wesley chun

wesley chun
Developer Advocate, Google

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WESLEY J. CHUN, MSCS, is the author of Prentice Hall’s bestseller, Core Python Programming, its video training course, “Python Fundamentals” (LiveLessons DVD), and co-author of Python Web Development with Django. In addition to being a software architect and Developer Advocate at Google, he runs CyberWeb, a consulting business specializing in Python software engineering and technical training. He has over 25 years of programming, teaching, and writing experience, including more than a decade of Python. While at Yahoo!, he helped create Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! People Search using Python. He holds degrees in Computer Science, Mathematics, and Music from the University of California.

Sessions

10:40am Wednesday, 07/18/2012
Python 3: the Next Generation (is here already)
Python
 Location: D135
Tags: python, languages, tools, migration, python2, python3, transition, transitioning, compatibility, porting, backwards-incompatible, python_3_0, python_3_1, python_3_2, python_2_6, python_2_7, python_2_x, python_3_x, python_3_3
wesley chun (Google)
Average rating: ****.
(4.11, 9 ratings)
An update from last year's well-received public service talk, we'll discuss the evolution of Python & answer common FAQs. There are those who worry that Python 3 is backwards-incompatible to Python 2. We address that issue, discuss what the main differences are, mention migration, the roles of 2.6/2.7 & other transition tools, and conclude with an update on what has been & yet needs to be ported. Read more.
2:30pm Thursday, 07/19/2012
Connecting to Twitter & Google+ using Python
Python
 Location: D135
Tags: google, python, social, twitter, tweets, google-plus, social_networks, social_networking, tweepy, twython
wesley chun (Google)
Average rating: ***..
(3.40, 5 ratings)
Twitter and Google+ are examples of the highly active and popular social media scene today. Using Python, you can easily execute searches on both. All you need is a client library (easily found), and you can get going without a lot of effort! Read more.

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