PYPTUG meeting - June 24th

PYthon Piedmont Triad User Group meeting

Come join PYPTUG at out next meeting (June 24th 2013) to learn more about the Python programming language, modules and tools. Python is the perfect language to learn if you've never programmed before, and at the other end, it is also the perfect tool that no expert would do without.

What

Meeting will start at 5:30pm.

We will open on an Intro to PYPTUG and on how to get started with Python, PYPTUG activities and members projects, then on to News from the community including a session on SELF:

SELF 2013 recap

This month is a joint meeting with PYPTUG and PLUG (Piedmont Linux User Group) since we are doing a South East Linux Fest recap. Some members will talk about some of the subjects that were presented at SELF 2013. If you attended, we invite you to speak up and share what you enjoyed there during this recap session.

Lightning talks!

Switching the order around this time, we will have some time for extemporaneous "lightning talks" of 5-10 minute duration. If you'd like to do one, some suggestions of talks were provided here, if you are looking for inspiration. Or talk about a project you are working on.


There might be a lightning talk on the Requests module, and one of the following (based on a poll):

• I trace, you trace, dtrace
• XKCD stylee
• Ping py pong

After the lightning talks, we will get everybody involved:

 

Hands On: Raspbian alternative on Raspberry Pi

We will play around with a Raspberry Pi running FreeBSD and Arch Linux. If you bring a cat 5 cable and your laptop, you'll be able to login and get a feel for it. An SD card reader will be setup for those who want to burn an image on their own SD card.

Main talk:  The Lost Art Of Digital Entomology

In recent years, the scientific study of "bugs" has been reduced to running a debugger (or perhaps writting a bunch of print statements - you know who you are...). But is it really just that? Do we even need the debugger? Are you one with your logs? Can you quantify the sting?

Francois Dion will talk about the lost art of finding and (sometimes) correcting bugs encountered in Python development from various angles. This talk will be of interest to developers, system administrators, web designers and power users.

We'll then wrap up the meeting.

When

Monday, June 24th 2013
Meeting starts at 5:30PM

 

Where

We continue to have the meetings at Wake Forest University, close to Polo Rd and University Parkway:

Manchester Hall
room: Manchester 241 

Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109

 Map this

See also this campus map (PDF) and also the Parking Map (PDF) (Manchester hall is #20A on the parking map)

And speaking of parking:  Parking after 5pm is on a first-come, first-serve basis.  The official parking policy is:

"Visitors can park in any general parking lot on campus. Visitors should avoid reserved spaces, faculty/staff lots, fire lanes or other restricted area on campus. Frequent visitors should contact Parking and Transportation to register for a parking permit."

 

Mailing List

Dont forget to sign up to our user group mailing list:

https://groups.google.com/d/forum/pyptug?hl=en

It is the only step required to become a PYPTUG member.

Python at SELF 2013?

The boat...

Looks like we (Python user groups in the south east) might have missed the boat...

I'd like to be proven wrong, but there is not a single Python related talk on the whole program of SELF. There is some Raspberry Pi content and I'm sure that the Hitchhiker's Guide to Cloud Computing has to include some Python content. Anything else that I missed?

The lighthouse...

What would be an interesting concept for the community is to have a clearinghouse for all conferences and opportunities to present about Python to help community members to navigate the waters of conferences.

Perhaps something as simple as an web form / email server that receives event names with RFP and EVENT dates, and a URL. Then a Calendar gets automatically built from that, and it can be further filtered by zip code etc. FOSS and Python User group leaders can then more easily track down which events to attend and when the RFP are due.

Of course, it would require some time investment to build this, but it would be quite beneficial.

So, what do you, the reader, think of that?

PYPTUG meeting - April 29th

PYthon Piedmont Triad User Group meeting

Come join PYPTUG at out next meeting (April 29th 2013) to learn more about the Python programming language, modules and tools. Python is the perfect language to learn if you've never programmed before, and at the other end, it is also the perfect tool that no expert would do without.

