Suggested Tutorial Topics

Here are ideas we've collected from surveys:

PyCon 2011 Tutorial Evaluations

"What tutorial topics would you like to see in the future?"

  • Graph database-backed Web applications.
  • Data visualization
  • Business-related or non-programming content for programmers who are independent contractors or work in a small environment. Things like running your own consultancy, managing clients and expectations, project management, identifying tactical advantages that Python can bring to your business.
  • real time web development with support of asynchronous longer running tasks
  • Anything having to do with maps
  • I would like to see the same instructor teach a tutorial in the same format, but at an advanced level.
  • A SciPy exclusive tutorial would be great, or a combined Numpy/SciPy exclusive tutorial.
  • Migrating to PyPy
  • Continous Integration
  • Migrating to Python 3
  • How to participate in the Python community (uploading packages, how to submit & fix bugs, etc.)
  • Sprint lead-in (So you want to get involved in project so & so).
  • more experienced topics, and topics for more experienced
  • More stuff about distributed systems and how to build them
  • Nodebox
  • Advanced Python 1 and 2
  • More topics related to Django
  • Deployment, tools to make web development easier
  • Visualization w. Python
  • more aws, with automated/scripted deploy (chef? puppet? fabric?) Perhaps also Eucalyptus or OpenStack
  • 3d related material
  • High performance python
  • More multiprocessing, more "Learning X for Python Developers" (where X is a not-necessarily-python tool).
  • sqlalchemy, unit testing
  • embedding python in applications distributing computing
  • Testing, Cloud, Operations, SysAdmin
  • Wrapping C libs in python, Cython / ctypes
  • More packaging stuff. Maybe a tutorial about pyramid
  • More python 3.
  • wsgi
  • Python!
  • more language handling overviews of python structure
  • Something using the NLTK (Natural Language Toolkit). Something using the Microsoft Kinect device and pattern recognition.
  • Nodebox!
  • System/network level programming with Python.
  • Computer Vision topics
  • Cython
  • web-based app dev, django or equivalent specific
  • Tutorials to do specific things: automate a Unix Server build, build an ecommerce site in DJango
  • Intermediate Django Unit testing
  • Thinking As a Programmer - Taking ideas and dissecting them (the how to of dissecting programs before putting them into code.
  • GUI programming
  • web-based app / mobile / django or django alternatives
  • Distributed Python
  • web-based applications, more django (or equiv) content
  • more django/python framework/front-end integrations/web-based applications.
  • python language specific
  • Python web development basics
  • pyjamas
  • Game Development
  • advanced stuff
  • Django tutorials - intermediate and advance level
  • I am interested in Social Network related development.
  • More advanced talks
  • Things I might not know I can do with the standard library.
  • Killer features of Python 3
  • Migrating to PyPy
  • Migrating to distutils2 + distribute
  • Continuous Integration
  • How to Get Involved in Project X (lead in to a sprint and ongoing participation) This could be any project with a leader willing to give a tutorial walkthough of the code and the history of the project.
  • Python 3 porting
  • storage with Python
  • Pyramid, SQLAlchemy, Celery
  • Best Practices on deploying projects (especially web apps).
  • Tutorial for people coming to python from other languages - advantages, disadvantages, what to watch out for, being pythonic, etc.
  • more advanced python (less application / framework specific)
  • SQLAlchemy
  • Advanced Python, fiddling with AST, advanced data structures, distributed processing and data mining
  • Maybe more about C extensions.
  • Project development using Python. i.e. project planning, prototyping, development, test, release in a Pythonic method, perhaps using Python in an Agile framework.
  • A detailed look at the implementation at the C Interpreter, and understanding the relationship between the Python and the C implementation.
  • A patterns, algorithms and recipes class discussing common ways of generalizing problems.
  • Graphics applications
  • Maybe address packages like chef or libCloud
  • a NoSQL smackdown?
  • pinax workshop?
  • Anything on machine learning or genetic programming.
  • more advanced stuff
  • How Python works with web interfaces, like selenium.
  • Fabric, gunicon
  • python and c++ integration
  • python for sysadmins / more intermediate level courses
  • more packet crafting geared towards QA
  • Testing
  • More on Pinax, Pyramid and Turbogears (if they get Turbogears moved over to Pyramid).
  • Database connectivity and plugging in to things like GIS and maps make two topics.
  • In-depth dives into limited subject matter. The subjects, of course, must be immediately relevant to whatever-it-is I'm wanting to learn at the time. ;)
  • An advanced-level Django tutorial would be very cool
  • Twisted Matrix

PyCon 2011 Conference Evaluations

"Please list 3 tutorial subjects you would like to attend."

