From tathagatadg at gmail.com  Sun Dec  2 22:25:58 2018
From: tathagatadg at gmail.com (Tathagata Dasgupta)
Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2018 21:25:58 -0600
Subject: [Chicago] Adafruit CircuitPython Workshop @PythonProjectNight,
 December 20
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Oops ... missed the tl;dr

[image: image.png]

25 freshly baked Adafruit CircuitPython Express!
Come learn how to program them and take one home for free
<https://bit.ly/chipy_adafruit> December 20, @ChicagoPython Project Night!

Thanks to our instructor @kattni <https://twitter.com/kattni> and TAs @WowLB
<https://twitter.com/WowLB> @zzsnzmn <https://twitter.com/zzsnzmn>
@nicktimko <https://twitter.com/nicktimko>!

On Sat, Nov 17, 2018 at 8:48 AM Tathagata Dasgupta <tathagatadg at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello folks,
> Chipy Python Project Night is organizing a special event this December!
> Come learn how to program in CircuitPython. CircuitPython is aimed at
> beginners and is a tool for teaching and learning. So whatever your
> experience level is, you are welcome to join in! Yes, newbies are welcome.
>
> This will be a two hour hands on CircuitPython workshop led by Kattni
> Rembor, an embedded software developer, technical writer and community
> manager with Adafruit Industries. We will be provide the CircuitPython
> Express boards required for the class.
>
> Event Description:
> CircuitPython is Python that runs on microcontrollers. It's designed for
> learning and it's super simple to use. If you're new to programming or
> electronics, CircuitPython can help you get started with both. All you need
> to do is plug in a microcontroller board, open any code editor, and start
> editing. Participants will be provided with a Circuit Playground Express
> microcontroller board to use. We will be using Mu as our code editor - Mu
> is an editor that has the serial REPL and a plotter built in, and makes
> getting started with CircuitPython particularly easy. This
> beginner-friendly workshop will introduce CircuitPython, and discuss why
> you would use it and the community that surrounds it. Then we will get into
> working with code. There will be a series of examples that utilise the
> various sensors, lights and switches built into the Circuit Playground
> Express board. We will start simply with the CircuitPython "Hello, world!"
> From there, we'll build on the concepts learned, combining them as we go to
> eventually build a light up, capacitive touch tone piano.
>
> Instructor Bio:
> Kattni Rembor (@kattni) is a full time contractor working as an embedded
> software developer, technical writer and community leader with Adafruit
> Industries. She began learning Python through CircuitPython in July 2017.
> CircuitPython is Python that runs on microcontrollers, and is designed to
> lower the barrier for entry to learning programming and electronics. She
> joined Adafruit in January 2018 as a member of the CircuitPython team. She
> has written the definitive CircuitPython Getting Started guides, the
> library designed to make CircuitPython super simple to use on Adafruit's
> premier learning board, Circuit Playground Express, as well as many project
> guides and tutorials. She has helped build the amazing, supportive online
> maker space around CircuitPython and a wide variety of other open source
> topics. The community was a huge part of what got her started, and she has
> greatly enjoyed becoming such a huge part of it.
> Kattni a board member for Linux user's group, Michigan!/usr/group.
>
> We have 25 seats for this workshop. So we will select those responses
> which have original and interesting ideas on what you want to build using
> CircuitPython Express.
> Entries will be anonymized before evaluation. Our decision for the
> selected applications will be final.
>
> I am a complete beginner? Should I apply?
> Yes! Absolutely. Our goal is to learn, experiment and have fun - and that
> does not require being an expert. All we need is your enthusiasm!
>
> Where should I apply?
> https://bit.ly/chipy_adafruit
>
> What's the link to meetup.com for RSVP?
> https://bit.ly/chipy_adafruit_rsvp
>
> What is the last date for signing up?
> December 6th, 2018 midnight CST
>
> When will I be notified if my application has been selected?
> By December 13th, 2018
>
> When is the event?
> 20 December 2018, 6:30-8:30pm. Doors open 6:00 pm
> Location: Braintree, 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza #800, Chicago, IL 60654
>
> CircuitPython Express:
> https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333
>
> What can you do with CircuitPython:
> Take a look at the numerous cool project ideas with CircuitPython:
> https://learn.adafruit.com/search?q=circuitpython
>
> Getting Started with CircuitPython:
> https://learn.adafruit.com/welcome-to-circuitpython
>
> What do I need to bring to the workshop:
> You will need to bring your wifi connected laptop, USB Micro cable which
> supports data transfer and photoid for the class.
>
> Code of Conduct:
> http://www.chipy.org/pages/conduct/
>
>
>

