What we’re about
About PyMNtos
PyMNtos (pronounced pie-min-tose) is a Twin Cities group of Python enthusiasts. Some of us use Python every day in our work. Some of us are just hobbyists. Others are just learning. Whoever you are and whatever your skill level is, we would love for you to join us. There is no membership fee or any other barrier to entry.
Volunteering
Volunteer Form
Slack
We have a Slack channel at pymntos.slack.com. If you wish to join (and please do!), please send a request to [email protected] and we will send a Slack invitation to you.
Presentation Nights
Our general python presentation nights focus on a variety of topics from web dev to scientific to hardware to in-depth Python feature discussion. We meet at 7:00 PM on the second Thursday of the month alternating various venues throughout Minneapolis (BuzzFeed, Nerdery, and Agosto).
Donations
Donate to PyMNtos via the Python Software Foundation - $5 minimum
Donations are done via the Python Software Foundation which is 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowable by law.
You may also consider becoming a member of the Python Software Foundation, our fiscal sponsor.
Code of Conduct
We follow the Python Software Foundation Code of Conduct (https://www.python.org/psf/conduct/)
Sponsors
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MinneAnalyticsProviding food and drinks
O'ReillyO'Reilly offers e-books and other learning resources.
SkykitPyMNtos meeting space. Hiring (Senior Software Engineer---Backend)!
Python Software FoundationFiscal sponsor of PyMNtos.
BuzzFeedHost monthly meetings. https://www.buzzfeed.com/about/jobs
NerderyHost monthly meetings. https://jobs.jobvite.com/nerdery- MinneAnalyticsProviding food and drinks
- O'ReillyO'Reilly offers e-books and other learning resources.
- SkykitPyMNtos meeting space. Hiring (Senior Software Engineer---Backend)!
- Python Software FoundationFiscal sponsor of PyMNtos.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Python Presentation Night @ Improving (PPN #130) In-Person, Virtual OptionImproving Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN
We hope you can join us in person at Improving (or virtually) to meet fellow Python enthusiasts, have some pizza, and and learn about the Temporal platform!
Agenda
7:00 - Networking - Socialize and enjoy pizza and soft drinks provided by Improving. Please grab a name tag when you arrive and sign the guest list (helps with planning for space and pizza and future events).
7:30 - Formal program (in-person and online)
- Opening remarks
- Speakers (see below)
- Feel free to bring any brief Python tidbits, experiences, or job openings you'd like to share with the group as time permits between speakers.
Questions will be collected from the Google Meet chat or Slack #general channel and answered live.
Speakers/topics
• Peter Sullivan, Solutions Architect @ Temporal - Build Reliable Python Applications, Faster: Durable Execution with Temporal
Building modern distributed applications requires us, as developers and engineers, to consider all the things that can go wrong, both internal and external to our application, during application execution. We spend countless hours on homegrown solutions to increase our application's reliability which, while important, comes at the expense of delivering business functionality and value. In this presentation we will explore Temporal, a Durable Execution platform and programming model, for improving both runtime reliability and development-time velocity for modern Python applications.
Temporal is an open source programming model that can simplify your code, make your applications more reliable, and help you deliver more features faster.
• Steve Banks, Improving - Temporal in the Wild
9:00 - Wrap up and Disperse
• Happy Hour! Join us for happy hour after the meeting for further merriment and discussions of Python. We'll be meeting either in the Improving kitchen or nearby at Sociable Cider Werks; details at the meeting.
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Details on Attending
• Please be sure to RSVP on meetup and note whether you will attend in-person so we can plan for food/beverages. Please cancel/modify your RSVP if your plans change so wait-listed members have the opportunity to attend.
• Location (in person): Improving, 1515 Central Ave NE #100, Minneapolis, MN 55413. Parking in the rear (or front). Please look for signs to the meeting room. Please also see Parking-at-Improving-Minneapolis.pdf.
• Location (virtual): Google Meet (link available in Meetup)
• Laptops encouraged. WiFi available. If you are attending in-person you will still be able to connect to the Google Meet session if desired for the chat window etc.
• Volunteers to speak, host, and greet are needed for future meetups. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/iE3rHamBqcBAjWMF7
• Slack: To join the PyMNtos Slack workspace, please send an email to [email protected] asking to be invited (or any existing member should be able to invite you).
• Donate
- Donate to PyMNtos directly through the Python Software Foundation:
- https://psfmember.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=10
- Become a supporting member of the PSF ($99/year)
- Become a basic member of the PSF (FREE). With this membership, you may consider adding a donation - https://www.python.org/psf/donations/
