From davidkunio at gmail.com  Wed Feb  1 22:50:34 2017
From: davidkunio at gmail.com (David Matsumura)
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2017 03:50:34 +0000
Subject: [Chicago] Finance SIG - Thursday 2nd @ DeskLabs
Message-ID: <CA+SrYEeoVuk-Mx2j5CNbZnBoDGHMEmP3JY-FSq5hoZqRJn0rwQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Chipy,

Last call for Finance SIG - Thursday 2nd @ Desklabs.  Details here:
https://www.meetup.com/_ChiPy_/events/237362972/

Jason will be exploring the use and testing of outside datasets in the
Quantopian environment.

If you can come with a bit of preparation that will help as we are planning
on some amount of hands on work.
Anaconda install python 2.7 or 3.4
Install zipline (https://github.com/quantopian/zipline)

We have also scheduled our next meeting for March 9th. There is only one
item set for presentation, so if you have something you would like to
share, please let me know and we will get you on the schedule.
https://www.meetup.com/_ChiPy_/events/237363010/

Thanks
David
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From wirth.jason at gmail.com  Thu Feb  2 08:43:11 2017
From: wirth.jason at gmail.com (Jason Wirth)
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2017 13:43:11 +0000
Subject: [Chicago] Finance SIG - Thursday 2nd @ DeskLabs
In-Reply-To: <CA+SrYEeoVuk-Mx2j5CNbZnBoDGHMEmP3JY-FSq5hoZqRJn0rwQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CA+SrYEeoVuk-Mx2j5CNbZnBoDGHMEmP3JY-FSq5hoZqRJn0rwQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAEwvNMimU3K-GHLfN6uELKdpu3tcoog8ykDPjH8snnfaC+cABw@mail.gmail.com>

This will be a very hands-on session so please bring a computer and have
zipline installed.
On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 9:51 PM David Matsumura <davidkunio at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Chipy,
>
> Last call for Finance SIG - Thursday 2nd @ Desklabs.  Details here:
> https://www.meetup.com/_ChiPy_/events/237362972/
>
> Jason will be exploring the use and testing of outside datasets in the
> Quantopian environment.
>
> If you can come with a bit of preparation that will help as we are
> planning on some amount of hands on work.
> Anaconda install python 2.7 or 3.4
> Install zipline (https://github.com/quantopian/zipline)
>
> We have also scheduled our next meeting for March 9th. There is only one
> item set for presentation, so if you have something you would like to
> share, please let me know and we will get you on the schedule.
> https://www.meetup.com/_ChiPy_/events/237363010/
>
> Thanks
> David
> _______________________________________________
> Chicago mailing list
> Chicago at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
>
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From joe.jasinski at gmail.com  Mon Feb  6 09:24:39 2017
From: joe.jasinski at gmail.com (Joe Jasinski)
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2017 08:24:39 -0600
Subject: [Chicago] ChiPy February 2017 Meeting
Message-ID: <CACdfcwXjzuAd50v0Z-GFQTZjsyMgMW0eTUkDcAYJTOGe3ZpsZA@mail.gmail.com>

ChiPy,

We are getting ready for the February meeting.  This month, ChiPy will be
held at Loyola University, where there will be some interesting
presentations about how they use Python for Machine Learning.

Hope to see you there!


*When:*
Thursday February 9th
6:00pm:  doors open; food arrives
7:00pm:  Talks Start promptly at 7


*How:*You can rsvp at chipy.org or via our Meetup
<https://www.meetup.com/_ChiPy_/events/236944947/> group.

*Where:*
Loyola University (Schreiber Center)
16 E Pearson St, Chicago, IL 60611

Located in the new business school building (the Schreiber center) at
Pearson and State in the Wintrust room


*What:*


   - *Mentorship Program Additional Finals*
   Last month, the ChiPy Mentorship Program participants presented on what
   they were working on.  This month, we will get to see a few more
   presentations from people who weren't able to present last month.
   - *Unsupervised machine learning in engineering and neuroscience:
   applications of ICA*
   By: Mark V. Albert , Pavan Ramkumar , Anne Zhao , Jorge Yanar
   This talk with be a set of four short presentations guiding everyone
   through three applications of unsupervised machine learning. We begin with
   the classic cocktail party problem - how to automatically separate mixed
   voices recorded by microphones - presented by Jorge Yanar. This will be
   followed by a brief, intuitive explanation of the algorithm used to perform
   the task - Independent Components Analysis (ICA) described by Professor
   Mark Albert. Dr. Pavan Ramkumar will demonstrate how the same technique is
   applied to filter unwanted noise during neural recordings using EEG, and
   Anne Zhao will end with a demonstration of how the same coding strategy has
   led to insights in how the brain encodes sensory information in the early
   auditory and visual systems. Her demo will allow participants to develop
   their own simulated neural codes for processing visual images. The brief
   talks will consist of a Jupyter notebook for running code and displaying
   results. For those who wish to run the examples during the talk, it will be
   necessary to install Jupyter running Python version 3 (the Anaconda Python
   distribution is recommended to set this up). Links and setup instructions
   will be given prior to the talks for people to follow along on their
   laptops and try the examples on their own if desired.


Thanks always to all our Platinum sponsors, especially: Braintree,
Imaginary Landscape, and Telnyx.

Please be aware of our code of conduct http://www.chipy.org/pages/conduct/

See you there!




-- 
Joe J. Jasinski
www.joejasinski.com
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From tanya at tickel.net  Fri Feb 10 19:48:02 2017
From: tanya at tickel.net (Tanya Schlusser)
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2017 18:48:02 -0600
Subject: [Chicago] computer science teachers k-12 curriculum public review
Message-ID: <CA+bo0=Ri7Cr_5o3UHY0NfTT+cTb3GCMQQatdL0dku-pAPdT_Wg@mail.gmail.com>

Hello! From the Computer Science Teachers of America listserv -- they're
asking for public comment on their new curriculum, including from business
leaders and the broader community.

