Today's Topics

PyCon user's guide

* Steve: 3-2-1 rule

* PyCon: Always make breakfast

* PyCon: Don't skip keynotes

* check the open spaces boards regularly

* have learning objectives. Think about what would make your job or personal programming better.

* plan out your schedule at http://us.pycon.org/2010/conference/schedule/

* try to sit up close so you have a better view of the slides and the presenter.

* pay attention to the presenter; don't just sit on IRC or do e-mail (you could have stayed home and done that!).

* go to open space. Informal sessions; a great opportunity to talk to the developer of an app you use, or meet other users.

* Talk to people. Strike up conversations with people at lunch / between talks.

* figure out who you would like to meet.

* remember that this is a professional venue -- don't go completely wild in the bar.

* bring business cards (or resumes if you're job-hunting).

* Collect business cards; be sure to write notes on the back.

Specific topics

New GIL work in Python 3.2.

Interview Jeff Rush about the PSF's meetup funding.

To be published 2-3 weeks before PyCon: how to enjoy/benefit from PyCon

PSF: new sponsor membership levels

Let's talk about Distribute, setuptools, pip sometime.

General Topic Ideas

New checkins

Lengthy threads on python-dev, python-ideas or other SIGs

Changes to python.org web site content?

Interviews

PSF-related stuff

PyCon

Creation of "Python Secret Underground" (the 'Cabal')

User groups, events and community happenings (training sessions for example)

Shameless plugs for Holden Web events!

Python diversity

Major project news (Django, Twisted, TurboGears, Zope, etc)

New books, new projects, tracking the Planet Python blogs for interesting new stuff (we could even 'review' interesting Python related blogs)

Possible format: short news summary, interview, mad ramblings

Standard Format

Intro:

Welcome to a Little Bit of Python, episode X, with <person 1>, <person 2>, and myself, <person 3>.

Intro music (fade down after 8 sec, over 2sec duration).

Bumpers: slice of theme track (fade up over 7sec, full volume for 6sec, fade down over 4sec)

Outro:

Music: fade up theme over 1/2 sec, play for 7sec, lower level beneath the outro text, return to normal level, play for 5 sec, then fade out over 8sec).

This has been a Little Bit of Python, episode X,featuring Steve Holden, etc.

Please send your comments and suggestions to the e-mail address all@bitofpython.com.

Our theme is track 11 from The Headroom Project's album Haifa, available on the Magnatune label.