Re: [python-uk] Python UK user groups / website / coordination

[Kev Dwyer]

On 4 August 2010 22:10, Carles Pina i Estany  wrote:

>
> Hello,
>
> On Aug/04/2010, Zeth wrote:
>
> > One suggestion was to have a jobs board to cover these costs.
> > Discussion has already started on this thread about that. Where
> > Nicholas wrote "We might be able to support the costs of running the
> > site", the speaker swaps are the only thing that we have suggested to
> > do that could cost money. The site itself does not cost us any money
> > at the moment, since Clocksoft generously allow us to put the site on
> > one of their servers.
> >
> > If anyone has any other ideas for how to cover these traveling
> > expenses, please do share them.
>
> Python (Uk) T-Shirts. I would buy one (and probably more than one for
> some friends, friends ordering from me, etc.).
>
> To sell more: we could advertise in other PUGs from other places, but
> then we need to send the T-Shirts. We could use
> http://www.cafepress.com/ , but I have never used it, either to buy or
> sell.
>
> This are my 2 cents.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
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> +1 on t-shirts, I'd certainly buy one or two.
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[python-uk] PyCon UK

[Kev Dwyer]

Hello All,

I've noticed that PyCon UK is being held as part  of the FLOSS UK conference
this year.  I'm just curious, how is PyCon UK advertised?  I've only seen it
mentioned in passing on this list.

Thanks,

Kev
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Re: [python-uk] PyCon UK

[Kev Dwyer]

Many thanks John

Pyconuk.org is added to my bookmarks.

On 14 October 2010 12:39, John Pinner  wrote:

> Hello,
>
> On 14 October 2010 11:07, Kev Dwyer  wrote:
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I've noticed that PyCon UK is being held as part  of the FLOSS UK
> conference
> > this year.  I'm just curious, how is PyCon UK advertised?  I've only seen
> it
> > mentioned in passing on this list.
>
> pyconuk.org
> lanyrd.com
> on the lists and Twitter, by you and I
> by word-of-mouth
> (all of those depend upon UK Python people doing things)
> and,
> at EuroPython, to the assembled masses. (200+ UK delegates)
>
> John
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Re: [python-uk] Tell us what you did with Python this year....

[Kev Dwyer]

I haven't done much python this year, but had a great time at Europython and
the London dojo.  As I speak, a couple of days using jython for websphere
automation awaits...

On 21 December 2010 12:22, Matthew Turnbull wrote:

> For a while now I've been interested in sports / games 'ratings'
> systems. Some years back I collected results from weekly football
> games and wanted a way to score individual players from team score
> results (the teams change each week) - ultimately I wanted to help
> pick balanced teams). This year I set up a company table tennis ladder
> on racquetladder.com but was desperately unhappy with the ranking
> system - the winner / loser simply switch (or stick) ranks, which is
> terribly unstable (although very transparent). So I made a python /
> numpy implementation of Rémi Coulom's 'Whole History Rating'
> algorithm, and experimented a little with creating 'interactive' SVG
> plots of the results.
>
> Then I took part in the Planetwars "Google" AI challenge, and chose to
> use Python, thinking it would be dominated by clever heuristics rather
> than brute calculation. Top UK Python entry (*bow*) but, sadly, other
> languages dominated. Interestingly, they used Coulom's 'Bayeselo' to
> rate the entries, about which there was much griping, but nobody could
> think of a better way to do it -- I think generally people
> underestimated just how powerful Bayeselo is, and besides, those
> people were all over on kaggle.com where they concurrently had a
> 'design a better Elo' competition! So, for me it was an interestingly
> coincidental year.
>
> Oh, I also went to a London Dojo -- it was a lot of fun and I hope to
> go again. I don't really have any projects on the go at the moment so
> 2011 is a blank slate. Definitely want to win the next ai challenge :)
>
> Nice to have a chance to talk about these things.
> Matt
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Re: [python-uk] Announcing the next London Python Code Dojo

[Kev Dwyer]

Hello Nicholas,

Unfortunately I have lectures on Thursday evenings this term, so I'll miss
out on the fun.  But I'd be keen to see how this progresses - let me know if
the source is going up on github or bitbucket..

