[Posted to man.unix.general and other news groups] ------ Forwarded Article b6cl71$c9u$1@canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca ------ From gedetil@cs.umanitoba.ca (Gilbert E. Detillieux)

The Manitoba UNIX User Group (MUUG) will be holding its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 8. The meeting topic for this month is as follows:

An Introduction to Python

Python is an object-oriented, interpreted, high-level, dynamic and easy-to-use programming language. It features high-level data types, a simple class model, a rich standard library, exception handling, an interactive shell to try out code "on-the-fly" and much more. Python runs on almost every platform you can think of from Linux to the Mac, and has even been ported to the Sony Playstation 2.

Brad Bollenbach will introduce you to this "other language that begins with P" and show you how it can make your life easier, your code simpler and how other people are putting the language to interesting use.

The group holds its general meetings at 7:30 PM on the second Tuesday of every month from September to June. (There are no meetings in July and August.) Meetings are open to the general public; you don't have to be a MUUG member to attend.

********************************************************************** Please note our new meeting location: The IBM offices, at 400 Ellice Ave. (between Edmonton and Kennedy). When you arrive, you will have to sign in at the reception desk, and then wait for someone to take you (in groups) to the meeting room. Please try to arrive by about 7:15 PM, so the meeting can start promptly at 7:30 PM. Don't be late, or you may not get in.

Limited parking is available for free on the street, or in a lot across Ellice from IBM, for $1.00 for the evening. Indoor parking is also available nearby, at Portage Place, for $2.00 for the evening. **********************************************************************

For more information about MUUG, and its monthly meetings, check out their Web server:

http://www.muug.mb.ca/

Also note that MUUG maintains two mailing lists, called "muug-announce" and "roundtable". If you're not already on these lists, we encourage you to subscribe now:

http://www.muug.mb.ca/mailman/listinfo/

The "muug-announce" list is used for monthly meeting announcements (such as this one) as well as other important announcements of interest to MUUG members.

The "rountable" list is meant to be a forum for follow-ups to topics discussed at the meetings, or for round-table-style discussion on other topics that come up between meetings. Of course, for this to be effective, we need to reach a certain critical mass. So, please subscribe, and stay involved!