About us
PyData Chicago is a monthly meetup to discuss all things python (or R, Julia, C++, Rust, Go, ...) and data! Our meetup is now hybrid! Enjoy the event in person or virtually, hosted on Zoom. We usually meet on the last Thursday of the month.
All meetups are recorded and posted on PyData's YouTube channel 1 week after the event -- unless the speaker does not want to be recorded. Presentation decks, code and other artifacts from the meeting are also shared with all attendees subscribed to the Meetup event 1 week after the event -- with the permission of the speaker.
The PyData Code of Conduct governs this Meetup. To discuss any issues or concerns relating to the code of conduct or the behavior of anyone at a PyData meetup, please contact co-organizer Olivia Martin via Meetup's message feature.
PyData is an educational program of NumFOCUS, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in the United States. PyData provides a forum for the international community of users and developers of data analysis tools to share ideas and learn from each other. The global PyData network promotes discussion of best practices, new approaches, and emerging technologies for data management, processing, analytics, and visualization. PyData communities approach data science using many languages, including (but not limited to) Python, Julia, and R.
Upcoming events
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Build Your First Agent With Python
·Hybrid200 N La Salle St suite 1100, Chicago, IL, USDetails: If you haven’t yet built an Agent yourself, this is for you! A hands-on workshop where you build a production-ready AI chatbot from scratch using Python, Streamlit, Claude AI, and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation).
Speaker Bio: Gus Cavanaugh is a former strategy consultant turned GTM leader in data and analytics. He teaches Python, data, and AI through local meetups and enjoys helping others get hands-on with modern tools.He lives in Winston-Salem with his family and starts most days at 6am in the gym.
Audience Takeaway: By the end of this workshop, you'll have created:
- ✅ AI-powered chatbot that answers questions about uploaded documents
- ✅ RAG implementation with vector search and semantic retrieval
- ✅ Web search integration for current information
- ✅ Professional web interface using Streamlit
- ✅ Cloud-deployed application that runs immediately
- ✅ Portfolio-ready code you can customize and share
No AI experience required. No local installation needed. Everything runs in the cloud.
Zoom: This is a hybrid event. To attend online, join us on Zoom here at 6pm:
https://iit-edu.zoom.us/j/89379230295?pwd=NdETyE5sdYuSrvsrBZXSBFkUESBVkg.1Meeting ID: 893 7923 0295
Passcode: 5t5WYnSponsor: AlphaSense will provide the meeting site, as well as pizza and soft drinks for the onsite participants.
- Address: 200 N. LaSalle Street. Suite 1100. Chicago, IL 60601
- AlphaSense's Overview: The world’s most sophisticated companies rely on AlphaSense to remove uncertainty from decision-making. With market intelligence and search built on proven AI, AlphaSense delivers insights that matter from content you can trust. Our universe of public and private content includes equity research, company filings, event transcripts, expert calls, news, trade journals, and clients’ own research content.
- The acquisition of Tegus by AlphaSense in 2024 advances our shared mission to empower professionals to make smarter decisions through AI-driven market intelligence. Together, AlphaSense and Tegus will accelerate growth, innovation, and content expansion, with complementary product and content capabilities that enable users to unearth even more comprehensive insights from thousands of content sets. Our platform is trusted by over 6,000 enterprise customers, including a majority of the S&P 500. Founded in 2011, AlphaSense is headquartered in New York City with more than 2,000 employees across the globe and offices in the U.S., U.K., Finland, India, Singapore, Canada, and Ireland.
- Logistics: To access the Tegus by AlphaSense building, we require first and last names of those who RSVP'd by Apr 15. Attendees will then present their IDs when they arrive at the front desk (right when they enter the building). They will be sent up in the elevator to the 11th floor where we will be.
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Past events
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