Re: [python-uk] London Dojo next Tuesday 19th

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Replying shamelessly off topic just to say that after 5 years I still miss
you folks 🥹

Have a great time!

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Il giorno mer 13 mar 2024 alle 16:00 Tom Viner  ha scritto:

> Hi folks,
>
> [I'm so happy people still read the ol' python-uk mailing list! :-D ]
>
> The London Code Dojo is back, at Octopus Energy 
> next Tuesday 19th.
>
> We'll have pizza, drinks and some fun group coding. All abilities welcome.
>
> There'll also be the prize draw for a random O'Reilly Python book as usual.
>
> *6:30pm Tuesday 19th March 2024*
>
> Get your tickets while they're hot:
> https://www.meetup.com/london-python-code-dojo/events/299769632/
>
> If you need any more information, contact the team via Twitter:
> @ldnpydojo  or t...@ldnpydojo.org.uk
>
> *We're always looking for venues to host the Dojo. Do get in touch.*
>
> Look forward to seeing you next Tuesday!
>
> Tom
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Re: [python-uk] London Code Dojo - May

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I wish I could attend ;)

I miss you all folks, greetings from Italy 👋

On Tue, 24 May 2022 at 14:18, Tom Viner  wrote:

> Still lots of spaces available for the London Python Dojo tomorrow at
> 6:30pm
>
> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-python-code-dojo
> -season-12-episode-2-tickets-343729342717
>
>
>
> On Thu, 19 May 2022 at 11:06, Tom Viner  wrote:
>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> We had a great in-person Dojo in March, after 2 years off, where we
>> implemented Wordle
>> !
>>
>> For May's London Code Dojo, we'll be at T. Rowe
>> Price  who are
>> hosting for the first time ever.
>>
>> We'll have pizza, drinks and some fun group coding. All abilities welcome.
>>
>> There'll also be the prize draw for a random O'Reilly Python book as
>> usual.
>>
>> *6:30pm Wednesday 25th May 2022*
>>
>> Get your tickets while they're hot:
>>
>> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-python-code-dojo-season-12-episode-2-tickets-343729342717
>>
>>
>> We're always looking for venues to host the Dojo. So if your office
>> could be available, do get in touch via Twitter:
>> @ldnpydojo  or email t...@ldnpydojo.org.uk
>>
>> Look forward to seeing you next Wednesday!
>>
>> Tom
>> @tomviner 
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[python-uk] LaterPay is looking for a remote Python backend developer

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Hello folks!

The company I've been working for the last year and a half is looking
for another Python backend developer.

TL/DR:

- position is 100% remote
- pay is up to 75.000€/year
- deadline for applications: July 15th
- strong advice: please include a cover letter

for more information and to apply directly, please visit this address
https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/laterpay-backend-software-engineer-4

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Re: [python-uk] Your submission: A tour of data viz in Python

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"Requests for free or reduced prices tickets were made via the financial
assistance programme which closed for applications shortly after the CfP."

My 2 cents: I see an issue here. A person will likely decide to attend or
not also depending if their talk/paper/poster is accepted or not. If you
close the financial aid right after the closure of CfP, people won't make
it in time to request it. Is this intentional?

On Wed, 14 Aug 2019 at 12:33, Ann Barr  wrote:

> Dear Élèonore
>
> Requests for free or reduced prices tickets were made via the financial
> assistance programme which closed for applications shortly after the CfP.
> All allocations have now been made.
>
> If you are purchasing your own ticket, you can order an individual ticket
> which offers a significant discount on the standard ticket price.
>
> Kind Regards
> Ann Barr
> pyco...@uk.python.org
> http://2019.pyconuk.org
> https://twitter.com/PyConUK
>
>
> --
> PyCon UK Society Ltd. Company Number: 10073469. Registered in England and
> Wales.
> Registered office: c/o Acconomy, Arena Business Centre, Holyrood
> Close, Poole BH17 7FJ, United Kingdom
>
> On 14 Aug 2019, at 10:11, 'Éléonore Mayola' via 2019 CFP Reviewers <
> cfp.2019.pyco...@uk.python.org> wrote:
>
> Hi there,
>
> Anyone checking this mailbox?
> I'd like to know if poster presenters have a reduced price for the
> conference ticket.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Éléonore
>
>
> Sent with ProtonMail  Secure Email.
>
> ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐
> On Friday, 2 August 2019 15:50, Éléonore Mayola <
> eleonore.may...@protonmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Is a conference ticket provided for poster presenters or should I buy my
> own ticket?
>
> Best regards,
>
>
> Éléonore
>
>
> Sent from ProtonMail mobile
>
>
>
>  Original Message 
> On 2 Jul 2019, 11:23, PyCon UK 2019 < nore...@pretalx.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> Hi!
>
> We are delighted to tell you that we have accepted your submission "A tour
> of data viz in Python" to PyCon UK 2019. Please click this link to confirm
> your attendance:
>
> https://pretalx.com/pyconuk-2019/me/submissions/APBVXQ/confirm
>
> We look forward to seeing you at PyCon UK 2019 - Please contact us if you
> have any questions! We will reach out again before the conference to tell
> you details about your slot in the schedule and technical details
> concerning the room and presentation tech.
>
> See you in Cardiff! The PyCon UK 2019 organisers
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[python-uk] PyCon X Italy: Call for Proposals (deadline Jan 6th)

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Hi everyone!

Next PyCon Italy will take place, as usual, in Florence on May 2nd /
5th. The CfP is still open and we would be glad to receive more
submission.

There will be multiple tracks dedicated to Community, Django, PyData
etc... so there is plenty of choice about the subject.

Most of the talks will be in english language, so we of course accept
submissions in english and you will be able to enjoy most of the
conference even if you don't speak Italian.

I don't want to copy-paste here all the information, but you can find
all the details at this page
https://www.pycon.it/en/call-for-proposals/

If you have any specific question, you can ask me or contact the other
organisers https://www.pycon.it/en/contacts/

We are really looking forward to receive your submissions and I
personally wish you an Happy new Year!

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[python-uk] Exercism.io needs Python mentors

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Hello folks!

Exercism.io ( https://exercism.io ) is a platform designed to help
people improve their coding skills through practice and mentorship.

Recently it re-launched with a new mentoring feature. All the students
there are guaranteed to receive feedback from a mentor. This greatly
helps students with learning many languages, including Python.

Python is well-represented on Exercism when it comes to student
interest. (Un)fortunately, it is disproportionately more popular to
learn Python than to teach it, thus we are asking for your help!

If you would want to help a bunch of enthusiastic learners improve
their Python skill, go to https://mentoring.exercism.io for details.

There are actually many languages on Exercism that could use
additional mentors. If you are not comfortable mentoring Python, it
would be possible to mentor another language.

If you need more encouragement, someone wrote a blog post about what
they personally enjoyed about being a mentor:
https://angelika.me/2018/08/12/5-reasons-to-become-a-mentor-on-exercism/

Thank you so much, cheers

Credits: I've re-used the text from this post on Reddit which was
related to Scala
https://www.reddit.com/r/scala/comments/9tgh6c/exercismio_needs_scala_mentors/

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[python-uk] Farewell, relocating to Italy and looking for a remote job

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from greetings import farewell

Good morning folks!

I don't want to bother you with many details, but for family reasons
(I can't confirm nor deny it has anything to do with what may happen
in March 2019), me and my wife will relocate to Italy (where she just
got an amazing training job as Geriatric specialisation doctor).

I'm planning to stay in London no later than March and I hope to be
able to catch up with those of you that I know in person, before I
definitely leave.

I met a good number of amazing people during my time in UK. I can't
probably mention everyone, but I will at least mention those I did
learn a lot from (I hope I didn't forget anyone!).

Nicholas, Ravi, Daniel Pope, Harry Percival, Tim Golden, Daniele
Procida: it's been a pleasure to meet you at Python Dojo and PyCon UK!

Work wise, I'm still enjoying my job at GDS (they are of course aware
of my situation), but since I won't be able to bring this job with me
in Italy, I really would like to find a remote job which I can start
here and continue from there once I will have moved.

