Re: [python-uk] emacs and python and emacs-starter-kit

On Wednesday 17 March 2010 14:30:01 Andy Kilner wrote: > You'll both be at the pyssup tonight so you can go and form a little > emacs corner somewhere the cellar maybe? Surely you're not suggesting putting all the emacs users in a deep dark hole in the ground, are you ? ;-) Michael. __

[python-uk] REMINDER: Restarting Python North West Tonight, 6pm Rain Bar Manchester

Hi, Just a reminder that python north west restarts tonight, 6pm at the Rain Bar in Manchester. I'll be giving away the spare notes from my tutorial at Europython for those interested. Also, APress have very kindly donated us some eBook coupons for attendees. (They initially offered books, and t

[python-uk] Restarting Python North West - 24th Sept 2009, 6pm

Hi, A few people will have already noticed some small comments about this, but we're plotting to restart python northwest. Specifically, we're restarting this month. Details: * When: Thursday 24th September, 6pm * Where: Rain Bar, Manchester: - http://www.rain-bar.co.uk/ - 80

Re: [python-uk] pyconuk

On Tuesday 01 September 2009 22:56:42 Carles Pina i Estany wrote: > Anything behind the scenes has been happening? An unconference is based on a concept called Open Space Technology. Essentially, if you can think of a traditional conference as top down, an open space event is generally bottom up.

Re: [python-uk] [pyconuk] Proposed PyCon UK UnConference, 5th September

On Friday 07 August 2009 10:25:39 Nicholas Tollervey wrote: > As £2k is steep given the number of delegates (or lack thereof) how > about a different venue for smaller numbers? I could have offered a venue in Manchester which was essentially free at the weekend (and recently used by Drupal Camp) i

Re: [python-uk] Python Development jobs

On Wednesday 13 February 2008 14:00:55 Michael Foord wrote: > Django was released in July 2005. So 4-5 years experience with it is > impossible Oh, I don't know - New Scientist reckoned recently that this was potential "year 0" for time travel... ;-) Michael

Re: [python-uk] Favourite ways of scrubbing HTML/whitelisting specific HTML tags?

On Thursday 07 February 2008 15:48:46 Jon Ribbens wrote: > Be aware that if you are doing this for security reasons (e.g. to > prevent cross-site scripting), It is for that reason, essentially. > it is very hard to get right. Indeed, that's why I thought I'd find out what everyone else actually

[python-uk] Favourite ways of scrubbing HTML/whitelisting specific HTML tags?

Hi, Just a quick Q for people: what's your favourite way (preferably a library :) of allowing a subset of HTML tags through? I can think of 1/2 dozen different ways of doing this, but I'm sure there's a preferred approach for some... Thanks in advance :-) Michael. -- http://yeoldeclue.com/bl

Re: [python-uk] [pyconuk] Minimalistic software transactional memory

On Thursday 20 December 2007 07:55:11 Richard Taylor wrote: > You won't find much on MASCOT unfortunately: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modular_Approach_to_Software_Construction_Oper >ation_and_Test This was indeed enough for me to find lots :-) Including: * The Official Handbook of Mascot :

Re: [python-uk] [pyconuk] Minimalistic software transactional memory

On Thursday 20 December 2007 07:55:11 Richard Taylor wrote: > That is reasonable. There can be performance improvements from using > separate read/write locks under certain loads, but I doubt that is an issue > here. Indeed. I'm tempted to do value level locking at somepoint, but performance isn

Re: [python-uk] [pyconuk] Minimalistic software transactional memory

On Wednesday 12 December 2007 08:43:14 Richard Taylor wrote: > I like to use explicit read locks for shared data structures, mainly > because it makes it much safer when someone comes along and adds > functionality to the methods later on. I've had a think about this - especially with regard to r

Re: [python-uk] [pyconuk] Minimalistic software transactional memory

Hi Richard, On Tuesday 11 December 2007 13:36, Richard Taylor wrote: > I don't think that you can rely on the threadsafety of these functions. > Even if they are threadsafe in C Python (which I doubt that 'set' is), the > locking in Jython in more fine grained and would likely catch you out. It'

[python-uk] Minimalistic software transactional memory

es seem to work OK, but I'm interested in the three points I mention above - if anyone is willing to comment - specifcally: * Does the API look simple enough? * Are there any glaring mistakes in the code ? (It's always harder to see your own bugs) * What key areas appear least

Re: [python-uk] TinyERP -- was: Re: PyCon UK - It's Here!

