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Nov 18 7:00 PM

38 attended (est.) – 4.00 4.009

NEW LOCATION!

For the November Python meetup, we have Tayeb Al Karim presenting about Testing in Python. Tayeb is a Software Engineer in Test at Google, and will cover a range of topics from the basics of testing your Python code, continuous builds, and how to improve testability with techniques like dependency injection. No matter what type of code you are writing, testing is a must, but many developers have doubts about how to proceed. Whether you are just test-curious or a grizzled expert, it should be an enlightening evening.

We are meeting in a NEW LOCATION: the Microsoft New England R&D Center at One Memorial Drive, Cambridge.
We'll be in the first floor conference center. I'm told there is some parking in the building.

DON'T FORGET: it's in a NEW LOCATION!!!!!! (have I emphasized that enough?)

New England Research & Development Center (NERD)
Cambridge, MA, 02142

38 Yes
10 Maybe

Oct 14 7:00 PM

20 attended (est.) – 3.50 3.506

Tom Marsh will present "Designing an API for a mobile platform with AppEngine".

Tom is a recent transplant from the UK where he was an architect on the Guardian Open Platform (http://www.guardian.co.uk/open-platform), a fascinating open API to newspaper stories at the Guardian.

Tom's built a mobile application on the API, and will explain all the pieces: the inception and the philosophy behind the API itself; the homegrown AppEngine client API that reduces the bandwidth requirements for the mobile platform; and a little bit about the browser application.

If you're interested in programmatic access to data, building AppEngine applications, or how to design for mobile platforms, please join us!

We'll likely also have time for either lightning topics or free-form hacking, so bring your ideas...

Betahouse
Cambridge, MA, 02139

19 Yes
11 Maybe

Sep 16 7:00 PM

17 attended (est.) – 4.50 4.503

Welcome back from summer!

To get back into the Pythonic swing of things, we'll be having an open hack night, Wednesday 9/16. Bring a project or a problem, and get help from fellow Pythonistas. Can't get that weird module installed properly? Is threading twisting your brain in unpleasant ways? Just want a nerd-filled room to quietly work on your side project? You've come to the right place!

Nothing to work on? No expertise (I don't believe you)? Come and watch the nerd sparks fly! Get inspired...

We'll have some time up front for lightning talks: if you have a cool project, an idea, or even a burning question, take the mic for 5 minutes to let us know about it.

Betahouse
Cambridge, MA, 02139

18 Yes
10 Maybe

Jul 15 7:00 PM

20 attended (est.) – 5.00 5.0010

Remote Objects with Pyro -- Allen Downey

Pyro is a network communication module for Python -- it provides an
easy-to-use form of remote method invocation. In many cases you can
take existing objects and make them available for remote access with
a few lines of code. When you invoke a method on a remote object,
Pyro marshals the arguments, sends them to the remote object, then
marshals the return value (or exception) and sends it back to the caller.

In this presentation Allen will show a few simple examples that use Pyro,
we will write a server together, and then participants will write a
client that talks to it. If possible, please bring a laptop with
Python and Pyro installed. If you use Ubuntu, you can install the
package named pyro, and optionally pyro-doc, pyro-examples and
pyro-gui. Otherwise you can get it from http://pyro.sourceforge.net/

The talk will be accessible to intermediate Python programmers --
if you are familiar with inheritance, that should do it. If you can't bring a laptop,
don't worry -- if we have one laptop for every two people, that will be plenty.

If you have any questions about Pyro or anything you would like Allen to
cover, send him email: downey@allendowney.com

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17 Yes
12 Maybe

Jun 17 7:00 PM

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I'm not sure what will happen in June, but no doubt it will be awesome!

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3 Yes
1 Maybe

Jun 17 7:00 PM

19 attended (est.) – 4.50 4.504

For June, we don't have a formal presentation, but someone suggested delving into the details of how Python software is packaged and distributed. I can show how I've done things, but there's stuff I don't know, so it'll be a collaborative exploration entitled:

** I'll Show You My Package If You'll Show Me Yours **

If you've been confused by setup.py, setuptools, distutils, easy_install, eggs, pip, pypi, and so on, come and see at least part of it de-mystified.

On the other hand, if you know what any of these things are, then come and help educate the rest of us!


We'll be at Betahouse in Central Square. Remember, cheap plentiful parking is just around the corner on at the municipal Green St. garage.

Betahouse
Cambridge, MA, 02139

18 Yes
8 Maybe

May 20 7:00 PM

20 attended (est.) – 3.50 3.503

For May, Fahri Basegmez, author of Mekanimo will present to us:

Extending GUI-based Applications with Python scripting / Interpreter.


wx.py package in general
wx.py.shell in more detail
namespaces
wxPython's pubsub (publish - subscribe) messaging system
some examples of how different components of Mekanimo (object tree, code editor, interpreter, and canvas) communicate by using namespaces and pubsub
QA and open discussion

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19 Yes
12 Maybe

Apr 15 7:00 PM

14 attended (est.) – 4.50 4.502

Matthew Page-Lieberman will talk about:

Pyjamas - a port to Python of the Google Web Toolkit for easy creation of AJAX applications.

(sorry for the late notice!)

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13 Yes
10 Maybe

Mar 18 6:30 PM

40 attended (est.) – 4.50 4.5011

Pycon on the Charles

Pycon 2009 is happening in Chicago, March 27-29. If you can't be there, we'll bring three speakers to you!

On March 18, three Boston-area Pycon speakers will preview their talks at the Python Meetup. To fit it all in, we're going to start just a little early.

Please note the earlier start time of 6:30.

Presenters:


Jack Diederich: Class Decorators: Radically Simple
Jesse Noller: Concurrency and Distributed Computing with Python Today
Owen Taylor: Reinteract: a better way to interact with Python

It should be a really fun and informative evening, maybe even with snacks!

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32 Yes
9 Maybe

Feb 18 7:00 PM

30 attended (est.) – 5.00 5.005

Topic: "A Whirlwind Excursion through Python C Extensions"

If you've never explored the Python C API, now's your chance to journey there safely. In 45 minutes, Ned Batchelder will cover the tools and techniques of writing C code to execute inside the Python interpreter. The terrain may be challenging, but we guarantee you will return unscathed.

This is a preview of a Pycon 2009 presentation.

Afterwards we will invite folks to give lightning talks (5 min or less presentations) on topics that are interested in sharing with the group.

We can go to a local watering hole after the meetup for further discussion and socializing.

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29 Yes
8 Maybe