[python-uk] JOBS: Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science

Hi all, At the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science at Oxford University we're building core data infrastructure for the NHS, and we're recruiting for a range of software engineers, managers, and product managers. There are links to job descriptions in this b

Re: [python-uk] C is it faster than numpy

> > Hope this was vaguely interesting... > I certainly learnt something, thanks for the time you put into the explanation Michael! ___ python-uk mailing list python-uk@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk

[python-uk] John Pinner Award 2018

Hi folks, Nominations for the 2018 John Pinner Award are open. The John Pinner Award celebrates voluntary service to the Python community in the UK, and recognises those who freely contribute their time and effort for the good of the community. Perhaps y

[python-uk] Benevolent Dictator On Permanent Vacation

Hi folks, You may already have seen that Guido is stepping back from his position as Python's BDFL, and you can read more here . I'm not sure anybody knows what this'll mean in practice, but I thought it might be a good op

[python-uk] PyCon UK 2017: schedule, and last chance to get tickets

Hi all, On behalf of the PyCon UK committee, I'm delighted to announce the full schedule for PyCon UK 2017 ! We're hosting a huge number of talks, workshops, and other sessions. Speakers are coming from all over the world to share their experiments, discoveries,

[python-uk] PyCon UK accommodation

Hi everyone, There are rumours that a heavyweight boxing match may be taking place in Cardiff on the Saturday of PyCon UK, and so accommodation in the city has been snapped up much more quickly this year than usual. If you're coming to the conference, *you should book your accommodation now*. Don

[python-uk] PyCon UK 2017 practicalities

bing to UK Python News <http://uk.python.org/>, and following us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/PyConUK>. We hope to see many of you in Cardiff in October! ~ Peter Inglesby PyCon UK 2017 Chair ___ python-uk mailing list python-uk@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk

Re: [python-uk] Discount code for PyCon PL to Python community in UK

Hi all, Here's a message from our friends in the Polish Python community about a discount code for PyCon PL at the end of August. I've been to PyCon PL a couple of times and have had a very enjoyable experience. If you get the chance to go, you should!

[python-uk] The UK Python Association

Hi all, The PyCon UK committee have recently registered the the UK Python Association as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation

[python-uk] Launching PyCon UK

list <http://uk.python.org/>. Please share this with your friends and colleagues, and if you have any questions, get in touch <http://2017.pyconuk.org/contact/>. Finally, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the PyCon UK Committee for the work they've already done, a

[python-uk] Announcing uk.python.org

Hi all, I'm delighted to announce uk.python.org, a new website that brings together news and events from the Python community in the UK. We're also sending out a monthly newsletter, which you can sign up to via the website. If you run a regular meetup, are putting on an event that you'd like us

[python-uk] Fwd: News about Rob Collins

- Forwarded message -- From: Anthon van der Neut Date: 26 July 2016 at 12:21 Subject: News about Rob Collins To: EuroPython Society Board , Harry Percival < hj...@cantab.net>, bo...@python.org, Peter Inglesby < peter.ingle...@gmail.com> L.S. I wrote to Rob Collins, because

[python-uk] PyCon UK update

Hi everyone, Some PyCon UK updates: - The Call for Proposals closes tomorrow, and it's not too late to submit your proposal for a talk or workshop. Don't forget that we're offering speaker mentorship . We're par

[python-uk] PyCon UK 2016

Hi everyone, I’m delighted to announce the launch of PyCon UK 2016 ! The conference will run from 15th-19th September at Cardiff City Hall , with a programme of talks, workshops, and other events aimed at the whole Python community. More

[python-uk] PyCon UK 2016: Save the Date

Some advanced warning: PyCon UK 2016 will take place at Cardiff City Hall from Friday 16th to Monday 19th September, with some additional workshops happening on Thursday 15th. The conference will be formally announced, including details of tickets, financial aid, and the Call For Proposals, in mi

Re: [python-uk] Anyone needs a Python/Django backend developer in London?

I think this is a great place for people (particularly people like Andrea, who's an active contributor to the UK Python community) to share that they're looking for work. It's certainly been used for that in the past, and I don't think Andrea needs to apologise for anything. On 26 May 2015 at 13:

Re: [python-uk] DJUGL - Django User Group London: this evening (April 22th) at 19:00 c/o WayraUK

> > What purpose does DJUGL serve? great question. Would really be interested > to see what the community thinks? > > Given that it's always a sellout (when it's properly advertised!) I think this is a question that answers itself. >From my perspective, I've always enjoyed meeting and learning fro

[python-uk] Sponsorship liaison for PyCon UK

Hello world! The PyCon UK committee is looking for a volunteer to oversee liaison with sponsors for this year's conference. In particular, we're looking for somebody to keep track of our relationships with sponsors, and to ensure that sponsors' needs are looked after before and during the confere

Re: [python-uk] Pycon '15 - website update?

Hi Steve, hi everyone, There'll be an announcement on this list soon! But the important details: the conference will again be in Coventry, and will run from 18th-21st September. Cheers, Peter. On 3 March 2015 at 08:26, Stestagg wrote: > Hi > > It's been pointed out that google searching for

Re: [python-uk] Job Ad: Senior Python Engineers -Skimlinks - London

It seems like several of the arguments for keeping the current behaviour are that it's amusing when somebody gets it wrong. As somebody who once accidentally reply-alled criticism of my supervisor to my entire department at university, I'm not sure that it always is amusing, and so I'm in favour o

[python-uk] Cryptopals study group

Hi all, You may have heard of the Matasano Crypto Challenges , a series of challenges designed to help people learn about cryptography, through the breaking of cryptographic systems. >From their website: "This is a different way to learn about crypto than taking a class or

Re: [python-uk] hexagonal Django

> I'm starting my week-long exercise on trying it out on a slice of our existing Django monster. I'll report back. Echoes of Captain Oates here? Anyway, reviving an old thread: Brandon Rhodes talks provides a straightforward and accessible summary of "The Clean Architecture" in a recent talk[0] a

[python-uk] FlashHacks

Hi Python UK, I hope it's appropriate to give a little plug here to something I've been working on recently. At OpenCorporates [0], we've been working on a platform for running bots to scrape and structure public data data. We're launching it by setting a target to get 10 million data points abou

Re: [python-uk] Suggestions / best practices for deployment

> > It's REALLY useful to have a small set of "functional tests" which can > be run in a live web app. For example, for an online purchase > process, you might have a selenium test which steps right through a > purchase using a known "only for tests" account or credit card number. > And it's an a

[python-uk] EC1 Pyb Lunch

With apologies to those who don't live/work London... A handful of us are meeting for a pub lunch somewhere off the Clerkenwell Road next Tuesday at 1pm. If you'd like to join us, drop me a line and I'll book a table. Peter. ___ python-uk mailing list

[python-uk] Write-up of lightening talk

As promised, I've (finally) written up my lightening talk on "using Python's mutable default arguments for fun and profit" [1] from the last London dojo. Any comments or corrections welcome, and I'll try to answer any questions that come up. [1] http://inglesp.github.com/2012/03/24/mutable-defaul

Re: [python-uk] London Dojo Idea: Module of the Month / Lightning Talks

> > > I quite liked the semi-interactive (pseudo-interactive?) presentation > shell from last time's default argument talk, in that it managed to > replace slides with alternating printed code examples and running code > (without the presenter touching the keyboard). {Was a link to that > shared ar