[Python Edinburgh] Fwd: (no subject)

Fri Nov 28 15:56:48 CET 2014

I like the idea of working on each others projects as we learn and help
each other out at the same time.  So we need people who want to learn? a
list of problems to solve? and maybe some people with more experience to
guide?

I'm in!

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From: Edinburgh
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Behalf Of Douglas Houston
Sent: 28 November 2014 14:02
To: Python Edinburgh
Subject: [Python Edinburgh] Fwd: (no subject)

Yes, someone mentioned to me that Edinburgh does dojos too. I don't
think that's what we're after though - unless I'm mistaken, in the dojo
format you get told what you're working on, so no use if you have your
own projects in mind. Not saying they're not fun and useful though.

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From: dgm <dgm at agamik.co.uk>
Date: 28 November 2014 at 13:49
Subject: Re: [Python Edinburgh] (no subject)
To: Python Edinburgh <edinburgh at python.org>

There is a Python Dojo every two months in Glasgow, on the second
Tuesday, 

>From the mailout about it:
We are having a Christmas Dojo on the 9th of December. Twig are
graciously hosting us again. Details about how to get there are below.

A coding dojo is a safe place to practice and develop your coding
skills, and perhaps learn something new too. We brainstorm ideas for
problems to solve, choosing one by popular, if complicated, vote, and
then break into teams for an hour and a half of furious coding (at
least, furious something). To wrap the evening up each team does a quick
"show and tell", and then some folk usually head to the pub.

*All* skill levels are welcome, from seasoned Pythonistas to people just
thinking about trying Python out.

The dojo's are usually really well attended so make sure to get your
ticket now at:

http://attending.io/events/pythonglasgow-dojo-december-2014

On 28 November 2014 at 13:43, Douglas Houston
<douglasrhouston at googlemail.com> wrote:

	I'd be no use as a mentor right now, but I have couple of
programs I need to write and would be very interested in participating
in a regular workshop ... even if it meant paying some actual real
money!

	On 28 November 2014 at 12:47, Bald, Glenn
<Glenn.Bald at forestry.gsi.gov.uk> wrote:

		Hi Xavier/All,

		For me personally any form of practice and motivation
would be good. I have my own area of interest but happy to learn
anything. Also happy to share anything I know. My own preference would
be to work together on a shared goal, perhaps based on some issue
someone had. Either one big goal or several small ones, ideally starting
on the easier ones. 

		I would be interested in:
		Creating a mobile application to work with a fitness
band 
		Automating the processing of aerial images  from
unmanned area aircraft.
		Anything related to GIS

		As I said though happy to go with the flow

		I might be able to provide office space (EH12 7AT)
depending on when and how many. Also happy to travel within
Edinburgh(Sorry Falkirk a bit far for me to do regularly) 

		Cheers
		Glenn

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		From: Edinburgh [mailto:edinburgh-bounces+glenn.bald
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On Behalf Of Xavier Oliver-Duocastella
		Sent: 28 November 2014 11:57
		To: Python Edinburgh
		Subject: Re: [Python Edinburgh] (no subject)

		I'd be quite happy to run workshops of anything I know.
Mentoring too, although it's more unclear to me how that could work. 

		Xavier

		On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 11:30 AM, dgm <dgm at agamik.co.uk>
wrote:

			I am happy to do mentoring, depending on
location as I am in Falkirk.

			On 28 November 2014 at 11:20, James Doig
<jamesdoig at gmail.com> wrote:

				Small regular workshops would be a great
Idea and I'd be happy to help out. I know Becky got a *lot* of interest
in her Django girls workshop that's running this weekend so I don't
think there would be any shortage of other students either :) 

				I imagine if the mentors took it in
shifts to take workshops we could get fairly regular lessons without
impacting anyones personal life too much?

				Any ideas? Anyone else up for mentoring?

				Cheers,

				James.

				On 28 November 2014 at 11:01, Bald,
Glenn <Glenn.Bald at forestry.gsi.gov.uk> wrote:

				Hi Paul,

				I would find small regular
tutorials/self help groups helpful. I mainly use GIS software and C#
with a little python. I would be interested in learning more python.  

				Cheers
				Glenn

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				From: Edinburgh
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On Behalf Of paul colrain
				Sent: 27 November 2014 18:11
				To: edinburgh at python.org
				Subject: [Python Edinburgh] (no subject)

				Dear Pythonistas

				I'm looking for a Python
mentor/tutor/adviser. Someone to help me in the next few months to get
to a stage where I can call myself a Pythonista. I have a few bob.

				I wish to learn Python and OO program
design. I'm pretty clueless but I have some programming experience (12
years of Fortran and a year of C++, but more than 25 years ago!).
				I would like to learn by doing, by
building a couple of simple Object Oriented Monte Carlo programs to
simulate simple economies or supply chains.

				In the future I hope to make simple
desktop applications, web applications, to use in my job (I do some data
analysis and modelling for the World Health Organisation in the area of
immunization supply chain % logistics). 

				Any advice, suggestions, offers greatly
appreciated.

				Cheers, Paul

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