From cbc at unc.edu  Tue Jun  7 07:39:08 2011
From: cbc at unc.edu (Chris Calloway)
Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 01:39:08 -0400
Subject: [omaha] Seattle PyCamp 2011
Message-ID: <4DEDB97C.4000204@unc.edu>

University of Washington Marketing and the Seattle Plone Gathering host 
the inaugural Seattle PyCamp 2011 at The Paul G. Allen Center for 
Computer Science & Engineering on Monday, August 29 through Friday, 
September 2, 2011.

Register today at http://trizpug.org/boot-camp/seapy11/

For beginners, this ultra-low-cost Python Boot Camp makes you productive 
so you can get your work done quickly. PyCamp emphasizes the features 
which make Python a simpler and more efficient language. Following along 
with example Python PushUps? speeds your learning process. Become a 
self-sufficient Python developer in just five days at PyCamp! PyCamp is 
conducted on the campus of the University of Washington in a state of 
the art high technology classroom.

-- 
Sincerely,

Chris Calloway http://nccoos.org/Members/cbc
office: 3313 Venable Hall   phone: (919) 599-3530
mail: Campus Box #3300, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, NC 27599

From jmoseman01 at gmail.com  Wed Jun 15 18:03:14 2011
From: jmoseman01 at gmail.com (jesse moseman)
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:03:14 -0500
Subject: [omaha] apache n00b
Message-ID: <BANLkTikA3v10ptBpToTnXF7R4EV+187gWg@mail.gmail.com>

I tried to set up apache with the libapache2-mod-python module and get some
cgi action going but i'm not getting it to work.  I changed the apache2.conf
file and added the lines

<Directory "/var/www/cgi-bin">
   AllowOverride None
   Options ExecCGI
   Order allow,deny
   Allow from all
</Directory>

<Directory "/var/www/cgi-bin">
Options All
</Directory>

<Directory /var/www/pub>
AddHandler mod_python .py
PythonHandler mod_python.publisher
PythonDebug On
</Directory>

<Directory /var/www/psp>
AddHandler mod_python .psp
PythonHandler mod_python.psp
PythonDebug On
</Directory>

but i tried to get a simple 127.0.0.1/cgi-bin/hello.py to work and it
wouldn't :'(.  Can anyone help me?

From jeffh at delasco.com  Wed Jun 15 18:52:58 2011
From: jeffh at delasco.com (Jeff Hinrichs)
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:52:58 -0500
Subject: [omaha] apache n00b
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTikA3v10ptBpToTnXF7R4EV+187gWg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTikA3v10ptBpToTnXF7R4EV+187gWg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTikjvaF2419zh6pGozk7BZz+O2JBbw@mail.gmail.com>

You'll want to make sure you have mod_python loaded in the LoadModule
section

Then, I believe you will want to move your hello.py to /var/www/pub since
that is where you specified the mod_python.publisher as the handler

Then call your script from 127.0.0.1/pub/hello.py

hth

-Jeff



On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 11:03 AM, jesse moseman <jmoseman01 at gmail.com>wrote:

> I tried to set up apache with the libapache2-mod-python module and get some
> cgi action going but i'm not getting it to work.  I changed the
> apache2.conf
> file and added the lines
>
> <Directory "/var/www/cgi-bin">
>   AllowOverride None
>   Options ExecCGI
>   Order allow,deny
>   Allow from all
> </Directory>
>
> <Directory "/var/www/cgi-bin">
> Options All
> </Directory>
>
> <Directory /var/www/pub>
> AddHandler mod_python .py
> PythonHandler mod_python.publisher
> PythonDebug On
> </Directory>
>
> <Directory /var/www/psp>
> AddHandler mod_python .psp
> PythonHandler mod_python.psp
> PythonDebug On
> </Directory>
>
> but i tried to get a simple  to work and it
> wouldn't :'(.  Can anyone help me?
> _______________________________________________
> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> Omaha at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> http://www.OmahaPython.org
>

