December Project night

December 07, 2011

   

Come work on Python projects, get programming help, help others, and hang out. Bring your own project or work on one of the suggested projects below. Staff from the Boston Python Workshop (http://openhatch.org/wiki/Boston_Python_Workshop) will be here to help beginning Python programmers with language basics and practice.

Spread the word: tell your friends, RSVP at http://meetu.ps/5HGx8

Audience: Everyone! We’ll have something for all Python experience levels.

When: 6:30pm - 9:30pm on Wednesday, December 7th.

Location: Microsoft NERD

One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142

Food: Pizza will be provided by AdmitPad (http://admitpad.com/)

Things to bring: a wireless-enabled laptop and power cord

Need some project ideas? How about:

Learning Python

The official Python tutorial: http://docs.python.org/tutorial/ How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python: http://openbookproject.net/thinkcs/python/english2e/ An introduction to Python through writing games: http://inventwithpython.com/chapters/ Learn Python the Hard Way: http://learnpythonthehardway.org (http://learnpythonthehardway.org/) Projects and competitions

Contribute to an open-source project that uses Python. Developers from OpenHatch (http://openhatch.org/), Twisted (http://twistedmatrix.com/), and other projects will be here. If you contribute to an open source project that uses Python and want to help new contributors, let us know in a comment! Use Python to participate in space exploration: http://spacehack.org (http://spacehack.org/) Unleash your inner DJ with the Echo Nest (http://code.google.com/p/pyechonest/) and Echo Nest Remix (http://code.google.com/p/echo-nest-remix/) APIs Want to learn a Python web framework? Check out the Django tutorial: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.3/intro/tutorial01/ Have more Project Night suggestions? Add them to the wiki (http://openhatch.org/wiki/July_project_night).

Meetup link: https://www.meetup.com/bostonpython/events/36664082/

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