From grace at lolapps.com Tue Jan 4 23:29:44 2011 From: grace at lolapps.com (Grace Law) Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 14:29:44 -0800 Subject: [Texas] Can you help with Server/Scalability challenges at huge social gaming site? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi there, Want to move to San Francisco and work with a group of smart, fun people and LOL at the office? My HR manager said we can relocate you :) http://lolapps.com is a 2 year old, cash flow positive social gaming / Facebook App company. About 40 people now and plan to get to 60-70 in the next 6 to 12 months. Big Python/Pylons shop building high quality Flash games. You can find out how we scaled from 0 to 50 million users from this video at the last PyCon. http://us.pycon.org/2010/conference/schedule/event/135/ :) We're looking for a seasoned server/performance engineer to do more of that. More details here: *Python Server/Scalability Engineer * http://lolapps.com is looking for a seasoned performance engineer. You know the thrill and the terror of an unexpected traffic storm that's railed your application. You think on your feet, adapt and make a genius patch that let's your servers hold to see out the storm, then hit the whiteboard to start architecting a solution that will handle the next storm with ease. Ideally, you: * Love python and can code it in your sleep. * Working knowledge of Linux, scripting, and SQL. * Understand when MySQL is great and experiment with NoSQL solutions (Memcached/Mongo/Redis/Cassandra) * Know how to put together a web-application stack. (We use Pylons/Paste.) * Enjoy bouncing ideas of your teammates to build up solutions no one person could of thought up by themselves. * Care about your implementations and find yourself compulsively checking that your latest experimental deploy is working the way you thought it would. You'll get to: * Work in an innovative space that is expanding into a billion dollar industry. * Design and implement large chunks of scalability features. * Help make key infrastructure decisions (databases, replication layouts, caching solutions, etc.). * Experiment with the newest emerging open-source technologies. * Test your ideas and strategies out on millions of users and enormous data sets. * Head up a small team of experienced engineers (if you are willing and able). * Have fun. Play ping pong, foosball, video games. * Eat. We buy your lunches. Want to find out more? Send me an email or click here to apply http://hire.jobvite.com/j/?aj=oQ3mVfwU&s=PythonUserGroup Cheers, Grace http://lolapps.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From walker.hale.iv at gmail.com Fri Jan 14 21:12:32 2011 From: walker.hale.iv at gmail.com (Walker Hale IV) Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:12:32 -0600 Subject: [Texas] PyHou January -- Python Teach and Learn! In-Reply-To: <1822492810.1294968060280.JavaMail.nobody@james2> References: <1822492810.1294968060280.JavaMail.nobody@james2> Message-ID: Announcing a new Meetup for PyHou - Houston Python Enthusiasts!! What: PyHou - Python Teach and Learn! When: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 7:00 PM Where: Stag's Head Pub 2128 Portsmouth St Houston, TX 77098 713-533-1199 Hello Pythonistas! January's "Python Teach and Learn" Meetup will focus on a back-to-basics approach, with a twist! At this session, we will ask our novices & newcomers to pair up with experts for individual or small group Q&A and demos. Know anyone who wants to get started with Python, but isn't quite sure how to jump in? Been interested in the Meetup, but was afraid it was "too technical"? (hint: it's not!) Looking to brush up on your basics? Ready for more Python awesomeness? Format: We'll start with a 15-minute tour covering the Python documentation and essential references. Afterwards, we'll pair-up/group-up and work through some core concepts. Novices: Bring your questions! Need some help with the basics? Stuck with some tricky material? We'll try to help! Experts: Please come! Everyone's an expert in some areas but a novice in others, so we'll rearrange as necessary, and your input is invaluable! Everyone: If possible, bring your laptop with charged battery and Python installed. (We'll have installers for Mac and Windows available if needed). This is our first time with this format for our Meetup, so input and suggestions are welcome and appreciated!! As usual, we'll save time at the end for general Python geekiness and catching-up. :-) Our meetup is located at the Stag's Head Pub, near Richmond and Shepherd. Please enjoy their menu and drink offerings, so they continue to enjoy hosting us! Lastly, please RSVP (even if you're a "Maybe"!) to assist us with capacity planning! RSVP to this Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/python-14/calendar/15753896/ -- Walker Hale From walker.hale.iv at gmail.com Fri Jan 14 21:54:01 2011 From: walker.hale.iv at gmail.com (Walker Hale IV) Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:54:01 -0600 Subject: [Texas] Fwd: PyCon early-bird deadline: MONDAY Jan. 17 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I go to PyCon every year, and I love it. PyCon is one of the best values for a computer conference. -Walker ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Catherine Devlin Date: Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 2:53 PM Subject: PyCon early-bird deadline: MONDAY Jan. 17 To: python-announce-list at python.org The early-bird registration deadline is coming up fast: it's this Monday, Jan. 17! ?