Last weekend I attended to PyConES2017, the annual Python conference in Spain. These are some talks and links of things that I have found interesting:
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The Irene (@irenuchi) and Javier Torres’ workshop on basic geospatial analysis using GeoPandas and CartoFrames was amazing. Just download the Jupyter Notebook and give it a try!
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Naomi Ceder (@NaomiCeder) gave a keynote named “Come for the Language, stay for the Community” that reinforced the idea that the Python community is somehow special in its openness and newcomers-friendly character. Very inspiring!
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Diego (@kartones) gave an interesting talk on how to refactor their platform while maintaining the service up. Many design patterns applied for a real-life use case.
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Javier Torres explained how he built an interactive asynchronous shell in Python. Thanks to him I have discovered the great Python libraries ply (for lexing and parsing) and prompt_toolkit for building interactive CLI applications.
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Miguel González (@migonzalvar) gave an amazing talk humorously named ¿Dónde está mi ñ? , about encodings, information representation formats and a bit of computing science history. Great!
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Siro (@Aun_Siro) described how he managed to correct 1000 exams using OpenCV. An impressive hack that made his life easier (at least for some time).
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Pablo Galindo (@pablogsalgado) and Victor Terrón (@pyctor) explained why metaclasses exist in Python and even a little introduction on how to use them. A complex subject treated in a fast and funny presentation.
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Yamila Moreno (@yamila_moreno) explained how to deploy Django applications to a Docker Swarm. She showed that combining Continuous Delivery, Docker, Django and orchestration (Swarm) can result in a powerful mix.
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Jara Ramos explained how she learned Python with 17 years and in 3 months. A good and motivational talk, fresh and interactive. Watch out for the video :-)
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Alicia Pérez showed how to develop GIS applications using GeoDjango. After a brief introduction into GIS, practical applications of GeoDjango spatial analysis, enough to whet the appetite for more.
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Juan Luis Cano (@astrojuanlu) closed the conference with a keynote about OpenSource, the cost of maintaining software and other related themes. Thought-provoking, indeed.
My conclusion is that it has been another great PyConES conference, with that warm fuzzy feeling of a great inclusive community that defines the trademark.