-- 
Cheers,
T

Sent from my iPhone
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From carl at personnelware.com  Mon Dec  3 00:34:08 2018
From: carl at personnelware.com (Carl Karsten)
Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2018 23:34:08 -0600
Subject: [Chicago] Adafruit CircuitPython Workshop @PythonProjectNight,
 December 20
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Do they need to be flashed with current Circuit Python?

if so, I've done 20 using this script:
https://github.com/CarlFK/cpx/blob/master/cpx_setup.sh


On Sun, Dec 2, 2018 at 9:33 PM Tathagata Dasgupta <tathagatadg at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Oops ... missed the tl;dr
>
> [image: image.png]
>
> 25 freshly baked Adafruit CircuitPython Express!
> Come learn how to program them and take one home for free
> <https://bit.ly/chipy_adafruit> December 20, @ChicagoPython Project Night!
>
> Thanks to our instructor @kattni <https://twitter.com/kattni> and TAs
> @WowLB <https://twitter.com/WowLB> @zzsnzmn <https://twitter.com/zzsnzmn>
> @nicktimko <https://twitter.com/nicktimko>!
>
> On Sat, Nov 17, 2018 at 8:48 AM Tathagata Dasgupta <tathagatadg at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello folks,
>> Chipy Python Project Night is organizing a special event this December!
>> Come learn how to program in CircuitPython. CircuitPython is aimed at
>> beginners and is a tool for teaching and learning. So whatever your
>> experience level is, you are welcome to join in! Yes, newbies are welcome.
>>
>> This will be a two hour hands on CircuitPython workshop led by Kattni
>> Rembor, an embedded software developer, technical writer and community
>> manager with Adafruit Industries. We will be provide the CircuitPython
>> Express boards required for the class.
>>
>> Event Description:
>> CircuitPython is Python that runs on microcontrollers. It's designed for
>> learning and it's super simple to use. If you're new to programming or
>> electronics, CircuitPython can help you get started with both. All you need
>> to do is plug in a microcontroller board, open any code editor, and start
>> editing. Participants will be provided with a Circuit Playground Express
>> microcontroller board to use. We will be using Mu as our code editor - Mu
>> is an editor that has the serial REPL and a plotter built in, and makes
>> getting started with CircuitPython particularly easy. This
>> beginner-friendly workshop will introduce CircuitPython, and discuss why
>> you would use it and the community that surrounds it. Then we will get into
>> working with code. There will be a series of examples that utilise the
>> various sensors, lights and switches built into the Circuit Playground
>> Express board. We will start simply with the CircuitPython "Hello, world!"
>> From there, we'll build on the concepts learned, combining them as we go to
>> eventually build a light up, capacitive touch tone piano.
>>
>> Instructor Bio:
>> Kattni Rembor (@kattni) is a full time contractor working as an embedded
>> software developer, technical writer and community leader with Adafruit
>> Industries. She began learning Python through CircuitPython in July 2017.
>> CircuitPython is Python that runs on microcontrollers, and is designed to
>> lower the barrier for entry to learning programming and electronics. She
>> joined Adafruit in January 2018 as a member of the CircuitPython team. She
>> has written the definitive CircuitPython Getting Started guides, the
>> library designed to make CircuitPython super simple to use on Adafruit's
>> premier learning board, Circuit Playground Express, as well as many project
>> guides and tutorials. She has helped build the amazing, supportive online
>> maker space around CircuitPython and a wide variety of other open source
>> topics. The community was a huge part of what got her started, and she has
>> greatly enjoyed becoming such a huge part of it.
>> Kattni a board member for Linux user's group, Michigan!/usr/group.
>>
>> We have 25 seats for this workshop. So we will select those responses
>> which have original and interesting ideas on what you want to build using
>> CircuitPython Express.
>> Entries will be anonymized before evaluation. Our decision for the
>> selected applications will be final.
>>
>> I am a complete beginner? Should I apply?
>> Yes! Absolutely. Our goal is to learn, experiment and have fun - and that
>> does not require being an expert. All we need is your enthusiasm!
>>
>> Where should I apply?
>> https://bit.ly/chipy_adafruit
>>
>> What's the link to meetup.com for RSVP?
>> https://bit.ly/chipy_adafruit_rsvp
>>
>> What is the last date for signing up?
>> December 6th, 2018 midnight CST
>>
>> When will I be notified if my application has been selected?
>> By December 13th, 2018
>>
>> When is the event?
>> 20 December 2018, 6:30-8:30pm. Doors open 6:00 pm
>> Location: Braintree, 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza #800, Chicago, IL 60654
>>
>> CircuitPython Express:
>> https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333
>>
>> What can you do with CircuitPython:
>> Take a look at the numerous cool project ideas with CircuitPython:
>> https://learn.adafruit.com/search?q=circuitpython
>>
>> Getting Started with CircuitPython:
>> https://learn.adafruit.com/welcome-to-circuitpython
>>
>> What do I need to bring to the workshop:
>> You will need to bring your wifi connected laptop, USB Micro cable which
>> supports data transfer and photoid for the class.
>>
>> Code of Conduct:
>> http://www.chipy.org/pages/conduct/
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> Cheers,
> T
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> _______________________________________________
> Chicago mailing list
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> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
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From joe.jasinski at gmail.com  Tue Dec 11 10:16:14 2018
From: joe.jasinski at gmail.com (Joe Jasinski)
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 07:16:14 -0800
Subject: [Chicago] ChiPy December 2018 Main Meeting
Message-ID: <CACdfcwVwOkOq+MXDk-R6-SE89dPxL_2ofOKpsMAb8zdK_1ATaA@mail.gmail.com>

