From alisdair at tullo.me.uk  Fri Nov  6 06:11:42 2015
From: alisdair at tullo.me.uk (Alisdair Tullo)
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2015 11:11:42 +0000
Subject: [Python Edinburgh] Python/Django developer required
Message-ID: <563C8AEE.7010704@tullo.me.uk>

Hi all,

Further to my post to the Python Edinburgh list in June, as part of my 
work (University of Edinburgh) I'm looking for a web developer again, to 
continue development of an existing custom web application and database 
(Django/Postgresql).

The purpose of the application is to manage and record contact with a 
pool of volunteers for psychology experiments. There will likely be 1-2 
months of work in this phase -- how we organise this is open to 
negotiation -- and there is a strong likelihood of further work in the 
future. Please let me know if you're interested.

(I'm including Python Glasgow this time as it's close enough that folks 
there may be interested -- hope this is ok!)

Cheers,

Alisdair

From rebkwok at gmail.com  Fri Nov  6 07:22:37 2015
From: rebkwok at gmail.com (Becky Smith)
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2015 12:22:37 +0000
Subject: [Python Edinburgh] Python/Django developer required
In-Reply-To: <563C8AEE.7010704@tullo.me.uk>
References: <563C8AEE.7010704@tullo.me.uk>
Message-ID: <CAM4bGVy8JGOdFWXS_mdiHLGmPW0wJj66Fp4Ms=rrksqJkANKpQ@mail.gmail.com>

What level of experience are you looking for? I can forward to pyladies and
Django girls mailng lists, but if you need someone with substantial
experience it would good to let people know up front.

Thanks
Becky

On Fri, 6 Nov 2015 12:18 Alisdair Tullo <alisdair at tullo.me.uk> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Further to my post to the Python Edinburgh list in June, as part of my
> work (University of Edinburgh) I'm looking for a web developer again, to
> continue development of an existing custom web application and database
> (Django/Postgresql).
>
> The purpose of the application is to manage and record contact with a
> pool of volunteers for psychology experiments. There will likely be 1-2
> months of work in this phase -- how we organise this is open to
> negotiation -- and there is a strong likelihood of further work in the
> future. Please let me know if you're interested.
>
> (I'm including Python Glasgow this time as it's close enough that folks
> there may be interested -- hope this is ok!)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alisdair
> _______________________________________________
> Edinburgh mailing list
> Edinburgh at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edinburgh
>
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From alisdair at tullo.me.uk  Fri Nov  6 09:00:47 2015
From: alisdair at tullo.me.uk (Alisdair Tullo)
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2015 14:00:47 -0000
Subject: [Python Edinburgh] Python/Django developer required
In-Reply-To: <CAM4bGVy8JGOdFWXS_mdiHLGmPW0wJj66Fp4Ms=rrksqJkANKpQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <563C8AEE.7010704@tullo.me.uk>
 <CAM4bGVy8JGOdFWXS_mdiHLGmPW0wJj66Fp4Ms=rrksqJkANKpQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <af7f01b72f3666a749cd5e92ebffc5eb.squirrel@shcp08.hosting.zen.net.uk>

Hi Becky,

Thanks, good question! To be clear, yes, we are looking for someone with
substantial Django experience. Ideally we'd be able to see examples of
sites that they have developed themselves, or worked on as part of a team.

Cheers,

Alisdair

On Fri, November 6, 2015 12:22 pm, Becky Smith wrote:
> What level of experience are you looking for? I can forward to pyladies
> and Django girls mailng lists, but if you need someone with substantial
> experience it would good to let people know up front.
>
> Thanks
> Becky
>
>
> On Fri, 6 Nov 2015 12:18 Alisdair Tullo <alisdair at tullo.me.uk> wrote:
>
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>> Further to my post to the Python Edinburgh list in June, as part of my
>> work (University of Edinburgh) I'm looking for a web developer again, to
>>  continue development of an existing custom web application and
>> database (Django/Postgresql).
>>
>>
>> The purpose of the application is to manage and record contact with a
>> pool of volunteers for psychology experiments. There will likely be 1-2
>> months of work in this phase -- how we organise this is open to
>> negotiation -- and there is a strong likelihood of further work in the
>> future. Please let me know if you're interested.
>>
>> (I'm including Python Glasgow this time as it's close enough that folks
>>  there may be interested -- hope this is ok!)
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>>
>> Alisdair
>> _______________________________________________
>> Edinburgh mailing list
>> Edinburgh at python.org
>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edinburgh
>>
>>
> _______________________________________________
> Edinburgh mailing list
> Edinburgh at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edinburgh
>
>



From mark.smith at practicalpoetry.co.uk  Mon Nov 23 11:16:20 2015
From: mark.smith at practicalpoetry.co.uk (Mark Smith)
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 16:16:20 +0000
Subject: [Python Edinburgh] There IS a Python Dojo Tomorrow
Message-ID: <CA+7Edn=TQ1Cc5K63Gpvx6vd+LP=0=HRZ23pBjNEZSNNJ7TreKA@mail.gmail.com>

Hello Everybody,

I'm so sorry to mess this up again - there WILL be a Python Dojo
tomorrow. I know a lot of people have already said they are coming on
Meetup.com.

