Explore strategies for cultivating a thriving Python community within a large enterprise environment in this EuroPython 2020 conference talk. Discover how Bloomberg successfully introduced and expanded Python usage, learn about the formation and structure of their Python guild, and gain insights into organizing focus groups, workshops, and events to foster collaboration and growth. Delve into pragmatic recommendations for code development, training, and community engagement, and understand the impact of dedicated teams on Python's performance and adoption. Gain valuable lessons on scaling a Python ecosystem in a corporate setting and find inspiration for nurturing your own Python community.
Overview
Syllabus
Intro
Growing a Python Community at an Enterprise Scale
What is Bloomberg
Bloomberg Terminal
Introducing Python at Bloomberg
Growth of Python
Why Python arrived
Why Python spread
Python community was born
Community project
Workshops
Python latency
Python is fast
Team dedicated to Python
No magic involved
Guild definition
Guild chairs
Guild leaders
Guild responsibilities
Where do you start
Focus groups
External events focus group
Code development focus group
Internal events focus group
Pragmatic recommendations focus group
Training focus group
How we organize
Community contributors
What we have achieved
Whats next
QA
Taught by
EuroPython Conference