From newz at bearfruit.org  Wed Jun 15 21:33:14 2011
From: newz at bearfruit.org (Matthew Nuzum)
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:33:14 -0500
Subject: [omaha] apache n00b
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTikA3v10ptBpToTnXF7R4EV+187gWg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTikA3v10ptBpToTnXF7R4EV+187gWg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTin8OYRsNL-PJFdPNtGQerWFReMPKQ@mail.gmail.com>

You don't need mod_python for cgi. You need to just put your cgi file in
/var/www/cgi-bin and make it executable with chmod +x.  Make sure the first
line has #!/usr/bin/python (or what ever is appropriate for your system)

Another way is to use ScriptAlias. ScriptAlias /myapp /var/www/hello.py
(note that its not in cgi-bin this time)

mod_python is more for embedding python into Apache. You can use it to run
more complex web apps but if that's your goal I suggest mod_wsgi.

To be honest, I've written many python web apps recently and haven't used
cgi for any of them. In my mind, CGI is dead.

On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 11:03 AM, jesse moseman <jmoseman01 at gmail.com>wrote:

> I tried to set up apache with the libapache2-mod-python module and get some
> cgi action going but i'm not getting it to work.  I changed the
> apache2.conf
> file and added the lines
>
> <Directory "/var/www/cgi-bin">
>   AllowOverride None
>   Options ExecCGI
>   Order allow,deny
>   Allow from all
> </Directory>
>
> <Directory "/var/www/cgi-bin">
> Options All
> </Directory>
>
> <Directory /var/www/pub>
> AddHandler mod_python .py
> PythonHandler mod_python.publisher
> PythonDebug On
> </Directory>
>
> <Directory /var/www/psp>
> AddHandler mod_python .psp
> PythonHandler mod_python.psp
> PythonDebug On
> </Directory>
>



-- 
Matthew Nuzum
newz2000 on freenode, skype, linkedin and twitter

"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and
looks like work." -Thomas Edison

From wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com  Sun Jun 19 00:54:33 2011
From: wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com (Steve Young)
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:54:33 -0500
Subject: [omaha] Meeting Monday Night
Message-ID: <BANLkTinu54Wn30=WCOEARLhmiQ69G0+oVQ@mail.gmail.com>

Anyone up for a talk?  I have a couple of python tricks and tips I can talk
about for a few minutes.

(sorry if you get two of these - the first one was sent from the wrong
account.)

-- 
Steve Young

From steve at alrlighting.com  Sun Jun 19 00:53:14 2011
From: steve at alrlighting.com (Steve Young)
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:53:14 -0500
Subject: [omaha] Meeting Monday night
Message-ID: <BANLkTimAhtEwV3UWyfJp4c8pXbUchWAngA@mail.gmail.com>

Anyone up for a talk?  I have a couple of python tricks and tips I can talk
about for a few minutes.

-- 
Steve Young
Architectural Lighting Resources
13829 Industrial Rd
Omaha, NE 68137

402-651-5216 Cell
402-397-2867 Office
www.ALRLighting.com

From jeffh at delasco.com  Mon Jun 20 17:59:07 2011
From: jeffh at delasco.com (Jeff Hinrichs)
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:59:07 -0500
Subject: [omaha] Meeting Monday Night
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTinu54Wn30=WCOEARLhmiQ69G0+oVQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTinu54Wn30=WCOEARLhmiQ69G0+oVQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=YoFQAtYcZMSN1gq9m8x9gEVVswQ@mail.gmail.com>

Steve, would you mind calling Lansky's and reserving the room?

Looking forward to your tips and tricks!


Best,

-Jeff



On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 5:54 PM, Steve Young <wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com>wrote:

> Anyone up for a talk?  I have a couple of python tricks and tips I can talk
> about for a few minutes.
>
> (sorry if you get two of these - the first one was sent from the wrong
> account.)
>
> --
> Steve Young
> _______________________________________________
> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> Omaha at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> http://www.OmahaPython.org
>

From wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com  Mon Jun 20 18:27:28 2011
From: wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com (Steve Young)
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:27:28 -0500
Subject: [omaha] Meeting Monday Night
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=YoFQAtYcZMSN1gq9m8x9gEVVswQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTinu54Wn30=WCOEARLhmiQ69G0+oVQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<BANLkTi=YoFQAtYcZMSN1gq9m8x9gEVVswQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=QRUY8y7BsXRTytW5BdEG2UJuTKw@mail.gmail.com>

The room is ours. 7pm tonight.