(AUDIENCE GASPS) Fortunately, everything you need is right here: PyCon 2011, March 9-17: http://us.pycon.org Register: https://www.cteusa.com/pycon4/ Tutorial list: http://us.pycon.org/2011/schedule/lists/tutorials/ Talk list: http://us.pycon.org/2011/schedule/lists/talks/ Hotel reservation: https://www.cteusa.com/pycon4/ Also, keep in mind that, for the first time ever, we've had to place a cap of 1500 on PyCon registration. ?Delaying too long won't just cause you to miss the early-bird discount, it might make you miss PyCon altogether. While there might be a certain historical thrill in being able to say, "Yes, I was one of the people turned away from the world's first sold-out PyCon"... no, don't do that. Please forward this notice in Python-related groups and mailing lists you belong to. ?How will you live with yourself if a friend misses PyCon because you didn't tell them? See you in Atlanta! -- - Catherine http://catherinedevlin.blogspot.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-announce-list ? ? ? ?Support the Python Software Foundation: ? ? ? ?http://www.python.org/psf/donations/ -- Walker Hale From bradallen137 at gmail.com Fri Jan 14 22:33:36 2011 From: bradallen137 at gmail.com (Brad Allen) Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:33:36 -0600 Subject: [Texas] Fwd: PyHou January -- Python Teach and Learn! In-Reply-To: References: <1822492810.1294968060280.JavaMail.nobody@james2> Message-ID: For those in surrounding areas who might be interested... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Walker Hale IV Date: Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 2:12 PM Subject: [Texas] PyHou January -- Python Teach and Learn! To: texas at python.org Announcing a new Meetup for PyHou - Houston Python Enthusiasts!! What: PyHou - Python Teach and Learn! When: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 7:00 PM Where: Stag's Head Pub 2128 Portsmouth St Houston, TX 77098 713-533-1199 Hello Pythonistas! January's "Python Teach and Learn" Meetup will focus on a back-to-basics approach, with a twist! At this session, we will ask our novices & newcomers to pair up with experts for individual or small group Q&A and demos. Know anyone who wants to get started with Python, but isn't quite sure how to jump in? Been interested in the Meetup, but was afraid it was "too technical"? (hint: it's not!) Looking to brush up on your basics? Ready for more Python awesomeness? Format: We'll start with a 15-minute tour covering the Python documentation and essential references. Afterwards, we'll pair-up/group-up and work through some core concepts. Novices: Bring your questions! Need some help with the basics? Stuck with some tricky material? We'll try to help! Experts: Please come! Everyone's an expert in some areas but a novice in others, so we'll rearrange as necessary, and your input is invaluable! Everyone: If possible, bring your laptop with charged battery and Python installed. (We'll have installers for Mac and Windows available if needed). This is our first time with this format for our Meetup, so input and suggestions are welcome and appreciated!! As usual, we'll save time at the end for general Python geekiness and catching-up. :-) Our meetup is located at the Stag's Head Pub, near Richmond and Shepherd. Please enjoy their menu and drink offerings, so they continue to enjoy hosting us! Lastly, please RSVP (even if you're a "Maybe"!) to assist us with capacity planning! RSVP to this Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/python-14/calendar/15753896/ -- Walker Hale _______________________________________________ Texas mailing list Texas at python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/texas From bradallen137 at gmail.com Fri Jan 14 22:36:36 2011 From: bradallen137 at gmail.com (Brad Allen) Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:36:36 -0600 Subject: [Texas] PyHou January -- Python Teach and Learn! In-Reply-To: References: <1822492810.1294968060280.JavaMail.nobody@james2> Message-ID: On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 3:33 PM, Brad Allen wrote: > For those in surrounding areas who might be interested... Now I feel like an idiot...I saw the word "meetup" and assumed I was forwarding an email from the Houston meetup list to the Texas list. From kippesp at gmail.com Sun Jan 16 08:21:51 2011 From: kippesp at gmail.com (Paul Kippes) Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 01:21:51 -0600 Subject: [Texas] Shameless Pycon 2011 tutorial plug Message-ID: As it sometimes can