If you are aware of any company hiring remote Python/Django (I'm also
learning Go, just don't expect me to be fluent as much as I'm with
Python) backend developers, I would be glad to know.

I'm sure we will be able to stay in touch through the mailing list or
on Twitter, I just won't be able to attend your local meetups.

farewell("folks!")

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Re: [python-uk] Python role - South East England

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I think the feeling is that "posting jobs" should be reserved to
companies directly posting a job or developers looking for one, not to
agencies trying to get developers for their clients.

Cheers

On 12 October 2017 at 16:26, Michael  wrote:
> I never understand why people get angry at jobs being posted to this list.
>
> After all the footer to the list has as always
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk
>
> And on that subscription page it says:
>
> This list is to help UK Python users to form a community, arrange events,
> advertise help or jobs wanted or sought and generally chat.
>
> It is a bit of shame that the biggest form of usage is jobs mails though.
>
> (I don't have any solutions here, just expressing the usual mild surprise
> that anyone gets angry at the list being used for it's intended purpose. But
> then if we go there, we'll end up talking about reply-to policies, vi, vim,
> emacs, joe, tabs vs spaces, 8 space tabs vs 4 space, and other silly things,
> so I'll just godwinise it by comparing my "It'z In ze rulez" post to being
> something far more extreme... and close this down before it starts :-D )
>
>
> Michael.
>
> On 12 October 2017 at 16:02, Steve Holden  wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi Paul,
>>
>> By posting this note you have, in fact, already informed all relevant
>> people about your vacancy. This has been known to engender negative comments
>> in the past. You might also be interested in the Python Software
>> Foundation's Jobs Board at https://www.python.org/jobs/, and you can enter
>> your jobs by consulting https://www.python.org/community/jobs/howto/.
>>
>> regards
>>  Steve
>>
>> Steve Holden
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 3:26 PM, Coates, Paul
>>  wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I would like to post this job where I am currently looking for 3 Python
>>> Developers, email to send out:-
>>>
>>>
>>
>> [potentially irritating text removed]
>>
>>
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Re: [python-uk] London Dojo next Thursday

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Hi,

I got a ticket already and was planning to come back after a few
months absence, but there is a Tube strike planned for Thursday 5th
October and if it's confirmed I may need to cancel my ticket :/

Cheers

On 28 September 2017 at 10:01, Tom Viner  wrote:
> Hello folks,
>
> For October's London dojo, of the year 2017, we'll be at Growth Street.
>
> We'll have triangles of tasty food, drinks and all the group coding you can
> imagine.
>
> There'll also be the prize draw for a random O'Reilly Python book as is
> mostly usual.
>
> Get your tickets while they're oww that's rather warm:
> https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-python-code-dojo-season-9-episode-2-tickets-38367773042
>
> If you need any more information, contact the team via Twitter:
> @ldnpydojo or via e-mails to t...@ldnpydojo.org.uk
>
> If you wish to gain employment via the words "Organiser of the London Python
> Dojo" appearing (truthfully) on your CV, drop us a line. It's not much work,
> actually it's fun :) (Also, the company I just started at is hiring)
>
> Look forward to seeing you on Thursday!
>
> Tom
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>
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[python-uk] Python/Django contractor for Government Digital Service

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Hi everyone!

GDS (Government Digital Service) is looking for a Python/Django
developer to join my team (Better Use of Data) and help us to build a
tool that will help government find land for various purposes, based
on factors such as location, infrastructure and local amenities. The
role is based in London, and is 100% on-site.

We are looking for a contractor to join us for 3 months (with the
possibility of extension) with the following skills:

- Full stack developer (with a good understanding of front end side in
particular)
- Python
- Django (the full stack of Django) and Django Rest Framework
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript (no particular framework like Angular or React
is required, but at least JQuery/Ajax are required)
- PostgreSQL / PostGIS

The application architecture is composed mainly of API backend written
in Django / Django Rest Framework, some complementary API services and
a Django front end.

Not convinced yet? Do you want to have a look at the current source
code? No problem! Here you can find the current projects:

- https://github.com/alphagov/land-availability-api
- https://github.com/alphagov/land-availability-voa

If you are interested, you can contact me in private at this address
andrea.gra...@digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk (Please, no recruitment
agencies! Thanks!)

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Re: [python-uk] PyData London 2017

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Hi Steve,

maybe I'm a bit blind but where can I find informations about
registrations/tickets?

Cheers

On 25 January 2017 at 11:52, Steve Holden  wrote:
> Hi, everybody!
>
> This is just a quick reminder that PyData London is coming. It will be held
> at Bloomberg's London HQ on Finsbury Square (same venue as the last two
> years) from 5-7 May.
>
> The Call for Papers is now open at http://pydata.org/london2017/cfp/ and
> closes at the end of February. We would love to have your submissions on
> topics ranging from numerical algorithms to machine learning and covering
> any topic of relevance.
>
> A more chatty and full-featured description is given in Ian Ozsvald's blog
> post at
> http://ianozsvald.com/2017/01/20/pydatalondon-2017-conference-call-for-proposals-now-open/.
> We'd love to welcome you to PyData London, and look forward to receiving
> your proposals!
>
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[python-uk] Python/Django backend developer looking for the next challenge in London

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Hi!

Some of you already know me (from Python Dojo, PyCon etc...), for
everyone else I introduce myself.

My name is Andrea Grandi and I've been working as Python/Django
backend developer for the last 4 years of my career. I'm now looking
for my next challenge.

If your company is hiring and it's in London, you can have a look at
my CV here https://www.andreagrandi.it/curriculum/

I don't mean to be picky, but location is an important factor for me
as I currently commute from Ashford (Kent) and I will have to live
here for the next 9-10 months. I currently commute to Paddington and
it's perfectly fine (just as an example).

Also, I have a strong preference for backend only roles. My main skill
is Python (with experience of Django, Django Rest Framework and
Flask), but I wouldn't mind to pick/learn additional languages like
(in order of preference) Go or Rust. If I had to be full stack, my
perfect combination would be Python for the backend and iOS/Swift
(which I'm currently learning) for mobile development.

Last but not least: I'm not considering to work with any recruiter (of
course I'm not talking about internal recruiters) at the moment.
Please do not contact me if you work for an external recruitment
agency, thanks!

For any question, please contact me privately, thanks.

Cheers

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

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I would start worrying when companies will stop posting job ads,
because of brexit

Have a nice weekend everyone :)

On 2 September 2016 at 19:30, Stestagg  wrote:
> Hi Andy
>
> We use travis to build the site. You can see the travis yaml file and build
> scripts in our repo:
>
>
> https://github.com/pythonjobs/jobs/blob/master/.travis.yml
>
> The scripts are a bit more complex than they need to be because I segregated
> the actual job .md files out from the rest of the site structure. For
> pythonjobs this is good because it makes it hard for people to accidentally
> submit pull requests to the jobs repo that affect the templates and general
> site structure. Plus we can manage the access controls more carefully.
>
> If you can make your repo public, I would recommend travis as a great way to
> build your site.
>
> If you've any questions, please ask on or off list.
>
> Regards
>
> Steve
>
> On Fri, 2 Sep 2016 at 17:49, Andy Robinson  wrote:
>>
>> Chris, thanks for pointing out the new job site, which I had not
>> really clocked.
>>
>> I have a question about pythonjobs.github.io  (assuming Steve Stagg
>> reads this list).  I'm looking at Jekyll / GitHub Pages for a number
>> of static sites for sports clubs, where we need to get them up and
>> running but really want zero administration.
>>
>>   Pros:  just push, and GutHub rebuilds the live site for you in seconds
>>   Cons: faffing around with Ruby when I know Python, learning
>> templating systems "similar but different" to ones I know
>>
>> With Hyde, do you have something rigged up to rebuild the site
>> automatically on pushing?  Or are you running a script on a dev
>> machine after the pull request, and pushing up all the generated HTML
>> files yourself?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
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[python-uk] Anyone keen to share a room in Cardiff on Sep 15, 16, 17 for PyCon UK?

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Hi everyone,

I'm going to attend PyCon UK and I'm trying to book a room for the
three nights 15th, 16th and 17th September.

