[python-uk] Python 3 thread 2015 edition (was Re: UK based Pythonistas as candidates for the PSF board)

2015-05-04 Thread Zeth
On 4 May 2015 at 21:47, Andy Robinson wrote: > I'd probably have to become an advocate for a move to Python 3, which > would involve fending off bankruptcy while we try to upgrade 15 years > worth of corporate apps without our clients' agreement ;-) If they had known that, after the best part of

Re: [python-uk] UK based Pythonistas as candidates for the PSF board

2015-05-04 Thread Anand Kumria
On 04/05/15 21:47, Andy Robinson wrote: > You're right, a quick google says it has all changed since my fuzzy > memories of circa 2003...: > > https://www.python.org/psf/membership/ > > Not sure I want to stump up $2000 now and get on the campaign trail, You can be a voting member, without s

Re: [python-uk] UK based Pythonistas as candidates for the PSF board

2015-05-04 Thread Zeth
On 4 May 2015 at 21:47, Andy Robinson wrote: > You're right, a quick google says it has all changed since my fuzzy > memories of circa 2003...: > > https://www.python.org/psf/membership/ > > Not sure I want to stump up $2000 now and get on the campaign trail, > I'd probably have to become an a

Re: [python-uk] UK based Pythonistas as candidates for the PSF board

2015-05-04 Thread Andy Robinson
You're right, a quick google says it has all changed since my fuzzy memories of circa 2003...: https://www.python.org/psf/membership/ Not sure I want to stump up $2000 now and get on the campaign trail, I'd probably have to become an advocate for a move to Python 3, which would involve fendin

Re: [python-uk] UK based Pythonistas as candidates for the PSF board

2015-05-04 Thread Zeth
On 4 May 2015 at 21:32, Steve Holden wrote: Thanks for clarifying that. Of course, another way to get involved in the Python community in the UK is to come to PyConUK (Friday 18th - Monday 21st September 2015 - http://pyconuk.org ). Sorry I couldn't resist :) ___

Re: [python-uk] UK based Pythonistas as candidates for the PSF board

2015-05-04 Thread Steve Holden
In fact you do not need to be a PSF member to stand as a candidate for its board. To attain voting status in the PSF you foo need to do a little more than just sign up (which masks you a non-voting member). Support a working group, for example. As it happens the PSF has just cancelled the curr

Re: [python-uk] UK based Pythonistas as candidates for the PSF board

2015-05-04 Thread Zeth
On 4 May 2015 at 13:02, Andy Robinson wrote: > BTW I was once asked to be on the PSF board, when it was first set up, > and turned it down So if you are > really keen to have an extra nomination I wouldn't mind, but I am not > going to press for it either. Someone will have to help me here wi

[python-uk] Social auth, polling and surveys

2015-05-04 Thread Andy Robinson
Hi all, Does anyone here having experience recently of building systems which used python-social-auth? We're looking at a "good cause" project to help recruit a lot of participants to a survey, ask them to ask their friends, to do a certain amount of "votey-uppey-votey-downey-likey" quickly, and

Re: [python-uk] UK based Pythonistas as candidates for the PSF board

2015-05-04 Thread Andy Robinson
I think Marc-Andre Lemburg he has really earned his place over the decades. He has always been polite and constructive and desires a Eurovision-style block vote! BTW I was once asked to be on the PSF board, when it was first set up, and turned it down. ReportLab was one of the earliest UK python

Re: [python-uk] UK based Pythonistas as candidates for the PSF board

2015-05-04 Thread Zeth
Yep those two and Marc-Andre Lemburg who has done a lot for PyConUK over the years, are there any other UK/nearby candidates? I for one want to use my vote to balance the board geographically (i.e. a board compromised of not just US West Coast people, as beautiful as they all are). On 2 May 2015 a