Hi everyone,
Python Charmers is hosting a Python 3 porting sprint on Monday 28 October from
6pm to 9pm. Come and learn how to port code to Python 3 and get help with
porting an open source project you care about!
Python 2.7, released 39 months ago, is the final version of Python 2. All
further language features and standard library enhancements will happen only in
Python 3.x.
Python 3 contains powerful new features like function annotations, better
memory efficiency, saner Unicode handling, and (with 3.4 due in April)
packaging improvements and a powerful ``asyncio`` module providing features
from Tornado / gevent / Twisted in the standard library.
The Python community needs our help in order to make choosing Python 3 a
no-brainer. All this needs is more packages with Python 3 support.
With Python's ``__future__`` imports and the ``future`` package, it is now
easier than ever to provide compatibility with both Python 2 and 3 from a
single clean codebase. Come and learn how to write future-proof Python code and
make a difference.
The event is free. Bring an open source package you care about and a desire to
learn and contribute to the future of Python. We will keep track of how many
packages we can port to both versions and publicise our results.
We'll order in pizzas for dinner and have good music. It'll be fun! ;)
Currently there are 11 people coming. Space is limited to about 25-30, so if
you're keen, please add your RSVP to this page:
http://www.meetup.com/Melbourne-Python-Meetup-Group/events/146632852/
Cheers,
Ed
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Dr. Edward Schofield
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Python Charmers
http://pythoncharmers.com
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