[colug-432] Ipython Notebook Is Fantastic

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On Sun, 27 Jul 2014 23:36:38 -0400, Tom Hanlon <tom at functionalmedia.com> wrote:

> [I]Python notebooks ...

http://ipython.org/

Ipython notebooks are fantastic. Fernando Pérez made ipython. 
You can see videos[7] of his presentations online. nbviewer[2] 
allows one to view notebooks that are on the web without 
installing software on the viewing computer, except a browser. 
The past weekend's PyOhio[1]  had at least one good presentation 
done in ipython notebook[4]. 

Ipython notebook is great for screwing around when you don't 
know ahead of time how you want to do something, or even what 
you want to accomplish. 

At PyOhio, Carl Karsten[8] asked how many folks would like an 
Ipython notebook conference. Half of the folks raised their 
hands. They were enthusiastic. Carl wants an Ipython Notebook 
conference in four to six months. He's pushing for it to be in 
Chicago, for his convenience, but if you put on the conference, 
it could be at a place of your convenience.

> Cool stuff, ... 

Indeed. 

[1] pyohio.org

    Attendees to PyOhio get a free ebook from O'Reilly
    and 40% off print books and 50% off extra e-books

[2] Browse http://nbviewer.ipython.org/

[4] http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/nosila/Shapely_PyOhio/blob/master/Shapely_PyOhio_2014.ipynb
    nosila spelled backwards had a good presentation last 
    year also. (That backwards spelling confused someone 
    today. That was fun.)
    
[7] Start with http://pyvideo.org/speaker/329/fernando-perez

[8] https://github.com/CarlFK
    http://nextdayvideo.com/page/video.html