[Python Edinburgh] Python Edinburgh - Talks on Tuesday

[Miles Gould]

Thanks to everyone for being such a great audience, and for asking such
good questions at the end!

My slides are here:
http://rawgit.com/pozorvlak/linprog_talk/master/index.html#1

Code (including code for the slides) is here:
https://github.com/pozorvlak/linprog_talk

Please sponsor my marathon run here!
http://www.againstmalaria.com/MilesGould

Miles

On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 3:24 PM, Mark Smith <judy at judy.co.uk> wrote:

> Hello Everybody,
>
> Next Tuesday, Miles Gould is giving a talk on linear optimisation in
> Python -- something I don't know anything about, so I'll let him describe
> it:
>
> ----
> Linear Optimization in Python:
> (or, efficiently search absurdly huge spaces using this one weird trick)
>
> Many practical search and optimization problems - such as scheduling
> nurses' shifts, laying out components on a chip, or feeding yourself
> cheaply and healthily - can be stated as "linear programs" (LPs), which can
> be solved by efficient general tools. I'll introduce LPs, give some
> examples, and show how to use LP solvers in your Python code - and
> hopefully convince you that NP-completeness is not necessarily something to
> be feared.
> ----
>
> I'm really looking forward to learning something new, and I hope you are
> too!
>
> The talks will be hosted at FanDuel's offices. Pizza and beer will be
> provided (thanks FanDuel!) from 6:30 onwards, and we'll start the talk when
> the pizza runs out, or people are full. Due to limited space, please sign
> up for a ticket at:
>
> http://www.eventbrite.com/e/python-edinburgh-may-talks-tickets-17098710704
>
> Any questions, reply to the list.
>
> Hope to see you there!
>
> --Mark
>
>
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