February 08, 2012
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.
Audience: Everyone! We’ll have something for all Python experience levels.
When: 6:30pm - 9:30pm on Wednesday, February 8th.
Location: Microsoft NERD
One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142
Food: Pizza will be provided by the Cloud Numerics group at MS NERD (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlazurelabs/labs/numerics.aspx). Thanks Cloud Numerics!
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/36662582/