It's due by Wednesday, Feb 15.
Thanks!
~~~~~~ forward ~~~~~~

The public review period for the revised *CSTA* K-12 Computer Science (CS)
Standards will close on *Wednesday, February 15.*   *This revision process
took specific steps to align the Interim 2016 standards with the K-12 CS
Framework.*  This alignment will strengthen the value of both resources as
tools to communicate the CS concepts and practices critical to student
educational experiences today.  The CSTA K-12 CS Standards were written by
a diverse team of CSTA members with expertise in the different grade levels
represented in the standards.  More information about the Standards
Revision Team can be found on the Standards Task Force webpage of the  CSTA
website
<http://www.csteachers.org/link.asp?e=tanya at tickel.net&job=2814056&ymlink=92260496&finalurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ecsteachers%2Eorg%2Fpage%2FStandardsTaskForce>
.



The Computer Science Teachers Association invites teachers, curriculum
supervisors, administrators, business leaders, the broad education and
business communities to review the standards and offer feedback.  If you
have already submitted feedback, thank you!  If you have not yet submitted
your feedback, we encourage you to do so.



The feedback forms and grade level standards charts are posted on the
Public Review webpage of the  CSTA website
<http://www.csteachers.org/link.asp?e=tanya at tickel.net&job=2814056&ymlink=92260496&finalurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ecsteachers%2Eorg%2Fnews%2Fnews%2Easp%3Fid%3D328928>
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From raymondwberg at gmail.com  Sun Feb 12 01:34:44 2017
From: raymondwberg at gmail.com (Ray Berg)
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2017 00:34:44 -0600
Subject: [Chicago] Mentorship Program Spring Term
Message-ID: <CAFy2DVSsAw_gFsK4ctHR2FZonHV4OT5wq5+pBjxyA04MGPLuKA@mail.gmail.com>

Hey Folks!

We're in our application season for the Spring Term of the Mentorship
Program. This week at the ChiPy Meeting we showed off our new application
process which makes it SUPER easy to fill in the application, be you Mentee
or Mentor!

https://chipymentor.org/

Applications will close on March 5th, so log today to start filling in the
application. We're using a Github login to make it easy for you to get
started without having to remember yet another password.

I'm very confident that this term will be an amazing one for the program,
but I need your help to do it. If you've never been involved in the
program, now is the time to try it! If you've been a Mentee/Mentor before,
you know how fun it is...apply to be a Mentor this time around. There's no
better way to help us make ChiPy an awesome place for growth, all while
honing your own skills as a developer.

If you have any questions feel free to email me directly or leave a note
using the form on the bottom of the Mentorship Page.

Respectfully,
Ray Berg
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From tathagatadg at gmail.com  Sun Feb 12 13:17:24 2017
From: tathagatadg at gmail.com (Tathagata Dasgupta)
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2017 18:17:24 +0000
Subject: [Chicago] Donate your Raspberrypi to ChiPy
Message-ID: <CAB32_MNvckWUfic1YuLtUn0R6Ac+-yEob1GdTy3fMhxc-uqWBg@mail.gmail.com>

Hi ChiPy,
We are planning to start a raspberry pi lab at Python Projects Night soon.
Once we have a few, we would make them available at Python Project Nights
for everyone play with.
So if you have a pi that you are not using and would like to donate it or
help with this, let me know.

T
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From rkartj2 at uic.edu  Sun Feb 12 14:51:41 2017
From: rkartj2 at uic.edu (Rebecca Kartje)
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2017 19:51:41 +0000
Subject: [Chicago] Mentorship Program Spring Term
In-Reply-To: <CAFy2DVSsAw_gFsK4ctHR2FZonHV4OT5wq5+pBjxyA04MGPLuKA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAFy2DVSsAw_gFsK4ctHR2FZonHV4OT5wq5+pBjxyA04MGPLuKA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAO9GSdgsPnm1VfFn3-xXdSnEE6YtyUHH1guR4G1WnT9yyjZTHw@mail.gmail.com>

Hello Ray,

I am a novice programmer and am excited to learn about the dynamic Python
community in Chicago. The ChiPy Mentorship program sounds fantastic - I'm
curious to learn if it is open to novice programmers? I am in the process
of applying for it just in case there would be a chance for me.

I am also a graduate student in Health Informatics at UIC so I'm keen on
meeting Python folks who work in healthcare. Do you know if there are any
people in ChiPy who are in the healthcare field? It would be great to meet
up with them in the near future.

Thanks so much for your help.

Best,
Rebecca

On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 7:31 AM Ray Berg <raymondwberg at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Folks!
>
> We're in our application season for the Spring Term of the Mentorship
> Program. This week at the ChiPy Meeting we showed off our new application
> process which makes it SUPER easy to fill in the application, be you Mentee
> or Mentor!
>
> https://chipymentor.org/
>
> Applications will close on March 5th, so log today to start filling in the
> application. We're using a Github login to make it easy for you to get
> started without having to remember yet another password.
>
> I'm very confident that this term will be an amazing one for the program,
> but I need your help to do it. If you've never been involved in the
> program, now is the time to try it! If you've been a Mentee/Mentor before,
> you know how fun it is...apply to be a Mentor this time around. There's no
> better way to help us make ChiPy an awesome place for growth, all while
> honing your own skills as a developer.
>
> If you have any questions feel free to email me directly or leave a note
> using the form on the bottom of the Mentorship Page.
>
> Respectfully,
> Ray Berg
> _______________________________________________
> Chicago mailing list
> Chicago at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
>
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From dreamitviseth at gmail.com  Sun Feb 12 17:38:52 2017
From: dreamitviseth at gmail.com (Viseth Sen)
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2017 16:38:52 -0600
Subject: [Chicago] Mentorship Program Spring Term
In-Reply-To: <CAO9GSdgsPnm1VfFn3-xXdSnEE6YtyUHH1guR4G1WnT9yyjZTHw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAFy2DVSsAw_gFsK4ctHR2FZonHV4OT5wq5+pBjxyA04MGPLuKA@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAO9GSdgsPnm1VfFn3-xXdSnEE6YtyUHH1guR4G1WnT9yyjZTHw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJxezdtKhZHhxPFxm6zNcPWGizJBn4JxCtp8xmvkpwA2CkSyCg@mail.gmail.com>

Very interested in being a mentor for this person

On Feb 12, 2017 4:27 PM, "Rebecca Kartje" <rkartj2 at uic.edu> wrote:

> Hello Ray,
>
> I am a novice programmer and am excited to learn about the dynamic Python
> community in Chicago. The ChiPy Mentorship program sounds fantastic - I'm
> curious to learn if it is open to novice programmers? I am in the process
> of applying for it just in case there would be a chance for me.
>
> I am also a graduate student in Health Informatics at UIC so I'm keen on
> meeting Python folks who work in healthcare. Do you know if there are any
> people in ChiPy who are in the healthcare field? It would be great to meet
> up with them in the near future.
>
> Thanks so much for your help.
>
> Best,
> Rebecca
>
> On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 7:31 AM Ray Berg <raymondwberg at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey Folks!
>>
>> We're in our application season for the Spring Term of the Mentorship
>> Program. This week at the ChiPy Meeting we showed off our new application
>> process which makes it SUPER easy to fill in the application, be you Mentee
>> or Mentor!
>>
>> https://chipymentor.org/
>>
>> Applications will close on March 5th, so log today to start filling in
>> the application. We're using a Github login to make it easy for you to get
>> started without having to remember yet another password.
>>
>> I'm very confident that this term will be an amazing one for the program,
>> but I need your help to do it. If you've never been involved in the
>> program, now is the time to try it! If you've been a Mentee/Mentor before,
>> you know how fun it is...apply to be a Mentor this time around. There's no
>> better way to help us make ChiPy an awesome place for growth, all while
>> honing your own skills as a developer.
>>
>> If you have any questions feel free to email me directly or leave a note
>> using the form on the bottom of the Mentorship Page.
>>
>> Respectfully,
>> Ray Berg
>> _______________________________________________
>> Chicago mailing list
>> Chicago at python.org
>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Chicago mailing list
> Chicago at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
>
>
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From rkartj2 at uic.edu  Sun Feb 12 20:10:31 2017
From: rkartj2 at uic.edu (Rebecca Kartje)
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2017 19:10:31 -0600
Subject: [Chicago] Mentorship Program Spring Term
