Re: [python-uk] Python 2.7 code: a spring-clean

m/ <https://pre-commit.com/> – highly recommended). > > We were already using Python 3, but it's helped us deal with some of the 3.n > -> 3.n+1 upgrades. > > On Tue, 3 Dec 2019 at 21:23, Richard Barran <mailto:rich...@arbee-design.co.uk>> wrote: > Hi a

[python-uk] Python 2.7 code: a spring-clean

Hi all, With the end-of-life of Python 2 upon us, I wondered about cleaning up code that has (had!) to support both Python 2 and Python 3. Some of it is easy (e.g. look for any references to the ‘six’ library), some of it is relatively easy (e.g. super(Foobar, self) ) and… actually, there could

Re: [python-uk] Burning desire to watch cataract surgery?

I see what you did there... > On 13 Oct 2017, at 15:21, Adam Johnson wrote: > > Sounds cutting edge! > > On 13 October 2017 at 14:05, Hansel Dunlop > wrote: > Probably not, in fact I probably don't want to watch another one in my life > if I can help it. BUT:

Re: [python-uk] 2 Principle Engineer roles in London up to £95k

sentences and I hope I’m horribly misunderstanding your post; I’m reading that you are implying that I was picking on someone’s disability. Could you just confirm that I’ve got it completely wrong? > On Wed, 7 Dec 2016 at 11:44 Richard Barran <mailto:rich...@arbee-design.co.uk>> wr

Re: [python-uk] 2 Principle Engineer roles in London up to £95k

> On 7 Dec 2016, at 11:49, Daniele Procida wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 7, 2016, Richard Smith wrote: > >> What was rude about it? > > Referring to a person as a "lazy recruitment agent" is rude. > >> Sophie is >> going to have to prove that she can be a trusted agent. > > Sophie doesn't have to

Re: [python-uk] 2 Principle Engineer roles in London up to £95k

Did I just hear a “whoosh!” ? > On 6 Dec 2016, at 12:21, Alistair Broomhead > wrote: > > As a warning to others, I think you might not have wanted to reply to the > list ;) > > On Tue, 6 Dec 2016 at 11:09 David Hughes > wrote: > On 06/12/2016 10:20, Sophie Hend

Re: [python-uk] job postings to this list

This thread does sound like a meeting of the People's Front of Judea. (PS: and that’s my convoluted attempt at slipping a Monty Python reference into this mailing list) > On 2 Sep 2016, at 17:09, S Walker wrote: > > And once again the amount of posts in a discussion about whether or not there

Re: [python-uk] [JOB] Full Stack Developer

Another one caught out by the difference between ‘reply to list’ and ‘reply to sender’ :-) > On 28 Sep 2015, at 12:25, Sebastian Cheung via python-uk > wrote: > > Hi Paul > > I am available now > > My LinkedIn profile is Sebastian Cheung CQF > > > > Sebastian > > > Sent from my iPhone

Re: [python-uk] python-uk Digest, Vol 144, Issue 5

Hi Sophie, A quick hint: job ads are welcome here, but only if correctly written and targeted. A lot of people here *hate* recruiters (with reason - I myself have only ever met 2 or 3 that I get on with), hate seeing this list being used for spam, and, well… next time, please start a new discus

Re: [python-uk] Transifex experiences - did it save enough time to justify the cost?

I’ve used Transifex on several projects, and so far it’s worked well. As Pawel says, it doesn’t play well with version control and branching; when you send translation .po files to Transifex, it overwrites *everything* already there, so there is a real potential for losing work. In a similar way

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

More sensible, but a lot less fun for us in the popcorn gallery! > The reverse, people accidentally answering just to the sender instead of the > whole list, seems better than people accidentally sending private emails to > everyone.​ ___ python-uk ma

Re: [python-uk] Biggest Fake Conference in Computer Science

Spam? Sounds on-topic for a Python mailing list :-) On 1 May 2013, at 00:52, Stestagg wrote: > Is this just spam? It certainly has that feel about it.. > > > On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 12:12 AM, wrote: > Biggest Fake Conference in Computer Science > > >

Re: [python-uk] Can you help us build our London team?

