This all sounds like excellent fun. I'm still on the newbie end of python, so not sure I can contribute much, though.
~maria On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 7:51 PM, Morris Bernstein < [email protected]> wrote: > Excellent. I've been using Python to generate animations of the various > data structures I've been presenting to the data structures class I've been > teaching. I did one a few months ago on the priority queue. I've got a > spiffy-looking red-black tree too. > > I'd be happy to do a presentation or an extemporaneous tutorial any time > that fits my schedule. > > > > On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 6:28 PM, Chris Marusich <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I would attend a talk on data structures. Genereal concepts and >> Python-specific examples or best practices would be great! >> On Feb 17, 2013 6:14 PM, "Kevin LaTona" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> On Feb 15, 2013, at 4:12 PM, Jonathan Mark wrote: >>> >>>> SeaPIG is crowd-organized so if anyone wants to put on a meeting or >>>> hands-on event, feel free to speak up. If you just need a venue, I may be >>>> able to help. >>>> >>> >>> >>> I just looked at the web stats on Python.org and 4 items stand out >>> pretty much every month. >>> >>> There is 1000's and tens of 1000's of search request at Python.org docs >>> for tutorials, re, dicts, and list. >>> >>> While "tutorial" is a very broad of topic. >>> >>> Who here on the list would like to get together to talk more about >>> topics like regex, or dicts or list etc.? >>> >>> >>> One meeting could cover just data structure ideas in general like when >>> using dicts and lists are plenty good enough as using a database just means >>> your lazy. ;-) >>> >>> >>> Is anyone is willing to step forward to talk about one these ideas? >>> >>> Or what about doing a round table / hacknight / pair programming x ** / >>> open style discussion on these kind of topics? >>> >>> >>> Come folks we all fall into a ruts. >>> >>> Possibly talking with other local python geeks at a SeaPig meeting might >>> break some old habits or you may learn some new tricks that night. >>> >>> >>> I know we are not "Rock star, Ninja, bad ass" Python geeks that the HR >>> departments write about in their want ads. ( when will these corny >>> descriptions die out ) >>> >>> But hey after of few of these type of SeaPig meetings ....... who knows. >>> >>> >>> Post your thoughts to the list or email me direct and let's see if any >>> thing can develop around one of these ideas. >>> >>> -Kevin >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > > > -- > Morris Bernstein > President & Founder > SYSTEMS *Deployment* LLC > 408-368-3247 > [email protected] > http://www.systems-deployment.com > > -- Maria Mckinley Programmer and System Administrator