On Friday 07 September 2007 09:20, Tim Couper wrote: > ... I'd also be interested in meeting up about TinyERP .. Sounds like 2 people who want to make use of the Open Space provision on Sunday :-) FWIW, I'm planning on putting up the stuff to do with open space ideally (we're still figuring out

[python-uk] Come to PyCon UK - September 8th & 9th ! Speak! Learn! Enjoy!

Hi, PYCON UK 2007 - FIRST PYTHON COMMUNITY CONFERENCE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM The first UK community conference for Python will be held in Birmingham on Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th of September 2007. PyCon UK is the young upstart counterpart to PyCon in the US. There will be talks, lightning tal

[python-uk] BBC Research, Kamaelia & Google's Summer of Code 2007

Monday midnight. * Url? http://code.google.com/soc/ Please feel free to forward this to any students or student groups you would find this interesting ! :-) Regards, Michael. -- Michael Sparks, Senior Research Engineer, BBC Research, Technology Group [EMAIL PRO

Re: [python-uk] PyCamp UK

Hi Doug, On Tuesday 20 March 2007 11:24, Doug Winter wrote: > There was a lot of talk of this in early Feb, but then it's all gone > quiet. Are things "happening" or has it died a death? Is there > anything we can do to help it happen? It hasn't died a death, I've had a preliminary chat with t

Re: [python-uk] PyCamp UK !

Hi All, On Tuesday 06 February 2007 10:12, John Pinner wrote: ... > > I have a feeling the two are complementary since it sounds like John's > > organising a conference and I'm organising an unconference. I'll hold on > > dates though until chatting with John. > > Yes, there's no clash other than

Re: [python-uk] [OT] MU G&S (was: New user group)

On Monday 05 February 2007 13:57, Tim Golden wrote: > [Michael Sparks] > > > I won't be there unfortunately because I'll > > be at a rehearsal - http://www.mugss.org/show/ . > > Hey! Hope it goes well. Thanks! > If you look here: > > http://www.mugss

Re: [python-uk] PyCamp UK !

On Monday 05 February 2007 20:21, Richard Smedley wrote: .. > I barely know what I'm doing today but I think I have a reasonable > handle on September ;-) > > I'd already written to Michael S off-list where, inter alia, I > favoured this date - despite the clash with LBW2007. I have no idea what L

Re: [python-uk] [Ann] New user group

Hi Andy, You might want to consider a crosslinking between the Geekup and NorWeb sites. (Geekup is also a northwest user group and people have been coming from across the northwest, so some loose co-ordination would probably a nice idea :) I'm sure Andrew & Dan would think its a good idea.

Re: [python-uk] PyCamp UK !

On Monday 05 February 2007 12:19, Andy Robinson wrote: > > I'm not sure August is actually the best time for people in the UK either > > - since so many people go away then. My feeling is that the best time > > would be sometime in early September - either 1/2 Sept or 8/9th Sept. > > +1. Especiall

Re: [python-uk] PyCamp UK !

On Saturday 03 February 2007 19:42, Michael Foord wrote: > Hello Michael, > > Sorry for the top-post, but your actual suggestion is a long way down. :-) No problem. I wanted to make sure I'd got some context :) > I would certainly be very interested in attending and helping with such > an event.

[python-uk] PyCamp UK !

