Re: Reduce waiting queue at supermarket from Corona with Python-Webapp

2020-03-17 Thread Christian Gollwitzer
Am 17.03.20 um 11:16 schrieb Orges Leka: The web-app could be a simple as one button: If users are before supermarket and there is a long queue, they click on the web-app button and warn other users of the queue. It might be possible to make a Facebook "app" out of it. Facebook already provid

Announcing the 2020 John Hunter Excellence in Plotting Contest

2020-03-17 Thread Nelle Varoquaux
Dear all, I apologize for the cross-posting. In memory of John Hunter, we are pleased to announce the John Hunter Excellence in Plotting Contest for 2020. This open competition aims to highlight the importance of data visualization to scientific progress and showcase the capabilities of open so

Re: Reduce waiting queue at supermarket from Corona with Python-Webapp

2020-03-17 Thread Orges Leka
Am Di., 17. März 2020 um 15:35 Uhr schrieb joseph pareti < joeparet...@gmail.com>: > the use case is VERY valuable. > > In order to increase its penetration, how about writing the app as a plug > in for a more widely used one such as google maps? > > I don't have the knowledge to do this. Besides

Re: [Mostly OT] Feedback on Python homework using Canvas LMS

2020-03-17 Thread MRAB
On 2020-03-16 21:49, Grant Edwards wrote: On 2020-03-16, Irv Kalb wrote: I like both suggestions, and will probably go with the non-breaking space (Option space on my Mac). I tested that and it works well. Until somebody tries to cut/paste the snippets you post into a .py file and run them.

Re: Reduce waiting queue at supermarket from Corona with Python-Webapp

2020-03-17 Thread joseph pareti
the use case is VERY valuable. In order to increase its penetration, how about writing the app as a plug in for a more widely used one such as google maps? Am Di., 17. März 2020 um 11:20 Uhr schrieb Orges Leka : > The web-app could be a simple as one button: > > If users are before supermarket a

Re: EuroPython 2020: Going virtual / EuroPython 2021: Dublin, Ireland

2020-03-17 Thread אורי
Hi, I also don't usually attend conferences abroad, but I would like to participate in a virtual conference if possible. I would also suggest that a virtual conference would not require registration or paying for tickets. I hope you will find a way to get the money from sponsors or other resources

Re: EuroPython 2020: Going virtual / EuroPython 2021: Dublin, Ireland

2020-03-17 Thread Alex Kaye
Glad to read this. It is about time to benefit those of us that do not travel to events. AK On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 2:52 AM M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > In our blog post on the COVID-19 last week, we were still hopeful that > the situation would improve in time for the event in July. The last > few

Re: Reduce waiting queue at supermarket from Corona with Python-Webapp

2020-03-17 Thread Orges Leka
The web-app could be a simple as one button: If users are before supermarket and there is a long queue, they click on the web-app button and warn other users of the queue. The same principle works for anti-traffi-jam apps, with user generated content. If someone would like to work on this projec

EuroPython 2020: Going virtual / EuroPython 2021: Dublin, Ireland

2020-03-17 Thread M.-A. Lemburg
In our blog post on the COVID-19 last week, we were still hopeful that the situation would improve in time for the event in July. The last few days have shown us that we need to have a more realistic view on how things will develop in the coming months: https://blog.europython.eu/post/612393987829

Re: `async def` breaks encapsulation?

2020-03-17 Thread Greg Ewing
On 4/03/20 12:52 pm, Marco Sulla wrote: Why can't an asynchronous coroutine be simply a coroutine that has an `async` or an `await` in its code, without `async` in the signature? That wouldn't help as much as you seem to think. You still need to use 'await' whenever you call a coroutine, so swi