Columbus Web Group – Weekend Workshop: "Writing Idiomatic Python"

The Columbus Web Groupis an organization that is committed to sharing web development and design best practices in a relaxed atmosphere with web professionals and students of any skill level. We hold monthly gatherings to share our knowledge on best practices and emerging technologies.Our goal is to raise the quality of web development and design in the Columbus area through short talks by professionals in the industry.Meetings take place on a monthly basis and cover topics such as best practices, methodologies, and approaches for the modern web.

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2-Session Course: Saturday, October 15th 10am–12pm and Saturday, October 22nd 10am-12pm 
<H2> ABOUT THE WORKSHOP</H2>
<A HREF="http://columbuswebgroup.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Columbus Web Group</A>'s Weekend Workshops are designed to help educate the community of Columbus on specific topics lead by experts. All workshops are free of charge and are targeted to the audience.
This 2-Session Weekend Workshop is aimed at developers who are skilled in another language and are looking to grow their <A HREF="https://www.python.org/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Python</A> knowledge. All programming languages have idioms. These are a combination of the language syntax, and the culture that forms around the language. This culture determines—when there is more than one way to do things—which one is the right way.
One of the primary tenets of Python's culture is: There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it. Although we don't always succeed at that goal, when there's more than one way, the community does gravitate towards selecting a "right way."
In the first session we will cover some common idioms, showing both a "wrong" way to to things, and a right way. The class will consist of a series of short lessons followed by a hands on refactoring exercise. Specific areas covered will include iteration and iterables, context managers, error handling, duck typing, code organization, coding style, and object encapsulation. We'll also cover some pitfalls and WATs that bite programmers new to Python.
The second session will be based on student requests and deeper dives into topics.
Students will come out with a better understanding of how to write Python code that is more readable and maintainable by the Python community, and a knowledge of where to learn more.
What this course will be about: Having a better understanding of how to write Python code that is more readable and maintainable
What this course will not: Just be a Python 101 course, it will expand on the proper ways of writing Python code.
Who this course is for: Any developers who is skilled in another language and are looking to grow their <A HREF="https://www.python.org/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Python</A> knowledge. 
Taught by <A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/briancostlow" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Brian Costlow</A>.
<H2> ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR </H2>
Brian is an independent consultant based out of Columbus, OH. He has worked professionally in the software industry since 1984, serving in every role from help desk staffer to CTO. He has co-founded two start-ups and two software consulting companies, and helped launch a software engineering firm in Russia shortly after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. He has also spent a collective decade working at Fortune 500 firms on projects for clients such as Wal-Mart, Wendys, Krogers, and Ralph Lauren. He is committed to open source and technology education, and brought the Young Coders class to <A HREF="http://pyohio.org/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">PyOhio</A>. He is a co-organizer of the <A HREF="http://www.meetup.com/Central-Ohio-Python-Users-Group/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Central Ohio Python User Group</A>, an organizer and Chair Emeritus of PyOhio, a voting member of the Python Software Foundation, and a staff member of the US PyCon Conference. He has given Python talks at PyOhio, PyTennessee, and CodeMash.
 
<H3>FAQs</H3>
What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?
Driving down for the event? We made a map for you highlighting the parking garages, lots, and on-street parking in the Arena District.
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We usually recommend Garage 1 on the map: Front Street Garage 285 N Front St Columbus, OH 43215 
 Or skip the traffic:
<A HREF="http://www.bit.ly/uber2cwg" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Uber:</A> Your first ride is FREE (up to $10) with code 1h3yn <A HREF="http://bit.ly/lyft2cwg" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Lyft</A>: $25 FREE dollars of credit for new signups with code SEAN210825 <A HREF="http://www.cota.com/CBUS" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">COTA</A>: The Cbus is a free bus that stops right near Nationwide Blvd <A HREF="http://bit.ly/car2go2cwg" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Car2Go</A>: Use code COL3500_spjpgrd for 20 free minutes & the registration fee waived
 
Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?
On Twitter at <A HREF="https://twitter.com/cbuswebgroup" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@CbusWebGroup</A> or by email at columbuswebgroup@gmail.com

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