happen with tutorials at Pycon, low registration numbers can result in classes being dropped. I haven't heard how this years numbers are going. I've had my proposal accepted to present two tutorials on PyQt development. My approach will be similar to David Goodger's wxPython tutorials, but a little faster paced. If the DFW Python group has any interest in the topic, I wouldn't mind working with Jeff on condensing a portion of it for one of the Saturday gatherings. This would be especially be of interest to me to discuss with our group why Qt sometimes gets the thumbs down over other GUI toolkits. From bradallen137 at gmail.com Sun Jan 16 15:44:03 2011 From: bradallen137 at gmail.com (Brad Allen) Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 08:44:03 -0600 Subject: [Texas] [dfwPython] Shameless Pycon 2011 tutorial plug In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Paul, I'd be interested in sitting through a dry run of this tutorial sometime before PyCon, and I suspect others would be as well. I'll help spread the word locally to get attendees if you'll commit to a date in advance. Btw, in some user groups I've heard this called a "dress rehearsal". On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 1:21 AM, Paul Kippes wrote: > As it sometimes can happen with tutorials at Pycon, low registration > numbers can result in classes being dropped. ?I haven't heard how this > years numbers are going. > > I've had my proposal accepted to present two tutorials on PyQt > development. ?My approach will be similar to David Goodger's wxPython > tutorials, but a little faster paced. > > If the DFW Python group has any interest in the topic, I wouldn't mind > working with Jeff on condensing a portion of it for one of the > Saturday gatherings. ?This would be especially be of interest to me to > discuss with our group why Qt sometimes gets the thumbs down over > other GUI toolkits. > _______________________________________________ > dfwPython mailing list > dfwPython at dfwpython.org > http://www.dfwpython.org/mailman/listinfo/dfwpython > From kevin.horn at gmail.com Tue Jan 18 20:34:44 2011 From: kevin.horn at gmail.com (Kevin Horn) Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:34:44 -0600 Subject: [Texas] [dfwPython] Shameless Pycon 2011 tutorial plug In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: As would I, but it would depend on the Saturday. Kevin Horn On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Brad Allen wrote: > Paul, I'd be interested in sitting through a dry run of this tutorial > sometime before PyCon, and I suspect others would be as well. I'll > help spread the word locally to get attendees if you'll commit to a > date in advance. > > Btw, in some user groups I've heard this called a "dress rehearsal". > > On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 1:21 AM, Paul Kippes wrote: > > As it sometimes can happen with tutorials at Pycon, low registration > > numbers can result in classes being dropped. I haven't heard how this > > years numbers are going. > > > > I've had my proposal accepted to present two tutorials on PyQt > > development. My approach will be similar to David Goodger's wxPython > > tutorials, but a little faster paced. > > > > If the DFW Python group has any interest in the topic, I wouldn't mind > > working with Jeff on condensing a portion of it for one of the > > Saturday gatherings. This would be especially be of interest to me to > > discuss with our group why Qt sometimes gets the thumbs down over > > other GUI toolkits. > > _______________________________________________ > > dfwPython mailing list > > dfwPython at dfwpython.org > > http://www.dfwpython.org/mailman/listinfo/dfwpython > > > _______________________________________________ > Texas mailing list > Texas at python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/texas > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeff at taupro.com Wed Jan 19 21:20:17 2011 From: jeff at taupro.com (Jeff Rush) Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:20:17 -0600 Subject: [Texas] Python Teaching Gig in Portland? Message-ID: <4D374781.405@taupro.com> A bit of a strange request I know, but we have a diverse set of folks here on these Python lists, and someone might know someone who can help. --- original email --- Hello ? My name is John Buesseler and I am responsible for a bunch of non-credit computer classes at PCC. I am in a bit of a pickle? We are offering a 15 hr class on Python starting next Monday and I need an instructor! The instructor who was originally scheduled to teach this is unavailable. We have 5 students, enough to run the class. But I need an instructor. If you are curious enough to have continued reading, here are the details: Course Description: CEU935J Django Django is a powerful web development framework for the Python programming language. It combines leading-edge data modeling with a highly modular design and a rich library of snap-in features, allowing for rapid results and code reuse. For this reason it's used by