  • Python 3
  • SciPy/NumPy
  • Graph theory
  • Statistics in/with Python
  • Testing Frameworks
  • Web Frameworks
  • API Design
  • intermediate python
  • writing web applications in Pyramind
  • Advanced server management/deployment
  • Full stack web application testing (unit, browser, etc)
  • Large scale data processing & visualization
  • Redis + Socketio + Gevent == Realtime web
  • Python webapp deployment using vagrant, chef, fabric, etc
  • Unit testing web applications
  • Python idioms
  • Test driven development
  • Core Python Development
  • AST Manipulation
  • Writing DSLs
  • ctypes, Cython and pyrex
  • making music with python
  • data visualization with python and other tools
  • Django
  • SQLAlchemy
  • Pyramid
  • porting to Python 3
  • distributing Python apps
  • Anything having to do with maps
  • Anything having to do with django
  • Advanced Python
  • c extensions
  • Non-rel
  • A good intro to C class
  • A basic Django class
  • Python 3 porting
  • High performance computing
  • Django internals
  • Django
  • Core Python development
  • advanced python
  • real time web apps
  • sqlalchemy
  • Pyramid
  • ZODB
  • Testing
  • PyCuda
  • Python C API
  • Python OpenGL
  • Django/Pinax
  • Python 3
  • EC2
  • DevOps
  • Concurrency
  • PyPy
  • Machine learning
  • BigData (mapreduce, parallelism, etc.)
  • Advanced Python concepts
  • Pygame
  • AI programming in Python
  • Build A Compiler in Python
  • Build A Processor Emulator in Python
  • Defending Your App From Attacks (ex. timing attack)
  • NLTK
  • numpy, data analysis, specific machine learning topics
  • Nodebox
  • Advanced Python data structures
  • Visualisation tutorials
  • Network programming and libraries (twisted, gevent, etc)
  • Python toolchain: virtualenv, pip, nose, etc
  • The standard library in-depth
  • Multiprocessing with Python
  • Porting to Py3 and handing dual python 2/3 codebases
  • Configuration automation (chef, puppet)
  • GIS
  • Hidden Treasures of stdlib tutorial
  • Cpython or pypy internals
  • deep dive into scipy/numpy
  • Pylons
  • SQLAlchemy
  • "Writing great python code"
  • HTML 5
  • Django
  • eventlet / gevent
  • Using the data structures in Python (not a tutorial on what data structures are)
  • Anything about the Python language to deepen my understanding
  • Review of the standard library, what tools are available to us in Python
  • Django
  • NLTK or similar tools
  • Statistical analysis with Python
  • More networking
  • 102, 201, 202 level python coding
  • Packaging
  • Documentation Tools
  • Advanced language techniques
  • Novice to Ninja
  • Scaling, dealing with caching, etc.....
  • Jython Intro
  • SQLAlchemy
  • Decorators and properties
  • Django ORM optimizations
  • SQL, or PostgresSQL specifically
  • WSGI and webframework, aka Pyramid
  • Porting to python3
  • Memory debugging
  • Distributed / high performance computing
  • Standard Library
  • A 2nd Intermediate tutorial