Hi, I don't know how many people here read comp.lang.python or the main python list (I suspect its a fair few), but there's been this post: * http://tinyurl.com/2ofgtq From: Jeff Rush <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: About PyCamp - a Regional Python Unconference A week or so ago, the

Re: [python-uk] Help Please

On Sunday 28 January 2007 22:45, Python Freak wrote: > Hi, > > This may be too elementary for most of you, but could you please help me > with the following question? I would like to use comprehensive lists and > lists of lists. Where do I start? > > Question: > > Consider a digraph with 10 vertice

[python-uk] Next Manchester Geekup, January 9th 2007

Hi, Just a reminder that the next Manchester Geekup is next Tuesday on January 9th. I'm going to these regularly now, rather than organise a separate python meet - fellow pythonistas would be welcome :) URL: http://geekup.org/ WHERE: B-Lounge, Piccadilly, Manchester M1 2DB (down the ramp from

[python-uk] North West GeekUp Tuesday 14th November Re: London Python Meetup, Wednesday the 15th of November

Hi, For those in the Northwest, and not aware of it, there's "GeekUp" - which appears to be the same idea as the London RC2.1 type things. I'm going along, and it'd be great to see any other pythonistas there too. Details: * http://geekup.org/ Well, it sounds pretty much the same: "Geek

Re: [python-uk] London Python Planet

s ;) Feed: http://yeoldeclue.com/cgi-bin/blog/feed.cgi Now you know where my occasional inane drivellings are :-) (But hey, in the eyes of some, I blog a bit therefore I am, rather than I blog not therefore I am not :-) Michael (Now based north of the watford gap) -- Michael

[python-uk] [ TONIGHT 7pm onwards ] Re: Manchester 2.0 Beta ? Re: London 2.0 rc5

l be wearing a BBC R&D t-shirt. There may also be a penguin on the table :) Best Regards, Michael. -- Michael Sparks, Senior Research Engineer, BBC Research, Technology Group [EMAIL PROTECTED], Kamaelia Project Lead, http://kamaelia.sf.net/ Summer of Code: http://kamaelia.sourceforge.net/Su

Re: [python-uk] Reminder: Python Meet Manchester 8th Feb, Lass O'Gowrie

On Wednesday 01 February 2006 17:42, Michael Hudson wrote: ... > > I don't know if this'll be the first meetup for pythonistas that's > > happened in Manchester, but it'll be the first one I've been to there - > > should be fun :-) > > Hey, you are still alive! Have you been getting my emails rece

[python-uk] Reminder: Python Meet Manchester 8th Feb, Lass O'Gowrie

Hi, Just a reminder that Python Meet Manchester is happening NEXT week. * Where: Lass O'Gowrie Pub. Directions: http://tinyurl.com/cp3kv * When: 7pm onwards, Wed 8th Feb I don't know if this'll be the first meetup for pythonistas that's happened in Manchester, but it'll be the first one

Re: [python-uk] Python Meetup Monday 10th?

On Monday 10 Oct 2005 14:45, John J Lee wrote: > Will there be spam? I can bring a tin of spam if you REALLY want, he says looking at the tin on his desk... :-) Michael -- Michael Sparks, Senior R&D Engineer, Digital Media Group [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://kamaelia.sourceforge.net/

[python-uk] Python Meetup Monday 10th?

Hi, I hadn't heard a peep on the list since the last comments. Is Monday still on? OOI, would it be inappropriate to call this a Python Crawl rather than a sprint ;-) (sorry :-) Michael. ___ python-uk mailing list python-uk@python.org http://mail.

Re: [python-uk] London Python Meetup, October the 10th.

ements. Think I should? You're probably right about c.l.p, but c.l.p.a seems to encourage it periodically ? Personally I'd say it wouldn't hurt. I wonder what the popularity would be of a python crawl vs sprint... :-) Michael. -- Michael Sparks, Senior R&D Eng

Re: [python-uk] London Python Meetup, October the 10th.

On Tuesday 06 September 2005 15:37, Simon Brunning wrote: > I'm organising a Python meetup in London next month. All welcome. > > Do people normally reply here or just turn up? I'm planning on coming :-) Out of interest, are people pl

[python-uk] Open Tech 2005 (Hammersmith) : Kamaelia Talk & Sprint

ich has clear benefits for everyone! (Even though the internet is not TV :) I've mooted this with a couple of people so far who think it's a fun/good idea, but I'd like to hear from some of the people who go to the london python meetups before posting to comp.lang.python. Best