March 10, 2014
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. Everyone is welcome, all skill levels are encouraged. We often have tables dedicated to Learners, Django, Science, Hardware, etc.
Friendly people will be here to help beginning Python programmers with language basics and practice.
Audience: Everyone! All Python experience levels are welcome, and everything is self-paced.
When: 6:30pm - 9:00pm on Monday, March 10th
Location: Microsoft NERD Center
One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, 02142
Food: Pizza will be provided!
Things to bring: a wireless-enabled laptop and power cord.
Also: we’ll have more Python puzzles, and giveaways (including a hardware goodie from Ab Initio!).
Need some project ideas? How about:
Learning Python
• The official Python tutorial (http://docs.python.org/2/tutorial/introduction.html)
• 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/)
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 are often 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/).
• Unleash your inner DJ with the Echo Nest APIs (http://developer.echonest.com/docs/v4/).
• Want to learn a Python web framework? Check out the Django tutorial (https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/intro/tutorial01/).
Meetup link: https://www.meetup.com/bostonpython/events/151764232/