Apologies Nick - I completely forgot about the dojo in my list of regular meetups. I'll wear a dunce cap for today in penance. On 15 Feb 2013, at 06:41, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote: > Hi Roger, > > The London Python Code Dojo happens on the first Thursday of every > month. Many developers have

Re: [python-uk] Can you help us build our London team?

The various beer-and-tech gatherings organised through meetup.com could be a good starting point? http://www.meetup.com/The-London-Python-Group-TLPG/ and http://www.meetup.com/The-London-Django-Meetup-Group/ (for Django [warm] bodies). Personally I got my first job in London through one of

Re: [python-uk] Python Developers - ReportLab, Wimbledon, London

On 11 Dec 2012, at 11:38, Andy Robinson wrote: > On 11 December 2012 10:51, Andy Robinson wrote: >> We are looking for people who are smart, get >> things done and are good team players. > > > For all employers out there my HR guru goes to all the seminars > on employment law, and is ver

Re: [python-uk] Python Developers - ReportLab, Wimbledon, London

On 11 Dec 2012, at 11:38, Andy Robinson wrote: > On 11 December 2012 10:51, Andy Robinson wrote: >> We are looking for people who are smart, get >> things done and are good team players. > > > For all employers out there my HR guru goes to all the seminars > on employment law, and is very

Re: [python-uk] Dojo / workshop on "TDD Django with Selenium" - any interest?

+1 here as well. Something that's been for ever on my to-learn list, but never got round to it. Richard On 14 Oct 2011, at 09:56, tom christie wrote: > And another +1 from here - great plan! > > Cheers, > > Tom. > > On 14 October 2011 09:16, Andy Robinson wrote: > We've been using Selenium

Re: [python-uk] Jolt Online Gaming is hiring (another Python related job)

Well, at the risk of sounding pedantic - this is the "UK" mailing list, and according to my trusty Google route finder, some bits (ok, a very small bit) of the UK are about an hour's drive from Dublin... so it could well be possible to commute :-) On 23 May 2011, at 11:39, Evans ' wrote: > Hi

Re: [python-uk] Next week in London: Informal python pub meetup with YouGov

There is also TLPG (The London Python Group) next Tuesday night. It's a fairly new meetup and I haven't been yet. http://www.meetup.com/The-London-Python-Group-TLPG/events/17172683/ Richard On 7 May 2011, at 09:20, Nicholas Tollervey wrote: > Hi Brent, > > Sounds like a plan. Thursday evenin

Re: [python-uk] London Python Roles

On 13 Dec 2010, at 19:36, Tim Golden wrote: > I'm genuinely surprised by this reaction which comes up > even more forcefully on the main Python lists. It seems > like a reasonable use of a (technically and geographically) > focused mailing list. You might not like job agencies, but > there doesn't

Re: [python-uk] London Python Django night

Hi Anand, V. interested in your presentation tomorrow night - is it going ahead? Cheers, Richard On 19 Nov 2008, at 15:47, Anand Kumria wrote: What I meant to write was that it is on Sunday (23rd Nov). Same place. Same time. Unfortunately the booking for Thursday was too late this time around

Re: [python-uk] London Python meetup, Tuesday the 31st.

On 17/7/07, at 13:48, Simon Brunning wrote: > See http://tinyurl.com/2m7ahw for details, such as they are. > Hi, Thinking of coming along, but got a couple of questions: 1. What time does it start? 2. I've never been before, so how will I recognize people? :-) Cheers, Richard __

Re: [python-uk] ann: Python at the IET

Hi, I'd like to turn up tonight, but I haven't registered either :-( Is there a 'Plan B' for any python people who get turned away at the door? Cheers, Richard On 3/7/07, at 12:11, Michael Grazebrook wrote: > Technically you do need to pre-register, and it's booked out. But > in practice sma