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

2010-08-02 Thread Edward Hartley
On 2 Aug 2010, at 09:16, Nicholas Tollervey wrote: > Folks, > > During Europython a group of us who organise various Python related user > groups within the UK went for a drink. Here's what we talked about: > Hi, I'm all for this the main reason I turned from Python to iOS was the apparent

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

2010-08-02 Thread John Pinner
HI, On 2 August 2010 17:42, Michael Foord wrote: > On 02/08/2010 15:44, Nicholas Tollervey wrote: >> >> Hmmm... I like the app-engine idea since it is v.simple and plain ol' >> Python (rather than a complex project like Pinax that requires Django-fu to >> understand). >> >> GitHub / BitBucket is

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

2010-08-02 Thread John Pinner
Hi, On 2 August 2010 15:58, Zeth wrote: > On 2 August 2010 15:44, Nicholas Tollervey wrote: >> Hmmm... I like the app-engine idea since it is v.simple and plain ol' Python >> (rather than a complex project like Pinax that requires Django-fu to >> understand). The whole point of this type of s

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

2010-08-02 Thread Michael Foord
On 02/08/2010 15:44, Nicholas Tollervey wrote: Hmmm... I like the app-engine idea since it is v.simple and plain ol' Python (rather than a complex project like Pinax that requires Django-fu to understand). GitHub / BitBucket is a great idea too. Seriously, all we need to start with right now

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

2010-08-02 Thread John Pinner
On 2 August 2010 14:07, Rob Cowie wrote: > > On 2 Aug 2010, at 14:02, Zeth wrote: > >> On 2 August 2010 13:43, Rob Cowie wrote: >>> Sounds like a cracking idea. I've just moved from London to Leeds and >>> although there are plenty of geekery-related events and meet ups, there >>> isn't a pytho

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

2010-08-02 Thread Ed Stafford
I say we ease the discussion and just write it in Perl. While not everyone will know Django it is fairly simple to get your head around. Beyond that the time to release should be minimal with something like Pinax, which I'm guessing would give us ~80% of our core functionality for a site like this

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

2010-08-02 Thread Nicholas Tollervey
Hehehe... I didn't mean the Django-fu needed doing, rather using Pinax adds a barrier for contributions from non-Djangonauts... (as oppose to plain-ol' Python which is what appengine is IIRC). Just sayin' :-) On 2 Aug 2010, at 15:58, Zeth wrote: > On 2 August 2010 15:44, Nicholas Tollervey wro

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

2010-08-02 Thread Zeth
On 2 August 2010 15:44, Nicholas Tollervey wrote: > Hmmm... I like the app-engine idea since it is v.simple and plain ol' Python > (rather than a complex project like Pinax that requires Django-fu to > understand). We have done the Django-fu, that is not a problem. For people who want to be inv

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

2010-08-02 Thread Nicholas Tollervey
Hmmm... I like the app-engine idea since it is v.simple and plain ol' Python (rather than a complex project like Pinax that requires Django-fu to understand). GitHub / BitBucket is a great idea too. Seriously, all we need to start with right now is: 1) A shared Google Calendar that is readabl

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

2010-08-02 Thread Zeth
On 2 August 2010 15:23, Reza Lotun wrote: > This sounds like a great idea. A suggestion though - since we're all > Python hackers, why not create a hosted website on AppEngine? We have already started a pinax based site for it. We have hosting. ___ pyth

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

2010-08-02 Thread Reza Lotun
Hi All, On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 9:16 AM, Nicholas Tollervey wrote: > * Since we're spread rather thin on the ground it'd be good to coordinate a > central "Python-UK" page for user groups / events that could contain a > google-calendar, tweet-stream and links etc... (KISS) > * We might be able t

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

2010-08-02 Thread Timothy Baldock
Hello all, I wasn't able to make EuroPython this year, but this idea sounds like a good one and I'd like to get involved. :) Thanks, Timothy On 02/08/2010 09:16, Nicholas Tollervey wrote: > Folks, > > During Europython a group of us who organise various Python related user > groups within th

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

2010-08-02 Thread Rob Cowie
On 2 Aug 2010, at 14:02, Zeth wrote: > On 2 August 2010 13:43, Rob Cowie wrote: >> Sounds like a cracking idea. I've just moved from London to Leeds and >> although there are plenty of geekery-related events and meet ups, there >> isn't a python users group. > > Oh yes there is: > http://ypy.

