What happens when you mandate masks at a conference now that most people no longer wear them but medically vulnerable people are still at risk because #CovidIsNotOver? In the case of #PyConUS, the conference sells out.
Why a masking policy? “Many of us and our fellow community members can’t attend without health and safety guidelines in place. We want PyCon US to be an event that everyone feels safe attending,” organizers explained.
Well done @pycon https://fosstodon.org/@pycon/112445571644276379
what were your favorite Moments from today?! Share in words or pictures! #pyconus
Okay #pyconus, I scheduled it. Tomorrow morning at 10am (after the keynote) at the roof terrace, let’s do some improv warmups. Nothing hard or important, just fun.
If you’re at #PyConUS, and you’re neurodivergent, I’ve scheduled an open space at 10:00 (well, just after the main session finishes, so probably more like 10:10 or however it takes to walk across the huge convention center) in 321 (the room furthest from the action, as best suited for neurodivergent folk!).
There’s no agenda, we’ll just get to meet with each other, exchange some contact info if desired, and talk (or type or whatever!).
I hope to see neurodivergent folk tomorrow (Saturday)!
Another #PyConUS accessibility thing that is *HUGE* but never seen as an accessibility thing:
SIGNAGE.
Having signs outside talks saying what talk was next, having signs directing you towards lunch or checkin, etc, is a big deal.
For anxious people, or people who have rejection sensitivity, or people who have social-related trauma, knowing the door you are about to open is the right door is a big deal.
PyConUS did pretty good here!
The conference WiFi at #PyConUS is sadly not robust enough to allow me to clone the cpython repository :(
I'll be talking about using Python to do real-time monitoring of landslide risk at 5:00, in Hall C.
If you're interested in weather, climate issues, citizen science, or anything related, please stop by. :)
Example of using Python to save PDF pages as images.
```
import urllib.request
import pymupdf # pip install PyMuPDF
url = 'https://pycon-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/2024/media/'documents/DLCC-Floorplan-Marked_up_PyCon_US_2024.pdf'
with urllib.request.urlopen(url) as response:
pdfStream = response.read()
for (n, page) in enumerate(pymupdf.Document(stream=pdfStream).pages(), 1):
imageFilename = f'page-{n}.png'
page.get_pixmap(dpi=300).save(imageFilename)
```
This is the #codeGolf like version, to fit within Mastodon message length limits.
#PyConUS #PyConUS2024
Friends, don't let friends package alone. Come learn about how we are helping scientists make their software better by demystifying the #python packaging ecosystem . Whether you are a new or seasoned packager this talk is for u. My first pycon main track talk is today at 1030 am in hall c. I'm nervous ! I need friends to get me through 😅 #pyconus @pyOpenSci