Montreal Python

Please see the French version of this post.

We are conducting a free workshop for non-programmers to learn programming. If you have zero experience programming computers, this is the workshop for you. If you have very limited experience, or experience from long ago, you’ll fit right in too.

When and where

Date: Feb 22-23, 2013 (Friday evening + all day Saturday, attending both is required)
Location: Notman House, 51 Sherbrooke St W
Language: English (there will be a French workshop on March 1-2, follow the blog or mailing list to see the announcement)
Registration: Attendance is limited, please read the detailed program on OpenHatch and register on Eventbrite using the link given on that page.

On Wednesday, January 23, Montréal-Python and Concordia University, are inviting anyone with an interest in learning Python programming to join our workshop.

Just a quick reminder : tomorrow is the Django Workshop in English at McGill.
There’s about 35 places left, so don’t be shy and let’s have a nice hands on Django together.

Our subscription service (Eventbrite) was automatically close yesterday because the auto-limit of 40 places were all reserved, but in fact there’s nearly 85 places (so near 35 left now)!

So, sorry for the inconvenience and subscribe now if it’s not already done and/or show up tomorrow!

• Date : 2012-05-02 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
• Place : McGill, Rutherford Building, room 118, 3600 University Street
• Subscription : http://montrealpython-workshop-20120502.eventbrite.ca/

See you!

N.B.: exact place for the same workshop in French next week will be soon announce here.

Pythonistas, let’s continue our magnificent journey on the Pythonic Way. It’s now time to dive head first in web development using Django, a Python web framework. Our last workshop [1] of the Winter 2012 series will show you that “Beautiful is better than ugly” and that “Simple is better than complex”. — Zen of Python

The Montréal-Python Rugby League (MPRL) [DoesNotExist] cruelly needs a web app to manage its teams and its season. In only 3 hours, we’ll make this happen.

Let’s code this together Wednesday on May 2nd at McGill University.

• Date : 2012-05-02 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
• Place : McGill, Rutherford Building, room 118
  3600 University Street [2]

The workshop will be in English but all nations are welcome. No need to know rugby nor having attended previous workshop. Our workshops are free and open to all.

The prerequisites, the technical setup and the content of this workshop can be found on the workshop’s wiki page :

Django : building a Python web app

Please take time to install the softwares (Python, Django [, South, IPython]) before the workshop. If you bump into any issue during the installation, don’t panic, Montréal-Python team will there at 5:30 PM to help you setup your laptop for the workshop, whatever OS you are running. The installation procedures are on the wiki page.

To be part of the scrum, please confirm your presence:
Subscription : http://montrealpython-workshop-20120502.eventbrite.ca/

N.B. : This workshop will be held in French the following week. Date and place to be confirmed here in a separate post.

Ready? So…
Crouch! Touch! Pause! Engage!

[1] We originally planned 4 workshops for this Winter 2012 series, but supporting the student strike movement made us reorganize things. Lucky you, you might see yourself following the 4th workshop in the very first Montréal-Python Summer Workshop series!

[2] The room of this workshop is sponsored by : the Network Dynamics lab.

Montréal-Python is proposing you to finally discover, in French this time, your obsessions on Twitter (or those of others) by reading and analysing Twitter feeds with Python. Yes finally, after more than 1 month of waiting in order to support the strike movement at the science faculty of UQAM, the workshop will be held next week.

Since we would not force you to cross the picket line, we’ve asked for help from our friends at Google Montréal: they are inviting us to their offices next Wednesday, April 4th, to continue our Python introduction workshop series.

Our workshops are open to all of you and are absolutely free. No need to have attended the previous ones to come. Only a minimal knowledge of Python is required (example: basic types).

Bring your laptop and try to install Python and ipython before the workshop. If you have any issues, the Montréal-Python team will be there to help you before the event (arrive early)

The installation procedure and all the needed informations about the workshop is in the wiki page of the workshop at :
Atelier 2012-04-04 : Python : notions plus avancées et exploitation de l’API Twitter

Atelier 2012-04-04 : Python : advanced topics and using the Twitter API

• Date : 2012-04-04 6:30pm to 9:00pm
• Place : Google Montréal, 1253 McGill College, Montreal, QC H3B 2Y5

The schedule for the evening :

• 6:00pm Doors opening and technical support
• 6:30pm Begining of the workshop
• 9:00pm End of the evening at Bénélux

Warning, only 30 places are available for this event, don’t wait too long before subscribing!

Subscription : http://montrealpython-atelier-20120404.eventbrite.ca

À la r’voyure!

Atelier 2012-02-27 : Python : notions plus avancées et exploitation de l’API Twitter

This workshop in French, planned to be held at UQAM next Monday, is postponed due to the strike voted yesterday by the Association étudiante du secteur des sciences de l’UQAM (AESSUQAM). To show support, Montréal-Python will respect this strike.

The workshop should be postponed in March, the exact date will be soon announced.

However, the workshop in English, tonight at McGill, is maintained.
See : Workshop 2012-02-23 : Python : more advanced notions and use of Twitter API.

Montréal-Python apologies for this situation and thanks you for your comprehension.

See you soon.

Montréal-Python’s team

This month, Montréal-Python (in conjunction with McGill’s Network Dynamics lab) will let you discover your obsessions on Twitter (or others’ obsessions) by reading and analysing Twitter feeds with Python. This second workshop of our Winter 2012 session will be the occasion to discover new Python goodies while playing with data from Twitter.

Our workshops are open to all and absolutely free. No need to have attended the previous one to attend this workshop. Only minimal knowledge of Python is required (e.g: basic types).

Bring your laptop and try to have Python installed before the workshop. If you have trouble with the installation, the Montréal-Python team will be able to help at the very beginning of the workshop.

Installation procedures and all the information on this workshop are on the workshop’s wiki page :
Workshop 2012-02-23 : Python : more advanced notions and use of Twitter API.

Workshop 2012-02-23 : Python : more advanced notions and use of Twitter API.

• Date : 2012-02-23 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
• Place : 3630 University (Trottier Building) room TR1100
• Instructors: Mathieu Perreault and Prof. Derek Ruths, from the Network Dynamics lab.

Here’s the program for the evening:

• 6:00 PM Workshop
• 9:00 PM End of evening at Bénélux

Places could be limited, register now!
Registration : http://guestlistapp.com/events/90219

A workshop in French with a similar content will be help at UQAM the following Monday.
All the information on the workshop in French at UQAM :
Atelier 2012-02-27 : Python : notions plus avancées et exploitation de l’API Twitter

Be there!

Check it out!
The Introduction to Python Workshop is next Wednesday!

• Date : Wednesday, 2012 January 25th at 6:00 PM
• Place : McGill, Arts building, room 260

Bring your laptop and try to have Python and iPython installed before the workshop.
Installation procedures and all the information on this workshop are on the workshop’s wiki page :
Workshop 2012-01-25 : Introduction to Python.
If you have problems with the installation, Montréal-Python team will be able to help you at the very beginning of the workshop.

A workshop in French with similar content will be held at UQAM the previous Monday.
All the information on the workshop in French at UQAM:
Atelier 2012-01-23 : Introduction à Python.

Be there or be square!