[socal-piggies] Fw: final 2008 Python courses, San Francisco
Grig Gheorghiu
grig at gheorghiu.net
Fri Sep 5 07:18:59 PDT 2008
FYI
--- On Fri, 9/5/08, wesley chun <wescpy at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Need to get up-to-speed with Python as quickly as possible?
> Come join
> me, Wesley Chun, author of Prentice-Hall's bestseller
> "Core Python
> Programming," for another comprehensive intro course
> plus a 1-day
> Internet programming course coming up in November in
> beautiful
> Northern California! I look forward to meeting you!
>
> (Comprehensive) Introduction to Python
> Mon-Wed, 2008 Nov 10-12, 9am-5pm
>
> Internet Programming with Python
> Sat, 2008 Nov 15, 9am-5pm
>
> courses can be taken separately or combined for a
> discounted price.
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> (COMPREHENSIVE) INTRODUCTION TO PYTHON
>
> Although this course may appear to those new to Python, it
> is also
> perfect for those who have tinkered with it and want to
> "fill in the
> gaps" and/or want to get more in-depth formal
> training. It combines
> the best of both an introduction to the language as well as
> a "Python
> Internals" training course.
>
> We will immerse you in the world of Python in only a few
> days, showing
> you more than just its syntax (which you don't really
> need a book to
> learn, right?). Knowing more about how Python works under
> the covers,
> including the relationship between data objects and memory
> management,
> will make you a much more effective Python programmer
> coming out of
> the gate. 3 hands-on labs each day will help hammer the
> concepts home.
>
> Come find out why Google, Yahoo!, Disney, ILM/LucasFilm,
> VMware, NASA,
> Ubuntu, YouTube, and Red Hat all use Python. Users
> supporting or
> jumping to Plone, Zope, TurboGears, Pylons, Django, Google
> App Engine,
> Jython, IronPython, and Mailman will also benefit!
>
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> INTERNET PROGRAMMING WITH PYTHON
>
> This is a one-day course with lecture and lab exposing
> attendees to
> FOUR distinct areas of Internet programming:
>
> * Network Programming using Sockets -- we introduce
> client/server
> architecture and how to program sockets using Python.
>
> * Internet Client Programming -- we learn how to use
> Python's standard
> library to create FTP, NNTP, POP3, and SMTP clients
>
> * Web Programming -- before you jump on all the web
> framework
> bandwagons, it's a good idea to learn basics and the
> basis of how all
> web servers deliver dynamic content back to the client
> browser to
> prepare you better when jumping to a full-stack web
> framework
>
> * Intro to Django -- a lightweight introduction to the
> Django web
> framework including whipping up a very simple blog
> application in
> 20min!
>
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>
> WHERE: near the San Francisco Airport (SFO/San Bruno), CA,
> USA
>
> WEB: http://cyberwebconsulting.com (click "Python
> Training")
>
> FLYER:
> http://starship.python.net/crew/wesc/flyerPP1combo.pdf
>
> LOCALS: easy freeway (101/280/380) with lots of parking
> plus public
> transit (BART and CalTrain) access via the San Bruno
> stations, easily
> accessible from all parts of the Bay Area
>
> VISITORS: free shuttle to/from the airport, free high-speed
> internet,
> free breakfast and regular evening receptions;
> fully-equipped suites
>
> See website for costs, venue info, and registration.
> Discounts are
> available for multiple registrations as well as for
> teachers/students.
>
> Hope to see you there!
> -- wesley
>
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> "Core Python Programming", Prentice Hall,
> (c)2007,2001
> http://corepython.com
>
> "Python Web Development with Django", Addison
> Wesley, (c) 2008
> http://withdjango.com
>
> wesley.j.chun :: wescpy-at-gmail.com
> python training and technical consulting
> cyberweb.consulting : silicon valley, ca
> http://cyberwebconsulting.com
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