Re: PyCon 2013 -- anyone going? ideas for the talks?

2012-09-22 Thread Thomas Kluyver
On 21 September 2012 19:32, Paul Boddie  wrote:
> From following discussions on python-dev, I imagine that it might be
> interesting for people to be shown how following the basic best practices
> around metadata and configuration information can get you most of the way to
> making a half-decent package. It might also be informative if Natalia
> Frydrych's PyPI to Debian work were covered somehow, because that would
> potentially make people aware of "packaging portability" and that with only a
> little extra consideration, they could have their work conveniently available
> to an entire community.

Thanks all, good points.

Fred:
> in that case you should have a look to the pythonxy project

Yes, that's one of several distributions we're discussing - others
include EPD, Anaconda, WinPython and QSnake.

Best wishes,
Thomas


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Re: PyCon 2013 -- anyone going? ideas for the talks?

2012-09-21 Thread Paul Boddie
On Friday 21 September 2012 20:13:22 Yaroslav Halchenko wrote:
>
> eh -- I cannot recommend any specific tutorial, especially tailored toward
> Python (yet). Lucas' packaging-tutorial is quite nice but IMHO for 1/2 hour
> introduction into packaging tutorial  should be more concise and more
> specific toward common situations with Python modules/extensions/apps
> packaging.  But I would advise to repeat a few times that the first
> pre-requisite toward easy packaging is for the project to follow the
> standard procedures, i.e. using distutils (setuptools) and having a working
> setup.py, having clear specification of copyright/license terms and
> dependencies.  Additional benefit -- having a good collection of unittests
> to be enabled at build time.  With those ideas in the pocket, in 90% of the
> cases the basic packaging would be quite easy thanks to dh+dh_python[23]
> bundle.

From following discussions on python-dev, I imagine that it might be 
interesting for people to be shown how following the basic best practices 
around metadata and configuration information can get you most of the way to 
making a half-decent package. It might also be informative if Natalia 
Frydrych's PyPI to Debian work were covered somehow, because that would 
potentially make people aware of "packaging portability" and that with only a 
little extra consideration, they could have their work conveniently available 
to an entire community.

Paul


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RE : PyCon 2013 -- anyone going? ideas for the talks?

2012-09-21 Thread PICCA Frédéric-Emmanuel
hello,

in that case you should have a look to the pythonxy project
http://code.google.com/p/pythonxy/

this pylab distribution is quite similar

cheers

Fred



De : Thomas Kluyver [tho...@kluyver.me.uk]
Date d'envoi : vendredi 21 septembre 2012 19:24
À : python-* ML
Objet : Re: PyCon 2013 -- anyone going? ideas for the talks?

With apologies in advance for straying off topic ;-)

On 21 September 2012 14:18, Yaroslav Halchenko  wrote:
>Previously I have done a similar talk with an accent on a scientific
>Python stack in Debian [1] which I thought was quite well accepted.

We're having a big discussion on scipy-user at the moment about
formalising a scientific Python stack under the name Pylab. I hope
once it's defined, we'll be able to make a Debian metapackage that
depends on all the relevant components. If you want to get involved in
defining it, please do join the discussion on scipy-user.

> 2. tutorial on "Debian packaging of Python modules/software"

That reminds me: I'm doing a talk (~ 1/2 hour) at my local Python user
group on this topic, so I'd be interested to see any tutorials anyone
has already prepared. I'm not sure I'm really qualified to expound on
it, but I hope that I can give people some kind of mental map of
what's involved.

Thanks,
Thomas


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Re: PyCon 2013 -- anyone going? ideas for the talks?

2012-09-21 Thread Yaroslav Halchenko

On Fri, 21 Sep 2012, Thomas Kluyver wrote:
> >Previously I have done a similar talk with an accent on a scientific
> >Python stack in Debian [1] which I thought was quite well accepted.
> We're having a big discussion on scipy-user at the moment about
> formalising a scientific Python stack under the name Pylab. 

thanks -- I will check it out. I am subscribed only to scipy-dev so
haven't spotted it (but there was an echo of it on numfocus ML)

But now I have mentioned that I have forgotten to actually post [1]:

[1] Halchenko, Y. O. (2011). π’s in Debian or Scientific Debian: NumPy, SciPy 
and beyond. Talk given at EuroScipy 2011, Paris, France.
http://neuro.debian.net/_files/Halchenko_EuroScipy11_3_14s_in_Debian.pdf

> > 2. tutorial on "Debian packaging of Python modules/software"

> That reminds me: I'm doing a talk (~ 1/2 hour) at my local Python user
> group on this topic, so I'd be interested to see any tutorials anyone
> has already prepared. I'm not sure I'm really qualified to expound on
> it, but I hope that I can give people some kind of mental map of
> what's involved.

eh -- I cannot recommend any specific tutorial, especially tailored toward
Python (yet). Lucas' packaging-tutorial is quite nice but IMHO for 1/2 hour
introduction into packaging tutorial  should be more concise and more specific
toward common situations with Python modules/extensions/apps packaging.  But I
would advise to repeat a few times that the first pre-requisite toward easy
packaging is for the project to follow the standard procedures, i.e. using
distutils (setuptools) and having a working setup.py, having clear
specification of copyright/license terms and dependencies.  Additional benefit
-- having a good collection of unittests to be enabled at build time.  With
those ideas in the pocket, in 90% of the cases the basic packaging would
be quite easy thanks to dh+dh_python[23] bundle.

