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 Everyone loves the Raspberry Pi!

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We are organizing another Python workshop in Montréal, this time for women and friends! We are still following the Boston Python Workshop model.

Details on https://openhatch.org/wiki/Montreal_Python_Workshop

Date & Location: March 29 & 30 at Notman House, Montréal

Organizers: Montréal-Python, with Julia Evans & Marianne Corvellec teaching

Audience: People who identify as women or their friends, i.e., you can come if you are a woman or are invited by a woman

Goal:

• Have participants come out of the workshop
• knowing some of the basics of Python
• with a clear idea of how to continue learning Programming
• feeling like the Montréal Python community is supportive

Please register here