Steve Young
On Jun 20, 2011 10:59 AM, "Jeff Hinrichs" <jeffh at delasco.com> wrote:
> Steve, would you mind calling Lansky's and reserving the room?
>
> Looking forward to your tips and tricks!
>
>
> Best,
>
> -Jeff
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 5:54 PM, Steve Young <wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com
>wrote:
>
>> Anyone up for a talk? I have a couple of python tricks and tips I can
talk
>> about for a few minutes.
>>
>> (sorry if you get two of these - the first one was sent from the wrong
>> account.)
>>
>> --
>> Steve Young
>> _______________________________________________
>> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
>> Omaha at python.org
>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
>> http://www.OmahaPython.org
>>
> _______________________________________________
> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> Omaha at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> http://www.OmahaPython.org

From choman at gmail.com  Mon Jun 20 18:49:18 2011
From: choman at gmail.com (Chad Homan)
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:49:18 -0500
Subject: [omaha] Meeting Monday Night
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=QRUY8y7BsXRTytW5BdEG2UJuTKw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTinu54Wn30=WCOEARLhmiQ69G0+oVQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<BANLkTi=YoFQAtYcZMSN1gq9m8x9gEVVswQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<BANLkTi=QRUY8y7BsXRTytW5BdEG2UJuTKw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=cLGZ9ht0kYeZa_ZaHoO6FU3SKLQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hopefully I will be there too.  Unfortunetly, I have some thing going on
that may interfere with that

--
Chad, CISSP, Star 500
<http://blackdiamondbuilder.com/choman>



On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 11:27 AM, Steve Young <wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com>wrote:

> The room is ours. 7pm tonight.
>
> Steve Young
> On Jun 20, 2011 10:59 AM, "Jeff Hinrichs" <jeffh at delasco.com> wrote:
> > Steve, would you mind calling Lansky's and reserving the room?
> >
> > Looking forward to your tips and tricks!
> >
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > -Jeff
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 5:54 PM, Steve Young <wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Anyone up for a talk? I have a couple of python tricks and tips I can
> talk
> >> about for a few minutes.
> >>
> >> (sorry if you get two of these - the first one was sent from the wrong
> >> account.)
> >>
> >> --
> >> Steve Young
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> >> Omaha at python.org
> >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> >> http://www.OmahaPython.org
> >>
> > _______________________________________________
> > Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> > Omaha at python.org
> > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> > http://www.OmahaPython.org
> _______________________________________________
> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> Omaha at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> http://www.OmahaPython.org
>

From jeffh at delasco.com  Mon Jun 20 19:35:56 2011
From: jeffh at delasco.com (Jeff Hinrichs)
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:35:56 -0500
Subject: [omaha] Meeting Monday Night
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=cLGZ9ht0kYeZa_ZaHoO6FU3SKLQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTinu54Wn30=WCOEARLhmiQ69G0+oVQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<BANLkTi=YoFQAtYcZMSN1gq9m8x9gEVVswQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<BANLkTi=QRUY8y7BsXRTytW5BdEG2UJuTKw@mail.gmail.com>
	<BANLkTi=cLGZ9ht0kYeZa_ZaHoO6FU3SKLQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTikDc5cYJ+QH-E63L3U8hjJ4oe4YTw@mail.gmail.com>

Hope you can make it, as it appears this will be our best meeting ever!

