A usage walkthru (part 5) showing the use of the enhanced interactive shell named IPython.
Divided into five parts, this talk in the series will cover session input filtering using an example of physics units for value representation, and support for data visualization using matplotlib.

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A usage walkthru (part3, part4) showing the use of the enhanced interactive shell named IPython.
Divided into five parts, these talks in the series will cover input and output history caching, viewing and editing Python source and the logging of your session, debugging and profiling your code, then look at executing long-running callables in background threads [...]

A usage walkthru (part 1, part 2) showing the use of the enhanced interactive shell named IPython.

Divided into five parts, these talks in the series will cover tab completion, namespace management, logging, the help system and introspection, navigation, system shell commands and the running of Python programs.

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In this tutorial, I introduce the basics of Django by walking you through the development of a simple wiki application.

We’ll see how you can design your URLs, interact with the database and use the Django template library. As an added bonus, we’ll also include support for editing pages using Markdown syntax.

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Kirby’s fifth video is Working with Stickworks:

“Here’s a Python module you might want to use in your math classes. It works with VPython to provide simple vector graphics, as well as plotting capabilities. Students wouldn’t just use the module, they’d study the source code to gain a stronger understanding of the math concepts involved (“math [...]

Kirby’s fourth video is A First Look at RSA:

“Building on some ideas introduced earlier in this series, this easygoing lecture takes a somewhat rambling approach to a rather difficult math topic. This is background for math teachers intending to use Python as a vehicle for exploring math concepts interactively, in a hands-on setting.”

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Kirby’s third video is Subclassing for Beginners in his Python for Math Teachers series:

“Let’s define a simple Dog class and show how we make instances (dogs). Then let’s add a stomach attribute so our dogs can eat and poop (kids love scatology). It’s a dog eat dog world! Then we refactor the code to show [...]

I have created a third video for our new 5 Minutes with Python series. My First 5 Minutes with Python talks about how:

“I’m often asked ‘what are the resources and tutorials like for Python?’ so here I try to answer the questions you might ask in your first 5 minutes with Python.”

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Jeff Rush (PSF) has a second video in our new 5 Minutes with Python series. A Demonstration of ReStructuredText gives:

“A quick look at a style of marking up plaintext called “ReStructuredText” with hotkeys from the Emacs text editor to view the result as HTML, PDF and slides.”

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Kirby Urner has started a new Python series entitled Python for Math Teachers. Kirby’s first video is Getting Started:

“Let’s use IDLE to define a few functions, including the Euclid’s Algorithm for the GCD. Atop the GCD we’ll build other functions for listing totatives of N (positives relatively prime to N) and the totient of [...]

We’re excited to say that we are working on a new video series entitled 5 Minutes with Python – 5 minute videos that demonstrate the range of what can be achieved with Python.

Jeff Rush (PSF) is adding videos to the series, the first is Python and the Interactive Shell ‘IPython’:

“A brief introduction to the enhanced [...]