PyOhio 2009 Call For Proposals
The PyOhio Call for Proposals has been issued! PyOhio 2009 takes place July 25-26, 2009 at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Much like a mini-PyCon, it includes scheduled talks, tutorials,...
View ArticleHacking On A super Alternative
Python's super built-in has always bugged me. I'm talking about something much more superficial than James Knight's thoughts on it being harmful. I'm talking out its signature. I dislike the fact that...
View ArticleGetting Branch Coverage In Nose
Just a few days ago Ned Batchelder announced experimental branch coverage support in coverage.py. I have been waiting a long time for this. I had a few false starts myself so I know how much time Ned...
View ArticleSetting Gmail As The Preferred Mail Reader In Gnome
A Google search turns up lots of dead ends. Some are pretty good, but most are completely useless. I tried a couple of the configuration variations suggested in the article and its comments and didn't...
View ArticleFrom Python Import Podcast
The first podcast in the From Python Import Podcast series has been recorded. Chris Miller did a really good job of explaining the concept in a blog post yesterday. In my mind Chris, Mike Crute and I...
View ArticleFPIP Episode 001 Has Been Released
Get it while it's hot! It was a lot of fun to make and I'm looking forward to really making ut a success. Mad props go out to Chris Miller for carrying the podcast newbies. Please subscribe, listen...
View ArticlePyOhio 2010 Registration Open!
From the official PyOhio website: PyOhio is an annual conference for Python programmers in and around Ohio. PyOhio 2010, the third annual conference, will take place July 31 - August 1, 2010 at Ohio...
View ArticlePyOhio 2010 Plans
PyOhio is this weekend! If you are thinking about going you should stop thinking and register. You'll have a good time. I've been asked several times over the last few days about what to expect and if...
View ArticleUnit Testing The Algorithm - Not The Entire Possible Dataset
This morning I attended a very inspiring talk by Jim Weirich where he talked about the correct way to do unit testing. Someone (aka Skeptic) asked an interesting question during the Q & A and...
View ArticleClepy July 11, 2011 Summary
After a long hiatus from Clepy I'm back. I had a great time at the last meeting and I'm going to make a sincere effort to make it each month. No official talks were scheduled so we resorted to the old...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....