Re: Need advice on starting a Python group

2010-03-18 Thread Mike Orr
On Mar 11, 7:57 am, gb345 wrote: > I'm hoping to get advice from anyone with prior experience setting > up a Python group. > > A friend of mine and I have been trying to start a > scientific-programming-oriented Python group in our school (of > medecine and bio research), with not much success. >

Re: Need advice on starting a Python group

2010-03-12 Thread Kurt Smith
On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 8:57 AM, gb345 wrote: > > > > I'm hoping to get advice from anyone with prior experience setting > up a Python group. > > A friend of mine and I have been trying to start a > scientific-programming-oriented Python group in our school (of > medecine and bio research), with n

Re: Need advice on starting a Python group

2010-03-12 Thread CM
On Mar 11, 9:57 am, gb345 wrote: > I'm hoping to get advice from anyone with prior experience setting > up a Python group. > > A friend of mine and I have been trying to start a > scientific-programming-oriented Python group in our school (of > medecine and bio research), with not much success. >

Re: Need advice on starting a Python group

2010-03-12 Thread bartc
"gb345" wrote in message news:hnb0d1$2e...@reader1.panix.com... A friend of mine and I have been trying to start a scientific-programming-oriented Python group in our school (of medecine and bio research), with not much success. The main problem is attendance. Even though a *ton* of people

Re: Need advice on starting a Python group

2010-03-12 Thread Steve Holden
Jean-Michel Pichavant wrote: > News123 wrote: >> Jonathan Gardner wrote: >> >>> On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 6:57 AM, gb345 wrote: >>> And even when we've had volunteers, hardly anyone shows up! Any suggestions would be appreciated. >>> Two things: One, only you an

Re: Need advice on starting a Python group

2010-03-12 Thread Jean-Michel Pichavant
News123 wrote: Jonathan Gardner wrote: On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 6:57 AM, gb345 wrote: And even when we've had volunteers, hardly anyone shows up! Any suggestions would be appreciated. Two things: One, only you and your friend really care. Let that sink in. No one is going to c

Re: Need advice on starting a Python group

2010-03-12 Thread News123
Jonathan Gardner wrote: > On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 6:57 AM, gb345 wrote: >> And even when we've had volunteers, hardly anyone shows up! >> >> Any suggestions would be appreciated. >> > > Two things: One, only you and your friend really care. Let that sink > in. No one is going to carry the group b

Re: Need advice on starting a Python group

2010-03-12 Thread Jonathan Gardner
On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 6:57 AM, gb345 wrote: > > And even when we've had volunteers, hardly anyone shows up! > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. > Two things: One, only you and your friend really care. Let that sink in. No one is going to carry the group but you two, at least initially. T