It looks like most of the hotels only have double/twin rooms and the
deal we have with them (see http://2016.pyconuk.org/accommodation/ )
is for this combination.

Is anyone keen to share a room with me?

Please reply in private and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

Cheers

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[python-uk] Xon Python shell

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Hi everyone,

a friend of mine just made me discover this http://xon.sh/

I didn't even know it existed am I too late :P ?

Cheers

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Re: [python-uk] Call for London based volunteers - Wednesday 9th December

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Hi everyone!

Where can I find the source code of the small apps that were produced
yesterday? I'm interested in particular in those that were using the
accelerometer. Thanks :)

On 9 December 2015 at 12:02, Nicholas H.Tollervey  wrote:
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>> Hi Nick,
>>
>> Just as well I cancelled, as I am interviewing a candidate from 5:30 to
>> 6:30 this evening (talk about throwing me in at the deep end ...). If I
>> get chance I might try looking in for a few minutes, but I suspect by
>> then I may be a little too knackered to bother (early start this morning). S
>>
>
> OK... No problem. Thanks for letting me know.
>
> N.
>
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Re: [python-uk] FOSDEM 2016

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Hi,

I contacted them (i...@python-fosdem.org) on November 28th and still
no reply from them.

That's why I tried to ask here as well. I've now tried on Twitter too,
but time is really running out and I don't think we will be able to do
anything at this point let's wait and see.

Cheers.

On 2 December 2015 at 23:27, Floris Bruynooghe  wrote:
> On 1 December 2015 at 14:02, a.gra...@gmail.com  wrote:
>> I'm also trying to contact someone that is organizing the Python dev
>> room. I've only this website as reference http://python-fosdem.org/
>> and for example I would be interested in giving a ligthing talk but
>> this format is not mentioned at all in the call for paper page.
>>
>> Do you know who can I ask to get more informations and maybe organize
>> the lightning talks sessions together?
>
> Stephane Wirtel is one of the organisers of python-fosdem.  All sorts
> of contact details are at the bottom of his website:
> http://www.wirtel.be/.  Or you can also mail i...@python-fosdem.org or
> contact them via @PythonFOSDEM on twitter.
>
>
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Re: [python-uk] Call for London based volunteers - Wednesday 9th December

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Hi,

what time does the event finish? I won't be able to be there at 17:00
but I could be there from 19:00 on and help as much as I can :)
Let's chat about this later (at Dojo).

Cheers

On 3 December 2015 at 09:17, Nicholas H.Tollervey  wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> tl;dr - This is important. Help teachers. Get a micro:bit. 4pm-ish
> Wednesday 9th December at the BCS in London.
>
> This is an opportunity for you to positively affect and contribute to
> how Python is taught in London's schools. Where London leads the rest of
> the UK often follows (in terms of teaching).
>
> Computing at School (CAS) are to IT teachers as the PSF are to
> Pythonistas. I've been working with them as part of the micro:bit
> project in order to get teachers up to speed with MicroPython etc.
>
> Next Wednesday (9th December) about half a dozen of London's CAS master
> teachers (basically, the most experienced teachers, leaders, movers and
> shakers) will be at the BCS off the Strand (from 4pm onwards) with a
> view to exploring and creating resources for MicroPython on the
> micro:bit. We need an equivalent number of Python developers to attend
> to partner up, help out, answer questions and have fun with micro:bits.
> We want the outcome to be lesson plans, code and a positive vibe.
>
> I realise people may only be able to get post-work (5pm). I can hold the
> fort from 4pm giving a quick run-down of MicroPython.
>
> I think I should be able to wangle it so that those developers who
> attend will be able to get their hands on (and keep for an extended
> period of time) a micro:bit for testing / development purposes. So, if
> you'd like to play with a micro:bit, this is how you get one. They're
> very cool and people have lots of fun with them:
> https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/micropython/tree/neopixel
>
> Of course, this is an important collaboration. If there was ever a time
> to "be arsed" about something - this is it in terms of the amount of
> potential change and positive impact for Python vs. actual effort you
> have to put in.
>
> I'm always happy to answer questions, hear constructive critique and
> have ideas suggested.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Nicholas.
>
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[python-uk] FOSDEM 2016

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Hi everyone,

is anyone of you attending FOSDEM this year? I've already booked
flights+hotel and I'm going with some friends of mine, but it would be
nice to know in advance if anyone from the Python community is
attending as well so we can catch up all together :)

I'm also trying to contact someone that is organizing the Python dev
room. I've only this website as reference http://python-fosdem.org/
and for example I would be interested in giving a ligthing talk but
this format is not mentioned at all in the call for paper page.

Do you know who can I ask to get more informations and maybe organize
the lightning talks sessions together?

Cheers

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[python-uk] Django Rest Book: a collaborative book about Django Rest Framework

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Hello!

I would like to announce an idea I had in the past weeks (no, I'm not
announcing a ready book, please keep reading :P ): a book about Django
Rest Framework!

Directly from the README:

The idea of writing a book about Django Rest Framework comes from my
(Andrea Grandi) daily usage of this fantastic library. The framework
itself has a very good documentation but sometimes it can be not
enough, expecially for people that have just started working with it.

I don't define myself a Django Rest Framework expert despite having
used it for the latest 2 years and very often I need to look at the
documentation. This is why I would like to make this a collaborative
work: I have surely the willing but not all the required experience.

Surely at the end of this adventure I (and everyone who will
contribute) will have a wider knowledge of the framework, but still
the book will need the help of more people expecially in areas where
an expert of internals is required or even just to review how it has
been written (disclaimer: I'm not a native english speaker, so expect
some errors in the text).

Who would like to help me in this adventure :) ?

The url of the project is here: https://github.com/djangorestbook/djangorestbook

NOTE: I've no plans to make this a commercial product/book and all the
material will be released with the Creative Common license. When the
book will be ready, if we will be able to find a publisher maybe we
will put a small price on the final book, just to cover the
publishing/printing expenses, but for now publishing (as in paper or
through an official channel) is not something that I'm planning to do.

p.s: please be kind with your feedback about this idea, because what I
want to do is just to create something that will help many people to
have a better understanding of this fantastic library that is Django
Rest Framework.

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Re: [python-uk] July London Python Dojo tickets available

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Yes it was meant to be a public apology :)

Cheers.

On 3 July 2015 at 10:00, Tom Viner  wrote:
> Hey Andrea,
>
> (hope you meant to reply all!)
>
> no worries, just make sure you get it all complete by the next dojo... only
> kidding :-).
>
> Just to add, if teams do want to share your code you can PR onto here:
> https://github.com/ldnpydojo/Battleships-AI I've linked to team2's "3 AIs
> and a simulator to test and rank them".
>
> Cheers,
> Tom
>
>
> On 3 July 2015 at 08:02, a.gra...@gmail.com  wrote:
>>
>> Hello!
>>
>> I would like to apologize with the rest of my team (number 5) because
>> yesterday I was so tired that I simply couldn't write a single line
>> nor have the energy to follow the work :/
>> I hope to be in a better shape for next time!
>>
>> Cheers.
>>
>>
>> On 26 June 2015 at 10:58, Daniel Pope  wrote:
>> > The next London Python Dojo will be at 6:30pm on Thursday 2nd July at
>> > the
>> > offices of Mind Candy in Shoreditch.
>> >
>> > Join us for a night of beer, pizza and Python-ing, in the company of
>> > friends.
>> >
>> > For details and to sign up for a free ticket, please visit the link
>> > below:
>> >
>> >
>> > https://ldnpydojo.eventwax.com/london-python-code-dojo-season-6-episode-10-2
>> >
>> > We have time for a couple of lightning talks if anyone would like to
>> > give
>> > one; drop me an e-mail off-list if you'd like to volunteer.
>> >
>> > Look forward to seeing you there!
>> >
>> > Dan
>> >
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Re: [python-uk] July London Python Dojo tickets available

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Hello!

I would like to apologize with the rest of my team (number 5) because
yesterday I was so tired that I simply couldn't write a single line
nor have the energy to follow the work :/
I hope to be in a better shape for next time!

