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PyCon is a North American conference for the Python community. The conference features talks and events for users of the Python programming language and for developers of the underlying implementations (CPython, Jython, IronPython).PyCon is underwritten by the Python Software Foundation, as part of the PSF's mission to promote and advance the Python programming language.

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Intro to Python by Tim Saylor

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Tags: barcamp  code  intro  python 

This talk is actually not from Pycon, but BarCampChicago. Carl Karsten is to blame :)

Your Pythonic Math Class of the __future__

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Tags: math  mathematics  pycon  pycon2008  python 

By Kirby Urner.Currently most K-12 mathematics curricula eschew programming, but with the advent of One Laptop Per Child, other trends, there's evidence a new status quo is emerging. This talk focuses on how some prototypical classes are already putting Python to good...

Using Grok to Walk Like a Duck

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Tags: 2008  advocacy  best-practices  framework  object  orientation  pycon  python  technique  web  zope 

PyCon 2008 Talk byMr. Brandon C Rhodes (Georgia Tech)Grok provides tools for general-purpose application design. Reuse in Python often involves teaching an old class new tricks: adding attributes or methods to allow the class to function in a new environment that its author had not anticipated. A...

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