-Jeff



On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 11:49 AM, Chad Homan <choman at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hopefully I will be there too.  Unfortunetly, I have some thing going on
> that may interfere with that
>
> --
> Chad, CISSP, Star 500
> <http://blackdiamondbuilder.com/choman>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 11:27 AM, Steve Young <wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > The room is ours. 7pm tonight.
> >
> > Steve Young
> > On Jun 20, 2011 10:59 AM, "Jeff Hinrichs" <jeffh at delasco.com> wrote:
> > > Steve, would you mind calling Lansky's and reserving the room?
> > >
> > > Looking forward to your tips and tricks!
> > >
> > >
> > > Best,
> > >
> > > -Jeff
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 5:54 PM, Steve Young <
> wereapwhatwesow at gmail.com
> > >wrote:
> > >
> > >> Anyone up for a talk? I have a couple of python tricks and tips I can
> > talk
> > >> about for a few minutes.
> > >>
> > >> (sorry if you get two of these - the first one was sent from the wrong
> > >> account.)
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Steve Young
> > >> _______________________________________________
> > >> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> > >> Omaha at python.org
> > >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> > >> http://www.OmahaPython.org
> > >>
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> > > Omaha at python.org
> > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> > > http://www.OmahaPython.org
> > _______________________________________________
> > Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> > Omaha at python.org
> > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> > http://www.OmahaPython.org
> >
> _______________________________________________
> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> Omaha at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> http://www.OmahaPython.org
>

From jay at jays.net  Tue Jun 21 03:17:07 2011
From: jay at jays.net (Jay Hannah)
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:17:07 -0500
Subject: [omaha] [odynug] Call for presentations
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=1hb2xU2n1wynZ9fjKbY37Nsg3UA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <C0F9ABDC-223E-48AD-8418-D8E1C53468F7@jays.net>
	<BANLkTi=1hb2xU2n1wynZ9fjKbY37Nsg3UA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1ECFDC81-DF4B-485C-8184-35605339D625@jays.net>

On Jun 16, 2011, at 9:31 PM, Shawn Hermans wrote:
> Lately I have being a lot of work with GData. They are an Atom based data service used by Google. We are taking their base Atom library and doing extensions to suit our needs. Also a lot of fun recently setting up a Redmine, Git and Hudson based Python development environment. Seems to be working pretty well for now. 

Would you be willing to present that? How much time do you want? 20m? A whole meting?

On Jun 16, 2011, at 9:51 PM, Nick Nisi wrote:
> I have been learning ruby and building a small web app with Sinatra. I could do a presentation on that and talk about Rack. Perhaps Jay could give a quick rundown of Plack, Perl's equivalent to Rack. Also, if anyone has used WSGI, the Python equivalent, it could be fun to see how the same interface is applied in these different languages.

I'm in! Have any Pythonistas in Omaha done any WSGI? 

On Jun 17, 2011, at 12:04 AM, Justin Hamilton wrote:
> I have yet to attend one of these but I recently wrote a Forth interpreter in Scheme just as a fun little toy project that I could always show.

Great! How much time do you want? 20m? A whole meeting?

Thanks all! Looks like we're getting a couple upcoming meetings roughed out. Woot!

j






From shawnhermans at gmail.com  Wed Jun 22 14:44:34 2011
From: shawnhermans at gmail.com (Shawn Hermans)
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:44:34 -0500
Subject: [omaha] [odynug] Call for presentations
In-Reply-To: <1ECFDC81-DF4B-485C-8184-35605339D625@jays.net>
References: <C0F9ABDC-223E-48AD-8418-D8E1C53468F7@jays.net>
	<BANLkTi=1hb2xU2n1wynZ9fjKbY37Nsg3UA@mail.gmail.com>
	<1ECFDC81-DF4B-485C-8184-35605339D625@jays.net>
Message-ID: <BANLkTi=XaBMk36Cwuje4gYZ_=ivw_t9Z1A@mail.gmail.com>

I don't mind presenting, I just need to find time to attend a meeting. I can
talk for as long as people want to listen.

