.. title: PyOhio 2010 videos posted to Python Miro Community
.. slug: status_20100812
.. date: 2010-08-12 13:47:27
.. tags: pmc, python, dev, miro, work, mirocommunity
Last night, I spent a few hours going through all the videos
from PyOhio 2010, added
metadata from the PyOhio site, added notes about video issues, and
approved all of the videos except one which I'm talking with Carl
about.
It looks like PyOhio 2010 was a really great conference: the talks
are really great, you can feel the energy in the rooms from the
people who attended, the questions are interesting, and the videos
from the conference are fantastic. Also, I'm a huge +1 on using the
headset mics--they absolutely make a difference in being able to
hear the presenter throughout the video.
Here are three sessions I watched all the way through:
- Teach Me Python Bugfixing
- http://python.mirocommunity.org/video/1794/pyohio-2010-teach-me-python-bu
This session walks new people through how to contribute to Python
core. It's worth watching for new contributors. I also think this
is useful for illustrating the barriers to entry and required
workflow knowledge for new contributors.
- PyPy and Unladen-Swallow: Making your Python Fast
- http://python.mirocommunity.org/video/1804/pyohio-2010-pypy-and-unladen-s
Alex did a
test-run
of this talk at ChiPy. I studied
programming languages and compilers in grad school and find these
talks really interesting. I liked the analysis of "slow" in
respects to the language and the cpython implementation--it's
towards the beginning.
- Wrangling the bits, standardizing how apps get built
- http://python.mirocommunity.org/video/1789/pyohio-2010-wrangling-the-bits
This covers things in virtualenv I didn't know where there. It also
talks about
modern-package-template
which I didn't know existed and fabric which I haven't played with
before. Rick also mentions searching Google Code for
"after_install" and "fabfile" for virtualenv and fabric usage
examples. He says there's a wealth of code snippets in there. I
watched the session and immediately started adjusting my scripts.
This session had mic problems and the session starts at 7:20. I'm
working with Carl to get the first 7:20 clipped.
Sessions from PyOhio 2010 are in
the PyOhio
2010 category. Take some time today to browse the sessions and
watch the ones that interest you.
Also, I'm sitting on videos for two other conferences: DjangoConf EU
and Kiwi PyCon. I'm hoping to get to them in the next couple of
weeks. I did PyOhio 2010 videos last night because Carl needed
someone to spot-check them to make sure the uploads were good.