Notices by Mariatta 🤦🏻‍♀️ :python: (mariatta@fosstodon.org), page 2

Jupyter notebooks in 2024 is still not accessible.

In his #PyCascades talk, Venkatesh Potluri (who is blind) noted that popular Python libraries like matplotlib etc still can't embed alt text.

He made a patch for it, but the notebooks still don't pick up alt text.

#accessibility #Python #jupyter

💁🏻♀️ Know of a PyLady that should be recognized for all their work for Python and the community? Nominate them (or yourself) for the newly established Outstanding PyLady Award! 🏆
Nominate before Feb 4, 2024.
Awards will be presented at this year's PyCon US!!

https://pyladies.com/blog/Announcing-The-Outstanding-PyLady-Award/outstanding-award/

#PyLadies #Python #ThePSF #Community #PyConUS

I've always been bothered with the saying "code as if the next person maintaining your code is a violent psychopath who knows where you live".

Why are we instilling fear and promoting toxic behavior and workplace violence?

You should code so that you can take that beach vacation without having to be on call.
Code so that you have free time to be with your family.
Code (and document things) so that you can leave the project for something even bigger.

Finding it difficult in Vancouver trying to host community meetups post-pandemic. Local companies don't seem to have meeting space for us anymore, or reluctant to host us.

PyLadies Vancouver doesnt have bank account. We couldn't just say "let's take 300$ to book a room in library so we could have a meetup". But instead, I have to write tons of back and forth emails asking for a company willing to host.

I'd really prefer spending my energy to build community instead of begging for a venue 😢

To give more background and info and status update:

Currently trying to schedule a joint meetup of VanPy and Vancouver PyLadies for Dec 15.

Past venue said no.

Checked with Vancouver Library. Costs 310$, but needed 14 days notice, also has weird requirement about "must be private event, cannot be advertised online" 🤨

Looked at Community center. Room available but 30$ + tax per hour. We got nobody footing the bill.

Got a lead for a possible venue but unconfirmed. 🤞 (seems promising though)

Fiction: armchair detective. Detective who solves mysteries simply by reading news and seated in armchair

Real: pyjama debugger. Developer who solves code mysteries while still in bed on her phone wearing pyjamas

Filing issue before becoming an OS maintainer:
"I need feature X. "

Filing issue after becoming an OS maintainer:
"Thanks for implementing X. It would be great if you can add feature Y please. It will be useful to the users because of reasons like A, B, and C"

#opensource #oss #contributingtoOSS

Python 3.12 is out!!

Download it from python.org

Some features I'm excited about:
- Improved ‘Did you mean …’ suggestions for NameError, ImportError, and SyntaxError exceptions 💡
- asyncio performance improvements ⚡
- f-strings!! Expression components inside f-strings can now be any valid Python expression

What's new in Python 3.12:
https://docs.python.org/3.12/whatsnew/3.12.html
#Python