Hey ChiPy,

This month, a select group of Mentees from our from our ChiPy Mentorship
Program will be presenting on what they have been working on over the last
few months. Join us to support them and see what interesting projects they
have been working on.

Stop by for a great main meeting on Thursday December 13th. Hope to see you
there!

Thank you to Peak6 for hosting us this month!

Please RSVP via the chipy.org <http://www.chipy.org/> website before *noon*
the day of the event.


*When:*December. 13, 2018, 6 p.m.

6:00pm Doors open
6:30pm: Meeting starts


*How:*You can RSVP at chipy.org <http://www.chipy.org/>.


*Where:*Board of Trade Building
141 W. Jackson Chicago
Suite 500

*What*

6:30pm: ChiPy Announcements
6:45pm: Mentorship Program Presentation
6:50pm: Presentation Group
  1. Princess Ojiaku
  2. Emily Drevets
  3. Steve Antos
  4. Laura Levy
  5. Andrew Krumtinge
  6. Holly Stotelmyer

BREAK

7:50pm:
  7. Madeline Kinnaird
  8. Kevin Heaney
  9. David Salorio
  10. Adam Stueckrath
8:20pm: Voting
8:30pm: Break / Vote Tallying
8:45pm: Winners/Prizes Announced



*Thank you always to all our sponsors, including our Diamond sponsors:
Metis and TelnyxAlso thank you to our Platinum sponsors: Braintree,
Imaginary Landscape, Lumere, and Signature Consultants. Also, thank you to
our Silver sponsor: Markit.Please be aware of our code of
conduct http://www.chipy.org/pages/conduct/
<http://www.chipy.org/pages/conduct/>*



