QML vs. Python
By: Patrick K. O'Brien
Date: May 14, 2015, 7 p.m.
If you think Python is Pythonic, wait until you see QML from the point of view of an experienced Python developer. QML is the Qt Meta Language or Qt Modeling Language. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QML
Conway's Game of Life: Programming in a non-language
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Date: May 14, 2015, 7 p.m.
The Game of Life is Turing Complete. That means it can (theoretically) calculate anything that any computer can calculate. What does this mean in practice and how can you program a calculation when the total syntax is just flipping cells in a 2D bit field?
as former C# developer the lessons I learned to become pythonic
By: JC LatinoTV
Date: May 14, 2015, 7 p.m.
language comparison in 5 minutes
R and Python for regression
By: Jerry Dumblauskas
Date: May 14, 2015, 9:48 a.m.
Let's compare our favorite language to an 'upstart' highly focused statistical language.
From Code to Coffee Table with Blender
By: Matt Meshulam
Date: March 12, 2015, 8 p.m.
I've been developing a Python library for turning 3D models into CNC-machinable parts. I will demonstrate the basics of the library and how I used it to build a wood coffee table.
A Talk on Giving a Pythonic Talk
By: Xan Vongsathorn
By: Catherine Vongsathorn
Date: March 12, 2015, 7 p.m.
Xan Vongsathorn and Catherine Vongsathorn will be giving a talk about talks. It turns out that many of python's core principles apply very well to presentations -- or for that matter, communication more generally -- which may be why we like python so much. Xan and Catherine want to get people excited not only about giving talks but also about using them to *actually communicate*. You don’t have to be an expert, nor do you need natural talent, to give a good talk; this metatalk will discuss guiding principles that set effective presentations apart and can be applied to any technical talk.
REST on Django
By: Adam Bain
Date: Feb. 12, 2015, 8 p.m.
A quick overview through the components that make up Django REST Framework with a dive into a sample project.
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Django+Elasticsearch+Haystack to Search PDFs and Such
By: Joe Jasinski
Date: Feb. 12, 2015, 7 p.m.
Have you ever wanted to search the contents of uploaded PDFs, Docs, and other document formats on your website? Django Haystack (with the Elasticsearch search backend) is a great way to add search to your site, but it does not support full document indexing out of the box. I'd like to share a solution that I cobbled together to allow this combination of tools the ability to search document contents
MM - Japhy/Sebastian - Mining and charting
By: Japhy Bartlett
Date: Jan. 21, 2015, 7 p.m.
We'll go over how to set up a daemon for mining public data using tornado, then loading that data into some web based charts.