Holden Web is pleased to announce its second public "Introduction to Python" class in the Washington, DC area. Intended for those with some programming background, the class gives you a working knowledge of the Python language reinforced by hands-on practical exercises. The class will be taught by Steve Holden, consultant, trainer and author of Python Web Programming.
If you know anyone who needs to learn Python (and who doesn't?), please point them to the registration page.
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June 15, 2008
March 5, 2008
One kiloPythonista?
With only days to go to the end of pre-conference registration the numbers for PyCon 2008 are tantalizingly close to the thousand mark (as I write, 941 registered, and the possibility of a few additions in the pending changes). It would be nice to be present at the first kiloPythonista gathering, and there is often a minor surge at the very end of the registration period. Whatever happens, this conference represents a new high-water mark in Python interest.
Since I missed out on the (apparently very entertaining) Twisted BoF last year I have attempted to make amends by setting up a session in which I try to learn Twisted in public. I'm not sure how much I will manage to learn, but I hope it will be entertaining. We might even manage to generate some useful notes for others faced with the same task.
There's been a lot of talk about the catering on the organizers' list recently, leading to no real conclusion except that you can't please everyone. I am sure nobody will starve, though, and that's the main thing.
The Chicago Python group are meeting on the Thursday evening before the conference proper starts. I wanted to join them, but I am signed up for an evening tutorial which continues until after the end of the meeting. I hope they will publicize the location of the after-meeting meeting, and maybe we can share a drink.
Plans to promote a bid for PyCon to return to DC in 2010 have been shelved, as I don't have the time to do much about them. I was skeptical of the value of using a conference organizing company, but several of those who have been involved in the planning say that the assistance has been invaluable. It looks as though there may be a Python BarCamp in DC in the fall, though, and I am now setting my sites a little further out for the next DC PyCon.
All in all I am really looking forward to this PyCon, number six in the series. Hope to see you there - please look out for me (my photo is in my Blogger profile, among other places) and introduce yourself!
Since I missed out on the (apparently very entertaining) Twisted BoF last year I have attempted to make amends by setting up a session in which I try to learn Twisted in public. I'm not sure how much I will manage to learn, but I hope it will be entertaining. We might even manage to generate some useful notes for others faced with the same task.
There's been a lot of talk about the catering on the organizers' list recently, leading to no real conclusion except that you can't please everyone. I am sure nobody will starve, though, and that's the main thing.
The Chicago Python group are meeting on the Thursday evening before the conference proper starts. I wanted to join them, but I am signed up for an evening tutorial which continues until after the end of the meeting. I hope they will publicize the location of the after-meeting meeting, and maybe we can share a drink.
Plans to promote a bid for PyCon to return to DC in 2010 have been shelved, as I don't have the time to do much about them. I was skeptical of the value of using a conference organizing company, but several of those who have been involved in the planning say that the assistance has been invaluable. It looks as though there may be a Python BarCamp in DC in the fall, though, and I am now setting my sites a little further out for the next DC PyCon.
All in all I am really looking forward to this PyCon, number six in the series. Hope to see you there - please look out for me (my photo is in my Blogger profile, among other places) and introduce yourself!
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