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Schedule: Python sessions

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8:30am - 12:00pm Monday, 07/21/2008
Python in 3 Hours
Location: Portland 251
Steve Holden (Holden Web LLC)
This half-day tutorial presents enough of the Python language to allow you to read and understand moderately complex programs. If you already know one or more programming languages then this is a great way to prepare for the OSCON Python track. Read more.
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1:30pm - 5:00pm Monday, 07/21/2008
Introduction to Django
Location: Portland 251
Jacob Kaplan-Moss (Django)
Django is a high-level web development framework designed for rapid development of database-backed web sites. This tutorial is designed to introduce developers to Django. It will take attendees from a blank screen to a fully-functional web application. I'll cover all the basics you need to know to get started with Django. Read more.
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8:30am - 12:00pm Tuesday, 07/22/2008
Advanced wxPython Nuts and Bolts
Location: D137/138
Robin Dunn (wxPROs/UNMC)
wxPython is a huge toolchest with lots of great and useful tools within it. To be a master craftsman you have to know your tools. This tutorial will help the attendees to become more familiar with the wxPython tool, and gain better understanding of how to use the more advanced widgets. Read more.
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1:30pm - 5:00pm Tuesday, 07/22/2008
Porting to Python 3.0
Location: Portland 252
Anthony Baxter (Google/Python Software Foundation)
Python 3.0 (currently in development) contains a large number of backwards incompatible changes to the language. This tutorial will walk through the changes in 3.0 and also cover the tools available to help you port your code. Read more.
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2:35pm - 3:20pm Wednesday, 07/23/2008
Orbited: Enabling Comet for the masses
Location: E145
Michael Carter (Kaazing), Jacob Rus (Orbited)
HTTP Push style web interaction, known as Comet, is a cutting edge technique for creating truly interactive, real-time web applications. This talk will teach developers to painlessly incorporate Comet into their new and existing web applications using Orbited, the cross-platform, cross-browser, and cross-language Comet server. Read more.
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11:35am - 12:20pm Thursday, 07/24/2008
Software delivery & continuous integration in Python using eggs and zc.buildout (with Plone case study)
Location: Portland 256
Tarek Ziadé (Ingeniweb)
zc.buildout provides an environment and a framework to test, build and deploy any egg-based Python software. This presentation shows the life cycle of a Plone application, based on zc.buildout, and demonstrates how the software is continuously integrated built and delivered with it. Read more.
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1:45pm - 2:30pm Thursday, 07/24/2008
Hidden Treasures of the Zope 3 Community
Location: Portland 256
Michael Bernstein (Rogue Mountain)
The Zope 3 component architecture is focused on creating reusable components for applications. Most of the components created so far are focussed on extending the Zope web application stack, but there are a number of libraries that can be useful to Python developers in general. I'll introduce a few and demonstrate their use. Read more.
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2:35pm - 3:20pm Thursday, 07/24/2008
Stupid Django Tricks
Location: Portland 256
Jacob Kaplan-Moss (Django)
Django is a high-level web development framework designed for rapid development of database-backed web sites. Like any tool, though, Django's only as smart as the person using it. Come see five Django tricks so stupid they'll actually make you smarter! Read more.
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4:30pm - 5:15pm Thursday, 07/24/2008
Effective Software Development with Python, C++ and SWIG.
Location: Portland 256
Robin Dunn (wxPROs/UNMC)
Different programming languages have different strengths and weaknesses. This presentation will help programmers understand how to combine the strengths of C++ and Python, and minimize their weaknesses at the same time, using a tool called SWIG. Read more.
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5:20pm - 6:05pm Thursday, 07/24/2008
(The Lack Of ) Design Patterns in Python
Location: Portland 256
Joe Gregorio (Google)
In many dynamic language communities such as Python, there is a distinct lack of Design Patterns. Are the communities ignorant of Design Patterns or is there something else going on here? Read more.
OSCON 2008