In-Reply-To: <CAJxezdtKhZHhxPFxm6zNcPWGizJBn4JxCtp8xmvkpwA2CkSyCg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAFy2DVSsAw_gFsK4ctHR2FZonHV4OT5wq5+pBjxyA04MGPLuKA@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAO9GSdgsPnm1VfFn3-xXdSnEE6YtyUHH1guR4G1WnT9yyjZTHw@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAJxezdtKhZHhxPFxm6zNcPWGizJBn4JxCtp8xmvkpwA2CkSyCg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAO9GSdifDMiF+fkkoAzHAqppOkr_7_fwixtmjRU7wr8_kXPxoA@mail.gmail.com>

Hello Viseth,

Wow, really?? I can't believe it! I will finish the Mentorship application
and we can go from there? Let me know if you need anything additional from
me. I'm happy to share a copy of my resume, etc.

Cheers,
Rebecca


On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 4:38 PM, Viseth Sen <dreamitviseth at gmail.com> wrote:

> Very interested in being a mentor for this person
>
> On Feb 12, 2017 4:27 PM, "Rebecca Kartje" <rkartj2 at uic.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hello Ray,
>>
>> I am a novice programmer and am excited to learn about the dynamic Python
>> community in Chicago. The ChiPy Mentorship program sounds fantastic - I'm
>> curious to learn if it is open to novice programmers? I am in the process
>> of applying for it just in case there would be a chance for me.
>>
>> I am also a graduate student in Health Informatics at UIC so I'm keen on
>> meeting Python folks who work in healthcare. Do you know if there are any
>> people in ChiPy who are in the healthcare field? It would be great to meet
>> up with them in the near future.
>>
>> Thanks so much for your help.
>>
>> Best,
>> Rebecca
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 7:31 AM Ray Berg <raymondwberg at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey Folks!
>>>
>>> We're in our application season for the Spring Term of the Mentorship
>>> Program. This week at the ChiPy Meeting we showed off our new application
>>> process which makes it SUPER easy to fill in the application, be you Mentee
>>> or Mentor!
>>>
>>> https://chipymentor.org/
>>>
>>> Applications will close on March 5th, so log today to start filling in
>>> the application. We're using a Github login to make it easy for you to get
>>> started without having to remember yet another password.
>>>
>>> I'm very confident that this term will be an amazing one for the
>>> program, but I need your help to do it. If you've never been involved in
>>> the program, now is the time to try it! If you've been a Mentee/Mentor
>>> before, you know how fun it is...apply to be a Mentor this time around.
>>> There's no better way to help us make ChiPy an awesome place for growth,
>>> all while honing your own skills as a developer.
>>>
>>> If you have any questions feel free to email me directly or leave a note
>>> using the form on the bottom of the Mentorship Page.
>>>
>>> Respectfully,
>>> Ray Berg
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Chicago mailing list
>>> Chicago at python.org
>>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
>>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Chicago mailing list
>> Chicago at python.org
>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
>>
>>
> _______________________________________________
> Chicago mailing list
> Chicago at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
>
>


-- 
*Rebecca K. Kartje, MD MBA*



*Graduate Student, Health InformaticsUniversity of Illinois at
ChicagoDepartment of Biomedical & Health Information Sciences*

*College of Applied Health Sciences*
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From dreamitviseth at gmail.com  Sun Feb 12 20:12:17 2017
From: dreamitviseth at gmail.com (Viseth Sen)
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2017 19:12:17 -0600
Subject: [Chicago] Mentorship Program Spring Term
In-Reply-To: <CAO9GSdifDMiF+fkkoAzHAqppOkr_7_fwixtmjRU7wr8_kXPxoA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAFy2DVSsAw_gFsK4ctHR2FZonHV4OT5wq5+pBjxyA04MGPLuKA@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAO9GSdgsPnm1VfFn3-xXdSnEE6YtyUHH1guR4G1WnT9yyjZTHw@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAJxezdtKhZHhxPFxm6zNcPWGizJBn4JxCtp8xmvkpwA2CkSyCg@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAO9GSdifDMiF+fkkoAzHAqppOkr_7_fwixtmjRU7wr8_kXPxoA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAJxezdtD-ndsCz4QYMv356CX2Ve0GezydQsno6t52GCt2UwShA@mail.gmail.com>

I would love to see your resume and any work you have done as well as what
you are trying to achieve in the mentorship and overall goals as well,

Sincerely,
Viseth

On Feb 12, 2017 7:10 PM, "Rebecca Kartje" <rkartj2 at uic.edu> wrote:

> Hello Viseth,
>
> Wow, really?? I can't believe it! I will finish the Mentorship application
> and we can go from there? Let me know if you need anything additional from
> me. I'm happy to share a copy of my resume, etc.
>
> Cheers,
> Rebecca
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 4:38 PM, Viseth Sen <dreamitviseth at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Very interested in being a mentor for this person
>>
>> On Feb 12, 2017 4:27 PM, "Rebecca Kartje" <rkartj2 at uic.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Ray,
>>>
>>> I am a novice programmer and am excited to learn about the dynamic
>>> Python community in Chicago. The ChiPy Mentorship program sounds fantastic
>>> - I'm curious to learn if it is open to novice programmers? I am in the
>>> process of applying for it just in case there would be a chance for me.
>>>
>>> I am also a graduate student in Health Informatics at UIC so I'm keen on
>>> meeting Python folks who work in healthcare. Do you know if there are any
>>> people in ChiPy who are in the healthcare field? It would be great to meet
>>> up with them in the near future.
>>>
>>> Thanks so much for your help.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Rebecca
>>>
>>> On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 7:31 AM Ray Berg <raymondwberg at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey Folks!
>>>>
>>>> We're in our application season for the Spring Term of the Mentorship
>>>> Program. This week at the ChiPy Meeting we showed off our new application
>>>> process which makes it SUPER easy to fill in the application, be you Mentee
>>>> or Mentor!
>>>>
>>>> https://chipymentor.org/
>>>>
>>>> Applications will close on March 5th, so log today to start filling in
>>>> the application. We're using a Github login to make it easy for you to get
>>>> started without having to remember yet another password.
>>>>
>>>> I'm very confident that this term will be an amazing one for the
>>>> program, but I need your help to do it. If you've never been involved in
>>>> the program, now is the time to try it! If you've been a Mentee/Mentor
>>>> before, you know how fun it is...apply to be a Mentor this time around.
>>>> There's no better way to help us make ChiPy an awesome place for growth,
>>>> all while honing your own skills as a developer.
>>>>
>>>> If you have any questions feel free to email me directly or leave a
>>>> note using the form on the bottom of the Mentorship Page.
>>>>
>>>> Respectfully,
>>>> Ray Berg
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Chicago mailing list
>>>> Chicago at python.org
>>>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
>>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Chicago mailing list
>>> Chicago at python.org
>>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
>>>
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Chicago mailing list
>> Chicago at python.org
>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> *Rebecca K. Kartje, MD MBA*
>
>
>
> *Graduate Student, Health InformaticsUniversity of Illinois at
> ChicagoDepartment of Biomedical & Health Information Sciences*
>
> *College of Applied Health Sciences*
>
> _______________________________________________
> Chicago mailing list
> Chicago at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
>
>
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From rkartj2 at uic.edu  Sun Feb 12 20:34:39 2017
From: rkartj2 at uic.edu (Rebecca Kartje)
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2017 19:34:39 -0600
Subject: [Chicago] Mentorship Program Spring Term
In-Reply-To: <CAJxezdtD-ndsCz4QYMv356CX2Ve0GezydQsno6t52GCt2UwShA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAFy2DVSsAw_gFsK4ctHR2FZonHV4OT5wq5+pBjxyA04MGPLuKA@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAO9GSdgsPnm1VfFn3-xXdSnEE6YtyUHH1guR4G1WnT9yyjZTHw@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAJxezdtKhZHhxPFxm6zNcPWGizJBn4JxCtp8xmvkpwA2CkSyCg@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAO9GSdifDMiF+fkkoAzHAqppOkr_7_fwixtmjRU7wr8_kXPxoA@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAJxezdtD-ndsCz4QYMv356CX2Ve0GezydQsno6t52GCt2UwShA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAO9GSdjzQ3SQ-rjBjdWVw_Vn88v+JYm22RvBmssQbVZyw+tORg@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Viseth,

Happy to oblige, my resume is attached.

My programming experience is limited, as I mentioned. I did a graduate
assistantship in the data warehouse at the Center for Clinical and
Translational Science (CCTS) at UIC a couple of summers ago. I put together
