= Hack Night = This is the second CTPUG hack night. It's an opportunity for all those in Cape Town to gather and work on things together. If you're a newcomer looking to learn Python, there'll be experienced Pythonistas on hand to answer questions and give guidance -- we have some (really) simple exercises to get you started. If you're an old hand, come along and show people what you're working on. Gather ideas -- and maybe helpers -- and share your thoughts and experiences with others. * Date: 15th January 2013 * Time: 18:30 * Where: [wiki:88mph] * Bring: Laptop and excitement * Meetup event: http://www.meetup.com/Cape-Town-Python-Users-Group-CTPUG/events/93161122/ * Silicon Cape event: http://www.siliconcape.com/events/ctpug-hack-night == Schedule == '''18:30''' Arrive and set up \\ '''19:00''' Introductions \\ '''19:30''' Work on projects \\ '''23:00''' Close up \\ == Bring == * A laptop (or let us know beforehand and we'll make a plan) == Things we'll have at the venue == * Wifi * Tutors to help newcomers * Beer and coffee == Projects for newcomers == * Installing Python * Choosing an editor / IDE * Structuring a first Python project * Basics of the Python language See !OpenHatch's [[https://openhatch.org/wiki/Getting_started_with_Python|Getting started with Python]] and [[https://openhatch.org/wiki/Python_tutorial|Python tutorial]] for details. == Projects for those familiar with Python == At the first hack night we were asked to suggest some projects for people who are already familiar with Python so we're working on finding a few of those. If you have a project you'd like help on, please bring it along! Project ideas: * Writing unit tests in Python * Packaging Python projects * Using [http://cffi.readthedocs.org/ cffi] to wrap C libraries * Porting projects to Python 3 == Next hack night == On [wiki:Meeting20130226 26th February 2013].