From ed at pythoncharmers.com  Sun Apr  2 06:52:42 2017
From: ed at pythoncharmers.com (Ed Schofield)
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2017 20:52:42 +1000
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Next Melbourne Python meeting - Monday 2 April
Message-ID: <DE30C83E-79BC-46C6-BDC4-793E6CE87027@pythoncharmers.com>

Hi everyone!

Tomorrow is the April instalment of the Melbourne Python User Group. We have two interesting talks lined up:

What:
- Martin Schweitzer: "Finding Currajong with Python": a comparison of algorithms for partial string-matching (30 minutes)
- Jodie Burchell: Playing with VADER, a sentiment analysis package for social media (30 minutes)

When: 6pm on Monday 3 April

Where: VLSCI, Lab 14 Seminar Room, 700 Swanston Street, Carlton

How to get there: Take a tram 5-10 mins north from Melbourne Central station

Dinner afterwards: pizza, then drinks on Lygon Street

We hope to see you there! :-)

Cheers,
    Ed

--
Dr. Edward Schofield
Python Charmers
http://pythoncharmers.com <http://pythoncharmers.com/>
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From ben+python at benfinney.id.au  Tue Apr  4 15:50:49 2017
From: ben+python at benfinney.id.au (Ben Finney)
Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2017 05:50:49 +1000
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Mail Drake 0.1.7
Message-ID: <85r318c5pi.fsf@benfinney.id.au>

Howdy all,

As I briefly announced at this week's Melbourne PUG meeting, I am
pleased to present:

Mail Drake (version 0.1.7) is now available at PyPI
<URL:https://pypi.python.org/pypi/maildrake>.

Mail Drake is a development tool for testing email traffic.

Run Mail Drake?s SMTP server on a local port, send email to it, and
inspect the message queue in a local web browser.

Mail Drake is free software, via the Affero GPL v3 or later.


Documentation in this version is very sparse. The commands installed
have help (via the ?--help? option) which is the best I can point you to
currently.

I'd be happy to have feedback, and even happier to have contributors
make merge requests. Documentation improvements would be especially
worthwhile!

-- 
 \         ?Of all classes the rich are the most noticed and the least |
  `\      studied.? ?John Kenneth Galbraith, _The Age of Uncertainty_, |
_o__)                                                             1977 |
Ben Finney


From daryl at common.io  Wed Apr  5 06:28:11 2017
From: daryl at common.io (Daryl Antony)
Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2017 10:28:11 +0000
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Django Girls & Unicorn Roles
Message-ID: <CAGWNbPWkiddjfOk5sZm=o6o5V04wLAfRd3L+2SoRqoj2FxkKng@mail.gmail.com>

Hi all.

This Saturday 8th April we're hosting Django Girls @ Common Code.  I think
we're up and over 50 "django girls" registered and a bunch of mentors.

We're totally wrapped.

Please get in touch with Veronica veronica at commoncode.io if you can assist
with mentoring or would like to participate.

++++

We've got some contracting roles open for Python / Django people, starting
asap.  Please reach out to me daryl at commoncode.io soon if you're good to go.

-- 
~ Daryl
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From ben+python at benfinney.id.au  Wed Apr  5 18:32:21 2017
From: ben+python at benfinney.id.au (Ben Finney)
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2017 08:32:21 +1000
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Django Girls & Unicorn Roles
References: <CAGWNbPWkiddjfOk5sZm=o6o5V04wLAfRd3L+2SoRqoj2FxkKng@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <85h922cwp6.fsf@benfinney.id.au>

Daryl Antony <daryl at common.io> writes:

> This Saturday 8th April we're hosting Django Girls @ Common Code.

Can you give a link to the public page with details of the event?

-- 
 \         ?For a sentimentalist is simply one who desires to have the |
  `\    luxury of an emotion without paying for it.? ?Oscar Wilde, _De |
_o__)                                                 Profundis_, 1897 |
Ben Finney


From za at python.or.id  Wed Apr  5 22:38:38 2017
From: za at python.or.id (Zaki Akhmad)
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2017 09:38:38 +0700
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Django Girls & Unicorn Roles
In-Reply-To: <85h922cwp6.fsf@benfinney.id.au>
References: <CAGWNbPWkiddjfOk5sZm=o6o5V04wLAfRd3L+2SoRqoj2FxkKng@mail.gmail.com>
 <85h922cwp6.fsf@benfinney.id.au>
Message-ID: <CAGrappYJhGviXtPWYouOL5othSaawnXdQgwKpsohE5kjdK2EHQ@mail.gmail.com>

2017-04-06 5:32 GMT+07:00 Ben Finney <ben+python at benfinney.id.au>:
> Daryl Antony <daryl at common.io> writes:
>
>> This Saturday 8th April we're hosting Django Girls @ Common Code.
>
> Can you give a link to the public page with details of the event?