a MySQL portfolio to capture what I learned (I started at ground zero!) and
submitted that to the Director of CCTS (that is also attached to this
email). Right now, I am taking a programming and logic course at COD and
that is where I am learning Python - I'm loving it!

My goals for the Mentorship are not only to improve my Python skills but to
see how and where Python is used in healthcare. Also, I will be adjunct
faculty in my program at UIC after I graduate and I am very interested in
being able to teach Python as part of the curriculum.

May I ask what your background is?

-Rebecca

On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 7:12 PM, Viseth Sen <dreamitviseth at gmail.com> wrote:

> I would love to see your resume and any work you have done as well as what
> you are trying to achieve in the mentorship and overall goals as well,
>
> Sincerely,
> Viseth
>
> On Feb 12, 2017 7:10 PM, "Rebecca Kartje" <rkartj2 at uic.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hello Viseth,
>>
>> Wow, really?? I can't believe it! I will finish the Mentorship
>> application and we can go from there? Let me know if you need anything
>> additional from me. I'm happy to share a copy of my resume, etc.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Rebecca
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 4:38 PM, Viseth Sen <dreamitviseth at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Very interested in being a mentor for this person
>>>
>>> On Feb 12, 2017 4:27 PM, "Rebecca Kartje" <rkartj2 at uic.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello Ray,
>>>>
>>>> I am a novice programmer and am excited to learn about the dynamic
>>>> Python community in Chicago. The ChiPy Mentorship program sounds fantastic
>>>> - I'm curious to learn if it is open to novice programmers? I am in the
>>>> process of applying for it just in case there would be a chance for me.
>>>>
>>>> I am also a graduate student in Health Informatics at UIC so I'm keen
>>>> on meeting Python folks who work in healthcare. Do you know if there are
>>>> any people in ChiPy who are in the healthcare field? It would be great to
>>>> meet up with them in the near future.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks so much for your help.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> Rebecca
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 7:31 AM Ray Berg <raymondwberg at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hey Folks!
>>>>>
>>>>> We're in our application season for the Spring Term of the Mentorship
>>>>> Program. This week at the ChiPy Meeting we showed off our new application
>>>>> process which makes it SUPER easy to fill in the application, be you Mentee
>>>>> or Mentor!
>>>>>
>>>>> https://chipymentor.org/
>>>>>
>>>>> Applications will close on March 5th, so log today to start filling in
>>>>> the application. We're using a Github login to make it easy for you to get
>>>>> started without having to remember yet another password.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm very confident that this term will be an amazing one for the
>>>>> program, but I need your help to do it. If you've never been involved in
>>>>> the program, now is the time to try it! If you've been a Mentee/Mentor
>>>>> before, you know how fun it is...apply to be a Mentor this time around.
>>>>> There's no better way to help us make ChiPy an awesome place for growth,
>>>>> all while honing your own skills as a developer.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you have any questions feel free to email me directly or leave a
>>>>> note using the form on the bottom of the Mentorship Page.
>>>>>
>>>>> Respectfully,
>>>>> Ray Berg
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> Chicago mailing list
>>>>> Chicago at python.org
>>>>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Chicago mailing list
>>>> Chicago at python.org
>>>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
>>>>
>>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Chicago mailing list
>>> Chicago at python.org
>>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> *Rebecca K. Kartje, MD MBA*
>>
>>
>>
>> *Graduate Student, Health InformaticsUniversity of Illinois at
>> ChicagoDepartment of Biomedical & Health Information Sciences*
>>
>> *College of Applied Health Sciences*
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Chicago mailing list
>> Chicago at python.org
>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
>>
>>
> _______________________________________________
> Chicago mailing list
> Chicago at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
>
>


-- 
*Rebecca K. Kartje, MD MBA*



*Graduate Student, Health InformaticsUniversity of Illinois at
ChicagoDepartment of Biomedical & Health Information Sciences*

*College of Applied Health Sciences*
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From raymondwberg at gmail.com  Mon Feb 13 10:17:59 2017
From: raymondwberg at gmail.com (Ray Berg)
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 09:17:59 -0600
Subject: [Chicago] Mentorship Program Spring Term
Message-ID: <CAFy2DVTveC0MpdAdWJKrdq-DAyW2q0+BUNuu3dv+oS80t5MDDQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Rebecca,

The program is absolutely suitable for novices! I recommend everyone try a
few online courses like CodeAcademy before applying:
https://www.codecademy.com/learn/python

I look forward to getting your application!

Respectfully,
Ray Berg
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From daniel.galtieri at gmail.com  Mon Feb 13 14:44:24 2017
From: daniel.galtieri at gmail.com (Daniel Galtieri)
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 13:44:24 -0600
Subject: [Chicago]  Data Science SIG February Meeting
Message-ID: <CAJgjJzRmBU-E6Da+zZ9r=yF=DEMWPGRTyjvJ_O087=dqT0YQhQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi All,

The (newly renamed) Data Science SIG will be holding its next meeting at
Metis on February 20th, from 6-8pm.

We have two great talks lined up:

A Beginner's Encounter with Distributed Computer - Peter Hirschboec
Absurdly Large OLS with Apache Mahout - Trevor Grant

Talks will begin around 6:30.

For more details, and to RSVP, please see the associated Meetup page:
https://www.meetup.com/_ChiPy_/events/237455909/

Hope to see you all there!
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From tathagatadg at gmail.com  Thu Feb 16 08:50:34 2017
From: tathagatadg at gmail.com (Tathagata Dasgupta)
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 13:50:34 +0000
Subject: [Chicago] Donate your Raspberrypi to ChiPy
In-Reply-To: <CAB32_MNvckWUfic1YuLtUn0R6Ac+-yEob1GdTy3fMhxc-uqWBg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAB32_MNvckWUfic1YuLtUn0R6Ac+-yEob1GdTy3fMhxc-uqWBg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAB32_MN=6VA5qwWq56w8WK-VGra_ZSPKJZVxq6g-C3WcyXruCg@mail.gmail.com>

Quick reminder- If you are planning to donate one or are interested about
helping us with RaspberryPi, come to tonight's project night - we are just
getting started, so good time to get involved.

Also we are planning to have a dedicated station for folks new to Python -
installation, virtualenv, pip, command line basics and generic Python 101
questions. So bring your laptops and Python questions!
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From scott at thisismetis.com  Thu Feb 16 17:29:01 2017
From: scott at thisismetis.com (Scott Chappell)
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 17:29:01 -0500
Subject: [Chicago] Data Science Training in Chicago: Bootcamps,
 Evening Courses, Corporate Programs
Message-ID: <CANhJ_=K8_Lrmgpn1qQ932s30haWkvEMEejkm=7hsg8V6yrxYHQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hello ChiPy Members,

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based in Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, and Seattle -- and we?re
thrilled to be one of your new diamond sponsors!

We?re kicking off our relationship Monday by hosting
<https://www.meetup.com/Metis-Chicago-Data-Science/events/237585592/> your
first Scientific SIG Meetup of the year, and we look forward to meeting
some of you then.

As a Python user, you?re in a very advantageous position if you wish to
transition into data science. In Chicago, we offer a variety of data
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(e.g., Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib, etc.) and enables
you to build a portfolio of five data science projects. The next bootcamp
runs from April 10 - June 30 and applications are due by Monday, March 6.
You can see the full curriculum here
<https://www.thisismetis.com/assets/files/Metis-Bootcamp-Curriculum-52f9979f4f638857bc185b0b788d6d832efb7f34d3b240e199dc6d3f2eef40ed.pdf>,
which details our use of Python throughout the 3-month training.

Want to learn more about why Python is now the top language for data
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<https://www.thisismetis.com/machine-learning> professional development
course starts this Monday, February 20, and runs through March 29 on Monday
and Wednesday evenings from 6:30 - 9:30pm. It?s taught by Jeremy Watt,
consultant and author of Machine Learning Refined.