Cheers.


On 26 June 2015 at 10:58, Daniel Pope  wrote:
> The next London Python Dojo will be at 6:30pm on Thursday 2nd July at the
> offices of Mind Candy in Shoreditch.
>
> Join us for a night of beer, pizza and Python-ing, in the company of
> friends.
>
> For details and to sign up for a free ticket, please visit the link below:
>
> https://ldnpydojo.eventwax.com/london-python-code-dojo-season-6-episode-10-2
>
> We have time for a couple of lightning talks if anyone would like to give
> one; drop me an e-mail off-list if you'd like to volunteer.
>
> Look forward to seeing you there!
>
> Dan
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Re: [python-uk] Nicholas Tollervey winner of PSF Community Service Award

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Woow! :)

Congratulations mate! Very well deserved!

On 24 June 2015 at 14:31, Naomi Ceder  wrote:
> As a member of the PSF board of directors it gives me great pleasure to
> report that our own Nicholas Tollervey has been awarded the PSF's Community
> Service Award for Q2, 2015 in recognition of his work in promoting Python in
> education in the UK.
>
> Please join me in congratulating Nicholas for this recognition of all that
> he has been doing for our community.
>
> Look for a more formal announcement on the PSF blog in the coming days.
>
> (Getting to make this announcement is definitely my favourite thing about
> being a director so far :-) )
>
> Cheers,
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Re: [python-uk] PyGame Zero: I tried to install but I failed :/

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In our case (group 2) I think we were using Gautier (I hope the name
is correct!) laptop so he may still have the source code :)

Cheers.

On 6 June 2015 at 22:14, Tom Viner  wrote:
> Quite right Steve. Teams may like to tidy up their code and create an issue
> on Dan (lordmauve)'s bitbucket repo. The raspberry pi foundation will then
> have a chance to use your code in lesson plans for kids round the country.
>
>
> On 6 June 2015 at 21:32, Steve Holden  wrote:
>>
>> Hi Tom,
>>
>> I thought I had done what was requested by raising this issue on behalf of
>> team 5 (whose other members I should very much like to identify) by raising
>> this issue:
>> https://bitbucket.org/lordmauve/pgzero/issue/13/holdenwebs-game-ready-for-incorporation#comment-None
>>
>> If there's anything else I need to do please let me know.
>>
>> S
>>
>> On Jun 6, 2015, at 7:16 PM, Tom Viner  wrote:
>>
>> We have the code from two teams (1 & 4) linked here:
>> https://github.com/ldnpydojo/ldnpydojo-game-zero
>>
>> Laptop owners on teams 2, 3 and 5 do get in contact so your team mates and
>> others can view and improve on your team's code.
>>
>> On 6 June 2015 at 18:25, Steve Holden  wrote:
>>>
>>> Good question. I was wondering how to contact the members of team 5 so I
>>> can credit them in the code and let them know where the github repo for our
>>> code lives.
>>>
>>> S
>>>
>>> On Jun 6, 2015, at 5:16 PM, a.gra...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>> Yay! It worked now :)
>>> Thank you so much!
>>>
>>> p.s: where can I find the code we wrote last night?
>>>
>>> Cheers.
>>>
>>> On 6 June 2015 at 17:05, Nicholas H.Tollervey  wrote:
>>>
>>> You need the Python 3 version of PyGame installed. Instructions for how
>>> to do this are in the PyGame Zero docs:
>>>
>>> https://pygame-zero.readthedocs.org/en/latest/installation.html#on-osx
>>>
>>> Hope this helps and glad you enjoyed the dojo!
>>>
>>> :-)
>>>
>>> N.
>>>
>>> On 06/06/15 17:01, a.gra...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> after the amazing evening at last Python Dojo, I decided to try to use
>>> PyGame Zero by myself, but I wasn't able to install it :/
>>>
>>> I tried on a Mac (OSX Yosemite). I first installed Python 3 using brew
>>> (I normally use Python 2.7) and I created a venv with this command:
>>>
>>> mkvirtualenv -p /usr/local/bin/python3.4 pgz
>>> Running virtualenv with interpreter /usr/local/bin/python3.4
>>> Using base prefix
>>>
>>> '/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4'
>>> New python executable in pgz/bin/python3.4
>>> Also creating executable in pgz/bin/python
>>> Installing setuptools, pip, wheel...done.
>>> (pgz)➜  ~
>>>
>>> until here... everything ok.
>>>
>>> When I try to install pygame zero from pip I get this error:
>>>
>>> (pgz)➜  ~  pip3 install pgzero
>>> DEPRECATION: --download-cache has been deprecated and will be removed
>>> in the future. Pip now automatically uses and configures its cache.
>>> Collecting pgzero
>>>  Downloading pgzero-1.0.2.tar.gz (326kB)
>>>100% || 327kB 955kB/s
>>> Collecting pygame>=1.9 (from pgzero)
>>>  Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement pygame>=1.9
>>> (from pgzero) (from versions: )
>>>  Some externally hosted files were ignored as access to them may be
>>> unreliable (use --allow-external pygame to allow).
>>> No matching distribution found for pygame>=1.9 (from pgzero)
>>>
>>> even using pip instead of pip3 doesn't help.
>>>
>>> I'm pretty sure I'm doing something wrong but I'm not able to figure
>>> out what. Has anyone any idea about what's wrong with my setup?
>>>
>>> Thank you so much for your help!
>>>
>>> Cheers.
>>>
>>>
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Re: [python-uk] PyGame Zero: I tried to install but I failed :/

[a.gra...@gmail.com]

Yay! It worked now :)
Thank you so much!

p.s: where can I find the code we wrote last night?

Cheers.

On 6 June 2015 at 17:05, Nicholas H.Tollervey  wrote:
> You need the Python 3 version of PyGame installed. Instructions for how
> to do this are in the PyGame Zero docs:
>
> https://pygame-zero.readthedocs.org/en/latest/installation.html#on-osx
>
> Hope this helps and glad you enjoyed the dojo!
>
> :-)
>
> N.
>
> On 06/06/15 17:01, a.gra...@gmail.com wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> after the amazing evening at last Python Dojo, I decided to try to use
>> PyGame Zero by myself, but I wasn't able to install it :/
>>
>> I tried on a Mac (OSX Yosemite). I first installed Python 3 using brew
>> (I normally use Python 2.7) and I created a venv with this command:
>>
>> mkvirtualenv -p /usr/local/bin/python3.4 pgz
>> Running virtualenv with interpreter /usr/local/bin/python3.4
>> Using base prefix
>> '/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4'
>> New python executable in pgz/bin/python3.4
>> Also creating executable in pgz/bin/python
>> Installing setuptools, pip, wheel...done.
>> (pgz)➜  ~
>>
>> until here... everything ok.
>>
>> When I try to install pygame zero from pip I get this error:
>>
>> (pgz)➜  ~  pip3 install pgzero
>> DEPRECATION: --download-cache has been deprecated and will be removed
>> in the future. Pip now automatically uses and configures its cache.
>> Collecting pgzero
>>   Downloading pgzero-1.0.2.tar.gz (326kB)
>> 100% || 327kB 955kB/s
>> Collecting pygame>=1.9 (from pgzero)
>>   Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement pygame>=1.9
>> (from pgzero) (from versions: )
>>   Some externally hosted files were ignored as access to them may be
>> unreliable (use --allow-external pygame to allow).
>> No matching distribution found for pygame>=1.9 (from pgzero)
>>
>> even using pip instead of pip3 doesn't help.
>>
>> I'm pretty sure I'm doing something wrong but I'm not able to figure
>> out what. Has anyone any idea about what's wrong with my setup?
>>
>> Thank you so much for your help!
>>
>> Cheers.
>>
>
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[python-uk] PyGame Zero: I tried to install but I failed :/

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Hi,

after the amazing evening at last Python Dojo, I decided to try to use
PyGame Zero by myself, but I wasn't able to install it :/

I tried on a Mac (OSX Yosemite). I first installed Python 3 using brew
(I normally use Python 2.7) and I created a venv with this command:

mkvirtualenv -p /usr/local/bin/python3.4 pgz
Running virtualenv with interpreter /usr/local/bin/python3.4
Using base prefix
'/usr/local/Cellar/python3/3.4.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.4'
New python executable in pgz/bin/python3.4
Also creating executable in pgz/bin/python
Installing setuptools, pip, wheel...done.
(pgz)➜  ~

until here... everything ok.

