Dive into a series of lightning talks from PyCon US, featuring 13 diverse presentations on Python-related topics. Explore low-level Python programming, bug-fixing in popular packages, and the importance of professional skills. Learn about mentorship strategies, NumPy 2's development, data storytelling techniques, and the use of notebooks for peer-reviewed publications. Discover why Python programmers should consider learning C, how to automate office tasks, and lesser-known features of DuckDB. Gain insights on balancing career and family, optimizing counting algorithms, and experience a humorous take on attending a first conference. These rapid-fire talks offer a wealth of knowledge and inspiration for Python enthusiasts of all levels in just over an hour.
PyCon US Lightning Talks - Diverse Python Topics and Experiences
Overview
Syllabus
- Peter Sobot - How Low-level Can You Go? Crashing Python with Only Its Standard Library
- Munawar Hafiz - Cleaning the Beach: Finding and Fixing Bugs in the Top 2,000 Python
- Melanie Arbor - They're not "Soft Skills"; They're Professional Skills & you can do it!
- Tyler Menezes - Better mentorship: How you can nurture the next generation of Pythonistas
- Lysandros Nikolaou - NumPy 2: 18 Years in the making
- Nathan Brouwer - Data storytelling: 5 hacks in 5 minutes
- Ludovico Bianchi - Notebooks as peer-reviewed conference publications: what, why, and how
- Dr. Charles Russell Severance - Why a Python Programmer Should Learn C yes really
- Dima Dinama - Surpass your Coworkers with Python Automation for Boring Office Jobs
- Nick Muoh - Jokes on you, 5 things you didn't know about DuckDB
- Joeun Joy Park - Bringing Back My Career with Python While Raising Kids
- Rodrigo Girad Serrad - Counting to 698,438,863,898,480,640 in 0.4ms”, and not [...] 4.ms
- Pawel Jastrzebski - My impressions after my first day at my first ever conference* *A story
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