Note: we?re offering $250 off course tuition for ChiPy members. Just use
the code ChiPyML at checkout!

We invite you to join our Meetup group
<https://www.meetup.com/Metis-Chicago-Data-Science/> to stay updated on
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From mikaeltamillow96 at gmail.com  Fri Feb 17 14:19:10 2017
From: mikaeltamillow96 at gmail.com (Michael Tamillow)
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:19:10 -0600
Subject: [Chicago] ReLU's pythonic?
Message-ID: <CAFkCkGfhg=Vhaq+qK91rJK_rFD0mTBbJGCgzjc33ha7U9Q0AGA@mail.gmail.com>

Hey groupies!


I am curious about what people consider more pythonic.

The zen of python says:


"There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it."

And so, I've been reading about ReLUs recently in Neural Networks
(Rectified Linear Units), which all give the equation:

f(x) = max(0, x)

But, whenever I see this I think:

f(x) = 0 if x < 0 else x

So I am wondering if there are any thoughts on what is more pythonic.
The second way ran 4x as fast for me in python using the built in max
function over 10,000 iterations. Which makes sense since the max
function must do at least one comparison operation.

Thoughts? Is speed the ultimate measure of what's pythonic? Or something else?
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From foresmac at gmail.com  Fri Feb 17 14:31:15 2017
From: foresmac at gmail.com (Chris Foresman)
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:31:15 -0600
Subject: [Chicago] ReLU's pythonic?
In-Reply-To: <CAFkCkGfhg=Vhaq+qK91rJK_rFD0mTBbJGCgzjc33ha7U9Q0AGA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAFkCkGfhg=Vhaq+qK91rJK_rFD0mTBbJGCgzjc33ha7U9Q0AGA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <85636022-DC08-4668-B33F-8219BAEABED0@gmail.com>

I?d suggest the former is the way to go here, since it more closely aligns with the mathematical model you are using. I mean, it?s sort of a side effect that a ternary statement also implements the max() function when choosing between two values.


Chris Foresman
foresmac at gmail.com




> On Feb 17, 2017, at 1:19 PM, Michael Tamillow <mikaeltamillow96 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hey groupies!
> 
> 
> I am curious about what people consider more pythonic.
> 
> The zen of python says:
> 
> 
> "There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it."
> And so, I've been reading about ReLUs recently in Neural Networks (Rectified Linear Units), which all give the equation:
> 
> f(x) = max(0, x)
> 
> But, whenever I see this I think:
> 
> f(x) = 0 if x < 0 else x
> 
> So I am wondering if there are any thoughts on what is more pythonic. The second way ran 4x as fast for me in python using the built in max function over 10,000 iterations. Which makes sense since the max function must do at least one comparison operation.
> 
> Thoughts? Is speed the ultimate measure of what's pythonic? Or something else?
> _______________________________________________
> Chicago mailing list
> Chicago at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago

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From kyle at pbx.org  Fri Feb 17 14:37:41 2017
From: kyle at pbx.org (John Cronan)
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:37:41 -0600
Subject: [Chicago] ReLU's pythonic?
In-Reply-To: <CAFkCkGfhg=Vhaq+qK91rJK_rFD0mTBbJGCgzjc33ha7U9Q0AGA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAFkCkGfhg=Vhaq+qK91rJK_rFD0mTBbJGCgzjc33ha7U9Q0AGA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAFqYJVGHnoeedLLA5hejxEzz6c7qQLBxZpJqUNKnjmGcUG9e2A@mail.gmail.com>

On the performance aspect: you have discovered function call overhead.

I don't think speed is the ultimate measure of "pythonic." I think
readability is a better candidate. But, certainly constructs that performs
worse than alternatives by more than just a constant factor are unlikely to
be adopted as ideal pythonic forms.

-JK

On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 1:19 PM, Michael Tamillow <
mikaeltamillow96 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey groupies!
>
>
> I am curious about what people consider more pythonic.
>
> The zen of python says:
>
>
> "There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it."
>
> And so, I've been reading about ReLUs recently in Neural Networks (Rectified Linear Units), which all give the equation:
>
> f(x) = max(0, x)
>
> But, whenever I see this I think:
>
> f(x) = 0 if x < 0 else x
>
> So I am wondering if there are any thoughts on what is more pythonic. The second way ran 4x as fast for me in python using the built in max function over 10,000 iterations. Which makes sense since the max function must do at least one comparison operation.
>
> Thoughts? Is speed the ultimate measure of what's pythonic? Or something else?
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Chicago mailing list
> Chicago at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
>
>
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From mikaeltamillow96 at gmail.com  Fri Feb 17 16:14:19 2017
From: mikaeltamillow96 at gmail.com (Michael Tamillow)
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 15:14:19 -0600
Subject: [Chicago] ReLU's pythonic?
In-Reply-To: <CAFqYJVGHnoeedLLA5hejxEzz6c7qQLBxZpJqUNKnjmGcUG9e2A@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAFkCkGfhg=Vhaq+qK91rJK_rFD0mTBbJGCgzjc33ha7U9Q0AGA@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAFqYJVGHnoeedLLA5hejxEzz6c7qQLBxZpJqUNKnjmGcUG9e2A@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAFkCkGeue5Lv5+Vp7=mud8zg7UCAhu8-iUYf7=AWxij-=F8Jyg@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks for the thoughts - definitely agree the function call is easier on
the eyes

On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 1:37 PM, John Cronan <kyle at pbx.org> wrote:

> On the performance aspect: you have discovered function call overhead.
>
> I don't think speed is the ultimate measure of "pythonic." I think
> readability is a better candidate. But, certainly constructs that performs
> worse than alternatives by more than just a constant factor are unlikely to
> be adopted as ideal pythonic forms.
>
> -JK
>
> On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 1:19 PM, Michael Tamillow <
> mikaeltamillow96 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey groupies!
>>
>>
>> I am curious about what people consider more pythonic.
>>
>> The zen of python says:
>>
>>
>> "There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it."
>>
>> And so, I've been reading about ReLUs recently in Neural Networks (Rectified Linear Units), which all give the equation:
>>
>> f(x) = max(0, x)
>>
>> But, whenever I see this I think:
>>
>> f(x) = 0 if x < 0 else x
>>
>> So I am wondering if there are any thoughts on what is more pythonic. The second way ran 4x as fast for me in python using the built in max function over 10,000 iterations. Which makes sense since the max function must do at least one comparison operation.
>>
>> Thoughts? Is speed the ultimate measure of what's pythonic? Or something else?
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Chicago mailing list
>> Chicago at python.org
>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
>>
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Chicago mailing list
> Chicago at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
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From zitterbewegung at gmail.com  Fri Feb 17 17:12:50 2017
From: zitterbewegung at gmail.com (Joshua Herman)
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 22:12:50 +0000
Subject: [Chicago] ReLU's pythonic?
In-Reply-To: <CAFqYJVGHnoeedLLA5hejxEzz6c7qQLBxZpJqUNKnjmGcUG9e2A@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAFkCkGfhg=Vhaq+qK91rJK_rFD0mTBbJGCgzjc33ha7U9Q0AGA@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAFqYJVGHnoeedLLA5hejxEzz6c7qQLBxZpJqUNKnjmGcUG9e2A@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAB3V1znqmxK4WjCNt4jC5teR9B0gY2b2VtRHjZhM9Y_jCQf=sQ@mail.gmail.com>

Isn't the max function used for iterables so a list of two elements even
though it works is sort of overkill ?
On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 1:37 PM John Cronan <kyle at pbx.org> wrote:

> On the performance aspect: you have discovered function call overhead.
>
> I don't think speed is the ultimate measure of "pythonic." I think
> readability is a better candidate. But, certainly constructs that performs
> worse than alternatives by more than just a constant factor are unlikely to
> be adopted as ideal pythonic forms.
>
> -JK
>
> On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 1:19 PM, Michael Tamillow <
> mikaeltamillow96 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hey groupies!
>
>
> I am curious about what people consider more pythonic.
>
> The zen of python says:
>
>
> "There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it."
>
> And so, I've been reading about ReLUs recently in Neural Networks (Rectified Linear Units), which all give the equation:
>
> f(x) = max(0, x)
>
> But, whenever I see this I think:
>
> f(x) = 0 if x < 0 else x
>
> So I am wondering if there are any thoughts on what is more pythonic. The second way ran 4x as fast for me in python using the built in max function over 10,000 iterations. Which makes sense since the max function must do at least one comparison operation.