organizations ranging from NASA to PBS to the Washington Post and is a key component of Google App Engine, which allows web apps to run on Google infrastructure. Highly recommended: prior Python or other object-oriented programming experience as well as HTML or XML. Pay: 15 hr class x $40/hr = $600 time: 6-9 pm, Mondays, 24 Jan through 21 Feb Location: Willow Creek Center, Room 215 241 SW Edgeway Dr (near 185th and Baseline, next to the MAX station) Beaverton,OR 97006 If you are interested or can recommend someone who might be available to teach this, please let me know ASAP. I can be reached at 971.722.2899, or john.buesseler at pcc.edu Thanks! John Buesseler | Applications Program Coordinator PCC CLIMB Center for Advancement Willow Creek Center Rm 210 241 Edgeway Dr. Beaverton, Or 97006 503.533.2899 | john.buesseler at pcc.edu From brian.curtin at gmail.com Thu Jan 27 21:50:52 2011 From: brian.curtin at gmail.com (Brian Curtin) Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:50:52 -0600 Subject: [Texas] PSF Sprints - Call For Applications Message-ID: Hello Texas Python Users! On behalf of the Python Software Foundation?s sponsored sprint group, I wanted to drop your group a quick note introducing us. If you?re already familiar with our sponsored sprints, you?ll be happy to know we made a few changes to help both sprint groups and Python even more. The PSF recently set aside funding to be distributed to groups who spend time contributing to the Python ecosystem, often in the form of development sprints. Our goal is to help you help Python, so whether it?s buying meals or renting meeting space for your all-day hackathon, we have a budget set aside to reimburse your expenses up to $300 USD (up from $250). If your goal is to make the Python world a better place, and you work on the problems facing Python today, we want to help you. We?re looking for groups of hackers that spend their time fixing and expanding the wide variety of Python interpreters, libraries, tools, and anything else affecting the community.We?re also looking for groups who want to help and get started but don?t have the resources to get together. Whether your group is separated by a train ride or lacking a shared space, we want to help you. On-boarding new contributors to open source Python projects is an especially important area that we?d like to work with.This means if you have a Python project and you want to sprint -- we want to help you.Some sprints we?ve sponsored include the porting of Genshi to Python 3, improvements to packaging (Distribute/distutils), and most recently, the PyPy winter sprint in Switzerland. If your group is interested in hosting a sprint, check out the full details of our call for applications at http://www.pythonsprints.com/cfa/ and contact us at sprints at python.org. Thanks for your time, and happy sprinting! Brian Curtin Jesse Noller http://www.pythonsprints.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Basically, we are looking for someone who has Python experience in at least some of the following areas: * processing/serving scientific data * web services * web development (the request for statements says web.py but a specific framework is not important) * relational databases (via SQLAlchemy) The deadline for submitting the paperwork is noon on February 25. You should be able to find the details and contractese at the other end of this hideous url: http://info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/pub/regviewer$ext.RegPage?sl=R&app=9&p_dir=&p_rloc=234152&p_tloc=&p_ploc=&pg=1&p_reg=234152&ti=&pt=&ch=&rl=&issue=02/04/2011&z_chk= Please pass this on to anyone who might be interested. If you have any questions, you can contact Dharhas Pothina at dharhas.pothina at twdb.state.tx.us or by phone at 936-0818. Cheers, Andy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bradallen137 at gmail.com Sat Jan 29 16:12:30 2011 From: bradallen137 at gmail.com (Brad Allen) Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 09:12:30 -0600 Subject: [Texas] collecting PyTexas photos Message-ID: Various people have photos of PyTexas, and I'd like to consolidate them somewhere publicly accessible. Actually I've seen very few PyTexas photos but I know they exist. I'm not sure the best way to host this. Some people might want to use Flickr, Picasa, etc. Any suggestions? From bradallen137 at gmail.com Sun Jan 30 13:51:20 2011 From: bradallen137 at gmail.com (Brad Allen) Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 06:51:20 -0600 Subject: [Texas] PyTexas 2011 date to be decided Message-ID: We held PyTexas 2010 at Baylor University in Waco in late August, at the end of the first week of school. That date was selected because it's expected to be least busy time of the school year for students. However, we only had 6 student attendees out of 94 total. I'd like to propose early summer this time around, still at Baylor University. Students are potentially much less busy in summer, and hopefully the University will also be less busy, so we could reserve a large