ChiPy __main__ Meeting presents Python 3.9's zoneinfo module & more!

Chicago Python will be live streaming our November main Meeting to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JFUgAJLoQE

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AGENDA
6:00 - Broadcast starts on YouTube
8:30 - Estimated end time

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TALKS

zoneinfo: A stunning module of exceptional quality
by Paul Ganssle

Python 3.9 introduces the `zoneinfo` module, which brings concrete time zone support to the standard library. In this talk, I'll discuss the history of time zone support in Python, make the case for migrating your code to `zoneinfo`, and hopefully give you an understanding of everything you'll need to know to successfully make use of the new module.

https://docs.python.org/3/library/zoneinfo.html

Bio:

Paul Ganssle is a software developer, CPython core developer, maintainer of python-dateutil and setuptools and contributor to many other open source projects. He lives in New York City with 14 cats, 293 geckos and a marmoset (who is currently working her way through dental school).

Note: Paul is the author of PEP 615 which adds support for the IANA Time Zone Database in the Standard Library.

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Venmo @ Graduation
by Josh Martin

In search of good memes, emojis, and a quick scheme to make fast cash: I decided to put an LED Matrix into my college graduation cap. While making some missteps along the way, I learned a lot of valuable lessons including how to retrieve data from websites easily and regularly (even if they do not want you to), sourcing and evaluating hardware components, and connecting everything using plain Python. I will describe my experience going from a complete beginner to an expert as I step into the next phase of my life, making my mother proud along the way.