PythonKC May 2017 Coffee & Code

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

from datetime import date
today = date(2017, 5, 13)

def greetings():
    print("Welcome to PythonKC Coffee & Code.")
    print("Today is {}".format(today.strftime("%A, %B %d, %Y")))
    print("Thanks to the Johnson County Library system for hosting.")

if __name__ == '__main__':
    greetings()

PythonKC Coffee & Code

• May 13th 2017
• JoCo Library, Cedar Roe

Upcoming Events

• June TechTalk : KCWiT X Python KC Joint Meetup
• Django Girls workshop
• International Association for Social Science Information Services & Technology (IASSIST) Annual Conference
• DevOpsDays KC 2017 CFP

Python News and Resources

• Py-backwards (Python to python compiler)
• Write Fast Apps Using Async Python 3.6 and Redis
• Asynchronous Programming in Python | Asyncio
• Queues in Python
• Generating Fake Data for Python Unit Tests with Faker
• Same Stats, Different Graphs
• Beginner’s Guide to Neural Networks in Python
• osh (Object Shell)
• Statistical Data Analysis in Python (SciPy 2013)

Command Line Workshop Resources

• Udacity Linux Command Line Basics - A free course teaching the Linux command line.
• Argparse Tutorial - How to use Python's built-in argparser module to build command line applications.
• Cloud9 IDE - An easy, free way to get to a Linux command line if you don't have a Linux machine/VPS or feel like fighting with Virtual Machines.