-- 
Joe J. Jasinski
www.joejasinski.com
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From patrickboland4 at gmail.com  Mon Dec 17 22:13:58 2018
From: patrickboland4 at gmail.com (Patrick Boland)
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 21:13:58 -0600
Subject: [Chicago] New Videos Posted to YouTube
Message-ID: <CAO2gORO34MQmVe6bA2rn3jD6LrdqcaaMSm6L_+R8QW4z1H1eKw@mail.gmail.com>

Hey Gang!

We have some awesome new material on the YouTube channel featuring some
talk from the last few months.

*December*
In post production

*November*

>From Python to Rust by Kevin Nasto
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Yox95Uxhak>
Python in a Pod in a Kube in a Pi by Joe Jasinski
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_uiM3R1UAY>
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_uiM3R1UAY>Beating Mastermind: Winning
Games, Translating Math to Code, and Learning from Donald Knuth by Adam
Forsyth <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtX8W3fGh9k>
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtX8W3fGh9k>

*October*
Better Services with gRPC and Protocol Buffers by Patrick Boland
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RVyHy4n328>Tour of job scheduling in
Python by Raymond Buhr (link following soon)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RVyHy4n328>Why Learn PySpark? by David
Liao (link following soon)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RVyHy4n328>



*September*
How to install Anaconda by Kevin Nasto
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGWc5Z0aa0U&t=1s>
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGWc5Z0aa0U&t=1s>Machine Learning and
Deduplication by Forest Gregg <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kGKQqNVibQ>
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kGKQqNVibQ>Why python is the best first
programming language and here is how to make it even better by Jhankar
Mahbub <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwqSupdrygc>
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kGKQqNVibQ>

*August*

Interactive Introspection with `ls` by Aly Sivji
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkodB09UI1E>
Mocking with MITM by Quentin Bayart
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI172jy8F-4>
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI172jy8F-4>Pandas MultiIndex Tutorial and
Best Practices by Zax Rosenberg
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP-0ET0V5Tc&t=313s>
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP-0ET0V5Tc&t=313s>Python Magic Methods by
Nick Timkovich <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOkcV0pu1q8&t=557s>


Patrick
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From joe.jasinski at gmail.com  Sun Dec 23 16:08:17 2018
From: joe.jasinski at gmail.com (Joe Jasinski)
Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2018 15:08:17 -0600
Subject: [Chicago] ChiPy Call for Speakers for January 2019
Message-ID: <CACdfcwVphQVhwN_xcGpkxwsVUFRf-ej_KutHrbe1BXJKaGm0mw@mail.gmail.com>

Hi ChiPy,

Happy holidays! We hope to kick off the next year with a great ChiPy
meeting on January 10th meeting. If you are interested in giving a
Python-related talk in January, please post a submission or contact me
directly.

http://www.chipy.org/meetings/topics/propose/

Lightning talks are welcome too. Let me know if you have any questions.

You can be the fist to speak in what is sure to be a great new year!

-- 
Joe J. Jasinski
www.joejasinski.com
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From jp at zavteq.com  Fri Dec 28 13:16:07 2018
From: jp at zavteq.com (JP Bader)
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 12:16:07 -0600
Subject: [Chicago] Experienced developer for healthcare startup
Message-ID: <CAOL2cRRFuGsnd1YfZqMNw1bamLP+5nWxGb6=PwmQ8Bm1nXtpYQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi ChiPy!

My company, Next Health Choice, is hiring! We are looking for an
experienced developer for our healthcare startup. Based in Chicago, we?ve
been working on solving some nutty problems in healthcare for 4 years and
are looking for another developer to join our growing team. More info here:
https://www.nexthealthchoice.com/jobs/engineering/

Regards,

JP

-- 
JP Bader
President
Next Health Choice, LLC
@lordB8r | jp at nexthealthchoice.com
312.614.1267
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