:

   - Scale the E-commerce platform and technical team as the company grows
   - Create new products & services to help people living with long term
   illness
   - Build tools & automate systems so all functions in the business (e.g.,
   operations, marketing, etc.) can work most efficiently

We are ideally looking for a full-stack developer, but are hiring for
multiple roles, so are also interested in hearing from strong candidates
towards the Python/DevOps end of the spectrum. The company is 10 people so
there's a lot of potential to shape the role around the right person. We
also have junior and mid-weight positions open. Candidates should be
comfortable working in a fast-paced start-up environment.

Technology stack:

   - Python, Django, Django Oscar
   - Posgres, ElasticSearch, Redis
   - py.test, CircleCI, Github
   - AWS (EC2, RDS, Cloudfront, S3, Code Deploy)
   - Ansible
   - Sass, Webpack, React

If you have any questions feel free to reply directly to me. The role is on
site in Kings Cross in London, the salary is competitive to match other
London based roles. You'll need to be able to work in the UK, the pound is
rubbish these days due to Brexit anyway so non-UK workers probably wouldn't
be interested.

Cheers,
Pete
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From H.FANGOHR at soton.ac.uk  Tue Mar 28 05:52:56 2017
From: H.FANGOHR at soton.ac.uk (Fangohr H.)
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2017 09:52:56 +0000
Subject: [python-uk] IPython and Jupyter Notebook course
Message-ID: <ACAE3339-3F82-4ADB-AE52-CF651FE426F6@soton.ac.uk>

Hi all,

in June, there is a 2-day course on IPython and Jupyter offered at the University of Southampton, delivered by two of the core developers (see http://ngcm.soton.ac.uk/summer-academy/ipython.html for all details).

This is aimed at PhD students for whom participation costs 20 pounds. If you fall into that category and are interested, go and register now [1] while there are still places available.

[The course is also open to the wider public, but charged at a real-cost of ?350.]

Best wishes,

Hans




[1] Registration through http://ngcm.soton.ac.uk/summer-academy/registration.html



Prof Hans Fangohr
Director EPSRC CDT in Next Generation Computational Modelling
Head of Computational Modelling Group
University of Southampton

phone: 023 80598345
email: fangohr at soton.ac.uk<mailto:fangohr at soton.ac.uk>
www:  http://www.soton.ac.uk/~fangohr
blog: http://www.soton.ac.uk/~fangohr/blog
@ProfCompMod: https://twitter.com/profcompmod







From davidseddonis at gmail.com  Wed Mar 29 08:31:47 2017
From: davidseddonis at gmail.com (David Seddon)
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 13:31:47 +0100
Subject: [python-uk] London Django Meetup - 11 April 2017
Message-ID: <CANNwZ87bsnqFZkThNwuwWEBSM7kk_iJuGo6B5MifwWXO+KLhuQ@mail.gmail.com>

Dear all,

The next London Django meetup will be on 11 April 2017.

More information, including speaker list, is available here:
https://www.meetup.com/The-London-Django-Meetup-Group/events/238464120/

Hope to see some of you there!

Adam, Anand, David & James
London Django Meetup Organisers
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From prof.math at gmail.com  Thu Mar 30 04:38:22 2017
From: prof.math at gmail.com (=?UTF-8?B?c2VydGHDpyBj?=)
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 11:38:22 +0300
Subject: [python-uk] Full-stack Django developer Remote in UK at Compound
 Partners Ltd
Message-ID: <CABDirqZH1pLUbLqQAGvHjmcw1ChWJeu7aQktshOVRPSisYgNKQ@mail.gmail.com>

See more to Apply:
https://djangojobs.net/jobs/682/full-stack-django-developer-remote-in-uk-compound-partners-ltd/

We are currently recruiting a full time, remote working, full-stack
Python/Django web developer. Ideally you?ll have the ability to meet in
London weekly.The Business

We are a small, specialist agency providing digital design and build
expertise directly to content marketers and via agencies as a white label
service.

We?ve grown organically over the last 5 years, working with some great
partners to build around a dozen high profile websites for our B2B and B2C
clients.

We?re now looking for an experienced all-rounder to take responsibility for
our development operations and move us on to the next level.
What you'll work on

As part of our next phase of growth we have a number of initiatives that
will underpin our future success:

   - Client projects ? At any given time we?ve got 3-4 client projects
   under way. You?ll be responsible for creating and maintaining a library of
   reusable Django CMS plugins and transforming wireframes and designs into
   high quality, responsive HTML5/CSS3 sites
   - Devops ? Deploying, configuring and maintaining Linux servers and
   Django CMS sites and DBs. We have some comprehensive back office tools but
   time moves on and we need to ensure we keep pace with new technologies and
   opportunities.
   - Data ? Collection, manipulation and presentation. We have an exciting
   new product at the prototype stage, you?ll be responsible for successfully
   bringing it into production.
   - Support ? We pride ourselves on the quality of our service. We have
   our own take on the ?agency model? and all our clients come to us via
   referral, often as a result of having worked with us before.

What we're looking for

A full stack developer to be the focal point for our technical
infrastructure and delivery.

Working closely with the project manager, you?ll be comfortable building
the back end environment through to troubleshooting sophisticated front end
code. That will require you to be both ?hands on? and work with our
technical partners to provide the optimal solution for each project.

We are a small team but have plans to grow. This role has huge potential
and we?re looking for someone keen to take on responsibility. There is
great scope to influence the design and build and product development
strategies going forward. Our future growth will be built around this role.


- See more at:
https://djangojobs.net/jobs/682/full-stack-django-developer-remote-in-uk-compound-partners-ltd/
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From mail at timgolden.me.uk  Fri Mar 31 05:15:13 2017
From: mail at timgolden.me.uk (Tim Golden)
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2017 10:15:13 +0100
Subject: [python-uk] London Python Dojo April 6th
Message-ID: <382e12d05122342b5727b54dc427cfa5@timgolden.me.uk>

The next London Python Dojo is at 6:30pm on 6th April 2017. It will once 
again be
held at Methods Digital, who are at 16 St Martin's Le Grand, near St 
Paul?s
Tube Station.

Arrive from 6:30pm for our usual mix of pizza and beer and socialising 
and
hacking and silliness.

For more details, and to register for a free ticket:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/london-python-code-dojo-season-8-episode-7-tickets-33328432238

Hope to see you there!

TJG