May Monthly Meet

[vijay...@bravegnu.org]

= May Monthly Meet

== Date & Time

25 May
3:00pm to 5:00pm

== Venue

Zilogic Systems,
Fourth Main Road,
Kamaraj Nagar,
Thiruvanmiyur,
Chennai

Location map: http://www.zilogic.com/contact.html

== Agenda

Talk 1: Py-notify
by Kausikram

Py-notify is a Python package providing tools for implementing
Observer programming pattern. These tools include signals,
conditions and variables.

Signals are lists of handlers that are called when signal is
emitted. Conditions are basically boolean variables coupled with a
signal that is emitted when condition state changes. They can be
combined using standard logical operators (not, and, etc.) into
compound conditions. Variables, unlike conditions, can hold any
Python object, not just booleans, but they cannot be combined.

-- http://home.gna.org/py-notify/

Talk 2: Pexpect and pxssh
by Rengaraj

Pexpect is a pure Python module that makes Python a better tool for
controlling and automating other programs. Pexpect is similar to the
Don Libes `Expect` system, but Pexpect as a different interface that
is easier to understand. Pexpect is basically a pattern matching
system. It runs programs and watches output. When output matches a
given pattern Pexpect can respond as if a human were typing
responses. Pexpect can be used for automation, testing, and screen
scraping. Pexpect can be used for automating interactive console
applications such as ssh, ftp, passwd, telnet, etc.

-- http://www.noah.org/wiki/pexpect

If you would like to give a talk, just come prepared, we will be able
to accommodate you.

If you are new to Python, the tutorial "Learn Python in 10 Minutes"
http://www.korokithakis.net/tutorials/python/ will give you a quick
overview of what Python is all about.

Regards,
Vijay