PyCon Interviews

[Dan]

Greetings all,

This post is a quick request for guests you are interested too hear from in the Python world. We mentioned PyCon 2010 on a recent show and I also said I'd been talking to Steve Holden (head of the Python Software Foundation) about the event. We've been trying to arrange interviews with people who'll be at the event via a VoIP link. They tell me everyone who's anyone in the Python world will be there, but who would you really like too hear from? Give me some names and I'll do my best to get hold of them.

Guido Van Rossum (Python creator) is already on the list. So let's have some more, I'm throwing it out to you good people. I can't promise we'll succeed in getting everyone you want, but ask and you might receive. Thanks!

Dan

[mr_smartepants]

This question isn't linux-related, but Python related.

How do you successfully compile a python/qt (PyQt) built application into a Windows .exe?
or
Will PyQt eventually include a Windows (exe) compiler?

I've tried using py2exe but it coughs up a hairball when encountering the Qt widget portions. I know it can be done because other apps are built this way but there's no tutorial out there for this scenario.
I saw this partially addressed in pycon2009 (video here: http://us.pycon.org/2009/conference/schedule/event/57/ ). But the video describes raw python compiled to .exe, not Qt-influenced python code.
And considering the nature of the audience/content, the presenter was overly simplistic. "Hello World"? Puhleeze!

[Dan]

This question isn't linux-related, but Python related.

How do you successfully compile a python/qt (PyQt) built application into a Windows .exe?
or
Will PyQt eventually include a Windows (exe) compiler?

I've tried using py2exe but it coughs up a hairball when encountering the Qt widget portions. I know it can be done because other apps are built this way but there's no tutorial out there for this scenario.
I saw this partially addressed in pycon2009 (video here: http://us.pycon.org/2009/conference/schedule/event/57/ ). But the video describes raw python compiled to .exe, not Qt-influenced python code.

That's more of specific question about Python development. I don't think I can help with that but it's possible a guest might know the answer, or perhaps someone else here even knows. That would be even cooler.

I'm looking more for names, who in the Python world do people want to hear from? I hope you get your question answered too though

[mr_smartepants]

True. But here's to hoping that the developers from PyQt turn up and put on a decent presentation.

[jezra]

Dan, can you get some interviews with people from the vendor's hall? I'm interested in hearing how people use python for their daily business needs.

mr_smartepants, you may want to post in the support forum

[Dan]

Dan, can you get some interviews with people from the vendor's hall? I'm interested in hearing how people use python for their daily business needs.

mr_smartepants, you may want to post in the support forum

We won't actually be at the event we'll just have some guests coordinated for us over VoIP, so getting vendors might be tricky but we can try. I'll see what I can find out.

[jezra]

After searching through the pycon website for information, I want to hear a bit about the various python interpreters from Holger Krekel (and it's not because his hair is an epic win). Since I'm thinking of doing some python web development, I would also like to hear from Gloria Jacobs

The pycon website is extremely thorough and it even has walking directions to the nearest brewpub.

Who is the "Outlaw in the Field" that is handling the coordination?

[Dan]

After searching through the pycon website for information, I want to hear a bit about the various python interpreters from Holger Krekel (and it's not because his hair is an epic win). Since I'm thinking of doing some python web development, I would also like to hear from Gloria Jacobs

The pycon website is extremely thorough and it even has walking directions to the nearest brewpub.

Who is the "Outlaw in the Field" that is handling the coordination?

Great thanks I'll add those names to the list. As for "Outlaws In The Field", I'm sorting it out with the PR people for PyCon and also Steve Holden. He contacted me about it a while ago and I thought it was time I got to work collecting names. It looks like a really interesting event.

[mg6]

I just noticed this thread. I think you are looking for things that will interest more people than just the Python fans. If you go through the list of talks and see who is talking about something interesting, then that will probably give you some variety as well as something to talk to them about. Here's my suggestions:

Technical Python Subjects
1) Maciej Fijalkowski - PyPy.
2) Allison Randal - Pynie: Python 3 on Parrot
3) One of the people behind Twisted: (Glyph Lefkowitz, Jean-Paul Calderone, Thomas Hervé, David Reid, etc.). This is an important Python framework, but people who haven't used it before have a hard time understanding just what Twisted is.
4) Someone from Django (web framework).

The following includes the names of the talks they are giving:

Interesting projects using Python
1) Dr. Jonathan M Cameron - Using Python to Create Robotic Simulations for Planetary Exploration
2) Joseph Lisee - An Underwater Python: Tortuga the Python Powered Robot

People doing "Community" Activities:
1) Ms. Leigh JM Honeywell - Think Globally, Hack Locally - Teaching Python in Your Community
2) Guilherme Chapiewski, Henrique Bastos - Small acts make great revolutions: crafting Python and Open Source communities in Rio de Janeiro

[Dan]

Thanks for the thoughts, I'll make a note