[socal-piggies] Python courses in San Francisco

[Grig Gheorghiu]

Correction. The message I sent initially contained info about courses offered in Nov. 2008. Here is the updated info from Wesley, and a discount code:

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Our upcoming Python events we're doing this summer in the San
Francisco Bay Area are:

1. JUNE 15-17, 2009 (San Francisco, CA): Comprehensive Introduction to Python

3-day public training course open to everyone! original announcement here:

http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2009-April/708428.html
(significant discount for primary and secondary teachers as well as
those who were laidoff or unemployed!)

2. JULY 20-24, 2009 (San Jose, CA): O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON)
Tutorial instructor (7/20) and session speaker (7/23)

http://en.oreilly.com/oscon2009/public/schedule/speaker/44470

User Group members get a special discount code 'os09pgm' for an extra 15% off.

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--- On Tue, 5/26/09, Grig Gheorghiu <grig at gheorghiu.net> wrote:

> From: Grig Gheorghiu <grig at gheorghiu.net>
> Subject: [socal-piggies] Python courses in San Francisco
> To: "SoCal Piggies" <socal-piggies at lists.idyll.org>
> Cc: "wesley chun" <wescpy at gmail.com>
> Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 2:51 PM
> 
> From Wesley Chun:
> 
> ===============================================
> 
> 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
> 
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> -
> "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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