ChiPy __Main__ Meeting


Join us for ChiPy's February __main__ meeting!

We'll have food and beverages at 6pm, with talks starting at 6:30pm.

When: March 12, 2026, 6 p.m.

Where: Avant

Attendance:
In Person Pythonistas: 36

Topics


  • Marimo: The next generation notebook
    By: Henry Cuzco
    Experience Level: Novice
    Length: 30 Minutes
    Description:

    Many people in the data science community are familiar with jupyter notebooks and use them regularly as part of their day-to-day tooling. While jupyter notebooks have a lot of extensions and are a great way to combine documentation with code, they don't come without drawbacks. One of the biggest drawbacks is the execution order of the cells. The other drawback is looking at the code changes between commits when trying to upload notebooks to GitHub. To solve these shortcomings, marimo notebooks were created. This talk will demonstrate marimo notebooks' functionality, the modes in which you can run them, and other marimo features.

  • SQL Testing: Python Tools, Patterns, and Automation
    By: Paul Zuradzki
    Experience Level: Intermediate
    Length: 45 Minutes
    Description:

    This talk is a practical introduction to SQL testing using Python. We’ll cover why testing SQL can be tricky, compare strategies for preparing a SQL test environment and preparing data, how to check for schema breakages, data validation checks, automated formatting, and automated testing in local or remote environments. Attendees will leave with patterns and code examples to make SQL pipelines more reliable and maintainable.