October Project Night
- October 10, 2012 · 6:30 PM
Come work on Python projects, get programming help, help others, and hang out. Food will be provided by TalkTo!
Bring your own project or work on one of the suggested projects below. Everyone is welcome, all skill levels are encouraged. Tell your friends: http://meetu.ps/mngdx
Staff from the Boston Python Workshop will be here to help beginning Python programmers with language basics and practice.
Audience: Everyone! All Python experience levels are welcome, and everything is self-paced.
When: 6:30pm - 9:30pm on Wednesday, October 10th.
Location: Microsoft NERD
One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142
Food: Pizza will be provided.
Things to bring: a wireless-enabled laptop and power cord
Need some project ideas? How about:
Learning Python
- The official Python tutorial: http://docs.python.org/tutorial/
- How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python: http://openbookproject.net/thinkcs/python/english2e/
- An introduction to Python through writing games: http://inventwithpython.com/chapters/
- Learn Python the Hard Way: http://learnpythonthehardway.org
Projects and competitions
- Try some of our Intermediate Workshop projects.
- Contribute to an open-source project that uses Python. Developers from OpenHatch, Twisted, and other projects are often here. If you contribute to an open source project that uses Python and want to help new contributors, let us know in a comment!
- Use Python to participate in space exploration: http://spacehack.org
- Unleash your inner DJ with the Echo Nest and Echo Nest Remix APIs
- Want to learn a Python web framework? Check out the Django tutorial: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/intro/tutorial01/
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Lauren McLean
1st one for me; Would be great if the beginning group had more room, or different night or list a mini scheduled tutorials; the helpers give mini tutorials and they become fodder for lightning talks...)
(Install, review basic CMV, or mini-project to start; which version to install etc)October 11
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Peter Buckley
It looks like there's a parking garage at One Memorial Drive - any regulars know if it is full-up by 6pm or if there are typically spaces available if we're thinking of driving in?
October 10
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Ned Batchelder
There are definitely spaces at One Mem Drive in the evenings. It costs $10.
October 10
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Tom Morris
The MIT Hayward St. lot is available for free after 5 pm if you don't mind walking a couple blocks.
October 10
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Heroku
Heroku is providing the speaker and after-drinks for our May event.
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