[plug] call for interest in a PLUG Hacker Night + Python talk

[Fred Janon]

Hi,

I am all ready to attend a Python presentation, hopefully it will be
for beginners too?

Let me know when and where.

Fred

--- "Bruce M. Axtens" <bruce.axtens at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sounds like a fun idea. When? Where?
> 
> Cameron Patrick wrote:
> > [Posting to UCC as well because there's no shortage of geeky talent
> > there.  The proposed event will be open to members and non-members
> of
> > either club.]
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Recently there was talk on the PLUG list about the idea of holding
> > 'hacker nights' again - where geeky programmers could get together
> and
> > do/talk about cool stuff.  I'd like to see if anyone is interested
> in
> > having CLUG-style evenings: a bit more focussed than the Hacker
> Nights
> > we used to hold, and much less formal than the monthly PLUG
> seminars we
> > already have.
> >
> > The idea is that we meet somewhere for dinner and someone presents
> an
> > informal talk about something that they've been doing, or found out
> > about and think is cool.  I'm going to volunteer for the first one
> > because I'm a loud mouthed git^W^W^W enthusiastic fool.
> >
> >   Topic:  Snakes On A Laptop - Using Python In Ways It Wasn't
> Intended
> >   Presenter:  Cameron Patrick
> >   Location in space-time:  TBA
> >   Abstract:
> >     Python has changed a lot over the version 2.x releases and has
> quite
> >     a few neat tricks that many people aren't aware of.  I'll
> explain
> >     some of them, reasons they're handy, and hopefully find some
> >     perverted examples of using them in ways your really shouldn't
> (this
> >     is possible even in Python!).
> >
> >     The audience is invited to interject with their own favourite
> >     (mis)features of the language - it'll be a structured chat over
> >     dinner, not a lecture.  Bring a laptop and experiment in real
> time.
> >
> > I'm open to suggestions for time and venue.  If you think this
> sounds
> > like an awesome idea that you absolutely must be part of, or
> otherwise
> > have comments, please reply to whichever mailing list(s) you happen
> to
> > be subscribed to :-)
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Cameron.
> >
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