On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 8:17 PM, Jay Hannah <jay at jays.net> wrote:

> On Jun 16, 2011, at 9:31 PM, Shawn Hermans wrote:
> > Lately I have being a lot of work with GData. They are an Atom based data
> service used by Google. We are taking their base Atom library and doing
> extensions to suit our needs. Also a lot of fun recently setting up a
> Redmine, Git and Hudson based Python development environment. Seems to be
> working pretty well for now.
>
> Would you be willing to present that? How much time do you want? 20m? A
> whole meting?
>
> On Jun 16, 2011, at 9:51 PM, Nick Nisi wrote:
> > I have been learning ruby and building a small web app with Sinatra. I
> could do a presentation on that and talk about Rack. Perhaps Jay could give
> a quick rundown of Plack, Perl's equivalent to Rack. Also, if anyone has
> used WSGI, the Python equivalent, it could be fun to see how the same
> interface is applied in these different languages.
>
> I'm in! Have any Pythonistas in Omaha done any WSGI?
>
> On Jun 17, 2011, at 12:04 AM, Justin Hamilton wrote:
> > I have yet to attend one of these but I recently wrote a Forth
> interpreter in Scheme just as a fun little toy project that I could always
> show.
>
> Great! How much time do you want? 20m? A whole meeting?
>
> Thanks all! Looks like we're getting a couple upcoming meetings roughed
> out. Woot!
>
> j
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
> "Omaha Dynamic Language User Group" group.
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From matt.wynn at gmail.com  Sun Jun 26 17:58:55 2011
From: matt.wynn at gmail.com (Matt Wynn)
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 11:58:55 -0400
Subject: [omaha] Anyone up for spreading the gospel?
Message-ID: <BANLkTimJaoo1eaofa=_UT0CvCTteOEGsnA@mail.gmail.com>

Been lurking for a couple weeks, wanted to run something by all ya'll.

I run a group called Hacks/Hackers. It's goal is to bring coders and
journalists together. I swear, that's not as crazy as it sounds. Both groups
have a sort of open-source ethos, where sharing (be it government
information or code) is better than keeping secrets. And especially on the
web side, I think there's a lot to be gained by putting folks from both pots
-- content creators and folks who know how to use it -- together.

At any rate, I have a grand plan of pulling off some sort of intro to Python
class. A university has donated a computer lab, and it sounds like there's
good interest -- not all from journalists. But after I laid the groundwork,
it hit me that I'm totally unqualified to teach anyone anything about
Python. I'm self-taught and work mostly with Django. I'm not even sure how
to define a tuple to people, much less some of the intricacies.

All of that is a stupidly roundabout way of getting to this: Would any of
you fine folk be interested in leading/helping lead/coaching/mentoring a
short (hour, maybe two) hands-on class for people who want to test this
stuff out? Reply on the list or shoot something to me at
matt.wynn at gmail.comif you want to get involved. I have some rough
ideas of what I think the
class should accomplish, but I'm not tied to anything.

Back to your regularly-scheduled programming. Thanks for letting me ramble
on.

-Matt

From newz at bearfruit.org  Mon Jun 27 00:25:50 2011
From: newz at bearfruit.org (Matthew Nuzum)
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:25:50 -0500
Subject: [omaha] Anyone up for spreading the gospel?
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTimJaoo1eaofa=_UT0CvCTteOEGsnA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTimJaoo1eaofa=_UT0CvCTteOEGsnA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTinMBYGWiLmqE+yRnQnz7irMui9MaA@mail.gmail.com>

Don't let the fact that you don't have a formal python education deter you.
Get a good book to use as a resource and follow the outline in the book.
That will help you avoid forgetting important things and give you ideas on
the order things should be taught.

Honestly, many many teachers are not experts in the subject they're paid to
teach. The best teachers are enthusiastic and help you enjoy the material.
Having that can cover over a lot of other short-comings. And besides, you're
not giving them a diploma or college credit, you're just giving them the
initial push that will help some of them overcome the "getting started
sounds hard" inertia.

