• Duncan Thomson (@DuncanThom on Twitter)
• Contractor Dev since Jan 2014 and coding for much longer
• Blog at BanoffeeSolutions.co.uk
• Slides written using R and Markdown

• How many are new to Python?
• How many have written a basic console app in Python (or the equivalent)?
• Of those who have written some, what has their experience been (starting with me)

Python is the glue that holds things together

• Easy to learn and use
• Used in web frameworks, console apps, embedded scripting
• Used in automation, data science and teaching

• If starting out consider using latest versions (3.6.1)
• One of the simplest ways to start out is with a console app
• Using an IDE (integrated development environment) will make bits of Python easier

• What are people hoping to use Python for?
• ?Data Science
• ?Web Development
• ?Home Automation
• ?Something else

• Along with R, Python is used for Machine Learning, Data Visualisation, and Data Analysis
• Jupyter Notebooks (http://jupyter.org/) is a great place to start (with an in-browser demo)
• Packages to check out include NumPy and Pandas
• Kaggle.com is an option for learning more about data science

• DataCamp.com is a place to learn data science online (looking later)

• What are the experiences of others?

• Django is the most common way of using Python on the web
• Flask is also popular (a more lightweight framework)

• Plone and Mezanine are Content Management Systems (CMS) for Python

• What are the experiences of others?

• Tutorials for things with the Pi at http://www.raspberrypi.org/resources/Learn/
• Screens, Cases, Converters at www.thepihut.com/
• Almost anything for your Pi at www.modmypi.com/

• Check out https://micropython.org/ about PyBoards and MicroPython

• How have others started with Raspberry Pis?

• Build a cross-platform desktop app with Tkinter or PyQt
• Create Games with Pygame at PyGame.org

• Face detection with Opencv

• Any advice would anyone give to someone starting out in Python?

• Podcasts (Talk Python to Me, Python Bytes)
• PyPlym Python (Plymouth), Python DBBUG (Bristol, Mon 28th), PyDiff (Cardiff, Tue May 16, Tue Jun 20)
• Python conferences (Python.org/events), PyCon UK 26th to 30th Oct 2017 in Cardiff

• Tweet your questions to @DuncanThom on Twitter
• Connect with me at LinkedIn (Duncan Thomson)
• Check out blog at BanoffeeSolutions.co.uk
• Come along to the Python Social (Jun 14th in Exeter, Poll to determine event)

• Questions?