[portland] Presentation Topic Inspiration

[Mike Lindsay]

Wasn't there a gui one recently?


On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 1:58 PM, Jason Champion
<jchampion at zetacentauri.com>wrote:

> These are the things I'd be interested in seeing.
>
> GUI Frameworks/toolkits:
> ---
> pyQt
> wxPython
> pygame
> pyOpenGL
> Python-Ogre
> sciPy/numPy/matplotlib
>
> Integrating Python with other languages (via Boost::Python, SWIG, etc.)
>
>
>
> On 08/05/2013 01:18 PM, Jeff Schwaber wrote:
>
>> +1 to writing documentation.
>> pulling documentation out of code into a usable format.
>> functional programming with itertools
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 1:05 PM, Wraithan McDonald <xwraithanx at gmail.com
>> >wrote:
>>
>>  Packaging
>>> Interfacing with Databases (pick one or an abstraction layer)
>>> Writing documentation
>>> Job queues (celery, rq, whatever else is cool)
>>> Demystifying RFCs and other very formal specs (talking about how to
>>> read/consume them as well as tips/tricks)
>>> Raspberrypi hacking, especially with regard to the GPIO pins and playing
>>> with hardware
>>> Interviewing (both for the interviewer as well as the interviewee)
>>>
>>> These vary in skill level, I can give some of these but encourage others
>>> to
>>> pick them up and run with them if they seem interesting.
>>>
>>> If you've never spoken, or never picked a topic you weren't already an
>>> expert on to speak about, I highly encourage it. Picking a topic,
>>> researching it well enough to give a talk and then doing it in front of
>>> your peers is very rewarding. Both in that you get to learn a bunch and
>>> that you are helping others in your community!
>>>
>>> -Wraithan
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 12:09 PM, Lyzi Diamond <lyzidiamond at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>  Another beginner here! I think it would be cool to have someone (or
>>>> multiple someones) show several ways to solve a common problem using
>>>> Python, something like parsing text or archiving/renaming files or
>>>> something. Solve the problem one way, then show another way to solve it.
>>>> That could even be a collaborative presentation, with several people
>>>> showing the different techniques they used to solve the same problem.
>>>>
>>>> Lyzi
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Mike Lindsay <lindsm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  I am the low end of the spectrum, just learning python.  But I am a
>>>>>
>>>> little
>>>>
>>>>> lost on getting started.  The Pyladies did this a while back:
>>>>>
>>>>> PyLadies + OpenHatch: Make Your First Contribution to OSS!
>>>>>
>>>>> It would be great if something like that could happen some time.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 12:01 PM, Joe Lewis <robotbill at gmail.com>
>>>>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I believe that there are people in this group who are interested in
>>>>>>
>>>>> giving
>>>>>
>>>>>> a presentation at a PDX Python meetup, but don't know what to talk
>>>>>>
>>>>> about.
>>>>
>>>>> So I'm starting this thread to collect ideas for presentations.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What would you be interested in learning about at one of the next PDX
>>>>>> Python meetups?
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