[Tutor] NZPUG: Smart Iterator Challenge

[dn]

A week-by-week Challenge series.
A new venture by the Auckland Branch of the New Zealand Python Users'
Group (AuckPUG)
Challenge-week 1: Implementing a monolithic solution, starts today!

All welcome!

Kiwi accent optional (most people are no-good at it anyway).

Details from the Meetup site: https://www.meetup.com/nzpug-auckland/


Summary:

- Two parts: Tutorial and Coding Challenge
- during next four of AuckPUG's 'off-weeks'
- will suit Python-Apprentices ready to move-on from 'the basics' and
Python-Journeymen
- special Challenge for Python-Masters and others who want 'more'
- specs and templates to download, explanation, references
- attempt in bite-sized chunks: work on the Challenge in your own time,
when you have the time
- you do the coding and (privately) self-check against "Acceptance Test"
- "Office Hours" for queries, successes, frustrations, ... (see below)
- closes Sunday-week
- review at beginning of next Challenge-Week
(details, as above)


Schedule:
(all times NZST/UTC+12 today, and NZDT/UTC+13 from Sunday)

1: Implementing a monolithic solution, from Sat 24 Sep
2: Modular Programming, from Sat 8 Oct
3: Generalising the solution, from Sat 22 Oct
4: Review, from Sat 5 Nov, concluding: 1830, Wed 9 Nov


Please find all details, and file follow-up questions through the
(above) Meetup-site
- don't want @Alan growling at me (not with those long, sharp, teeth!)

With special thanks to our own Leam Hall, for feedback and advice
- that said, all errors and omissions are mine.


Are you up for a challenge?
Regards =dn (for Pete and DJ)