What

Meeting will start at 5:30pm.

We will open on an Intro to PYPTUG and on how to get started with Python, then with News from the community, PYPTUG activities and members projects.

Main talk:  CPython with Visual Studio

The main talk this month will be of interest for all those who are ASP.NET or C# programmers looking to expand their tool set, and all those who use Windows for Python development or deployment:

Will Sams will talk about Python development under Windows, using Python Tools for Visual Studio.

Lightning talks!

We will have some time for extemporaneous "lightning talks" of 5-10 minute duration. If you'd like to do one, some suggestions of talks were provided here, if you are looking for inspiration. Or talk about a project you are working on.


We'll then wrap up the meeting.

When

Monday, April 29th 2013
Meeting starts at 5:30PM

Where

We continue to have the meetings at Wake Forest University, close to Polo Rd and University Parkway:

Manchester Hall
room: Manchester 241 

Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109

 Map this

See also this campus map (PDF) and also the Parking Map (PDF) (Manchester hall is #20A on the parking map)

And speaking of parking:  Parking after 5pm is on a first-come, first-serve basis.  The official parking policy is:

"Visitors can park in any general parking lot on campus. Visitors should avoid reserved spaces, faculty/staff lots, fire lanes or other restricted area on campus. Frequent visitors should contact Parking and Transportation to register for a parking permit."

 

Mailing List

Dont forget to sign up to our user group mailing list:

https://groups.google.com/d/forum/pyptug?hl=en

It is the only step required to become a PYPTUG member.

PYPTUG meeting - March 25th

PYthon Piedmont Triad User Group meeting

Come join PYPTUG at out next meeting (March 25th 2013) to learn more about the Python programming language, modules and tools. Python is the perfect language to learn if you've never programmed before, and at the other end, it is also the perfect tool that no expert would do without.

What

Meeting will start at 5:30pm.

We will open on an Intro to PYPTUG and on how to get started with Python, then with News from the community, PYPTUG activities and members projects.

Main talk: Python @ 144 dB

The main talk this month will be "Python @ 144dB".

Francois Dion will present Python at 144 decibels, a talk on digital audio and Python. What's with the 144dB? Come and learn the answer in a talk that will feature local Jazz, Nyquist-Shannon, Python tools and APIs.

Lightning talks!

We will have some time for extemporaneous "lightning talks" of 5-10 minute duration. If you'd like to do one, some suggestions of talks were provided here, if you are looking for inspiration. Or talk about a project you are working on.


We'll then wrap up the meeting.

When

Monday, March 25th 2013
Meeting starts at 5:30PM

Where

We continue to have the meetings at Wake Forest University, close to Polo Rd and University Parkway:

Manchester Hall
room: Manchester 241 

Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109

 Map this

See also this campus map (PDF) and also the Parking Map (PDF) (Manchester hall is #20A on the parking map)

And speaking of parking:  Parking after 5pm is on a first-come, first-serve basis.  The official parking policy is:

"Visitors can park in any general parking lot on campus. Visitors should avoid reserved spaces, faculty/staff lots, fire lanes or other restricted area on campus. Frequent visitors should contact Parking and Transportation to register for a parking permit."

 

Mailing List

Dont forget to sign up to our user group mailing list:

https://groups.google.com/d/forum/pyptug?hl=en

It is the only step required to become a PYPTUG member.

PYPTUG meeting - February 25th

PYthon Piedmont Triad User Group meeting

Come join PYPTUG at out next meeting (February 25th 2013) to learn more about the Python programming language, modules and tools. Python is the perfect language to learn if you've never programmed before, and at the other end, it is also the perfect tool that no expert would do without.

What

Meeting will start at 5:30pm.

We will open on an Intro to PYPTUG and on how to get started with Python, then with News from the community, PYPTUG activities and members projects.

