From jprior at pillartechnology.com Wed Dec 5 08:37:44 2018 From: jprior at pillartechnology.com (James Prior) Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2018 08:37:44 -0500 Subject: [CentralOH] 2018-12-05 11:30 Python Lunch at Aladdin's Eatery on Grandview Ave Message-ID: Python Lunch at Aladdin's Eatery December 5, 2018 11:30 a.m. Aladdin's Eatery[1] 1425 Grandview Ave[2] Columbus, OH 43212 We'll be meeting for good food and good company. Join us to talk Python, programming, or anything else! [1] http://www.aladdinseatery.com/ [2] http://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2323769991 From jprior at pillartechnology.com Sun Dec 9 15:02:08 2018 From: jprior at pillartechnology.com (James Prior) Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2018 15:02:08 -0500 Subject: [CentralOH] This Week's Events: Monday: Monthly Meeting; Thursday: Tech Community Party Message-ID: 2018-12-10 18:00 COhPy Monthly Meeting at The Columbus Forge 580 North Fourth Street cohpy.org https://www.meetup.com/Central-Ohio-Python-Users-Group/events/256778649/ 2018-12-13 18:00 Columbus Tech Community Holiday Celebration 2018 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/columbus-tech-community-holiday-celebration-2018-tickets-52241840752 at Hopewell 130 East Chestnut Street From jprior at pillartechnology.com Tue Dec 11 07:16:45 2018 From: jprior at pillartechnology.com (James Prior) Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 07:16:45 -0500 Subject: [CentralOH] 2018-12-12 11:30 Python Lunch at Aladdin's Eatery on Grandview Ave Message-ID: Python Lunch at Aladdin's Eatery December 12, 2018 11:30 a.m. Aladdin's Eatery[1] 1425 Grandview Ave[2] Columbus, OH 43212 We'll be meeting for good food and good company. Join us to talk Python, programming, or anything else! [1] http://www.aladdinseatery.com/ [2] http://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2323769991 From jprior at pillartechnology.com Tue Dec 11 08:06:47 2018 From: jprior at pillartechnology.com (James Prior) Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 08:06:47 -0500 Subject: [CentralOH] Good Programming Books Message-ID: (does not have to be about Python) What programming books do you recommend? What are the top three programming books you want? A colleague mentioned that Martin Fowler had a new edition of Refactoring. From deeppunster at gmail.com Tue Dec 11 21:30:06 2018 From: deeppunster at gmail.com (Travis Risner) Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 21:30:06 -0500 Subject: [CentralOH] 2018-12-12 11:30 Python Lunch at Aladdin's Eatery on Grandview Ave In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5C1072AE.5030909@gmail.com> Hi Jim, My schedule has been topsy-turvy lately. However, I believe I will be able to make this lunch tomorrow. Travis James Prior wrote: > Python Lunch at Aladdin's Eatery > December 12, 2018 11:30 a.m. > > Aladdin's Eatery[1] > 1425 Grandview Ave[2] > Columbus, OH 43212 > > We'll be meeting for good food and good company. > Join us to talk Python, programming, or anything else! > > [1] http://www.aladdinseatery.com/ > [2] http://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2323769991 > _______________________________________________ > CentralOH mailing list > CentralOH at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/centraloh -- Sent by Travis Risner From y2kbugger at gmail.com Tue Dec 11 10:01:28 2018 From: y2kbugger at gmail.com (Zak Kohler) Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 10:01:28 -0500 Subject: [CentralOH] Good Programming Books In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: This is a great one stop shop for someone entering the field: Code Complete 2nd Ed If you want to know what agile are really means: Xtreme Programming Explained To start learning tdd: Test-driven development by example by Kent Beck Anything by Robert Martin, clean code, etc Wish list to read: Already ordered the new refactoring The art of computer programming Structure and interpretation of computer programs On Tue, Dec 11, 2018, 08:07 James Prior (does not have to be about Python) > > What programming books do you recommend? > What are the top three programming books you want? > > A colleague mentioned that Martin Fowler had a new edition of Refactoring. > _______________________________________________ > CentralOH mailing list > CentralOH at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/centraloh > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brian.paul.long at gmail.com Thu Dec 13 13:45:19 2018 From: brian.paul.long at gmail.com (Brian Long) Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 13:45:19 -0500 Subject: [CentralOH] Codesharing recommendations? Message-ID: Hey all, Long time lurker, first time poster here with a question. At an enjoyable CentralOH Python lunch the other day, Jim suggested that I put a question I've got to the larger community. That is, I just finished a run of teaching an introductory Python course in Columbus State's Workforce Development program. Things went well overall, but I'm still looking for a good codesharing platform, where students can work collaboratively on a particular challenge or assignment. Things I've used in the past with another person or two (codeshare.io) didn't work well when 5+ students were attempting to collaborate (or even see their group's code). I'd prefer something lightweight, but am open to whatever works. Any suggestions or other things to look into? Thanks, Brian From deeptinker at gmail.com Fri Dec 14 00:35:57 2018 From: deeptinker at gmail.com (Travis Risner) Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 00:35:57 -0500 Subject: [CentralOH] Pandas Cheat Sheet and other links Message-ID: At the DoJo tonight some folks were not aware of some links provided by other members of our group. Daniel Kim shared this link to his ?cheat sheet? for working with Pandas. * https://nbviewer.jupyter.org/github/pybokeh/jupyter_notebooks/blob/master/pandas/PandasCheatSheet.ipynb He also shared his thoughts about another resource for Pandas: * ?I also wholeheartedly recommend Pandas Cookbook by Ted Petrou https://www.amazon.com/Pandas-Cookbook-Scientific-Computing-Visualization/dp/1784393878. I usually recommend it over Wes McKinney's book. I think the official pandas docs can be used to replace Wes' book, but that is IMO.? Here is Daniel?s suggestions for numpy resources: * https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/ * http://www.scipy-lectures.org/ * https://datascientistnotebook.com/2017/04/01/numpy-in-50-cells-of-notebook/ Hopefully some of the ?lurkers? on this list will find this helpful as well. Travis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From deeppunster at gmail.com Fri Dec 14 01:09:13 2018 From: deeppunster at gmail.com (Travis Risner) Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 01:09:13 -0500 Subject: [CentralOH] Pipenv - 5 myths Message-ID: <8F8D6CB1-872E-45B6-972F-EB5DA7921154@gmail.com> Were you wondering about Pipenv and how it should fit into your Python life? Here is a summary of Chad Smith?s opinion. 1. ?If I don?t use Pipenv or feel like it improves my workflow, I?m doing it wrong!? Answer: Incorrect. 2. ?Pipenv is the officially recommended Python packaging tool from Python.org? Answer: No. Older versions said it was, but it is not. 3. ?Pipenv is the Python equivalent to npm? Answer: No, pipenv only offers a subset of the npm functions. 4. ?Pipenv makes pip and venv obsolete / Pipenv is the future of dependency management.? Answer: Pipenv uses both and they are not going away. Pipenv may be superseded by PEP 585 (https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0582/), if approved. 5. ?pyenv and Pipenv are similar tools? Answer: Only names are similar. Each does a different thing and solves a different problem. The above is a summary of Chad?s comments. Go to https://medium.com/@grassfedcode/five-myths-about-pipenv-698c5f198e4b to read his supporting arguments for each of his answers. This understanding has certainly changed the way I use pipenv vs. the standard Python virtual environment. Travis -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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