On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 6:57 AM, gb345 <gb...@invalid.com> wrote: > > And even when we've had volunteers, hardly anyone shows up! > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. >
Two things: One, only you and your friend really care. Let that sink in. No one is going to carry the group but you two, at least initially. Two, there's a lot of people at movie theaters and the county fair. Why? Because it is interesting and fun. Scientists work the same way. Yes, a lot of people are interested in Python. Why don't you do a bit of snooping around and see what people want to know about? Let me give some examples: * Interactive numeric programming with Python * Rapid website development with Pylons (Trust me, everyone wants to make a website.) Show how you are showing off data from one of your experiments of projects and how easy it is to organize and manage data. * How you used Python on your latest and greatest project Don't expect the audience to participate, except to show up and ask questions. If you want to build a Python support group, then form an informal group with your friends. Start a public mailing list and offer Python advice and support for free. Integrate whatever code your org has with Python, and manage and maintain that code so others can use it. Finally, advertise. The more people see "Python", the more they will be interested. Coca-cola and Pepsi are really good at this! -- Jonathan Gardner jgard...@jonathangardner.net -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list