Python New Zealand - Online Events

A gathering of active practitioners (professional and amateur) to talk shop. These meetings offer the opportunity to meet with like-minded others, eg suiting folk working from home, and those working in an organisation where you might be 'the only one'.
It is a café-style virtual meeting (if you haven't previously, please review this explanatory document discussing participation and expectations).
We gain insight from others, and develop professional relationships. Discussion will generally be focused on Python-related topics but will not exclude matters related to the wider professional environment, eg the New Zealand industry, situation, and environment, aspects of Python projects planned, under-development, and operational, etc.
All participants are expected to contribute to the discussion and to attend regularly. So, you will need a head-set! Starting promptly, we will go around the room asking three questions:
1. What did you achieve since our last meeting? (Or introduce yourself)
2. What do you plan to do before our next meeting?
3. What is a question or challenge you face, or discussion-topic would you like to discuss?
We'll record the latter topics and decide as a group which are of
widest interest, and therefore should be tackled earlier.
Remember, the café style isn't just about the meeting format; it's about creating an atmosphere where people feel comfortable expressing themselves
Meeting participants are expected to comply with the Python New Zealand Code of Conduct.
As there are necessarily a limited number of participants please do not RSVP unless you really plan to attend. Also please have the courtesy to un-RSVP if you know will not be attending.

My Career Story (Bevan Arps) & pathlib: Stop using os.path (Menno)

Join the Christchurch Python meetup virtually. Point your web browser at https://bbb.nzoss.nz/rooms/mpx-srf-zy8-tsv/join to access the session using Big Blue Button. The online session will be available around 6pm, with the talk starting at 6:30pm.

Menno will kick things off with a lightning talk about the excellent pathlib package in the Python standard library.

Bevan will then talk about his growth as a developer, some of the challenges he's faced, and many of the lessons he's learnt along the way - lessons that anyone can adopt as they build their own tech career.

Python New Zealand's Code of Conduct applies to all Python New Zealand meetings and participants agree to abide by it.

Join our Slack channel #meetup-christchurch on the Python New Zealand Slack to stay up to date, interact with others or help with upcoming events.

Join our meetings online or in person:
* Python New Zealand - Online Events
* Python New Zealand - Auckland
* Python New Zealand - Wellington
* Python New Zealand - Christchurch

New Zealand’s national Python conference will be held on the Wellington waterfront, at Shed 6, from the 21st to the 23rd of November 2025.

For details visit https://kiwipycon.nz/