Learn and improve your skills with the Python programming language. Austin already has two excellent Python meetups for people familiar with the language (Austin Python and Austin Web Python). This meetup is for novice and experienced programmers alike who want to learn how to use Python idiomatically and pragmatically to build cool things, from web apps to hardware hacking to data science. The discussion list is a friendly, local resource for answering your Python questions, and our meetups are …

PyLadies is a social/professional group for female Python programmers at every experience level. Developers and aspiring developers only, please.  (Beginners are always welcome!) Join us on IRC: #pyladies Don't forget to follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/pyladiesatx Ask us questions in our local Google Group: https://groups.google.com/group/pyladies-austin Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PyladiesAustin And if you'd like to get some more information about our parent organiza …

This is a group for anyone interested in Platform as a Service, Cloud Computing, Python, Ruby, PHP, EC2, Heroku, etc. All skills levels are welcome. I started this group to meet other open source enthusiasts using cloud computing for their software development needs. Looking forward to exploring this technology with everybody.

First 20 min is A meet+greet. We spend an hour on learning syntax, where it's used, examples of it being used effectively. Beginners are welcome.  Many patient people come to these and can help you get your machine setup to program effectively. 2nd hour on is getting down to the practice of programming using community projects as a base. Don't worry if you don't have a machine. We are meeting in a computer lab that currently accommodates 26. Save your work online so you can access it when you ge …

This is a group for those interested in learning more about MongoDB--the high performance, schema free, document oriented database. We'll be doing a deep dive into MongoDB each month. If you're interested in sharing your experience, or have specific topics you'd like covered, let us know!

We're a group of fun people working in the IT biz. We meet for: Happy Hours, dinner, lunch/brunch, potluck dinners, card & board games and more! The goal of this group is first and foremost to have fun! Also, meet other IT folks, discuss and share your expertise with others and in turn, learn about other areas of IT & new technology. Also, if you're searching for a new position or have a friend you'd like to help, come to learn about job openings in Austin (I'm a Technical Recruiter, btw). Don't …

This is a group for anyone interested in the Python programming language.