When I try to install pygame zero from pip I get this error:

(pgz)➜  ~  pip3 install pgzero
DEPRECATION: --download-cache has been deprecated and will be removed
in the future. Pip now automatically uses and configures its cache.
Collecting pgzero
  Downloading pgzero-1.0.2.tar.gz (326kB)
100% || 327kB 955kB/s
Collecting pygame>=1.9 (from pgzero)
  Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement pygame>=1.9
(from pgzero) (from versions: )
  Some externally hosted files were ignored as access to them may be
unreliable (use --allow-external pygame to allow).
No matching distribution found for pygame>=1.9 (from pgzero)

even using pip instead of pip3 doesn't help.

I'm pretty sure I'm doing something wrong but I'm not able to figure
out what. Has anyone any idea about what's wrong with my setup?

Thank you so much for your help!

Cheers.

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

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Hi Erika,

I'm sorry if you think my message was off topic, but I first searched
in the old messages before posting and I found this
https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-uk/2014-March/003293.html
Unless the rules have changed in the mean time, it looks like people
were happy to see these kind of messages.

Again, if I disturbed anyone, sorry.

Cheers.


On 26 May 2015 at 12:55, Erika Pellegrino  wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm afraid this is the wrong place ... here we share ideas ... not jobs.
>
> erika
>
> On Tue, May 26, 2015 at 11:18 AM, a.gra...@gmail.com 
> wrote:
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I am currently looking for a job as Python/Django backend developer in
>> London (I also consider remote working).
>>
>> My main technical skill is using Python/Django (in particular Django
>> Rest Framework) to implement RESTful APIs and to integrate with third
>> party API services.
>>
>> You can find more about my skills and past experiences here
>> http://www.andreagrandi.it/curriculum/
>> In case anyone is interested, please reply in private.
>>
>> Thank you so much for your attention and I hope I didn't disturb
>> anyone with this message.
>>
>> Cheers.
>>
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[python-uk] Anyone needs a Python/Django backend developer in London?

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Hi everyone,

I am currently looking for a job as Python/Django backend developer in
London (I also consider remote working).

My main technical skill is using Python/Django (in particular Django
Rest Framework) to implement RESTful APIs and to integrate with third
party API services.

You can find more about my skills and past experiences here
http://www.andreagrandi.it/curriculum/
In case anyone is interested, please reply in private.

Thank you so much for your attention and I hope I didn't disturb
anyone with this message.

Cheers.

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

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Hi,

I tweeted it a couple of times and even the official DJUGL account
tweeted about it, but we all forgot to post here.

I'm sorry :(

On 22 April 2015 at 11:44, Nicholas H.Tollervey  wrote:
> On 22/04/15 11:40, Tom Viner wrote:
>> Joint twitter / this-listserv announcements would be appreciated by me
>> for one.
>>
>
> Seconded... if we don't know it's happening... etc...
>
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[python-uk] DJUGL - Django User Group London: this evening (April 22th) at 19:00 c/o WayraUK

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Hi!

My current company, Yoyo Wallet, will be hosting the first DJUGL of
2015 in collaboration with Austin Fraser.

There will be Python/Django related talks, pizza and beer offered by
our sponsor.

Sorry for this late notice, but I hope you are still in time to make
your plans and come to the event :)

We still have around 28 tickets available and you can register and
find more informations here
http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/djugl-tickets-16561179935

The address is:

Yoyo - c/o WayraUK
Shropshire House
2-10 Capper Street
WC1E 6JA London
United Kingdom

See you this evening!

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Re: [python-uk] Microbit

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This could be an interesting subject for one of the next Python Dojo,
what do you think about?
Something similar to the RaspberryPi theme we did last month.

Cheers.

On 12 March 2015 at 15:48, Nicholas H.Tollervey  wrote:
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> It's also worth mentioning (now that the NDA has timed out and the
> project is announced) that the PSF is involved and we hope that there
> will be several Python & MicroBit related things developers (and
> teachers) can get involved in.
>
> We also hope to have the MicroBit as part of the education track at
> PyconUK.
>
> More details to follow soon.
>
> N.
>
> On 12/03/15 15:08, Michael wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>> Just thought it worth mentioning this:
>>
>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31834927
>>
>> From the article:
>>
>> The BBC will be giving away mini-computers to 11-year-olds across
>> the country as part of its push to make the UK more digital.
>>
>> One million Micro Bits - a stripped-down computer similar to a
>> Raspberry Pi - will be given to all pupils starting secondary
>> school in the autumn term.
>>
>> The BBC is also launching a season of coding-based programmes and
>> activities.
>>
>> Just thought it worth mentioning that while that pictures the
>> prototype, it uses an awful lot of python in the software stack.
>>
>> :-)
>>
>> Michael.
>>
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Re: [python-uk] robotics, software & devices hackathon 11-12 April, London

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Ok, you convinced me :)

I've just registered. I will probably come with other 2 friends and will
make a team with them so we will work at our peace.
See you there!

Cheers.

On 22 February 2015 at 20:28, Dave Snowdon  wrote:

> Hi Andrea
>
> In my experience most people take a break at night and get some rest -
> it's simply more effective to get some rest than try and code solidly for a
> couple of days. I tried that once and I was so tired the second day I might
> as well have not been there.
>
> No one will stop you from attending and working on your own. Likewise no
> one is going to force you to demo anything if you don't want to.
>
> Erika is right: hackathons are a great way to meet other developers and
> learn new stuff.
>
> It's just more fun (IMHO) working in a team.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
>
> On 22 February 2015 at 20:19, Erika Pellegrino 
> wrote:
>
>> I like hackathons because there you can meet people, code quietly, make
>> experiments, learn playing  even if concurrence is bloody :D ... all
>> the rules (written or not) are respected ... each time I attend a new one I
>> learn more (technically and humanly ) ... I attended also this :)
>>
>> erika
>>
>> P.S.
>> I forgot ... there you can also eat the best pizza you have never eaten
>> :)  also tesco sadwiches ... but anyway none is perfect ;)
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 2:31 PM, a.gra...@gmail.com 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> It's very interesting and I really would like to attend, but I've
>>> tried in the past to attent other hackatons and I really can't work all
>>> those hours in a row with no rest. I don't want to come, join a team and
>>> risk to leave the team in the middle of the project because I can't keep
>>> working on it.
>>>
>>> Am I the only one with this problem? Is it possible to attend the event
>>> without being in a team, just hacking on something without any delivery on
>>> time constraint?
>>>
>>> Cheers.
>>>
>>> On 22 February 2015 at 12:36, Dave Snowdon 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi folks
>>>>
>>>> Registration is now open for the NAO interfaces
>>>> <http://www.eventbrite.com/e/nao-interfaces-2015-tickets-15740432056>
>>>> 2015 hackathon which will take place over the weekend of 11-12 April at
>>>> Queen Mary University London (near Mile End tube).
>>>>
>>>> The basic aim is to get as much cool stuff together in one place for a
>>>> weekend and see what amazing things people like you can do with it.
>>>>
>>>> Since the event is being organised by UKNAO <http://www.uknao.com/>,
>>>> there will be NAO robots there.
>>>>
>>>> We've also had confirmation from Thlamic Labs that they will be
>>>> providing myo gesture control armbands
>>>> <https://www.thalmic.com/en/myo/> for use during the hackathon.
>>>>
>>>> We should be announcing more sponsors and more devices nearer the
>>>> event, but you're welcome to bring & build your own devices too.
>>>> If this sounds at all interesting you can find more information and
>>>> sign up on eventbrite
>>>> <http://www.eventbrite.com/e/nao-interfaces-2015-tickets-15740432056>.
>>>>
>>>> cheers
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
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Re: [python-uk] robotics, software & devices hackathon 11-12 April, London

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It's very interesting and I really would like to attend, but I've tried
in the past to attent other hackatons and I really can't work all those
hours in a row with no rest. I don't want to come, join a team and risk to
leave the team in the middle of the project because I can't keep working on
it.

