JP Vossen on 1 Jan 2019 11:14:05 -0800


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


+10, I noticed and loved that one too.  Starting with "one-liners?"

Hmmmm, Walt, Python one-liners?  `python -m json.tool` comes to mind...

And "recovering ivory tower computer scientist" is great too.

On 1/1/19 2:09 PM, Keith C. Perry wrote:
Hey Walt,

If I may...

"...who enjoys pointing out things that Perl does better than Python to his coworkers..."

That's my favorite part of your bio  :D

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From: "Paul L. Snyder" <paul@pataprogramming.com>
To: plug-announce@lists.phillylinux.org
Sent: Tuesday, January 1, 2019 1:34:21 PM
Subject: [PLUG] [plug-announce] Wed Jan 2 - PLUG Central - "Adventures in Dunderland: Introduction to the Python Data Model" by Walt Mankowski (7pm at USP)

------------------ PLEASE NOTE ------------------
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.
-------------------------------------------------

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!
Later,
JP
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