https://djangogirls.org/melbourne/

-- 
Zaki Akhmad

From lieemlieem at gmail.com  Wed Apr  5 09:18:21 2017
From: lieemlieem at gmail.com (Otto Ngeke)
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2017 15:18:21 +0200
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Three-term gaussian fit to gaussian data using scipy
Message-ID: <CAO7y-mtBmKKrB6P+p7u-f_MeMGK7Z7uJVnW1YWMF1OA2UA1RyQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi All,

I am trying to a three-term gaussian with a specific form to fit a data
set. The fit isn't working out as I nicely. Could you help me out? Here
attached is my code and the data, along with the fit I obtain:

import numpy as np

#from scipy.optimize import curve_fit
import scipy.optimize as optimize

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

#r=np.linspace(0.0e-15,4e-15, 100)

data = np.loadtxt('V_lambda_n.dat')
r = data[:, 0]
V = data[:, 1]

std_dev=np.std(data)

def func(x, ps1, ps2, ps3, ps4):
    return ps1*np.exp(-(x/ps2)**2) + ps2*np.exp(-(x/ps3)**2) +
ps3*np.exp(-(x/ps4)**2)

popt, pcov = optimize.curve_fit(func, r, V, p0=[50, std_dev, 50, std_dev],
maxfev=10000)

#params = optimize.curve_fit(func, ps1, ps2, ps3, ps4)

#[ps1, ps2, ps2, ps4] = params[0]

p1=plt.plot(r, V, 'bo', label='data')
p2=plt.plot(r, func(r, *popt), 'r-', label='fit')

plt.xticks(np.linspace(0, 4, 9, endpoint=True))
plt.yticks(np.linspace(-50, 150, 9, endpoint=True))
plt.show()
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From president at linux.org.au  Sat Apr  8 20:31:32 2017
From: president at linux.org.au (Linux Australia President)
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2017 10:31:32 +1000
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Linux Aus is sponsoring VALA Tech Camp - and we're
 looking for a Presenter to deliver a 2 hour Intro to Python workshop
Message-ID: <5b33fef8-41d4-a267-4376-8b176ad75c27@linux.org.au>

Hi there Melbourne Python User Group and Pyladies,

Linux Australia is partnering with VALA Tech Camp #VALATechCamp, being
held in Melbourne 13-14 July.
https://www.vala.org.au/events/1116-vala-tech-camp

The event is grassroots-led, and focusses heavily on open source
technologies in libraries, and we see this is as a great intersection of
our communities.

VALA would like to run a 2-hour Intro to Python Workshop as part of the
programme, and we'd like to help make that happen.

Therefore Linux Australia would like to cover reasonable costs (prep
time, delivery time, travel if needed etc) of a person from the Linux
Aus / Pyladies / Python community to deliver the workshop.

If you're interested in this opportunity please let me know via return
email, including what your costs would be. Preference will be given to
those who've delivered workshops or training previously.

With kind regards,
Kathy

-- 
Kathy Reid
President
Linux Australia

0418 130 636

president at linux.org.au
http://linux.org.au

Linux Australia Inc
GPO Box 4788
Sydney NSW 2001
Australia

ABN 56 987 117 479 


From tleeuwenburg at gmail.com  Sun Apr  9 02:22:14 2017
From: tleeuwenburg at gmail.com (Tennessee Leeuwenburg)
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2017 16:22:14 +1000
Subject: [melbourne-pug] PyCon AU 2017 is calling for proposals
Message-ID: <CADhgxgdgSKfqLqqnrugxCa5-D8vZOV30aKg4ToQ7-fyJieJHDg@mail.gmail.com>

Welcome all -- coders, tinkerers, contributors, presenters, thinkers,
teachers and artists... our call for proposals is finally here!

In just a few more months, PyCon AU will be in full swing. We have
developed both our community engagement and technical depth year on year,
consolidating in people?s hearts and minds the value of coming along to
this fantastic event. Those who have presented or attended before can
attest to the high calibre of our speakers, the quality of our technical
content, and also the welcoming and inclusive approach to new speakers and
people from a broad variety of backgrounds.

Please visit https://2017.pycon-au.org/program/cfp/ for more details on how
to submit a proposal for PyCon AU 2017.

Regardless of whether you are intending to submit a proposal, please help
us spread the word on twitter, Facebook and email, by sharing a link to
this page, along with the hashtag #pyconau.

Finally, although the website gnomes and bugfinding goblins have been
working hard to achieve a smooth user experience, Murphy is as harsh
lawmaker, and it?s possible you might need to contact us with questions or
raise issues. Please email program at pycon-au.org should you need to reach us.

