sydneypython Google Group

repoze.bfg 1.1 released

d...@pretaweb.com (Dylan Jay) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:15:45 UT

Has anyone had a play with repoze.bfg yet?
I'd be very interested to see a talk on someone comparing it to their
experiences with django or grok for instance.
BTW. Decembers sypy is coming up and there will be a change of venue
due to Google double bookings. We will be hosted by Anchor Systems in

OpenAustralia Hackfest - MashupAustralia Edition - 7th & 8th November

mit...@gmail.com (Tim Ansell) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:08:08 UT

For those who where unable to attend the meeting today.

SyPy Nov 5th: "Using GeoDjango with Google Maps" - Peter Marks

mark.john.r...@gmail.com (Mark Rees) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:10:14 UT

GeoDjango ([link]) is the
GIS<[link]>branch
of the Python Web Framework Django. It aspires to be a world-class
geographic web framework. The project goal is to make it as easy as possible
to build GIS web applications and harness the power of spatially enabled

Open Source Developers Conference 2009, Brisbane - Early Bird Rego closing tomorrow.

mark.john.r...@gmail.com (Mark Rees) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:12:35 UT

Hello!
This is your last chance to get early bird registration for the Open
Source Developers Conference, 2009. Places are running out and the
discount ends on the 30th, so get in quick! A couple of SyPyer's have
talks, so why not be part of a meetup in Brisbane.
The Open Source Developers' Conference is a conference run by open

Python Contractor Required - Work from Home

goo...@somethinkodd.com (Julian O.) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:02:32 UT

Hi,

I am looking for a Python contractor who can work from home
(preferably in the greater Sydney area), for a 3 month+ project
joining a small organisation and a very small development team (that'd
be just you and me!)

The work is interesting. The role needs a few years experience, but
not too much. The working hours are very flexible to your situation,

Re: SyPy Meetup Tomorrow Thursday 1 October 2009

mark.john.r...@gmail.com (Mark Rees) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:30:04 UT

In response to the State of Python SOAP libs

Installing pyxml on windows without compiling pyxml

[link]

SyPy Meetup Tomorrow Thursday 1 October 2009

mark.john.r...@gmail.com (Mark Rees) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:36:40 UT

"Lightning Talks and Q&A"
*Lightning Talks*
Lightning talks are brief (5 minutes) talks that focus on a single example,
idea, project or technique. Lightning talks are not expected to cover all
aspects of the subject. They are an excellent forum for first-time
speakers.Please register your intent to talk at:

Re: Slides for TestBrowser driven development talk

mark.john.r...@gmail.com (Mark Rees) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:56:48 UT

Hi,

As Dylan said the SyPy meetup will be happening on Thursday Oct 1. Google
are kindly providing the venue again and I am just waiting on the abstract
of the talk before sending out the invite. See you all on Thursday.

Regards

Mark

Slides for TestBrowser driven development talk

d...@pretaweb.com (Dylan Jay) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:22:11 UT

The slides for last months talk are avaialble on slideshare now [1]
I will giving a modified version of this talk at the Plone Conference
in Buhdapest next month. Here is the schedule [2]
Because of this and also attending the python conference in New
Zealand in November I won't be organising the next two sypy events but

LCA2010 Open Programming Languages Miniconf: CFP Closes 25 September

chris...@gmail.com (Chris Neugebauer) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:25:00 UT

There's only one more week to get your presentation proposals in for
the LCA2010 Open Programming Languages Miniconf!
Our call for presentations closes on Friday 25 September 2009, so if
you're planning on attending LCA2010 in Wellington in January, and
have something to say about doing development with Open Source

AuNz Pycon schedule is up.

d...@pretaweb.com (Dylan Jay) — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:49:01 UT

[link]
I'll be going.
The flights to chch are pretty darn cheap with virginblue last time I
looked.
Let me know if any of you other Sydney-siders are planning to attend.
---
Dylan Jay, Plone Solutions Manager
[link]
tel:+61299552830
mob:+61421477460
skype:dylan_jay

Introduction: Hi Guys, my name is Jesse and I know nothing about Programming...

cont...@kycstudio.com (J. of KYC) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:19:45 UT

Hi Guys,

My name is Jesse. I have had an interest in learning about programming
for a while, but have absolutely no background in it whatsoever.

After speaking with a few people, the general concensus seems to be
that Python will be a good place to learn for someone who has no
background in programming.

Re: SyPy Sep 3rd: "TestBrowser Driven Development" - Dylan Jay

d...@pretaweb.com (Dylan Jay) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:59:21 UT

Sorry the RSVP link is [link]

SyPy Sep 3rd: "TestBrowser Driven Development" - Dylan Jay

d...@pretaweb.com (Dylan Jay) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:24:53 UT

"TestBrowser Driven Development"
Introducing a new coding technique that helped PretaWeb deliver a
large workflow system on time, on budget and most importantly,
delivered what we expected to deliver.
This will cover
• unit and doctest in python,
• test driven development,
• usecase analysis,

Talk for next week.

d...@pretaweb.com (Dylan Jay) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:17:39 UT

Hi,
We're looking for a speaker for next week.
I don't mind falling back to one of my talks such as
"how to get bullet proof code from lazy developers. Functional test
driven development for the web"
I'd also love to hear/give a talk on the ZTK and Grok framework
concepts esp compared to MVC.
but most of all I'd like someone to step up and present something