Dallas Ft. Worth Pythoneers (http://python.meetup.com/10/)

NOTE: The password to edit content in the wiki is "dfwpython". We had to require a password to minimize SPAM hits on the site.

The Vision

To meet interesting people, to learn new things, to teach others
To run some classes, on tools, frameworks, and the language itself
To support both face-to-face meetups, and online projects and classes
To collaborate on fun projects, to run local coding "sprints"
Professional development and mutual support skills advancement
To eventually hold our own regional Python conference

At our last meeting... (May 22nd, 2010)

Waited for Jeff... :-)
Watched a video from PyCon ? PyCon 2010:Hg and Git : Can't we all just get along? by Scott Chacon(approve sites)
Discussed logos for PyTexas ? T-Shirts, etc. Several had been drawn on the whiteboard the night before.

The favorite seems to be a nerdy snake, with glasses, wrapped around an outline of Texas.

Project Mongoose (I'm Not Dead!) -- Discussed the requirements/specification for our eventual killer website. (Jeremy)

(May 8th, 2010)

We discussed our current mailing lists and website/Meetup.com situation
Jeremy gave a presentation on using the Eclipse IDE for Python development.
URLs passed around:

   * http://www.protocolostomy.com/2010/03/26/pytpmotw-first-post/  Python Third Party Module of the Week
   * http://www.unquietdesperation.com/2010/03/24/from-python-import-podcast/ Podcasts about Python
   * http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/Unicode.html  Unicode and Character Sets
   * http://floating-point-gui.de/  What Every Programmer Should Know About Floating-Point Arithmetic
   * http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~wkahan/WrongR.pdf Why is Floating-Point Computation so Hard to Debug when it Goes Wrong ?
   * http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=183942  Code Investigator tool
   * http://python.mirocommunity.org/  Lots of cool videos
   * http://www.viplugin.com/  Vi Plugin for Eclipse

Regular Meetings

We are an active group that meets regularly on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays
of each month in the North Dallas area. Currently we are meeting at:

Company|Dallas
1701 North Collins Boulevard
Second Floor (Next to the elevator)
Richardson, Texas 75080

The main portion of the meetings are held between 2pm and 5pm. More than
likely something's going on before and/or after those times but that's up
to whim of the members.

A more social gathering occurs on the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Denny's
restaurant in Addison. Denny's offers free WiFi (so bring your laptops)
and they are open 24-hours so we don't get kicked out until we are ready.

Come meet other Python programmers over dinner and talk into the late hours.
Come late if you need to, we'll still be there!

Join our mailing list here: dfwPython

We also frequently chat via IRC, especially during meetings. It's a great
way to pass around URL's and other information during a talk or discussion.
For more information about our IRC chat room, please ask about it on the club
mailing list.

We use Meetup.com as a secondary club site, mainly as an advertisement for
new members and for its automatic email notifications of meeting events.
Currently, this wiki, the Meetup.com pages, and our mailing list are in a
state of reorganization. These pages, a wiki, is currently under de-struction
into more of a pure informational point of presence until a new, snazzier,
possibly Python-based club website is designed and constructed.

Check back often to see how things progress!

Hot Topics:

Why PmWiki?

You might notice this website is using a PHP-based wiki system called PmWiki, which might seem a strange choice for a Python user group. We chose PmWiki because it seemed much quicker to setup and more featureful than any of the Python-based wiki choices at the time.

Maybe later we can tackle setting up a Python-based wiki site. If you want to take on that task, feel free to bring it up on the mailing list.

Unorganized Items

 AboutProgramming.HomePage
 WhoWeAre - See pictures of some of our participants

Manifesto for Agile Software Development

InteractiveShells - A list of alternative Python command shells

The Python Package Index website
Work up a slogan to promote Python:
- Python, the Readable Language
- Python, the Productive Language
- Python, the Fun/Cool Language
- Python, "We're all consenting adults here"

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	Content Last Modified on May 22, 2010, at 05:21 PM CST Dallas Ft. Worth Pythoneers (http://python.meetup.com/10/) NOTE: The password to edit content in the wiki is "dfwpython". We had to require a password to minimize SPAM hits on the site. The Vision To meet interesting people, to learn new things, to teach others To run some classes, on tools, frameworks, and the language itself To support both face-to-face meetups, and online projects and classes To collaborate on fun projects, to run local coding "sprints" Professional development and mutual support skills advancement To eventually hold our own regional Python conference At our last meeting... (May 22nd, 2010) Waited for Jeff... :-) Watched a video from PyCon ? PyCon 2010:Hg and Git : Can't we all just get along? by Scott Chacon(approve sites) Discussed logos for PyTexas ? T-Shirts, etc. Several had been drawn on the whiteboard the night before. The favorite seems to be a nerdy snake, with glasses, wrapped around an outline of Texas. Project Mongoose (I'm Not Dead!) -- Discussed the requirements/specification for our eventual killer website. (Jeremy) (May 8th, 2010) We discussed our current mailing lists and website/Meetup.com situation Jeremy gave a presentation on using the Eclipse IDE for Python development. URLs passed around: * http://www.protocolostomy.com/2010/03/26/pytpmotw-first-post/ Python Third Party Module of the Week * http://www.unquietdesperation.com/2010/03/24/from-python-import-podcast/ Podcasts about Python * http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/Unicode.html Unicode and Character Sets * http://floating-point-gui.de/ What Every Programmer Should Know About Floating-Point Arithmetic * http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~wkahan/WrongR.pdf Why is Floating-Point Computation so Hard to Debug when it Goes Wrong ? * http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=183942 Code Investigator tool * http://python.mirocommunity.org/ Lots of cool videos * http://www.viplugin.com/ Vi Plugin for Eclipse Regular Meetings We are an active group that meets regularly on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month in the North Dallas area. Currently we are meeting at: Company\|Dallas 1701 North Collins Boulevard Second Floor (Next to the elevator) Richardson, Texas 75080 The main portion of the meetings are held between 2pm and 5pm. More than likely something's going on before and/or after those times but that's up to whim of the members. A more social gathering occurs on the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Denny's restaurant in Addison. Denny's offers free WiFi (so bring your laptops) and they are open 24-hours so we don't get kicked out until we are ready. Come meet other Python programmers over dinner and talk into the late hours. Come late if you need to, we'll still be there! Join our mailing list here: dfwPython We also frequently chat via IRC, especially during meetings. It's a great way to pass around URL's and other information during a talk or discussion. For more information about our IRC chat room, please ask about it on the club mailing list. We use Meetup.com as a secondary club site, mainly as an advertisement for new members and for its automatic email notifications of meeting events. Currently, this wiki, the Meetup.com pages, and our mailing list are in a state of reorganization. These pages, a wiki, is currently under de-struction into more of a pure informational point of presence until a new, snazzier, possibly Python-based club website is designed and constructed. Check back often to see how things progress! Hot Topics: Suggestions for Future Talks Upcoming Meeting Plans LocalOutreach Why PmWiki? You might notice this website is using a PHP-based wiki system called PmWiki, which might seem a strange choice for a Python user group. We chose PmWiki because it seemed much quicker to setup and more featureful than any of the Python-based wiki choices at the time. Maybe later we can tackle setting up a Python-based wiki site. If you want to take on that task, feel free to bring it up on the mailing list. Unorganized Items AboutProgramming.HomePage WhoWeAre - See pictures of some of our participants Manifesto for Agile Software Development InteractiveShells - A list of alternative Python command shells The Python Package Index website Work up a slogan to promote Python: Python, the Readable Language Python, the Productive Language Python, the Fun/Cool Language Python, "We're all consenting adults here"
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