finding your groove
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Commit to othersI've had the pleasureof playing with the
baddest Jazz cats on the planet.— George Benson
Gather your gearEditor - your choice
Operating system - Linux, OS X, Windows
Command line - basics
Version control - basics of Mercurial (hg) and git
Check out sheet music
hg clone https://hg.python.org/cpython
git clone https://github.com/python/cpython
CPython official repo
CPython semi official, read-only GitHub mirror
Transpose Mercurial and Git
...or several combos#python-devMailing lists
python-ideas, python-docs, python-new-bugs-announceWelcoming spaces
OpenHatch, PyLadies, user groupsSprints and pairing#positive-python
Wrong and strongLoud and proud
Along the way, mistakes WILL be made.
Not all things tried will work out. But
that impulse, the impulse to TRY THINGS,
is perhaps the most attractive -- and
sometimes the most underutilized.
— Pat Metheny
DocsSphinx$cd Docs$make htmlreStructured Text (rst) basicsFind an issueRead a doc; offer a helpful changeLocalize a doc
IssuesFollow along new issues and python-devLook at infrastructure projectsAsk on core mentorshipConsider reviewing a patch
The most amazing newfeature...
Research issue tracker, mail archives, PEPsReview other people's patchesBe cordial
PEP 478 Release schedule for Python 3.5
I have won several prizes as the world'sslowest alto player as well as a special
award in 1961 for quietness. — Paul Desmond
Find your Python groove?Try a sprint
Learn, build, and share
Embrace some Gypsy Jazz
Thank you Django lover, Adrian Holovaty, for PyCon
2014 Poster Session encouragement
PyLadies' playing itforward
Sunday's poster sessionSprint
Contribute to the playlistPython Contributor Groove
GratitudeSan Diego Python, PyLadies San Diego, and PyCon 2015virtual cool cat, Paul CollinsCPython contributors and core devsOpenHatch friendsRequests friendsPyLadiesPythonistas: past and present, near and far
CreditsYoutube - song "Horska" performed and recorded by the
Halifax, Nova Scotia band Gypsophilia (Horska, Forward
Music 2013). video was produced by Halifax production
company Shut Up & Colour and was made possible by
the support of Nova Scotia Department of Communities,
Culture and Heritage.
Photos: Fabrizio Sciami, For a democratic [Jazz It]
Festival; Carol Willing
Quotes: http://www.apassion4jazz.net