[PLUG] [plug-announce] Wed Jan 2 - PLUG Central - "Adventures in Dunderland: Introduction to the Python Data Model" by Walt Mankowski (7pm at USP)

["Paul L. Snyder" <paul@pataprogramming.com>]

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If the doors to Griffith Hall are locked, USP
security will let you into the building if you
call them. Please see below in this message for
full instructions.
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PLUG Central will be meeting on Wednesday, January 2 at USP in 
Philadelphia, beginning at 7pm. Directions to the meeting location 
at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia can be found at 
the end of this email. 

This monrth, PLUG welcomes back Dr. Walt Mankowski. Walt will
be giving a talk entitled "Adventures in Dunderland: Introduction to the
Python Data Model".

  Python is designed to be easy to learn for beginners, and easy
  to pick up for experienced programmers. But Python's simplicity
  means you might not be using all the features the language has
  to offer. In this talk I'll review the Python data model, which
  is the key to writing idiomatic Python code. You'll learn how
  to emulate the behavior of Python's internal types such as
  sequences and dictionaries using Python's special
  double-underscore ("dunder") methods.

  Bio:

  Walt Mankowski is a senior software engineer at Syapse, where
  he helps healthcare providers bring precision medicine to
  cancer patients. Walt's a recovering ivory tower computer
  scientist who enjoys pointing out things that Perl does better
  than Python to his coworkers. He enjoys Perl, regular
  expressions, high-performance computing, and Futurama.

The meeting will be held at our usual location:

  University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (USP) 
  Griffith Hall (Room "C" or "A", look for the signs) 
  600 South 43rd Street 
  Philadelphia, PA 19104-4495 

USP is located in University City. Driving directions are
available at http://www.phillylinux.org/locations/usp.html, or
http://www.usip.edu/directions, both of which have an aerial view
of the campus buildings. USP is also easily accessible by public
transportation. 

For those attending PLUG Central, if you arrive and the doors are
locked you can call UCS's public safety number at 215.895.1117
and they will radio personnel in the guard booth or someone else
to unlock the door.  If you are asked who is sponsoring the
meeting you can say "Zhiwei Liu" in the Chemistry department.

There will be an open Question & Answer session at 7PM, prior to 
the main presentation at 8PM. This is an open meeting; all are 
welcome and encouraged to attend. 

Usually, a number of members get together after the meeting at a 
nearby restaurant for food and perhaps a beer or two. Come join 
the camaraderie! 


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