auditorium. This would give students a way to kick of a summer of using Python, maybe even toward finding a summer job using Python, or an open source project to get involved in. This way, PyTexas can be co-promoted with Google Summer of Code toward the end of the spring semester. Maybe a lot of students will have left for the summer, but it seems likely that a high percentage of Baylor students live within driving distance. And, of course, we want to promote to students at surrounding universities as well. Any thoughts? From kojo.idrissa at gmail.com Mon Jan 31 06:30:01 2011 From: kojo.idrissa at gmail.com (Kojo Idrissa) Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:30:01 -0600 Subject: [Texas] PyTexas 2011 date to be decided In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Brad, Your reasoning seems sound to me. And if it's student participation you're after, there'd be more time to alert professors who could inform their students. If I recall, weren't a good chunk of the student who attended in 2010 told about PyTexas by a professor? Also, students might be more inclined to try to pick up a new skill with the summer ahead of them, instead of trying to figure out how/where to work it into their new load for the semester. Hope I'll be able to make it! On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 6:51 AM, Brad Allen wrote: > We held PyTexas 2010 at Baylor University in Waco in late August, at > the end of the first week of school. That date was selected because > it's expected to be least busy time of the school year for students. > However, we only had 6 student attendees out of 94 total. > > I'd like to propose early summer this time around, still at Baylor > University. Students are potentially much less busy in summer, and > hopefully the University will also be less busy, so we could reserve a > large auditorium. > > This would give students a way to kick of a summer of using Python, > maybe even toward finding a summer job using Python, or an open source > project to get involved in. This way, PyTexas can be co-promoted with > Google Summer of Code toward the end of the spring semester. > > Maybe a lot of students will have left for the summer, but it seems > likely that a high percentage of Baylor students live within driving > distance. And, of course, we want to promote to students at > surrounding universities as well. > > Any thoughts? > _______________________________________________ > Texas mailing list > Texas at python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/texas > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bradallen137 at gmail.com Mon Jan 31 16:23:32 2011 From: bradallen137 at gmail.com (Brad Allen) Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:23:32 -0600 Subject: [Texas] [dfwPython] Fwd: PyTexas 2011 date to be decided In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 11:33 PM, Kevin Horn wrote: > How does this fit in with other regional PyConferences, like Arkansas and > Ohio? It doesn't conflict with either one. PyOhio is in July, and PyArkansas is usually in the fall. Of course, the beginning of summer is only about three months after US PyCon, but I think that should be ok. From dduncan at rubackedup.com Mon Jan 31 04:57:56 2011 From: dduncan at rubackedup.com (David Duncan) Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 21:57:56 -0600 Subject: [Texas] collecting PyTexas photos In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 9:12 AM, Brad Allen wrote: > Various people have photos of PyTexas, and I'd like to consolidate > ?I'm not sure the best way to host this. Some people might want to use > Flickr, Picasa, etc. Any suggestions? > _______________________________________________ How about a hash tag for easy association? Is their a flickr group? -- David Duncan Austin, TX RHCA #805007392628032 From jeremy at 33ad.org Mon Jan 31 17:07:35 2011 From: jeremy at 33ad.org (Jeremy Kelley) Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:07:35 -0600 Subject: [Texas] collecting PyTexas photos In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I love the hashtag idea. I vote #pytx or #pytxYY for the year. It's short, so it will still work in twitter messages. -j On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 9:57 PM, David Duncan wrote: > On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 9:12 AM, Brad Allen > wrote: > > Various people have photos of PyTexas, and I'd like to consolidate > > > I'm not sure the best way to host this. Some people might want to use > > Flickr, Picasa, etc. Any suggestions? > > _______________________________________________ > > How about a hash tag for easy association? Is their a flickr group? > > -- > David Duncan > Austin, TX > RHCA #805007392628032 > _______________________________________________ > Texas mailing list > Texas at python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/texas > -- The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and left untried ? G. K. Chesterton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: