PythonKC Winter 2017 Meetup

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

def greetings():
    print("Welcome to PythonKC Winter Meetup.")
    print("Today is Thursday 26 January 2017.")
    print("Thanks to GRID Collaborative Workspace.")

if __name__ == '__main__':
    greetings()

PythonKC February 2017 Coffee & Code

• Saturday 11 February 2017 10:00 a.m.
• C2FO

PythonKC 2017 Bookclub

• Effective Python
• Discount on print and/or electronic version available from Pearson/InformIT
• #bookclub channel on PythonKC Slack
• One chapter per month
• Since January 2017 Coffee & Code was cancelled, we'll cover chapters 1 and 2 at February 2017 Coffee & Code

Python News and Resources

• Agendaless Consulting. What's New in Pyramid 1.8
• Dan Bader. Assert Statements in Python
• Drew DeVault. The only problem with Python 3's str is that you don't grok it
• Kevin Ndung'u. Testing Python Applications with Pytest
• Philip Guo. Python Asynchronous I/O Walkthrough

Agenda

• Building a Pyramid on the Micro-framework Landscape: Sean Zicari will explore the excellent architecture, robust features, and some practical examples of how the Pyramid framework solves a lot of big problems with just the right amount of code.
• LaunchCode KC Fall 2016 Cohort: Tamara Copple and Muriel will discuss their experiences in the LaucnCode program as beginners to the Python programming language.
• Python ❤️ Rust: Brian Myers will discuss using Python and Rust together.