Am I the only one with this problem? Is it possible to attend the event
without being in a team, just hacking on something without any delivery on
time constraint?

Cheers.

On 22 February 2015 at 12:36, Dave Snowdon  wrote:

> Hi folks
>
> Registration is now open for the NAO interfaces
> 
> 2015 hackathon which will take place over the weekend of 11-12 April at
> Queen Mary University London (near Mile End tube).
>
> The basic aim is to get as much cool stuff together in one place for a
> weekend and see what amazing things people like you can do with it.
>
> Since the event is being organised by UKNAO ,
> there will be NAO robots there.
>
> We've also had confirmation from Thlamic Labs that they will be providing myo
> gesture control armbands  for use during
> the hackathon.
>
> We should be announcing more sponsors and more devices nearer the event,
> but you're welcome to bring & build your own devices too.
> If this sounds at all interesting you can find more information and sign
> up on eventbrite
> .
>
> cheers
>
> Dave
>
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Re: [python-uk] Announcing the 5th anniversary London Python Code Dojo

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I bought my copy few days ago, I will bring it with me for him to sign it :D

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> I forgot to mention that the O'Reilly book supplied as a prize for
> this month's dojo is our very own Harry Percival's "Goat" book (aka:
> http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920029533.do)
>
> If he turns up he may even sign it (being the rock star that he is).
>
> N.
>
> On 28/08/14 11:10, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> The next dojo is happening on Thursday 4th September at the offices
>> of Fry-IT.
>>
>> Full details and booking information can be found here:
>>
>> http://ldnpydojo.eventwax.com/london-python-code-dojo-season-7-episode-1
>>
>>  It'll be our fifth anniversary.
>>
>> Blimey.
>>
>> See you there and remember to book early since tickets sell out
>> fast..!
>>
>> All the best,
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Re: [python-uk] Lightning talks at the dojo...

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Hi,

it worked for me before you said it was fixed could you please
verify if I'm in the list or if I need to register again?

Thank you so much, cheers.

On 27 March 2014 12:16, Nicholas H.Tollervey  wrote:
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> Sorry, I made a mistake when configuring EventWax. It should just work
> (tm) and try again.
>
> N.
>
> On 27/03/14 12:11, Konrad Korżel wrote:
>> Are the tickets gone already? I can't buy any.
>>
>> Konrad
>>
>>
>> On 27 March 2014 12:03, Nicholas H.Tollervey > > wrote:
>>
>> I forgot to mention, if you'd like to give a 5 minute lightning
>> talk on something before we start coding please contact me.
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Re: [python-uk] Python Dojo - Factoryboy talk: any feedback?

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Sure! Slides are available here
https://speakerdeck.com/andreagrandi/factoryboy-creating-data-for-unit-tests-in-an-easy-way

Cheers.

On 7 March 2014 16:01, David Reynolds  wrote:
> I'd love to see slides if they are available?
>
> Thanks,
>
> David
>
> On 7 Mar 2014, at 15:45, a.gra...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> to the people who were yesterday at London Python Dojo, I have a
>> little favour to ask.
>> I'm Andrea, the guy who gave the lightning talk about "Factoryboy".
>>
>> I would really apreciate some constructive feedback (positive or
>> negative) from the people who assisted so I will be able to improve it
>> for the next time (that actually will be on March 11th at DJUGL).
>>
>> Please take in consideration that:
>>
>> - I'm quite new to Django (I started using it about 1 year ago)
>> - my english still su*** a little, trying hard to improve it.
>> - my intention is to give my little contribution to the amazing Python 
>> community
>>
>> So I have some very quick questions:
>>
>> - how was, in general, the talk?
>> - was it too easy/boring stuff or did you find it interesting?
>> - most important: was I able to explain the concepts in a clear way?
>>
>> Thank you so much in advance for all the feedback and the advices you
>> will give me.
>>
>> Cheers.
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[python-uk] Python Dojo - Factoryboy talk: any feedback?

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Hi,

to the people who were yesterday at London Python Dojo, I have a
little favour to ask.
I'm Andrea, the guy who gave the lightning talk about "Factoryboy".

I would really apreciate some constructive feedback (positive or
negative) from the people who assisted so I will be able to improve it
for the next time (that actually will be on March 11th at DJUGL).

Please take in consideration that:

- I'm quite new to Django (I started using it about 1 year ago)
- my english still su*** a little, trying hard to improve it.
- my intention is to give my little contribution to the amazing Python community

So I have some very quick questions:

- how was, in general, the talk?
- was it too easy/boring stuff or did you find it interesting?
- most important: was I able to explain the concepts in a clear way?

Thank you so much in advance for all the feedback and the advices you
will give me.

Cheers.

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Re: [python-uk] Announcing: The London Dojo next week at BAML

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There will be space for lightning talks so? If there is another spot
available, I've one ready about Factoryboy
https://speakerdeck.com/andreagrandi/factoryboy-creating-data-for-unit-tests-in-an-easy-way

Cheers.

On 30 January 2014 14:17, Stestagg  wrote:
> Hi Tom
>
> Thanks for this.  I'd like to give a lightning talk about decorators if you
> still need one, It should be about 5-7 minutes depending
>
> Thanks
>
> Steve
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 2:12 PM, Tom Viner  wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> For February's London dojo we'll be back at the Bank of America again. If
>> you've never come to the dojo before, why not join us this time? Any and all
>> skill levels most welcome.
>>
>> We'll have pizza, drinks and enough group coding to keep you busy for an
>> hour or two.
>>
>> Are there any volunteers for a lightning talk or two?
>>
>> There'll also be the prize draw for two random O'Reilly Python books - one
>> of which from someone you might recognise about jQuery Deferreds.
>>
>> Get your tickets while they're hot:
>> https://ldnpydojo.eventwax.com/london-python-code-dojo-season-6-episode-6
>>
>> If you need any more information, contact the team via Twitter:
>> @ldnpydojo or via email t...@ldnpydojo.org.uk
>>
>> Look forward to seeing you all on Thursday.
>>
>> Tom
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Re: [python-uk] Python/Django lightning talk in London: is anyone interested?

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Ok Jon, thanks for your feedback.

If every 3 months is better, we will stick with it.
I can volunteer for one lightning talk if there is a slot available.

Cheers.



On 24 January 2014 15:35, Jon Gould  wrote:

>  Hi Andrea,
>
>
>
> This is a great idea. The feedback I received from the last DJUGL is that
> the lightning talks were a success, although some are still of the opinion
> that there should be longer talks too.
>
>
>
> Having been involved in DJUGL for a long time, I’ve found that running it
> quarterly keeps the interest and the level of speakers high. If it’s too
> often, the numbers drop off and it’s harder to find speakers who are as
> keen as well as so many venues.
>
>
>
> For the next DJUGL which should be happening in early March (details to
> follow in the next couple of weeks) I’m planning  two parts of the talks on
> the night, the first hour will be lightning talks followed by one longer
> “headline speaker” talk to give everyone good variety.
>
>
>
> I have a venue lined up, sponsorship is sorted and I’ll be speaking to
> some possible “headliners” in the next week.
>
>
>
> As this is going out to the UK mailing list, if anyone fancies delivering
> a lightning talk/headline speaking in March or at a future DJUGL, please
> shout.
>
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Jon
>
>
>
>
>
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> a very quick introduction for anyone who doesn't know me already: my name
> is Andrea, I'm a Python/Django developer and I moved to London less than 1
> year ago.
>
> I usually attend Python-Dojo monthly and other events organized by DJUGL
> and I was wondering if anyone would be interested in organizing a monthly
> "ligthing talk" evening in London.
>
> I'm writing this email to understand if there is enough interest, where we
> could host it and who we could ask to give these talks.
>
> I can volunteer for a couple of talks and with the organization of the
> event, I just hope to be at a good level for the audience that will attend
> this.
>
>
>
> What do you think about?
>
> Please let me have your feedback :)
>
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[python-uk] Python/Django lightning talk in London: is anyone interested?