>
> Thoughts? Is speed the ultimate measure of what's pythonic? Or something else?
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Chicago mailing list
> Chicago at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Chicago mailing list
> Chicago at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
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From anish.krishnan.1216 at gmail.com  Fri Feb 17 17:37:12 2017
From: anish.krishnan.1216 at gmail.com (Anish Krishnan)
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:37:12 -0600
Subject: [Chicago] ReLU's pythonic?
In-Reply-To: <CAFkCkGfhg=Vhaq+qK91rJK_rFD0mTBbJGCgzjc33ha7U9Q0AGA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAFkCkGfhg=Vhaq+qK91rJK_rFD0mTBbJGCgzjc33ha7U9Q0AGA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CANFLTMpt+psea4KG=jQYuwKHz=r840R1vtSgKQ9EsZzr36=+nA@mail.gmail.com>

If you know you're only going to be working with two elements, you could
write your own function that contains the second line of code. In that case
it's readable as well as fast. But it might be overkill, depending on how
often you call out.

On Feb 17, 2017 1:19 PM, "Michael Tamillow" <mikaeltamillow96 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hey groupies!
>
>
> I am curious about what people consider more pythonic.
>
> The zen of python says:
>
>
> "There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it."
>
> And so, I've been reading about ReLUs recently in Neural Networks (Rectified Linear Units), which all give the equation:
>
> f(x) = max(0, x)
>
> But, whenever I see this I think:
>
> f(x) = 0 if x < 0 else x
>
> So I am wondering if there are any thoughts on what is more pythonic. The second way ran 4x as fast for me in python using the built in max function over 10,000 iterations. Which makes sense since the max function must do at least one comparison operation.
>
> Thoughts? Is speed the ultimate measure of what's pythonic? Or something else?
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Chicago mailing list
> Chicago at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
>
>
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From wirth.jason at gmail.com  Sat Feb 18 05:39:21 2017
From: wirth.jason at gmail.com (Jason Wirth)
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2017 10:39:21 +0000
Subject: [Chicago] ReLU's pythonic?
In-Reply-To: <CANFLTMpt+psea4KG=jQYuwKHz=r840R1vtSgKQ9EsZzr36=+nA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAFkCkGfhg=Vhaq+qK91rJK_rFD0mTBbJGCgzjc33ha7U9Q0AGA@mail.gmail.com>
 <CANFLTMpt+psea4KG=jQYuwKHz=r840R1vtSgKQ9EsZzr36=+nA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAEwvNMhNbdQSMiAKkjZ9VwD_4XtvLXWu7NoTk0buFKoU7NKuHQ@mail.gmail.com>

The ternary operator is easier to understand for me in this context. Relu's
take values less than zero and set them to zero. That's the important part
and the ternary operator captures the less than part, the max is
irrelevant. It's not that you care about the maximum value, you just don't
want any negative values. Where as when I see max it makes me think of two
numbers (often positive) and you want the larger of the two because you
care about magnitude. E.g.

salary = max(job1, job2)

Also as a general point, beware the ternary operator. Your case is simple
but t can get really long and really messy, becoming an unreadable pile of
garbage.

result = obj.process().result if obj.name in found_names and obj.settings
or obj.user_settings else obj.process(defaults).get_result()


On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 4:37 PM Anish Krishnan <
anish.krishnan.1216 at gmail.com> wrote:

> If you know you're only going to be working with two elements, you could
> write your own function that contains the second line of code. In that case
> it's readable as well as fast. But it might be overkill, depending on how
> often you call out.
>
> On Feb 17, 2017 1:19 PM, "Michael Tamillow" <mikaeltamillow96 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hey groupies!
>
>
> I am curious about what people consider more pythonic.
>
> The zen of python says:
>
>
> "There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it."
>
> And so, I've been reading about ReLUs recently in Neural Networks (Rectified Linear Units), which all give the equation:
>
> f(x) = max(0, x)
>
> But, whenever I see this I think:
>
> f(x) = 0 if x < 0 else x
>
> So I am wondering if there are any thoughts on what is more pythonic. The second way ran 4x as fast for me in python using the built in max function over 10,000 iterations. Which makes sense since the max function must do at least one comparison operation.
>
> Thoughts? Is speed the ultimate measure of what's pythonic? Or something else?
>
>
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From mikaeltamillow96 at gmail.com  Sat Feb 18 22:42:24 2017
From: mikaeltamillow96 at gmail.com (Michael Tamillow)
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2017 21:42:24 -0600
Subject: [Chicago] ReLU's pythonic?
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Well, turns out I was wrong, which is surprisingly common. This is more
like the case of enjoying doing what's good for you instead of making a
decision between what's good and what's enjoyable.

https://github.com/MikeTam1021/ReLU/blob/master/ReLU%20performance%20python.
ipynb

after some of the comments I looked into broadcasting with the built in max
function which is much faster than any other way to run the ReLU.

Thanks!

On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 4:39 AM, Jason Wirth <wirth.jason at gmail.com> wrote:

> The ternary operator is easier to understand for me in this context.
> Relu's take values less than zero and set them to zero. That's the
> important part and the ternary operator captures the less than part, the
> max is irrelevant. It's not that you care about the maximum value, you just
> don't want any negative values. Where as when I see max it makes me think
> of two numbers (often positive) and you want the larger of the two because
> you care about magnitude. E.g.
>
> salary = max(job1, job2)
>
> Also as a general point, beware the ternary operator. Your case is simple
> but t can get really long and really messy, becoming an unreadable pile of
> garbage.
>
> result = obj.process().result if obj.name in found_names and obj.settings
> or obj.user_settings else obj.process(defaults).get_result()
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 4:37 PM Anish Krishnan <
> anish.krishnan.1216 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If you know you're only going to be working with two elements, you could
>> write your own function that contains the second line of code. In that case
>> it's readable as well as fast. But it might be overkill, depending on how
>> often you call out.
>>
>> On Feb 17, 2017 1:19 PM, "Michael Tamillow" <mikaeltamillow96 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hey groupies!
>>
>>
>> I am curious about what people consider more pythonic.
>>
>> The zen of python says:
>>
>>
>> "There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it."
>>
>> And so, I've been reading about ReLUs recently in Neural Networks (Rectified Linear Units), which all give the equation:
>>
>> f(x) = max(0, x)
>>
>> But, whenever I see this I think:
>>
>> f(x) = 0 if x < 0 else x
>>
>> So I am wondering if there are any thoughts on what is more pythonic. The second way ran 4x as fast for me in python using the built in max function over 10,000 iterations. Which makes sense since the max function must do at least one comparison operation.
>>
>> Thoughts? Is speed the ultimate measure of what's pythonic? Or something else?
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Chicago mailing list
>> Chicago at python.org
>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Chicago mailing list
>> Chicago at python.org
>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
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>
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From davidkunio at gmail.com  Mon Feb 20 03:09:03 2017
From: davidkunio at gmail.com (David Matsumura)
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 08:09:03 +0000
Subject: [Chicago] FinSIG - March 2nd
Message-ID: <CA+SrYEdD39osfSEKD5Wvhc+ExtsePuTYpsrPomgEVdbLx7r4cA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

Thanks to TEK Systems and their team for hosting our next Finance Special
Interest Group meeting. The agenda and RSVP is here:

https://www.meetup.com/_ChiPy_/events/237363010/

We have some time that we could give to another speaker. Please consider
contributing to our growing community. Because this is the FinSIG it would
be best if your topic was at least finance adjacent, however we are
flexible on subject matter. Previous talks have covered financial data and
tools, concepts of financial modeling, and platforms for algorithmic
trading.

If you have a topic for this or a future meeting please let me know.

Thanks
David
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From robertbdean at gmail.com  Sun Feb 19 17:10:29 2017
From: robertbdean at gmail.com (Robert Dean)
