💖 PyLadies Dublin Feb Virtual Meetup 💖
Details
❤️ This month's meetup is virtual. ❤️
Thanks to everyone who replied to my call for speakers recently, so far we have:
- Nabanita Roy from Women in AI Ireland & past PyLadies Dublin speaker
- Michael Twomey who is normally behind the scenes and will be speaking this month
If you are interested in speaking (even a very short talk), you can submit talk details to the following form:
https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1HHEGqvm2Q_-B3vqjq53EfQf1bg5
🌈 I would like to thank our community partners (alphabetical order):
- Coding Grace: Streamyard
- PSF: Meetup
- PyLadies
👍 and subscribe to our Youtube channel: youtube.com/@pyladiesdublin
📢 If you have any announcements or questions: [dublin@pyladies.com](mailto:dublin@pyladies.com)
🕰 SCHEDULE (*subject to change & in Irish Times)
- 18:30 Event Starts (Get comfy with your fav ☕️, intro yourself on chat)
- 18:35 - 18:40 Announcements by Vicky Twomey-Lee
- 18:40 - 18:55 Three Quick, Easy and No-Scraper ways of Getting Text Data using Python by Nabanita Roy
- 18:55 - 19:15 I ❤️ VisiData by Michael Twomey
- 19:15 - 19:30 Q&A with both speakers
- 19:30 Wrap & Event ends
TALKS
Talk 1: Three Quick, Easy and No-Scraper ways of Getting Text Data using Python
(15 mins) Tired of using the same old data in the tutorials? Text data is abundant but it is difficult to scrape them all! In this talk, I will present three easy-to-use Python libraries that will enable you to build your own datasets and add a unique spin to your data science projects.
About Nabanita Roy
Data Scientist @ EY (UK & Irleand) | Education Lead @ Women in AI Ireland | <3 NLP
Talk 2: I ❤️ VisiData
(20 mins) VisiData (https://www.visidata.org) is a powerful text based tabular data tool. Think of it like vim for spreadsheets or a command line Excel.
Michael has been using VisiData for years to quickly pivot through random datasets before doing deeper analysis. He's used it for crunching through access logs to pull out suspicious activities for further security analysis, debugging TCP traffic using flow logs and used it with scripts to understand JSON data.
In this talk Michael will run through VisiData, some of the features he commonly uses (along with the keyboard shortcuts!), the plugins available and some scripting he does with it.
About Michael Twomey
Michael has been working professionally as a software engineer for over twenty years, with a strong emphasis on Python and systems design.
He's watched many systems fail in ways which were loudly declared to be "impossible" just the day before.
He has moved back and forth between coding and infrastructure operations, frequently using experience from both to solve problems.
🔍 FAQ
Q. I'm not female, is it ok for me to attend?
A. Yes, PyLadies Dublin events are open to everyone at all levels.
Q. Do you have a Code of Conduct?
A. Yes, you can find it at dublin.pyladies.com
Q. I am interested in giving a talk, where do I submit my interest and talk details?
A. You can submit your talk details to the following form:
https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1HHEGqvm2Q_-B3vqjq53EfQf1bg5
Any questions, email [dublin@pyladies.com](mailto:dublin@pyladies.com)