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Hi,

a very quick introduction for anyone who doesn't know me already: my name
is Andrea, I'm a Python/Django developer and I moved to London less than 1
year ago.

I usually attend Python-Dojo monthly and other events organized by DJUGL
and I was wondering if anyone would be interested in organizing a monthly
"ligthing talk" evening in London.

I'm writing this email to understand if there is enough interest, where we
could host it and who we could ask to give these talks.

I can volunteer for a couple of talks and with the organization of the
event, I just hope to be at a good level for the audience that will attend
this.

What do you think about?

Please let me have your feedback :)

Cheers.

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Re: [python-uk] Robots from the Dojo

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The site is not just "down", it's been shut down:

Well, that was a fun journey, but my role in it ends here. Due to
server costs of both money and time, I've decided to pass on the
project to anyone who wants to take it up. The source code for the
server can be found here:

http://robotgame.org/static/robot.tar.gz

The game was always open-sourced anyway (/brandonhsiao/rgkit on
Github), so if you want to build your own server, that's cool too.
You'll probably do a better job than I did.

That was a fun month of my life, but I've decided to move on to other
projects. The IRC channel is now down, of course, but you can still
find robot gamers at /r/robotgame.

Thanks in particular to everyone who hung out in the IRC channel for
making the experience far more fun than I had expected.




On 8 December 2013 13:26, Harry Percival  wrote:

> For anyone that attended the London Python Dojo last week, here's the code
> for all the robots:  https://github.com/hjwp/ldnpydojorobots
>
> For anyone that didn't, check out http://robotgame.org/  (site is
> currently down, sadly, but i'm sure will be back up soon).  It's a fun site
> where you program a robot AI in Python, and then you can submit it for a
> deathmatch of a team of your robots against someone else's...
>
> (while trying to find info about why the site was down, i found out it has
> its own subreddit.  cool.  http://www.reddit.com/r/robotgame)
>
> (i accidentally the test kit. If anyone has a copy and wants to add it to
> the repo, pull request away, then ppl can have a play even while the site
> is down...)
>
> *Oh, incidentally, I can't remember if I mentioned during the Dojo, but
> I'm writing a book, it's nearing completion, and I'm just dying to get a
> few more people to read it and suggest improvements before it ships off to
> be printed.  More info at http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com
> .  There is, and always will be, a
> complete, free, CC-licensed version available.*
>
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Re: [python-uk] London Dojo Next Thursday at onefienstay (07/11/2013)

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Hi,

I've a ticket but I'm not sure I can make it today, I prefer you to give my
ticket to someone else.

See you next time. Thanks.


On 6 November 2013 14:01, Luis Visintini  wrote:

> Hey Guys,
>
> Just a friendly reminder to all pythonistas coming to this months London
> Python Dojo.
>
> The meet-up is tomorrow at 6:30 in the onefinestay offices near Farringdon
> station ( 5 St John's Lane, EC1M 4BH)
>
> If you got a ticket but you cant make it somehow, let me know and I will
> make it available to the public again.
>
> Se you guys tomorrow.
>
> Over and out!
>
> Luis
>
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 6:30 PM, Luis Visintini wrote:
>
>> It should Be working now
>> go and get yours
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 6:22 PM, Carles Pina i Estany wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> it says "Unfortunately, no tickets are available for this event."
>>>
>>> But it's just a few minutes after you sent it :) some error some place?
>>>
>>> On Oct/31/2013, Luis Visintini wrote:
>>> > Hi Everyone,
>>> >
>>> > Next week, right after the trick-or-treat madness, it's time for our
>>> > Monthly London Python Dojo madness.
>>> >
>>> > This time around we are going to the
>>> > onefinestayoffices near Farringdon station
>>> > (
>>> > 5 St John's Lane, EC1M 4BH)
>>> >
>>> > We'll have pizza, beer and great time.
>>> >
>>> > There'll also be the prize draw for a random O'Reilly Python book as
>>> usual.
>>> >
>>> > Get your ticket here:
>>> >
>>> https://ldnpydojo.eventwax.com/london-python-code-dojo-season-5-episode-2-2
>>> >
>>> > If you need any more information, contact the team via Twitter:
>>> > @ldnpydojo or via email t...@ldnpydojo.org.uk .
>>> >
>>> > See you then guys!
>>> >
>>> > Luis
>>> > @lvisintini
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Re: [python-uk] Hiring again!

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Hi!

Not interested directly but I have a couple of friends (junior devs)
looking for a job and looking to relocate here in London.
Do you have some more details about the open positions so I can
forward these to them?

Thanks.

On 7 August 2013 00:52, Salim Fadhley  wrote:
> We (Bank of America) are hiring again.
>
> Those of you who read this mailing-list might be getting a sense of deja-vu,
> but I can assure you that there are also times when we are not hiring -
> fortunately this is *not* one of those times.
>
> We are looking for developers from almost any kind of background (not just
> finance). We have multiple roles available in more than one team and at
> various levels of seniority. Contractors and permies are all welcome.
>
> Feel free to email me at work: salim.fadh...@baml.com
>
> Or alternatively look out for the BAML contingent at PyCon UK where we will
> be sponsoring the Education track.
>
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Re: [python-uk] The London Python Dojo is this Thursday

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I propose to meet in person somewhere, before next Dojo, and gather
the ideas proposed in this thread, to understand together how we can
improve the dojo. What do you think about?

On 14 July 2013 16:58, Nicholas H.Tollervey  wrote:
> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
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>
> Hi,
>
> Just catching up with this thread...
>
> Regarding mismatch of skills. In teacher parlance this is called
> differentiation - setting things up (in a classroom or event like the
> dojo) so participants of different levels can all still have a
> positive learning experience.
>
> The usual way *I* do this is to point out that attendees have
> responsibilities: if you're a beginner you *must* ask questions and
> not accept confusing, jargon filled gobble-de-gook as a satisfactory
> answer. Alternatively, if you're an experienced Python developer your
> practice as a programmer and understanding of the way things work is
> improved by reflecting upon and explaining in as simple a way as
> possible the problem or solution at hand.
>
> As for sticking to any "dojo" format - I think that "painting by
> numbers" (blindly following a dojo recipe) is not a great way to go.
> My advice is always to do what works for you (as a group). If you're
> not getting what you want from the dojo - mention it (as has happened)
> and, if required, make an improvement. To my mind, this applies
> equally to our current team based format as it does to the original
> more formal way of running things.
>
> I deal with most of these things in this blog post (especially the
> presentation at the end):
>
> http://ntoll.org/article/how-to-run-an-awesome-code-dojo
>
> Regarding problems: they need to be solvable in about an hour. Some
> problems suggested in the dojo are blatantly bonkers. Some look
> interesting but are, after a little reflection, obviously going to be
> hard (like this month's). I know *I* try to guide the choice of
> problems when I'm acting as cat-herder so we find a challenging,
> do-able and fun problem to solve. ;-)
>
> The dojo appears to be a do-ocracy and I'm pleased to see that we, as
> a community, are coming together, discussing how the dojo can be
> improved and I'm pretty confident that "stuff will happen". We're a
> cosmopolitan group so there's I don't see why this can't be reflected
> in the way we do things in the dojo. If you want to cat-herd a dojo
> please get in touch - it's not as hard as the name suggests and it's
> actually quite a lot of fun.
>
> Nice one!
>
> Nicholas.
>
> On 12/07/13 11:24, a.gra...@gmail.com wrote:
>> Thank you for the nice evening guys :)
>>
>> It was amazing to meet you all and to try to learn something new.
>>
>> I have a suggestion for the next time. Maybe it's just me that I'm
>> a newbie... I don't know...but... I would suggest to split us in
>> groups/projects with this target: experts, intermediate, basic.
>> This will allow new people to partecipate and maybe people like me
>> to code something.
>>
>> This was my second Dojo I attended and even this time I didn't feel
>> at the level of coding the proposed problem. After a while it can
>> be boring :P
>>
>> Why don't we try to bring also intermediate and basic problems to
>> solve so that people at any level can try coding something?
>>
>> Looking forward to meet you all next time!
>>
>> On 7 July 2013 13:13, Tom Viner  wrote:
>>> Greeting from Florence and the EuroPython conference,
>>>
>>> As the sprint pizza boxes get cleared away, it reminds me,
>>> there's a London dojo to announce for this Thursday!
>>>
>>> Pizza and social coding for the win. Everyone welcome.
>>>
>>> We've got our O'Reilly give-away book ready, it's Think
>>> Complexity including examples in Python.
>>>
>>> Remember, we're back at the office of Fry-IT this month.
>>>
>>> Get your tickets here:
>>> https://ldnpydojo.eventwax.com/london-python-code-dojo-season-4-episode-11/
>>>
>>>
>>>
> Cheers,
>>> Tom
>>>
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Re: [python-uk] The London Python Dojo is this Thursday