PyCon 2012 Guidance Survey in August 2011

As of September 7th, 2011

  • Business
    • Business-related or non-programming content for programmers who are independent contractors or work in a small environment. Things like running your own consultancy, managing clients and expectations, project management, identifying tactical advantages that Python can bring to your business.
    • Documentation Tools
    • Project development using Python. i.e. project planning, prototyping, development, test, release in a Pythonic method, perhaps using Python in an Agile framework.
  • Community
    • How to Get Involved in Project X (lead in to a sprint and ongoing participation) This could be any project with a leader willing to give a tutorial walkthough of the code and the history of the project.
    • How to participate in the Python community (uploading packages, how to submit & fix bugs, etc.)
    • Sprint lead-in (So you want to get involved in project so & so).
  • Core Python
    • A detailed look at the implementation at the C Interpreter, and understanding the relationship between the Python and the C implementation.
    • Advanced Python 1 and 2
    • Advanced Python concepts
    • Advanced Python, fiddling with AST, advanced data structures, distributed processing and data mining
    • Anything about the Python language to deepen my understanding
    • Core Python Development
    • Decorators and properties
    • Distributed Python
    • Embedding python in applications distributing computing
    • Hidden Treasures of stdlib tutorial
    • High performance python
    • Killer features of Python 3
    • Language handling overviews of python structure
    • Migrating to Python 3
    • More about C extensions.
    • Porting to Py3 and handing dual python 2/3 codebases
    • Python 3
    • Python 3 porting
    • Python C API
    • Python and C++ integration
    • Review of the standard library, what tools are available to us in Python
    • The standard library in-depth
    • Things I might not know I can do with the standard library.
    • Using the data structures in Python (not a tutorial on what data structures are)
    • Wrapping C libs in python, Cython / ctypes
  • Data
    • AST Manipulation
    • Anything having to do with maps
    • BigData (mapreduce, parallelism, etc.)
    • Data visualization
    • Database connectivity and plugging in to things like GIS and maps
    • GIS
    • Large scale data processing & visualization
    • NoSQL
    • Non-rel
    • SQLAlchemy
    • Statistics in/with Python
    • Storage with Python
    • ZODB
    • data visualization with python and other tools
  • Deployment
    • Automated / scripted deploy (Chef? Puppet? Fabric?)
    • Best Practices on deploying projects (especially web apps).
    • Continous Integration
    • Fabric, gunicon
    • Python webapp deployment using vagrant, chef, fabric, etc
    • Tutorials to do specific things: automate a Unix Server build, build an ecommerce site in DJango
  • Development
    • "Learning X for Python Developers" (where X is a not-necessarily-python tool).
    • A good intro to C class
    • A patterns, algorithms and recipes class discussing common ways of generalizing problems.
    • AI programming in Python
    • API Design
    • Advanced language techniques
    • Anything on machine learning or genetic programming.
    • Build A Compiler in Python
    • Build A Processor Emulator in Python
    • Computer Vision topics
    • Concurrency
    • Continuous Integration
    • DevOps
    • Front-end integrations
    • Full stack web application testing (unit, browser, etc)
    • Game Development
    • High performance computing
    • Jython Intro
    • Machine learning
    • Multiprocessing
    • Multiprocessing with Python
    • NLTK (Natural language toolkit
    • Novice to Ninja
    • Python toolchain: virtualenv, pip, nose, etc
    • Python web development basics
    • Real time web development with support of asynchronous longer running tasks
    • Redis + Socketio + Gevent == Realtime web
    • Social Network related development
    • Test driven development
    • Tools to make web development easier
    • Tutorial for people coming to python from other languages - advantages, disadvantages, what to watch out for, being pythonic, etc.
    • Web Frameworks
    • Writing DSLs
  • General
    • Graph theory
    • In-depth dives into limited subject matter.
    • More advanced talks
    • Python idioms
    • The same instructor teach a tutorial in the same format, but at an advanced level.
    • Thinking As a Programmer - Taking ideas and dissecting them (the how to of dissecting programs before putting them into code.
    • Writing great python code
    • more advanced python (less application / framework specific)
  • Interface / Visual design
    • 3d related material
    • GUI programming
    • Graphics applications
    • HTML 5
    • Microsoft Kinect device and pattern recognition.
    • Nodebox
    • Visualisation tutorials
    • Visualization w. Python
    • Web-based app / mobile / django or django alternatives
    • making music with python
  • Packaging
    • Migrating to PyPy
    • Migrating to distutils2 + distribute
    • PyPy
    • Pypy internals
  • Python Packages/Frameworks
    • A SciPy exclusive tutorial would be great, or a combined Numpy/SciPy exclusive tutorial.
    • Cython
    • Django ORM optimizations
    • Django internals
    • Django tutorials - beginner, intermediate and advance level
    • More on Pinax, Pyramid and Turbogears (if they get Turbogears moved over to Pyramid).
    • More packaging stuff. Maybe a tutorial about pyramid
    • PyCuda
    • Pygame
    • Pyjamas
    • Pylons
    • Pyramid, SQLAlchemy, Celery
    • Python OpenGL
    • SciPy/NumPy
    • Twisted Matrix
    • ctypes, Cython and pyrex
    • writing web applications in Pyramind
  • Security
    • Defending Your App From Attacks (ex. timing attack)
  • Servers / Sys Admin
    • AWS
    • Advanced server management/deployment
    • Configuration automation (chef, puppet)
    • Distributed / high performance computing
    • EC2
    • Eucalyptus or OpenStack
    • Maybe address packages like chef or libCloud
    • Memory debugging
    • More stuff about distributed systems and how to build them
    • Network programming and libraries (twisted, gevent, etc)
    • Python for sysadmins
    • Scaling, dealing with caching, etc.....
    • System/network level programming with Python.
    • Testing, Cloud, Operations, SysAdmin
    • eventlet / gevent
    • wsgi
  • Testing
    • How Python works with web interfaces, like selenium.
    • Intermediate Django Unit testing
    • More packet crafting geared towards QA
    • Testing
    • Testing Frameworks
    • Unit testing
    • Unit testing web applications
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