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

2010-08-02 Thread Zeth
On 2 August 2010 13:43, Rob Cowie wrote: > Sounds like a cracking idea. I've just moved from London to Leeds and > although there are plenty of geekery-related events and meet ups, there isn't > a python users group. Oh yes there is: http://ypy.org.uk/ Next meeting is at Old BBC Broadcasting H

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

2010-08-02 Thread Tim Golden
On 02/08/2010 13:43, Rob Cowie wrote: On 2 Aug 2010, at 09:16, Nicholas Tollervey wrote: Folks, During Europython a group of us who organise various Python related user groups within the UK went for a drink. Here's what we talked about: Sounds like a cracking idea. I've just moved from Lo

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

2010-08-02 Thread Rob Cowie
On 2 Aug 2010, at 09:16, Nicholas Tollervey wrote: > Folks, > > During Europython a group of us who organise various Python related user > groups within the UK went for a drink. Here's what we talked about: > > * We should organise an IRC chat sometime in August to coordinate ourselves. > * Si

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

2010-08-02 Thread Tim Golden
On 02/08/2010 09:16, Nicholas Tollervey wrote: During Europython a group of us who organise various Python related user groups within the UK went for a drink. Here's what we talked about: * We should organise an IRC chat sometime in August to coordinate ourselves. * Since we're spread rather th

Re: [python-uk] London Python? Brighton is active

2010-08-02 Thread rmhouse
Hi Nicholas, The London Financial Python User Group is active and organised by Didrik Pinte (copied). It has a LinkedIn group. (http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=2428849) Regards, Richard > Hi Ian, > > There are four London Python meets that I know of: > > * Pyssup - organised by A

Re: [python-uk] London Python? Brighton is active

2010-08-02 Thread Richard House
Nicholas, The London Financial Python User Group is active and organised by Didrik Pinte (copied). It has a LinkedIn group. Regards, Richard On 2 Aug 2010, at 09:33, Nicholas Tollervey wrote: > Hi Ian, > > There are four London Python meets that I know of: > > * Pyssup - organised by Andy Kiln

Re: [python-uk] London Python? Brighton is active

2010-08-02 Thread Nicholas Tollervey
Hi Ian, There are four London Python meets that I know of: * Pyssup - organised by Andy Kilner, a social "drinks" evening for Python devs. * DJUGL - Django User Group London - organised by Gareth Rushgrove, does exactly what it says on the tin * City/Python/Financial User Group - organised by ??

[python-uk] London Python? Brighton is active

2010-08-02 Thread Ian Ozsvald
Down in Brighton we've recently had two Python meets: http://brightonpy.org/archive/ Are there any London meets? I'd be happy to wander up and meet some Python folk and/or bring my robot head for a demo (http://blog.aicookbook.com/2010/06/building-a-face-tracking-robot-headroid1-with-python-in-an

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

2010-08-02 Thread Nicholas Tollervey
Folks, During Europython a group of us who organise various Python related user groups within the UK went for a drink. Here's what we talked about: * We should organise an IRC chat sometime in August to coordinate ourselves. * Since we're spread rather thin on the ground it'd be good to coordina

Re: [python-uk] Code Dojo

2010-08-02 Thread Nicholas Tollervey
Hi Carles,, Oops, that was completely my fault. I should have deleted the August date - as John said, August is "holiday" month. The next dojo will be on 2nd September (the first anniversary) - details for which will be forthcoming soon. See you there, Nicholas. On 1 Aug 2010, at 19:30, Carle