Web Scraping for Fun and Profit (Profit not Included)
By: Matt Inwood
Date: July 11, 2019, 6 p.m.
Not all data is easily accessible. Taking info from a website that requires authentication, interaction, or even just to load a fancy script. This talk will discuss using Selenium to level up your web scraping skills, with examples and suggested practices.
Shaping Chicago PyLadies: An organizer’s perspective
By: Sand Ip
Date: June 13, 2019, 6 p.m.
From its founding by Lorena Mesa in 2015 until now, the Chicago PyLadies chapter has evolved into a strong presence by the help of many passionate organizers and fellow tech community partners. In this talk, we will take a look at Chicago PyLadies history, partnerships, and how our future is actively being shaped by our global PyLadies.
Python Software Foundation Annual Impact Report
By: Ewa Jodlowska
Date: June 13, 2019, 6 p.m.
In 2019, the PSF released its first Annual Impact Report. This report details the financial standing of the PSF. Additionally, the report describes how funds we receive support various PSF programs. During this talk we will go through the data and discuss upcoming programs the PSF will be funding.
Past, Present, and Future of the Python Software Foundation's Community Infrastructure
By: Ernest W. Durbin III
Date: June 13, 2019, 6 p.m.
In fulfilling the mission of the Python Software Foundation, infrastructure to support the development, use, and promotion of the language has seen steady investment.
We'll take a stroll through the services that the PSF currently supports, the history and current state, as well as a brief introduction to future initiatives.
No experience or prior knowledge is needed!
Come for the language, stay for the community
By: Naomi Ceder
Date: June 13, 2019, 6 p.m.
In 2014 Brett Cannon summed it up when he said of Python, "I came for the language, but I stayed for the community." These are some reflections on what makes Python communities so special, the challenges they face, and how to take part in them and help them (and ourselves) grow and thrive.
Exploring Space with Python: Predicting planets and visualizing the invisible
By: Steven Bruno
Date: May 9, 2019, 6 p.m.
Lobules and beyond: a Flask app for community science data processing
By: Victoria Reese
Date: May 9, 2019, 6 p.m.
Applying Natural Language Processing to the Employee Hiring Process
By: Kamil Mysiak
Date: May 9, 2019, 6 p.m.
Learning the Zen of Python: How learning Flask made me into a better programmer
By: Ola Giwa
Date: May 9, 2019, 6 p.m.
Chicago-river-checkup: Creating a web app for community-collected water quality data
By: Sarah Buchhorn
Date: May 9, 2019, 6 p.m.