Auckland Python Meetup

1. Grant Paton-Simpson: How usethis changed my (coding) life
2. Nathan McDougall: Writing better Python with usethis

Python every first Monday of a month at 6pm.

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1. Grant Paton-Simpson: How usethis changed my (coding) life
I used to hate package / dependency management even though I've been coding Python for many years. And then rye and then uv came along. Now it's a pleasure. I also used to hate the ecosystem of tools for improving existing Python code. Too confusing; too much investment for too uncertain a return. And then usethis came along. In particular, I'm enjoying import-linter. So I'm actually excited about usethis - find out why. Learn how.

2. Nathan McDougall: Writing better Python with usethis
Writing Python has never been easier—but using the right tools to check, test, and improve your code? That’s still surprisingly hard to get right, especially for beginners. The ecosystem is full of powerful tools, but figuring out which ones to use—and how to configure them so they work well together—can be overwhelming. That’s where usethis comes in: like uv solves Python packaging, usethis solves tooling. It puts best-practice tools—like Ruff, Pytest, and pre-commit —at your fingertips with simple, declarative commands. It not only installs them, but configures them intelligently to ensure they integrate smoothly with one another and respect any existing setup. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to modernize your workflow, usethis makes state-of-the-art Python tooling accessible, coherent, and safe to adopt.
In this brief talk I'll give an overview of the `usethis tool` interface—which tools are available, how you can add tools to your project, and some of the thinking behind it all.

Python talks! Python people! Discussions from how to start learning Python through to debugging your robot pirate spaceship avionics controller library. Or whatever. There is also pizza and soft drinks and BEER. :)

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First time speakers are absolutely welcome. We can help you with your presentation. Just let us know.
What kind of topics can you speak about?

• Something you've been working on using Python
• A neat Python trick you learned
• Your journey learning Python
• Something new you have created with Python
• Running Python on embedded devices
• Contributing to open source projects
• Anything python related really

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