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pyCologne, the Python User Group Köln (Cologne, Germany)
Where is the user group based?
pyCologne is based in Cologne (German: Köln), Germany. It lies in the far west of Germany and the main European land mass, about halfway between Paris and Berlin.
Who are the active members of the group?
There are currently nearly 50 subscriptions to the mailing list and past meeetings have drawn about 15 - 18 people each time. There is no explicit membership but there is a "core" of about 8-10 people who show up at every meeting. That said, since the group is still rather young it remains to be seen how things develop.
How long does the group exist?
pyCologne was founded at a meeting of 10 Python enthusiast in November 2006. Since then there have been regular meetings every month.
How frequently are meetings held?
pyCologne meets on the second Wednesday of every month. Our meetings begin with a 'business' part with one or two presentations or discussions and last about two hours as the content always leads to more discussions. After that we visit a nearby establishment for a bite and a drink with friendly conversation.
Upcoming events:
None yet. For the monthly meetings, see our homepage
What are the particular programming interests held by members?
Many of our members are directly involved in developing applications professionally that use Python in one way or another. Others just use Python as a tool for internal purposes. There are also a few who have little or no programming experience and want to find out more.
How is Python used in our country?
Python is still relatively little known in Germany but developing momentum fast. The past months have seen the founding of several other German PUGs besides pyCologne. Members of our group use Python for an astonishingly wide area of applications. Just to name a few:
- Grid-computing (for example in the aerospace industry)
- Game scripting
- Web development
- Data-mining
- Financial transaction systems in the banking business
- Personal tools and system administration
- Zope and Plone
There are some well-known Python-based projects that were founded by German developers:
The MoinMoin wiki system
- ...?
Information on local culture:
Cologne is, by number of inhabitants, the fourth-biggest city in Germany, with just over one million citizens. It has a strong industrial tradition, beeing just south of the highly industrialized and populated area of the Ruhrgebiet. Today it has a strong footing in the tertiary sector, with the media (tv) and design industry being major sources of employment.
Cologne is not far from the Neanderthal (near Düsseldorf), where the famous remains of the Homo neanderthalensis were found, the species of Homo that inhabited Europe prior to Homo sapiens. People have been living in the area besides the river Rhein since then - a rather long time. Cologne itself got its name from the Roman settlement (Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium) that was founded around 40 AD -- which makes it one of the oldest, continually inhabited cities of Germany as well.
Cologne's landmark - the Dom (Cathedral) with its twin spires was begun in 1248 and finally finished in 1880. It is the tallest gothic church in the world and can be seen for miles. The city's citizens are rightly proud of this historic building.
Kölsch - the local beer - can be found in all restaurants and bars in and around Cologne. It is served in small beaker-like glasses, where the beer stays cold and fresh.
Photographs of the local area:
Nightl-time view accross the Rhine towards the old town and the Dom
(Taken from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Koeln_Nachtaufnahme.jpg, GNU FDL)
Logo
Das PyCologne-Logo zum Download:
Hier Ideen auf Deutsch
- Programmier-Interessen der Mitglieder (Any particular programming interests held by members)
- I/O bound problems in single threaded applications (Dirk Hünniger)
- Anstehende Termine (Upcoming events)
- Fotos (Photographs of the local area)
see http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Cologne%2C_Germany (Dirk Hünniger)
- Kulturelles in allen Ausprägungen (Information on local culture)
- Besondere Verwendung von Python in Deutschland (Comments on how Python is used in your country)