Packaging Sprint #6 wrap-up

Last Thursday, we ran our 6th sprint on the Python packaging system. Most people worked on distutils2 and its test suite although a few were undertaking the implementation of new features in the 2to3 automated migration tool. This sprint was a turning point in our sprint series because we managed …

Category: Packaging
13 years ago

Author Yannick

MP-15: room and flash presentations

As most of you certainly know by now, Montréal-Python 15 is next Monday. We now have the room number and the list of flash presentations. It will be in room SH-3420 of the Sherbrooke building and flash presenters are going to be: Pierre Thibault on ipython Dimitry Zolotaryov on dealing …

Category: Event
13 years ago

Author Yannick

Packaging Sprint #6

The last sprint was a productive one, yet we left with a few outstanding issues. In order to correct those while everything is still fresh in our mind, we don't waste anytime and go for another sprint on the Python packaging system this Thursday, 2010-07-15. The sprint will be at …

Category: Packaging
13 years ago

Author Yannick

Packaging Sprint #5 wrap-up

Last Monday was a hot and sticky day here in Montréal, one of these days when air feels as dense as molasses, when grocery stores run out of ice cream. Yet, a handful of brave Pythonistas decided to brave the heat and to head out to Brasseurs Numériques for the …

Category: Packaging
13 years ago

Author Yannick

Packaging Sprint #5

Summer is going strong with lots of good opportunities for terraces but we know that beer always feel better after accomplishing something great. This is why we will have a fifth sprint on the Python packaging system next Monday, 2010-07-05. The sprint will be at Brasseurs Numériques, 1124 Marie-Anne, suite …

Category: Packaging
13 years ago

Author Yannick

New location for the 5th Django translation sprint

The 5th translation sprint is changing location. Google kindly offered to host the sprint in it's Montréal office and we gladly move to the new location, which only one block away from the McGill metro station: 1253 McGill College, suite 250.

Category: Django
13 years ago

Author Yannick

Montréal-Python 15 on 2010-07-26

update: the event is delayed by one week. The new date is 2010-07-26. Montréal-Python 15 will take place in room SH-3420 of UQAM on 2010-07-26. This is in the Sherbrooke building. It will be a scaling and deployment themed edition. Here is our schedule for the evening: 18h00: Opening 18h20: …

Category: Event
13 years ago

Author Yannick

Packaging Sprint #4

We learned a lot from past sprints and we want to keep our momentum so without waiting, we launch a 4th sprint on the Python packaging system. The sprint will be on 2010-06-02 starting at 18h. It's likely to be at Brasseurs Numériques' but we also have an altenate location …

Category: Packaging
13 years ago

Author Yannick

Andrew Francis at EuroPython

Andrew Francis, who did the main presentation at Montréal-Python 13, will be presenting at EuroPython. His talk on Implementing Go's Select will be a slightly shorter version of the one that he did at Montréal-Python. It's good to see fellow Montréalers presenting at large international conferences.

Category: Conferences
13 years ago

Author Yannick