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Hi,

On 13 July 2013 23:01, DL Neil  wrote:
>> ehm... I did think it was a joke, but... just in case... the name of
>> the event is LONDON PYTHON Dojo :)
>
>
> Correct. The third joke in this thread.
>
> Sorry, that confounded English sense of humor...

excuse me ;)
My english is far from perfect. I moved here just 3 months ago :)

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Re: [python-uk] The London Python Dojo is this Thursday

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Hi,

On 13 July 2013 04:18, DL Neil  wrote:
> As for this Python predilection: what other choice is there?
>
> Sympathise with the always-in-London thing though. Now that am over one hour
> north of Auckland it's a 30-something hour trip just to make it to a meeting
> which wouldn't be so bad except for getting home from the pub afterwards -
> haven't found a cabbie yet who'll drive this far out-of-town at that hour...

ehm... I did think it was a joke, but... just in case... the name of
the event is LONDON PYTHON Dojo :)
If you want to code in Ruby and organize it in Liverpool (for
example), organize the Liverpool Ruby Dojo :P

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Re: [python-uk] The London Python Dojo is this Thursday

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Now you got it correctly :)

Let's wait also for opposite opinions.
We need to understand if there are opposite opinions and what are
their resons, so we can maybe find a common agreement.

Regards :)

p.s: no other Dojos until September? No, please let's catchup for
a beer sometimes at least :)

On 12 July 2013 12:46, Tim Golden  wrote:
> Trying to summarise a bit. Hope I haven't misrepresented anyone.
>
> [a.gra...@gmail.com]
> Feeling left out as a newbie; proposing different levels of coding
> challenge / team group. Suggesting that less experienced coders might
> stay away.
>
> [stest...@gmail.com]
> Suggesting a change-now bell or hooter or whatever [similar in fact to
> the 5-minute Dojo style we started with way back when, but still with teams]
>
> [Michael Grazebrook]
> Suggesting streaming teams but giving each one a mentor who would coach
> but not code. (+1 from a.gra...@gmail.com)
>
>
> None of these ideas are unreasonable. We're taking a break for the
> summer now, but it makes sense for the Dojo team to get together before
> September (which we probably would have done, anyway) to look at
> possible changes to the format, either overall or for specific evenings.
>
> Obviously, bring on more ideas & responses. Ultimately, we won't be able
> to please all the people all of the time. But we certainly want to
> understand what we could improve.
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Re: [python-uk] The London Python Dojo is this Thursday

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On 12 July 2013 12:31, Michael Grazebrook  wrote:
> Perhaps we could stream teams, but also make sure less experienced teams
> have more experienced mentors - mentors who would rarely take the keyboard
> and try to ensure everyone is included.

+1 for this :)
It would be very kind from expert coders to help newbie.

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Re: [python-uk] The London Python Dojo is this Thursday

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Hi,

On 12 July 2013 12:00, Tim Golden  wrote:
> While I'm definitely sympathetic, making sure to involve newbies is not
> that easy a problem to solve. (Though that's not to say we can't try).
> It pretty much comes down to who's in your team. Sometimes you get a
> team which wholeheartedly embraces egalitarianism and passes the
> keyboard round like a conch shell; other times, you've got someone
> desperately keen who just grasps the challenge du jour by the keyboard
> and will hardly let go.

I was offered to take the keyboard (we were in the same team if I'm
not wrong) and do some coding but I refused because I was both too
tired and because I felt I was not at the proper level to code that
problem.

> Which brings me to your suggestion of... well, I'm not sure whether
> you're suggesting "team streaming", ie a team of newbies, a team of
> pros; or whether you're advocating specifically mixing the teams up.
> I'll assume the latter as it seems to make more sense in the context.

wrong assumpion :P

If I'm in a team where other people are way more expert than me, I
will never want to take the keyboard and start coding something.
I think they would be bored by my slowness and by my level. My slow
speed in coding could affect also the whole result (considering also
that we have a stric time to respect)

> We've tried to make this happen maybe once or twice in the past. It's
> actually very difficult in practice, because you need people to identify
> their level of profiency and then divide up on that basis. Actually,
> maybe it's not that hard: we could just ask people to put, say, 0, 1 or
> 2 on their name badge at the beginning to indicate perceived expertise,
> and then somehow use that in the grouping. I don't know: something like
> that could work.

I would put a 1 in my case, hoping to get a easier (and doable)
problem to solve.
If it's still to hard I will try with 0. Better coding something easy
than just watch other people coding.

> I think people are likely to be self-deprecating when identifying their
> level. I liked a question that Bruce Durling used a few years back: "Are
> you more likely to be asking or to be answering questions about Python?".

I won't self depreate ;) if I see that the problem is too easy for me,
I will go to the more difficoult group the next time, no problem at
all.

> re bringing easy / intermediate problems along: well, anyone can propose
> a problem. I think you're suggesting that *different* problems be solved
> during the one evening, some easier, some harder. I don't say we'd never
> do it, but in general we like to have everyone working on the same thing
> so that, when it comes to the show-and-tell at the end, you're seeing
> how another team solved the same problem you solved.

I understand your point, but.you really risk that people stop
coming to the Python Dojo just because they don't feel to be at the
proper level.

I will probably keep coming anyway, because I really like the "social"
part of the event (beer, meeting people, making new friends, talking
about our jobs etc), but I will keep watching other people coding.

Another person could simply say: mmm... interesting but... not for my
level. And stop coming. Do you really want this?

> All that said, I'm up for trying anything. I have no issue with having a
> specifically newbie-friendly session; or with having a problem which
> specifically splits into an easier and a harder component; or with
> making teams deliberately mixed ability. But that's just my take.

of course if it's just me wanting this no problem, I will adapt
someway, but let's see what the other people think about.

Regards.

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Re: [python-uk] The London Python Dojo is this Thursday

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Thank you for the nice evening guys :)

It was amazing to meet you all and to try to learn something new.

I have a suggestion for the next time. Maybe it's just me that I'm a
newbie... I don't know...but... I would suggest to split us in
groups/projects with this target: experts, intermediate, basic. This
will allow new people to partecipate and maybe people like me to code
something.

This was my second Dojo I attended and even this time I didn't feel at
the level of coding the proposed problem. After a while it can be
boring :P

Why don't we try to bring also intermediate and basic problems to
solve so that people at any level can try coding something?

Looking forward to meet you all next time!

On 7 July 2013 13:13, Tom Viner  wrote:
> Greeting from Florence and the EuroPython conference,
>
> As the sprint pizza boxes get cleared away, it reminds me, there's a London
> dojo to announce for this Thursday!
>
> Pizza and social coding for the win. Everyone welcome.
>
> We've got our O'Reilly give-away book ready, it's Think Complexity including
> examples in Python.
>
> Remember, we're back at the office of Fry-IT this month.
>
> Get your tickets here:
> https://ldnpydojo.eventwax.com/london-python-code-dojo-season-4-episode-11/
>
> Cheers,
> Tom
>
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Re: [python-uk] Photos from the Python Dojo @ Bank of America

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Hi Guys!

Many thanks to you all. It was my first dojo and it was amazing :)
Sorry if I had to run around 21:30 but I was really tired and asleep
(for this reason I also wasn't very helpful during the coding :( ).
I think I will come back the next time!

See you soon :)

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