EdmontonPy
Inspired by the Python community, we hope to foster a strong, supportive, and proficient Python community in the Edmonton area.
Edmonton Python User Group
Web: EdmontonPy.com
Twitter: @EdmontonPy
Slack: devedmonton.slack.com
#meetup-edmontonpy
YouTube: Dev Edmonton
Some essential reading and research on race and technology
Algorithms of Oppression by Dr. Safiya Noble
Race After Technology by Ruha Benjamin
Technicolor: Race, Technology, and Everyday Life by Alondra Nelson; Race, Rhetoric, and Technology by Dr. Adam J. Banks
Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World by Meredith Broussard.
Jobs
Local
- Let us know if you'd like to us to share a position in our news!
Online
- HNHiring.com: "Who is Hiring?" Scraper
- RemotePython.com
- RemoteOK.io
Looking for a job? Looking to hire great people?
Please visit #opportunities at devedmonton.slack.com
Events
Python Universe Web Edition 2020 https://python.geekle.us/
PyCon Sweden
http://www.pycon.se/
News
- Django Supporting Async Views in 3.1
https://testdriven.io/blog/django-async-views/ - Real Python Office Hours
https://realpython.com/courses/office-hours/ - Python 3.9 Release Candidate 1 available
https://pythoninsider.blogspot.com/2020/08/python-390rc1-is-now-available.html - Some Security Updates in Python 3.6 and 3.7 and Django 3.1, 3.0 and 2.2 released.
Articles
Python Tip
import random
languages = ['Python', 'JavaScript', 'Dart', 'Golang', 'Rust']
# get a random choice from a list
print(random.choice(my_list))
# get a random choice of two elements in a list
print(random.choices(my_list, k=2))
# shuffle a list randomly
random.shuffle(my_list)
print(my_list)omg so random
Source: here
Next Meetup
Possibly October 12th
We are looking for presenters
Message one of
@aaron.yong, @Ashia, @data-get, @dgmouris
on Dev Edmonton Slack
Beginners are more than welcome!
Talks vary in topic, they just have to do with Python in some way. 🐍
Today's Talks!
A Live Security Vulnerability Demo.
Paul Malcolm
September 2020
By EdmontonPy
September 2020
EdmontonPy met online on September 14th, 2020 at 6:30PM MDT. These are their slides!