Thanks,
Tennessee Leeuwenburg,
Program Chair, PyCon AU 2017
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From tleeuwenburg at gmail.com  Sat Apr 29 05:24:14 2017
From: tleeuwenburg at gmail.com (Tennessee Leeuwenburg)
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2017 19:24:14 +1000
Subject: [melbourne-pug] PyCon AU 2017 - CFP Deadline 7th May
Message-ID: <CADhgxgfupt=9BLtrkqjDB7r3kV5R3SkBcNJ9+vWuyuExeTxS-w@mail.gmail.com>

Greetings,

PyCon AU 2017?s Call for Proposal deadline - Sunday 7th May - is fast
approaching. We need your submissions now!

There are a few key pieces of information to be aware of in preparing your
submission.

Child Care

PyCon AU 2017 is absolutely delighted to be offering child care for the
first time:  https://2017.pycon-au.org/about/child-care/. Child care will
be offered on the specialist track and main conference days (Friday 4
August, Saturday 5 August and Sunday 6 August).

More details will be forthcoming. However, if you are considering
submitting a talk to the Call for Proposals and need to know more about
child care, you can contact us at contact at pycon-au.org.

Call for Proposals - page has been updated

Our Call for Proposals (CFP) page has been updated with many small
clarifications and updates over the last few weeks. To ensure you have all
the latest info, please review: https://2017.pycon-au.org/program/cfp/

Proposal Tips, Advice and Examples

In previous years, we have had numerous requests for more information
containing advice about what makes for a good proposal submission and real
examples from good submissions. This year we have published two such
articles:

https://2017.pycon-au.org/program/proposal-tips/tips-writing-great-proposal/

https://2017.pycon-au.org/program/proposal-tips/proposal-tips-part-two/

If You Would Like Feedback On Your Proposal

We have also provided information should you wish to request feedback on
your talk proposal prior to the CFP close. This information is available on
our CFP page (https://2017.pycon-au.org/program/cfp/). If you scroll down,
information about obtaining feedback is located towards the bottom of the
CFP page.

If you have any questions, queries or comments, we?d love you to get in
touch. Please don?t hesitate to contact us via program at pycon-au.org.

Kind Regards,

Tennessee Leeuwenburg

PyCon AU 2017 Program Chair

________________________________________________________________________________________

Our sponsorship team has asked us to remind you that putting up a
conference like ours costs money. Please consider asking whether your
organisation would be interested in contributing to running PyCon
Australia. The program committee and sponsorship committee are separate and
make separate decisions, but the warm fuzzy feelings are shared all around.
More details are available at https://2017.pycon-au.org/sponsorship.pdf
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From ed at pythoncharmers.com  Sun Apr 30 07:05:53 2017
From: ed at pythoncharmers.com (Ed Schofield)
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2017 21:05:53 +1000
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Melbourne Python user group - May meeting cancelled
In-Reply-To: <DE30C83E-79BC-46C6-BDC4-793E6CE87027@pythoncharmers.com>
References: <DE30C83E-79BC-46C6-BDC4-793E6CE87027@pythoncharmers.com>
Message-ID: <8FAC72F9-C978-4B7F-98A3-77F34D8C332D@pythoncharmers.com>

Hi everyone,

Our main speaker for the May meeting has had to cancel because of a medical operation. It's probably too late to organise a replacement, so I propose we cancel tomorrow's meeting.

This is actually good news because you'll have more time to write a proposal for PyCon AU! :)

We'll be back in June with another exciting instalment of the Python user group! We have one great talk lined up so far. (More news soon!)

If you have a talk you'd like to present in June or later in the year, please email me or the mailing list!

Best wishes,
    Ed


--
Dr. Edward Schofield
Python Charmers
+61 (0)405 676 229
http://pythoncharmers.com <http://pythoncharmers.com/>

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From ben+python at benfinney.id.au  Sun Apr 30 18:57:04 2017
From: ben+python at benfinney.id.au (Ben Finney)
Date: Mon, 01 May 2017 08:57:04 +1000
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Melbourne Python user group - May meeting
 cancelled
References: <DE30C83E-79BC-46C6-BDC4-793E6CE87027@pythoncharmers.com>
 <8FAC72F9-C978-4B7F-98A3-77F34D8C332D@pythoncharmers.com>
Message-ID: <85k2615wsf.fsf@benfinney.id.au>

Ed Schofield <ed at pythoncharmers.com> writes:

> Our main speaker for the May meeting has had to cancel because of a
> medical operation. It's probably too late to organise a replacement,
> so I propose we cancel tomorrow's meeting.

Thank you for letting us know, Ed. Give our good wishes to the person
who had to cancel.

-- 
 \       ?The future always arrives too fast, and in the wrong order.? |
  `\                                                    ?Alvin Toffler |
_o__)                                                                  |
Ben Finney