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TuPLE meets monthly in Tucson, AZ TuPLE meets monthly in Tucson, AZ.

[[http://groups.google.com/group/TuPLEgroup/|Please see our Google Group for the freshest info!]]'''

'''Sometimes this wiki is not as up-to-date as our Google Group.
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 * When: Monday, February 16th 2009 at 6pm
 * Where: TBA - [[http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1504843|Upcoming]] will have the details
 * What:
    * Python!
    * TBD

 * When: Monday, January 11, 2010. 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (but we can stay later if we want)
 * Where:
    /* Sorry, this method of getting formatted text is kind of ugly, but tables were uglier yet: */
    {{{
       1702 E. Speedway Blvd
       Tucson AZ 85719
       (520) 325-1702‎
    }}}

    http://1702az.com/

    http://maps.google.com/places/us/tucson/e-speedway-blvd/1702/-1702-pizza-&-beer

    [[http://groups.google.com/group/TuPLEgroup/|PLEASE SEE TuPLE Google Group FOR LATEST INFO]].

 * What: Lightning talks! 5 minute talk + 5 minute Q&A.
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 * Website : [[http://tuplegroup.appspot.com/|TuPLEgroup on Appspot]]
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 * TBD  * [[http://groups.google.com/group/TuPLEgroup/web/future-topics-2009|In process, available in group]]
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= Past Meetings = = Some Past Meetings =
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== January 20th 2010 ==
 * Lightning talks: extended dance mix
   (We let people run longer than 5 minutes if they wanted.)
   * ReportLab Toolkit aka ReportLab PDF Library - Chris Niswander
     * generating PDFs in Python
   * S5: A Simple Standards-Based Slide Show System - Chris Merle
     * slideshows in a web browser
   * "The Case Against ORMs" - Scott Schanel
     * SQL is good; ORMs, a mixed blessing.
   * How to Generate RSS Feeds from Django - Lucas Taylor
     * Django syndication
   * iftd and raVen - Jude Nelson (?)
     * flexible, automatically adapting file transfer for the Internet of the future

== December 14th 2009 ==
 * profiling in Python, using
   * cProfile (http://docs.python.org/library/profile.html)
   * timeit (http://docs.python.org/library/timeit.html)
   * kcachegrind (http://kcachegrind.sourceforge.net/html/Home.html)
 * a simple client library for accessing Collecta (http://www.collecta.com/) feeds. Shows a basic strategy for implementing a client web library using Twisted web APIs.

 * discussion of possible Hack Day project ideas.

== November 9th 2009 ==
 * Dictionaries in Python 3.0
 * Optimizing pysqlite databases and queries, Part II

== October 12th 2009 ==

 * "Optimizing pysqlite databases and queries"
 * "The Django Model class as an example of metaclass programming"

== September 14th 2009 ==

 * Buildout -- a Python project management tool
 * Complex Software Systems in Legacy and Modern Environments -- A Case Study of the PicklingTools

== August 17th 2009: CANCELED ==

== July 20th 2009 ==

 * IronPython

== June 15th 2009 ==
 * SQLAlchemy
 * Combinatorial calculations in C vs Python


== May 18th 2009 ==
 * Rich Saunders brought his massive library of Python books and gave a good overview of what was available. Good discussion from attendees over the books.
 * Andrew Lenards gave us a great overview of [[http://sphinx.pocoo.org/|Sphinx]] Python Documentation Generator and a demonstration of how it worked.


== April 20th 2009 ==
 * Pycon recap - Rich Saunders & Chris Merle
 * General discussion
 * doctest
 * use of the _ char in the interactive interpreter and as a throw-away var when unpacking a sequence


== March 24th 2009 ==
 * Django intro - Ben Reynwar
 * Twisted intro - Lucas Taylor
    * Intro to Twisted: the Reactor, Deferreds, Protocols & Factories
 * Flash and Python (pyAMF, amfast) - Dave Thompson
    * Slides available on [[http://limscoder.blogspot.com/|Dave's Blog]]


== February 23rd 2009 ==
 * Chris Merle gave us an overview of [[http://plone.org/|Plone]] and two products that help to inspect and interrogate the underlying python structures: [[http://www.zope.org/Members/shh/DocFinderTab|DocFinderTab]] and [[http://plone.org/products/clouseau|Clouseau]]
 * Held at the [[http://www.library.pima.gov/locations/woods/|Woods Memorial Library]]
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 * Initial meeting  * Initial meeting, what do we want to do, when, etc.

TuPLE meets monthly in Tucson, AZ.

Please see our Google Group for the freshest info!

Sometimes this wiki is not as up-to-date as our Google Group.


Next Meeting

Resources

Future Topics for 2009

Some Past Meetings


January 20th 2010

  • Lightning talks: extended dance mix
    • (We let people run longer than 5 minutes if they wanted.)
    • ReportLab Toolkit aka ReportLab PDF Library - Chris Niswander

      • generating PDFs in Python
    • S5: A Simple Standards-Based Slide Show System - Chris Merle
      • slideshows in a web browser
    • "The Case Against ORMs" - Scott Schanel
      • SQL is good; ORMs, a mixed blessing.
    • How to Generate RSS Feeds from Django - Lucas Taylor
      • Django syndication
    • iftd and raVen - Jude Nelson (?)
      • flexible, automatically adapting file transfer for the Internet of the future

December 14th 2009

November 9th 2009

  • Dictionaries in Python 3.0
  • Optimizing pysqlite databases and queries, Part II

October 12th 2009

  • "Optimizing pysqlite databases and queries"
  • "The Django Model class as an example of metaclass programming"

September 14th 2009

  • Buildout -- a Python project management tool
  • Complex Software Systems in Legacy and Modern Environments -- A Case Study of the PicklingTools

August 17th 2009: CANCELED

July 20th 2009

June 15th 2009

  • SQLAlchemy
  • Combinatorial calculations in C vs Python

May 18th 2009

  • Rich Saunders brought his massive library of Python books and gave a good overview of what was available. Good discussion from attendees over the books.
  • Andrew Lenards gave us a great overview of Sphinx Python Documentation Generator and a demonstration of how it worked.

April 20th 2009

  • Pycon recap - Rich Saunders & Chris Merle

  • General discussion
  • doctest
  • use of the _ char in the interactive interpreter and as a throw-away var when unpacking a sequence

March 24th 2009

  • Django intro - Ben Reynwar
  • Twisted intro - Lucas Taylor
    • Intro to Twisted: the Reactor, Deferreds, Protocols & Factories

  • Flash and Python (pyAMF, amfast) - Dave Thompson

February 23rd 2009

January 19th 2009

  • Initial meeting, what do we want to do, when, etc.

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