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2017 16:10:29 -0600
Subject: [Chicago] Data Science Training in Chicago: Bootcamps,
 Evening Courses, Corporate Programs
In-Reply-To: <CANhJ_=K8_Lrmgpn1qQ932s30haWkvEMEejkm=7hsg8V6yrxYHQ@mail.gmail.com>
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The METIS 12-week bootcamp costs
*$15,500!!*  Perhaps they should have
listed the prices for  a l l  of their ser-
vices   u p f r o n t  in their *ad* to Python
group members?!?  Comments?

RBD

On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 4:29 PM, Scott Chappell <scott at thisismetis.com>
wrote:

> Hello ChiPy Members,
>
> We're Metis <https://www.thisismetis.com/>, a data science training
> company based in Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, and Seattle -- and
> we?re thrilled to be one of your new diamond sponsors!
>
> We?re kicking off our relationship Monday by hosting
> <https://www.meetup.com/Metis-Chicago-Data-Science/events/237585592/>
> your first Scientific SIG Meetup of the year, and we look forward to
> meeting some of you then.
>
> As a Python user, you?re in a very advantageous position if you wish to
> transition into data science. In Chicago, we offer a variety of data
> science training options, all of which are taught using Python. Our
> full-time 12-week bootcamp
> <https://www.thisismetis.com/data-science-bootcamps> is a great way to
> pivot your software engineering skills into data science. The bootcamp
> trains you on many of the most common Python libraries for data science
> (e.g., Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib, etc.) and enables
> you to build a portfolio of five data science projects. The next bootcamp
> runs from April 10 - June 30 and applications are due by Monday, March 6.
> You can see the full curriculum here
> <https://www.thisismetis.com/assets/files/Metis-Bootcamp-Curriculum-52f9979f4f638857bc185b0b788d6d832efb7f34d3b240e199dc6d3f2eef40ed.pdf>,
> which details our use of Python throughout the 3-month training.
>
> Want to learn more about why Python is now the top language for data
> scientists
> <http://www.kdnuggets.com/2017/01/most-popular-language-machine-learning-data-science.html>?
> Join us online Tuesday, February 21 at 12:30pm to hear from Brian Lange of
> Chicago-based Datascope Analytics as he discusses Python for Data Science
> - Charming the Snake of Fun & Profit
> <https://www.meetup.com/Metis-Chicago-Data-Science/events/237586835/>.
>
> Additionally, our Machine Learning: Algorithms and Applications
> <https://www.thisismetis.com/machine-learning> professional development
> course starts this Monday, February 20, and runs through March 29 on Monday
> and Wednesday evenings from 6:30 - 9:30pm. It?s taught by Jeremy Watt,
> consultant and author of Machine Learning Refined.
>
> Note: we?re offering $250 off course tuition for ChiPy members. Just use
> the code ChiPyML at checkout!
>
> We invite you to join our Meetup group
> <https://www.meetup.com/Metis-Chicago-Data-Science/> to stay updated on
> upcoming events, as well as follow us on Twitter
> <https://twitter.com/thisismetis> and Facebook
> <https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsMetis/>.
>
> We look forward to meeting you all soon! Reach out with any questions,
> anytime.
>
> Best,
> Scott
>
> --
>
> Scott Chappell
> Metis <http://www.thisismetis.com>
>
>
> [image: Twitter] <https://twitter.com/thisismetis> [image: Facebook]
> <https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsMetis> [image: LinkedIn]
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From mikaeltamillow96 at gmail.com  Mon Feb 20 07:47:21 2017
From: mikaeltamillow96 at gmail.com (Michael Tamillow)
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 06:47:21 -0600
Subject: [Chicago] Data Science Training in Chicago: Bootcamps,
 Evening Courses, Corporate Programs
In-Reply-To: <CAFkk+9-NaJN_jRtP9rjvSw7Wk1EOvzwb9iQwpek-FD=nZAGr=w@mail.gmail.com>
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$32.30 / hr. 

Is it one on one? I have a book that cost about that much. Lasted me weeks so far...

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 19, 2017, at 4:10 PM, Robert Dean <robertbdean at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> The METIS 12-week bootcamp costs
> $15,500!!  Perhaps they should have
> listed the prices for  a l l  of their ser-
> vices   u p f r o n t  in their ad to Python
> group members?!?  Comments?
> 
> RBD
> 
>> On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 4:29 PM, Scott Chappell <scott at thisismetis.com> wrote:
>> Hello ChiPy Members, 
>> 
>> We're Metis, a data science training company based in Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, and Seattle -- and we?re thrilled to be one of your new diamond sponsors! 
>> 
>> We?re kicking off our relationship Monday by hosting your first Scientific SIG Meetup of the year, and we look forward to meeting some of you then. 
>> 
>> As a Python user, you?re in a very advantageous position if you wish to transition into data science. In Chicago, we offer a variety of data science training options, all of which are taught using Python. Our full-time 12-week bootcamp is a great way to pivot your software engineering skills into data science. The bootcamp trains you on many of the most common Python libraries for data science (e.g., Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib, etc.) and enables you to build a portfolio of five data science projects. The next bootcamp runs from April 10 - June 30 and applications are due by Monday, March 6. You can see the full curriculum here, which details our use of Python throughout the 3-month training. 
>> 
>> Want to learn more about why Python is now the top language for data scientists? Join us online Tuesday, February 21 at 12:30pm to hear from Brian Lange of Chicago-based Datascope Analytics as he discusses Python for Data Science - Charming the Snake of Fun & Profit. 
>> 
>> Additionally, our Machine Learning: Algorithms and Applications professional development course starts this Monday, February 20, and runs through March 29 on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30 - 9:30pm. It?s taught by Jeremy Watt, consultant and author of Machine Learning Refined. 
>> 
>> Note: we?re offering $250 off course tuition for ChiPy members. Just use the code ChiPyML at checkout!
>> 
>> We invite you to join our Meetup group to stay updated on upcoming events, as well as follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
>> 
>> We look forward to meeting you all soon! Reach out with any questions, anytime. 
>> 
>> Best,
>> Scott
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> Scott Chappell
>> Metis
>> 
>> 
>>   
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> Chicago mailing list
>> Chicago at python.org
>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
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> 
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From zitterbewegung at gmail.com  Mon Feb 20 18:36:04 2017
From: zitterbewegung at gmail.com (Joshua Herman)
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 23:36:04 +0000
Subject: [Chicago] Data Science Training in Chicago: Bootcamps,
 Evening Courses, Corporate Programs
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Their ML for professional development is only $2750 which given their
discount would be almost 10%. Considering what they offer in their classes
I think those are competitive with other bootcamps.
On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 6:48 AM Michael Tamillow <mikaeltamillow96 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> $32.30 / hr.
>
> Is it one on one? I have a book that cost about that much. Lasted me weeks
> so far...
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 19, 2017, at 4:10 PM, Robert Dean <robertbdean at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The METIS 12-week bootcamp costs
> *$15,500!!*  Perhaps they should have
> listed the prices for  a l l  of their ser-
> vices   u p f r o n t  in their *ad* to Python
> group members?!?  Comments?
>
> RBD
>
> On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 4:29 PM, Scott Chappell <scott at thisismetis.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hello ChiPy Members,
>
> We're Metis <https://www.thisismetis.com/>, a data science training
> company based in Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, and Seattle -- and
> we?re thrilled to be one of your new diamond sponsors!
>
> We?re kicking off our relationship Monday by hosting
> <https://www.meetup.com/Metis-Chicago-Data-Science/events/237585592/>
> your first Scientific SIG Meetup of the year, and we look forward to
> meeting some of you then.
>
> As a Python user, you?re in a very advantageous position if you wish to
> transition into data science. In Chicago, we offer a variety of data
> science training options, all of which are taught using Python. Our
> full-time 12-week bootcamp
> <https://www.thisismetis.com/data-science-bootcamps> is a great way to
> pivot your software engineering skills into data science. The bootcamp
> trains you on many of the most common Python libraries for data science
