[vox] BayPIGgies meeting Thursday March 26, 2009: Tools for Python Programmers

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BayPIGgies meeting Thursday March 26, 2009: Tools for Python
Programmers  

NOTE BayPIGgies is NO LONGER meeting at Google but at the Symantec
Vcafe, at Symantec's location at 350 Ellis Street in Mountain View. 
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&ei=w6i_Sfr6MZmQsQOzlv0v&hl=en&t=h&msa=0&msid=116202735295394761637.00046550c09ff3d96bff1&ll=37.397693,-122.053707&spn=0.002902,0.004828&z=18

Tonight's talk is 
* Tools for Python Programmers (in four parts) 
Sandrine Ribeau on pylint
JJ Behrens on the profiler module 
Drew Pertulla on visualising profiler results with KCacheGrind
Simeon Franklin on virtualenv, pip, and fabric

Meetings start with a Newbie Nugget, a short discussion of an 
essential Python feature, specially for those new to Python. 
Tonight's Newbie Nugget: 
unknown at this time 


NEW LOCATION FOR MARCH 26, 2009 
Symantec Corporation
Symantec Vcafe
350 Ellis Street
Mountain View, CA 94043

BayPIGgies meeting information is available at 
http://baypiggies.net/new/plone


About the Talks 
   Tonight's talks focus on tools that improve code, performance, 
and package and library prowess. 



------------------------ Agenda ------------------------
 
..... 7:30 PM ...........................
General hubbub, inventory end-of-meeting announcements, 
any first-minute announcements. 


..... 7:35 PM to 7:45 PM ................

Newbie Nugget: unknown  


..... 7:45 PM to 7:55 PM ................

Pylint 
by Sandrine Ribeau 

..... 7:55 PM to 8:10 PM ................

Profiler Module 
by JJ Behrens 

..... 8:10 PM to 8:25 PM ................

KCacheGrind 
by Drew Perttula 

..... 8:25 PM to 8:45 PM ................

virtualenv, pip, and fabric 
by Simeon Franklin 



Note that the meeting may end promptly at 9 PM. 

..... 8:45 PM to 9:00 PM  ................
Mapping and Random Access

Mapping is a rapid-fire audience announcement of topics 
the announcers are interested in. 

Random Access follows immediately to allow follow up 
individually on the announcements and other topics of 
interest.

Note that the meeting may end promptly at 9 PM.