Re: [python-uk] Python training courses

2014-08-22 Thread Ian Ozsvald
Cool, our courses are firmly around the data science/high performance end of things, we've chosen to specialise there. Re. the book - I believe it has just gone to the printers (woot!), I'll do an announce here when I know it is being distributed. Cheers, i. On 21 August 2014 20:59, Tony Ibbs wro

Re: [python-uk] Python training courses

2014-08-21 Thread Tony Ibbs
On 20 Aug 2014, at 21:33, Ian Ozsvald wrote: > Hello Tibs, we met at PyConUK a year or two back, I hope to say Hi > again in a month's time at the next one. I shall be there, and hope to say Hi back > My group run Data Science and High Performance Python training based > out of London. > > The

Re: [python-uk] Python training courses

2014-08-20 Thread Ian Ozsvald
Hello Tibs, we met at PyConUK a year or two back, I hope to say Hi again in a month's time at the next one. My group run Data Science and High Performance Python training based out of London. The first focuses on improving numpy/scipy/TDD skills, the second on profiling/compiling/JITs/multi-core/

Re: [python-uk] Python training courses

2014-07-19 Thread Mark Summerfield
Hi Tony, On Mon, 14 Jul 2014 20:19:13 +0100 Tony Ibbs wrote: > A colleague at work has asked me if I know of any good Python training > courses. I give on-site Python training courses. - Python Programming: A training course for programmers of other languages http://www.qtrac.eu/pypro.html

Re: [python-uk] Python training courses

2014-07-19 Thread Fangohr H.
We had a 4 hands-on training course in Python, delivered for 12 (or so) PhD students at Southampton University from Jacek Generowicz who was great. He has some of his materials/offerings on http://jacek.web.cern.ch/jacek/courses Best wishes, Hans On 14 Jul 2014, at 23:25, Nicholas H.Tollerve

Re: [python-uk] Python training courses

2014-07-14 Thread Nicholas H.Tollervey
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 My first experience with Python was a course run by some bearded bloke called "PINNER" (or something like that) at PyconUK. He was great. I'd hire him if you can track him down. ;-) (The reason John was so great was because he was quite willing to thr

Re: [python-uk] Python training courses

2014-07-14 Thread John
Hi Tony, If your colleague needs a public course, then SkillsMatter run one: https://www.skillsmatter.com/courses/433-russel-winders-python-workshop Taught by the aforementioned Russel Winder. Best regards, John Hoyland ​---​ On 14 July 2014 20:19, Tony Ibbs wrote: > A colleague at work

Re: [python-uk] Python training courses

2014-07-14 Thread Michael Foord
Hello Tony, I do introduction to Python and Advanced Python training courses "on behalf of" David Beazley. They're great courses (excellent material and I'm a pretty good trainer). They're not cheap and they're best value if done for several people. The course length is 3-4 days and it can be s

[python-uk] Python training courses

2014-07-14 Thread Tony Ibbs
A colleague at work has asked me if I know of any good Python training courses. He's got some C++ and Python experience (he knows about classes and inheritance, seems to be competent with dictionaries, I'd say he's beyond beginner in Python, although I'm not sure if he'd agree), and has potentia