Please get a FREE ticket from Eventbrite (even if you RSVP'd on
Meetup): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/november-python-dojo-tickets-19687072564
- that way I know how many people to buy pizza for, and I can limit
the numbers (dojos don't really work with more than 30 people).

Hope to see you there!

Mark

From betsy at python.org  Mon Nov 23 17:36:18 2015
From: betsy at python.org (Betsy Waliszewski)
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 14:36:18 -0800
Subject: [Python Edinburgh] PyCon 2016 CFP Deadlines and Overview Info -
 Edinburgh Python Users
Message-ID: <CAKMnukrpDanMCPtrs_-zJaizyyrZ6Qf-XRvvFG1K8TUz5HGNpw@mail.gmail.com>

Fellow Pythonistas and enthusiasts:

Roughly a week from today PyCon US 2016 *TUTORIALS* call for proposals will
close. To be precise, we'll close the system at 2015-11-30 23:59 GMT
-12:00. For more information, please check out
https://us.pycon.org/2016/speaking/tutorials/
<https://www.evernote.com/OutboundRedirect.action?dest=https%3A%2F%2Fus.pycon.org%2F2016%2Fspeaking%2Ftutorials%2F>
.

A quick overview of PyCon 2016:

   - The conference (us.pycon.org) is for everyone interested in Python!
   Registration is open[1].
   - May 28?29 - Two days of Tutorials
   - May 30-June 1 - Three days of Conference
   - June 2-5 - Four days of Sprints
   - Tutorial proposals[2] due in one week, on November 30.
   - Talk and poster proposals[3] due on January 3.
   - The 3 main conference days also include lunch, a vendor expo hall,
   free-form Open Spaces, lightning talks, and a job fair!
   - Childcare will be available.
   - Sponsorships are still available![4]


Check us out on Twitter[5] and our blog[6]!

Best wishes -
PyCon 2016 Staff

[1]  https://us.pycon.org/2016/registration/
[2] https://us.pycon.org/2016/speaking/tutorials/
[3] https://us.pycon.org/2016/speaking/talks/
[4] https://us.pycon.org/2016/sponsors/prospectus/
<https://www.evernote.com/OutboundRedirect.action?dest=https%3A%2F%2Fus.pycon.org%2F2016%2Fsponsors%2Fprospectus%2F>
[5] https://twitter.com/pycon
[6] http://pycon.blogspot.com/

-- 
Betsy Waliszewski
Python Software Foundation
Event Coordinator / Administrator
@betswaliszewski
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From mark.smith at practicalpoetry.co.uk  Tue Nov 24 10:22:46 2015
From: mark.smith at practicalpoetry.co.uk (Mark Smith)
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 15:22:46 +0000
Subject: [Python Edinburgh] What is a Python Dojo?
Message-ID: <CA+7Ednm=ZOTQCPnHBFZp_ez8X_6a8UfmKzvQkKsWACEbQSaUWA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi All,

We still have a handful of tickets for tonight's event (which is
entirely my own fault for being late organising this)

I've had a few newer members asking what a Python dojo is, so here's
the description I usually send round:

# Python Edinburgh Dojos

A dojo is an opportunity to get together with a bunch of other
developers and practice our craft in a friendly and informal
environment. It's an opportunity to learn from (or help) your peers
and to work with technologies that maybe you don't encounter in your
everyday role.

We find the original coding dojos, as laid out by the Paris user group
to be very formal and slightly intimidating! Instead, we loosely
follow the format of the London Python Dojos.

## Stage 1: Gather

We all get together at an agreed place and time. We chat until we
think that everyone is here.

## Stage 2: Pick a Project

Everyone gets around the whiteboard and throws around ideas for
something we could attempt to achieve in a couple of hours. We put
together a list and then everyone votes on their favourite idea. The
ideal idea should be fun, challenging but not impossible in the time.

## Stage 3: Pick Teams

Teams are chosen organically based on general experience and more
specific experience with the kind of chosen project. The teams should
all be of mixed experience -- we encourage total newbies to get stuck
in!

## Stage 4: Solve the Problem

Each team gathers to work somewhere in the space provided and attempts
to solve the problem. The solution can lean whatever way the team
decides: practical, hacky, fun or totally ludicrous.

## Stage 5: Demo your Solution

It's showtime! You demo your solution (working or not) to the other
teams and say what you learned (if anything). This is particularly
good if your solution is silly.

Depending on how the whole group feels, we may or may not elect a
winner. There is no prize except experience :)

Hope to see you at this or a future dojo.

Mark