> (e.g., Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib, etc.) and enables
> you to build a portfolio of five data science projects. The next bootcamp
> runs from April 10 - June 30 and applications are due by Monday, March 6.
> You can see the full curriculum here
> <https://www.thisismetis.com/assets/files/Metis-Bootcamp-Curriculum-52f9979f4f638857bc185b0b788d6d832efb7f34d3b240e199dc6d3f2eef40ed.pdf>,
> which details our use of Python throughout the 3-month training.
>
> Want to learn more about why Python is now the top language for data
> scientists
> <http://www.kdnuggets.com/2017/01/most-popular-language-machine-learning-data-science.html>?
> Join us online Tuesday, February 21 at 12:30pm to hear from Brian Lange of
> Chicago-based Datascope Analytics as he discusses Python for Data Science
> - Charming the Snake of Fun & Profit
> <https://www.meetup.com/Metis-Chicago-Data-Science/events/237586835/>.
>
> Additionally, our Machine Learning: Algorithms and Applications
> <https://www.thisismetis.com/machine-learning> professional development
> course starts this Monday, February 20, and runs through March 29 on Monday
> and Wednesday evenings from 6:30 - 9:30pm. It?s taught by Jeremy Watt,
> consultant and author of Machine Learning Refined.
>
> Note: we?re offering $250 off course tuition for ChiPy members. Just use
> the code ChiPyML at checkout!
>
> We invite you to join our Meetup group
> <https://www.meetup.com/Metis-Chicago-Data-Science/> to stay updated on
> upcoming events, as well as follow us on Twitter
> <https://twitter.com/thisismetis> and Facebook
> <https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsMetis/>.
>
> We look forward to meeting you all soon! Reach out with any questions,
> anytime.
>
> Best,
> Scott
>
> --
>
> Scott Chappell
> Metis <http://www.thisismetis.com>
>
>
> [image: Twitter] <https://twitter.com/thisismetis> [image: Facebook]
> <https://www.facebook.com/ThisIsMetis> [image: LinkedIn]
> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/5009641>
>
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>
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From mikaeltamillow96 at gmail.com  Mon Feb 20 22:58:13 2017
From: mikaeltamillow96 at gmail.com (Michael Tamillow)
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 21:58:13 -0600
Subject: [Chicago] Data Science Training in Chicago: Bootcamps,
 Evening Courses, Corporate Programs
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Yeah, I agree with Josh. It's generally market price for that market.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 20, 2017, at 5:36 PM, Joshua Herman <zitterbewegung at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Their ML for professional development is only $2750 which given their discount would be almost 10%. Considering what they offer in their classes I think those are competitive with other bootcamps.
>> On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 6:48 AM Michael Tamillow <mikaeltamillow96 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> $32.30 / hr. 
>> 
>> Is it one on one? I have a book that cost about that much. Lasted me weeks so far...
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Feb 19, 2017, at 4:10 PM, Robert Dean <robertbdean at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> The METIS 12-week bootcamp costs
>>> $15,500!!  Perhaps they should have
>>> listed the prices for  a l l  of their ser-
>>> vices   u p f r o n t  in their ad to Python
>>> group members?!?  Comments?
>>> 
>>> RBD
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 4:29 PM, Scott Chappell <scott at thisismetis.com> wrote:
>>> Hello ChiPy Members, 
>>> 
>>> We're Metis, a data science training company based in Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, and Seattle -- and we?re thrilled to be one of your new diamond sponsors! 
>>> 
>>> We?re kicking off our relationship Monday by hosting your first Scientific SIG Meetup of the year, and we look forward to meeting some of you then. 
>>> 
>>> As a Python user, you?re in a very advantageous position if you wish to transition into data science. In Chicago, we offer a variety of data science training options, all of which are taught using Python. Our full-time 12-week bootcamp is a great way to pivot your software engineering skills into data science. The bootcamp trains you on many of the most common Python libraries for data science (e.g., Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Scikit-learn, Matplotlib, etc.) and enables you to build a portfolio of five data science projects. The next bootcamp runs from April 10 - June 30 and applications are due by Monday, March 6. You can see the full curriculum here, which details our use of Python throughout the 3-month training. 
>>> 
>>> Want to learn more about why Python is now the top language for data scientists? Join us online Tuesday, February 21 at 12:30pm to hear from Brian Lange of Chicago-based Datascope Analytics as he discusses Python for Data Science - Charming the Snake of Fun & Profit. 
>>> 
>>> Additionally, our Machine Learning: Algorithms and Applications professional development course starts this Monday, February 20, and runs through March 29 on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30 - 9:30pm. It?s taught by Jeremy Watt, consultant and author of Machine Learning Refined. 
>>> 
>>> Note: we?re offering $250 off course tuition for ChiPy members. Just use the code ChiPyML at checkout!
>>> 
>>> We invite you to join our Meetup group to stay updated on upcoming events, as well as follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
>>> 
>>> We look forward to meeting you all soon! Reach out with any questions, anytime. 
>>> 
>>> Best,
>>> Scott
>>> 
>>> --
>>> 
>>> Scott Chappell
>>> Metis
>>> 
>>> 
>>>   
>>> 
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Chicago mailing list
>>> Chicago at python.org
>>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
>>> 
>>> 
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Chicago mailing list
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>>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
>> _______________________________________________
>> Chicago mailing list
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From brianhray at gmail.com  Tue Feb 21 10:05:01 2017
From: brianhray at gmail.com (Brian Ray)
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:05:01 -0500
Subject: [Chicago] Data Science Training in Chicago: Bootcamps,
 Evening Courses, Corporate Programs
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I attended one of the classes and met some of the students. The ChiPy
organization team has met with Metis and we see this as a healthy
partnership. They are friendly folks and many of you have heard from Ashley
and Jason.

The Metis approach appeared to be very much practitioner focused. Less
accademic then say UofC
https://grahamschool.uchicago.edu/credit/master-science-analytics/index
which btw total cost is $4,224 per course. 11 needed to graduate that is
pushing 50K.

Now, I am not saying the two are equivalent. However, I have quite a few
data scientists working for me and the most important thing is whether or
not they can work as team and help solve problems. Metis and UofC both seem
to focus on getting someone ready to be successful in the workplace.

Happy to take my opinions on these matter offline as this is a topic I have
put forward some thought.

Thanks! Brian
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From michaelreinhard at me.com  Tue Feb 21 18:29:43 2017
From: michaelreinhard at me.com (MICHAEL REINHARD)
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 17:29:43 -0600
Subject: [Chicago] Data Science Training in Chicago: Bootcamps,
 Evening Courses, Corporate Programs
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I spent most of my career at liberal arts colleges where we charged people 50-60k per year and left students with job prospects no better than working at Starbucks half the time, but it was alright because we were ?non-profits?. I think the bootcamps a better deal. 
> On Feb 21, 2017, at 9:05 AM, Brian Ray <brianhray at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I attended one of the classes and met some of the students. The ChiPy organization team has met with Metis and we see this as a healthy partnership. They are friendly folks and many of you have heard from Ashley and Jason. 
> 
> The Metis approach appeared to be very much practitioner focused. Less accademic then say UofC https://grahamschool.uchicago.edu/credit/master-science-analytics/index <https://grahamschool.uchicago.edu/credit/master-science-analytics/index> which btw total cost is $4,224 per course. 11 needed to graduate that is pushing 50K. 
> 
> Now, I am not saying the two are equivalent. However, I have quite a few data scientists working for me and the most important thing is whether or not they can work as team and help solve problems. Metis and UofC both seem to focus on getting someone ready to be successful in the workplace.
> 
> Happy to take my opinions on these matter offline as this is a topic I have put forward some thought.
> 
> Thanks! Brian 
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