This may sound crazy, but one of the best books I've read lately is "Agile
development with Rails" (4th edition). The authors masterfully help you get
a quick success with the tool, then expose you to more and more of the bits
and pieces and, better than any book I've seen, help you develop good habits
by writing test and following conventions. (Rant: that book has you writing
tests before page 80, the Django book doesn't cover tests at all) You may
want to pop over to B&N and skim through it.

On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Matt Wynn <matt.wynn at gmail.com> wrote:

> Been lurking for a couple weeks, wanted to run something by all ya'll.
>
> I run a group called Hacks/Hackers. It's goal is to bring coders and
> journalists together. I swear, that's not as crazy as it sounds. Both
> groups
> have a sort of open-source ethos, where sharing (be it government
> information or code) is better than keeping secrets. And especially on the
> web side, I think there's a lot to be gained by putting folks from both
> pots
> -- content creators and folks who know how to use it -- together.
>
> At any rate, I have a grand plan of pulling off some sort of intro to
> Python
> class. A university has donated a computer lab, and it sounds like there's
> good interest -- not all from journalists. But after I laid the groundwork,
> it hit me that I'm totally unqualified to teach anyone anything about
> Python. I'm self-taught and work mostly with Django. I'm not even sure how
> to define a tuple to people, much less some of the intricacies.
>
> All of that is a stupidly roundabout way of getting to this: Would any of
> you fine folk be interested in leading/helping lead/coaching/mentoring a
> short (hour, maybe two) hands-on class for people who want to test this
> stuff out? Reply on the list or shoot something to me at
> matt.wynn at gmail.comif you want to get involved. I have some rough
> ideas of what I think the
> class should accomplish, but I'm not tied to anything.
>
> Back to your regularly-scheduled programming. Thanks for letting me ramble
> on.
>
> -Matt
> _______________________________________________
> Omaha Python Users Group mailing list
> Omaha at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/omaha
> http://www.OmahaPython.org
>



-- 
Matthew Nuzum
newz2000 on freenode, skype, linkedin and twitter

"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and
looks like work." -Thomas Edison

From brian.curtin at gmail.com  Wed Jun 29 05:16:26 2011
From: brian.curtin at gmail.com (Brian Curtin)
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:16:26 -0500
Subject: [omaha] Python User Group International Survey
Message-ID: <BANLkTinjUSdhxLgKq15mwMoiONiKJys24g@mail.gmail.com>

The PSF is happy to launch today an international survey of Python user
group organizers to help it better serve the large and ever-expanding
international Python user community.

The survey contains questions on user group organization, events,
demographics, and growth. There are some questions with numerical
answers, and while your best guess is fine, you may find it helpful to
gather some statistics on your user group membership before starting
the survey (example statistics include the number of active members
and the size and topics for recent user group events).

We expect this survey to take around 30 minutes to complete. We
appreciate your time and honesty in answering these questions.

The PSF blog post announcing the survey:
http://pyfound.blogspot.com/2011/06/tell-us-about-your-user-group.html

The survey was written by Jessica McKellar (http://jesstess.com),
organizer for the Boston Python Meetup
(http://meetup.bostonpython.com), and Jesse Noller
(http://jessenoller.com/), PSF board member and PyCon chair with input
and feedback from survey specialists and others.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BWLG8SZ

The survey was pretested with a handful of user group organizers, and
their answers were phenomenal. Organizers have tons to say about these
topics, and we hope to get a lot of great, actionable data for
strengthening the relationship between the PSF and Python user groups
out of this effort.

Outreach, education, diversity and community building are critical for
Python as a community, and the Foundation - this data should greatly
assist in our targeting our resources and furthering the mission of
the Foundation in all ways.

Thank you

The Python Software Foundation
Jessica McKellar
Jesse Noller

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From: andy at petdance.com (Andy Lester)
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:47:29 -0000
Subject: [omaha] [odynug] Call for presentations
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On Jun 22, 2011, at 7:44 AM, Shawn Hermans wrote:

> I don't mind presenting, I just need to find time to attend a meeting. I can talk for as long as people want to listen. 


I would be glad to come out and present something some time in the summer, while school's out and I don't have my Dad/School duties.

xoa

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