pycon_2012

Programming Talks tagged with: "pycon_2012"

Python Metaprogramming for Mad Scientists and Evil Geniuses

Python Metaprogramming for Mad Scientists and Evil GeniusesWalker Hale This talk covers the power and metaprogramming features of Python that cater to mad scientists and evil geniuses. This will also be of interest to others who just want to use of Python in a more power (hungry) way. The core concept is tha ...

Scalability at YouTube

Scalability at YouTubeShannon -jj Behrens, Mike Solomon This talk covers scalability at YouTube. It's given by one of the original engineers at YouTube, Mike Solomon. It's a rare glimpse into the heart of YouTube which is one of the largest websites in the world, and on ...

How the PyPy JIT works

How the PyPy JIT worksBenjamin Peterson The Python community is abuzz about the major speed gains PyPy can offer pure Python code. But how does PyPy JIT actually work? This talk will discuss how the PyPy JIT is implemented. It will include descriptions of the tracing, opt ...

Python Epiphanies

Python EpiphaniesStuart Williams This tutorial is for software developers who've been using Python with success for a while but are looking for a deeper understanding of the language. It demystifies a number of language features that are often misunderstood. ...

pandas: Powerful data analysis tools for Python

pandas: Powerful data analysis tools for PythonWes McKinney pandas is a Python library providing fast, expressive data structures for working with structured or relational data sets. In addition to being used for general purpose data manipulation and data analysis, it has also been designed to en ...