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Dartmouth College, 419 Moore Hall, Hinman Box 6207, Hanover, NH 03755
Phone: +1 (603) 646-9834   Fax: +1 (603) 646-1419
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Re: PyCon 2013 -- anyone going? ideas for the talks?

2012-09-21 Thread Thomas Kluyver
With apologies in advance for straying off topic ;-)

On 21 September 2012 14:18, Yaroslav Halchenko  wrote:
>Previously I have done a similar talk with an accent on a scientific
>Python stack in Debian [1] which I thought was quite well accepted.

We're having a big discussion on scipy-user at the moment about
formalising a scientific Python stack under the name Pylab. I hope
once it's defined, we'll be able to make a Debian metapackage that
depends on all the relevant components. If you want to get involved in
defining it, please do join the discussion on scipy-user.

> 2. tutorial on "Debian packaging of Python modules/software"

That reminds me: I'm doing a talk (~ 1/2 hour) at my local Python user
group on this topic, so I'd be interested to see any tutorials anyone
has already prepared. I'm not sure I'm really qualified to expound on
it, but I hope that I can give people some kind of mental map of
what's involved.

Thanks,
Thomas


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Re: PyCon 2013 -- anyone going? ideas for the talks?

2012-09-21 Thread Yaroslav Halchenko

On Fri, 21 Sep 2012, Barry Warsaw wrote:
> >2. tutorial on "Debian packaging of Python modules/software"
> I submitted something like this as one of three talk submissions last year,
> though it was rejected (no reason given).  That shouldn't deter you though,
> because my submission probably sucked anyway and yours will be better!

;-) would you mind sharing yours? It might be of help to structure mine
and to spot points desiring improvement ;)

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Re: PyCon 2013 -- anyone going? ideas for the talks?

2012-09-21 Thread Barry Warsaw
On Sep 21, 2012, at 09:18 AM, Yaroslav Halchenko wrote:

>Since the deadline for the submission of talks/tutorials for the PyCon
>2013 is approaching (28th of Sep) I thought to check if anyone from the
>'team' will be attending (Barry?) and may be someone already is
>planing to give a talk or might be even a tutorial?

I'm certainly planning on attending.

>2. tutorial on "Debian packaging of Python modules/software"

I submitted something like this as one of three talk submissions last year,
though it was rejected (no reason given).  That shouldn't deter you though,
because my submission probably sucked anyway and yours will be better!

I would like to submit a talk this year, if I get off my butt and put one
together.  It would probably be Python 3 focused, and I'd definitely include
details on how to package Python 3 stuff up for Debuntu.  (Say Piotr, how's
that Python multibuild work going? :).

>   since tutorials are separate from the main registration (i.e. require
>   separate payment if I got it right) I am not quite sure how many
>   people would be interested to attend it.  But I guess it should not
>   hurt to submit one and for the committee to decide.

Agreed.

>Also it might be worth asking for  a table/booth space (I think I saw
>that somewhere on pycon website) for the Debian project.

That would be kind of cool.  I don't remember if any of the other distros had
booths, but lots of FLOSS projects did, and it was a nice way to meet others
you only know online, and introduce new people to the project.  Sometimes we
think all the world knows about Debian and Python, but that's mostly because
we usually live in such an insular community.  Pycon 2012 was *huge* and I
expect 2013 to only be bigger.  There are *lots* of users out there that come
from vastly different backgrounds and aren't as familiar with the Debian
ecosystem or using it to develop Python applications.  Many folks aren't that
familiar with FLOSS, or may even be Python novices.

>I would be glad to get any feedback (i.e. "not worth the money/time
>spent", "you might like better to ...", ...) and recommendations on how
>to get funds for the trip (I will apply for the "financial aid" but more
>ideas e.g. "kickstarter project?", "I think my company might be
>interested to cover...", etc) ;)

I don't have too many other suggestions other than going the financial aid
route.  Kickstarter is an interesting idea.

I highly encourage everyone to submit a talk, poster, or tutorial.  In and of
itself, it can be fun to put one together, thinking about whatever cool thing
you've done recently, or *want* to do.  And if you get accepted, it is
*extremely* rewarding (if a little nerve-wracking - I was frantically
finishing up my 2012 talk right up to the last minute :).  Other than that, I
highly suggest attending the sprints since that's almost as much fun as the
main event, and when else do you get to sit in rooms with a few hundred other
fantastic and cool Pythonistas, hacking away at your favorite pet projects?

Cheers,
-Barry


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