Main talk: venv

The main talk this month will be "venv".

Chris Calloway will present venv, the new virtual environment creation module included with Python 3.3:

 http://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html

Lightning talks!

At this point, one has been scheduled:

• The Gimp: how to write a plugin in 10 minutes - Francois Dion 

We will have some time for extemporaneous "lightning talks" of 5-10 minute duration. If you'd like to do one, some suggestions of talks were provided here, if you are looking for inspiration. Or talk about a project you are working on.




We'll then wrap up the meeting.

When

Monday, February 25th 2013
Meeting starts at 5:30PM

Where

Note the change of venue this month, possibly a permanent home at Wake Forest University, close to Polo Rd and University Parkway:

Manchester Hall
room: Manchester 241 

Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109

 Map this

See also this campus map (PDF) and also the Parking Map (PDF) (Manchester hall is #20A on the parking map)

And speaking of parking:  Parking after 5pm is on a first-come, first-serve basis.  The official parking policy is:

"Visitors can park in any general parking lot on campus. Visitors should avoid reserved spaces, faculty/staff lots, fire lanes or other restricted area on campus. Frequent visitors should contact Parking and Transportation to register for a parking permit."

 

Mailing List

Dont forget to sign up to our user group mailing list:

https://groups.google.com/d/forum/pyptug?hl=en

It is the only step required to become a PYPTUG member.

PYPTUG meeting - January 28th

PYthon Piedmont Triad User Group meeting

Come join PYPTUG at out next meeting (January 28th 2013) to learn more about the Python programming language, modules and tools. Python is the perfect language to learn if you've never programmed before, and at the other end, it is also the perfect tool that no expert would do without.

What

Meeting room will be open at 5:00pm, giving some time to settle down, meet and greet and to talk Python.

We will officially start the meeting at 5:30pm.

After PYPTUG introductions and related news, we will have various presentations. The main talk this month will be of interest for all those who are ASP.NET or C# programmers looking to expand their tool set, and all those who use Windows for Python development or deployment:

CPython with Visual Studio

Will Sams will talk about Python development under Windows, using Python Tools for Visual Studio.

Lightning talks!

Some time is allocated for lightning talks. Already committed for the 28th:

• Python(X,Y) - to be confirmed
• There and back again: Remote Processes via Paramiko - Ryan Twombly
• Real world connections - Don Jennings
• Brython: Python Utopia? - Francois Dion

If you want to give one (you can choose a 5 or 10 minutes lightning talk), do let us know as soon as possible on the PYPTUG mailing list (we ask PYPTUG members to also join this list):

https://groups.google.com/d/forum/pyptug?hl=en

Some suggestions of talks were provided here, if you are looking for inspiration.

We'll then wrap up the meeting.

When

Monday, January 28th 2013
Auditorium open at 5pm, meet and greet
Meeting starts 5:30PM until 7:30PM at the latest

Where

Note the change of venue this month, the Kernersville location was not available. It is still close to High Point and Greensboro, near I-40 / US-52:

Winston Salem Southside Library
Auditorium

3185 Buchanan Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27127
(336) 703-2980

Map this

It is close to the I-40 and Peters Creek (and US-52 too). If you take
the Silas Creek exit on I-40, turn left on Buchanan and go up until
you get to the library on the left. If you are on Peters Creek Pkwy, turn
on Brewer (on the side where Parkland High School is) and veer left on
Buchanan. Library is on the right.

Mailing list reminder

Membership

Just a reminder that the mailing list for PYPTUG is at groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/pyptug.

There is no complicated forms to fill nor fees to be part of PYPTUG. But, we do ask that you join the mailing list.

RSVP

Sometimes, for special events, we ask for members to RSVP. When that is the case, we will provide detailed instructions through the list and on this site.

For example, for this saturday's PyHack Workshop (#03), we kindly ask that you take the time to RSVP through Meetup.com event 98256872.