Good luck, and perhaps see you later in the year,

Kev

On 4 January 2011 10:29, Nicholas Tollervey  wrote:

> Folks,
>
> Happy new year! Here's to a great 2011 for Pythonistas in the UK.
>
> The next London Python code dojo will be next Thursday (13th January)
> starting at 6:30pm for free pizza and beer.
>
> We’re aiming to build a top-down dungeon / world in PyGame in preparation
> for Bruce's inter-language dojo sometime this summer. This will build upon
> the fun we had at the Christmas dojo where we used PyGame to create a
> Christmas card. No prior knowledge of PyGame or a coding dojo is required to
> attend this event – just an open and enthusiastic attitude! :-)
>
> Details here:
> https://ldnpydojo.eventwax.com/london-python-code-dojo-season-2-episode-5
>
> (The usual place and time etc...)
>
> Remember to sign up so we know how much pizza and beer to order (thanks
> Fry-IT). Also O'Reilly have donated "XMPP: The Definitive Guide" for the
> prize draw (I've already got a copy - it's a very interesting book with code
> examples in Python).
>
> See you there!
>
> Nicholas.
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Re: [python-uk] Dojo / workshop on "TDD Django with Selenium" - any interest?

[Kev Dwyer]

Hello Harry,

Definitely keen, especially on Selenium.

Cheers,

Kev
On 13 Oct 2011 17:31, "Harry Percival"  wrote:

> Hi-ho python peeps,
>
> Would anyone be interested in a dojo / worksop on the topic of test-driven
> Django development, with Selenium?
>
> I've been working on a tutorial on the topic (<
> https://github.com/hjwp/Test-Driven-Django-Tutorial> *) . I'm not claiming
> to be a massive expert, but it's what I've learned at work over the last
> year or so, so it's fresh in my mind... I'm pretty sure I could get a couple
> of (ex?) colleagues to help present...
>
> Would be aimed at beginners / people who don't know Selenium / people who
> want to learn Django the "right" way / people who want to learn TDD... If
> you already know Django and Selenium back to front, it would probably be of
> less interest, although there may be some interesting discussions around
> integrating the Django test runner, WebDriver vs Selenium-RC etc...
>
> So, trying to get an idea of numbers - would anyone be interested?  London
> area, venue suggestions also gratefully accepted...
>
> HP
>
> * work in progress!  for example, the .jar file really isn't necessary...
>
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Re: [python-uk] UK Python Training Day: Tuesday 9 December, Westminster, London

[Kev Dwyer]

I shall be there.

On 8 December 2014 at 14:50, Nicholas H.Tollervey  wrote:

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> I've signed up. Who else is going..?
>
> Was that an offer of free food..?
>
> :-)
>
> N.
>
> On 08/12/14 13:49, Steve Holden wrote:
> > Hi there,
> >
> > Tomorrow (sorry for the short notice) I have rented a space in
> > Central London and will be making myself available to discuss
> > current UK needs for Python training. In 2015 I expect to be
> > spending much more time in the UK, presenting training of a regular
> > basis.
> >
> > The day was originally to have been a class, but I didn't advertise
> > it well or widely enough to get any takers. I am therefore instead
> > using the day a) to work on some open source training materials and
> > b) discuss people's training needs with them.
> >
> > I am also putting on a lunch, to which you are all cordially
> > invited. I can guarantee a fairly good meal.
> >
> > The purpose of the day is discussed in a blog post at
> >
> >
> >
> http://holdenweb.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/uk-python-training-open-day-and-lunch.html
> >
> >  and you can sign up for the lunch, or simply let me know you are
> > visiting, at
> >
> > https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uk-python-training-day-tickets-14720737121.
> >
> >  If you get chance to pass the details on to anyone with interests
> > in Python training I shall be grateful. Also please feel free to
> > encourage others to attend the lunch (which is limited to 12
> > places).
> >
> > regards Steve -- Steve Holden st...@holdenweb.com
> >  +1 571 484 6266 @holdenweb
> >
> >
> >
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