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Introduction to Python with Jessica McKellar
Jessica McKellar is doing an introduction to Python video series for O'Reilly. This class is for first time programmers, there are no prerequisite, Jessica will walk through setting
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By the end of this course you will have hands on exposure to many core programming
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We are once again hosting a Nonprofit Pavilion at OSCON as part of the Expo Hall.
If you're a nonprofit organization that is using open source technologies to support
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DevNation, an open source conference by and for developers, and Red Hat Summit,
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O'Reilly is proud to be a sponsor of GOTO Chicago 2014. It is a 4 day International
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Accumulo Summit 2014 is the first annual edition of the premier event for the Apache
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