1. Argentina
in Python
+

2. Manuel Kaufmann
@argenpython

3. Let’s start...

4. Have you ever think about
who are the people under
the “AUTHOR” tag in
the software you use every
single day?

5. Think about this in
another way…
What if… ?

6. https://twitter.com/viennarightnow/status/669164659526774785

7. Everything
starts with a
debt...

8. “If I find someone
copying to each other, I ll’
suspend them both...”

11. “... so, if we do ‘mylist []= we have a list...’ ”
Facundo Batista–
(my idolsince that moment)
(and also, the authorof the decimal module from stdlib)

13. print “Hello world!”
(I didn’t know anything else. Well, yes...
I knew how to create a list also)

14. How To Ask Questions
The Smart Way
Eric S. Raymond
2001
http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

15. “Welcome!
Ask whatever you want,
don t be afraid they told me’ ” –

18. I wanted to give
back something at
least. In some way, I felt I
was in debt with them.

23. A lot of adrenaline.
Very little knowledge. Terror
to questions. I felt like a
super hero in trouble.

25. "We read at the Python Argentina
mailing list your participation, the
level of questions you ask and the
topics you are interested in.
Besides, we know about the
Django book,
would you like to work
at our company?"
Daniel Moisset Machinalis– /

27. "... the level of questions
you ask ..."

29. I learned
to ask!

30. Good questions are a
stimulus and a
gift for hackers

31. Try to find the
answer by yourself
before asking

32. Only what you say
is what we know
about yourself

33. ...

34. Aren’t you tired
about everything
happening in the big
capitals?

35. "You can NOT change
other people. The only one
that you can change is
yourself”
Irene, my psychologist–

36. "I, humitos, will travel all
around Argentina in my own car
and I will organize a Python
event in every city I visit with
the idea of decentralize
the knowledge."

37. Wouldn’t be too
much?

39. How many times did
we achieve our goal
on the first try?

41. I did nothing.

42. I tried Again

47. A huge shock
(my girlfriend left me)

50. A lot of work. A lot of “dead
time” by adapting myself
on each city.
I thought on changing the
strategy dramatically...

54. Go back
everything
to zero

56. [...] Grant objective: Spread the word
during ~ 3 months in cities from
Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia that
are not too populated or where never
was a Python event [...]
I’m a bit too proud of
myself…

57. 3 journeys, 3 go and
forth and 9 months living in
extreme conditions

63. RESOLVED, that the Python
Software Foundation grant $3,000 to
Manuel Kaufmann for outreach and
education efforts in cities from
Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia

64. 100% committed:
¡Argentina, Paraguay
and Bolivia!

71. Success, successful
cases, succeed and
more…
uses of the “success” word :)

76. Re-think everything.

77. “OK, let’s continue on. If we can
overcome this situation nothing
will stop us...”
[...] Grant Proposal: $5000 to promote
Python by delivering Lectures Express/
Coursesaround different cities in
South America [...]

78. RESOLVED, that the Python
Software Foundation grant $5,000
USD to Manuel Kaufmann to support
continued lectures and educational
courses around different cities in
South America

79. We want more
women in the
Python community!

86. We bring the programming to
inhospitable places...

88. ...

90. We want to shake the world!
[...] Grant objective: Spread the word during
3 months in cities from~
Perú and Ecuadorthat are not too
populated or where never was a Python
event and work on diversityby
organizing Django Girls Workshops. [...]

91. RESOLVED, that the Python
Software Foundation grant $750 per
month for three months to Manuel
Kaufmann for a trial
"Python Ambassador" outreach and
education effort.

99. RESOLVED, that the Python
Software Foundation approve the
Python Ambassador program for
South America as outlined
https://mail.python.org/mailman/private/psf-board/2016-
November/041096.html

100. LESSONS

101. Recover the trust
on unknown people

102. Low down the classic social
expectations

103. Take advantage of
traditional
broadcasting media (TV,
radio and newspapers)

104. What started by a simple
“print “Hello world!””
it’s now a reality

108. Lago Titikaka, Bolivia

111. Cerro 7 Colores, Argentina

115. Cataratas del Iguazu, Argentina

119. Machu Picchu, Peru

122. Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

123. ~60.000 Km(by car)

124. +70 events (30 Django Girls!)
+3500 people reached
+100 cities and 10 countries
+5000 followers on Twitter and Facebook
+100 article on newspapers, TV, blogs, etc
+100 subscriptions on each Django Girls

125. 3 tips
to
success

126. Passion

127. Feel

128. Believe

129. What are you waiting
to make your
“Hello World”
a reality?

131. Thank you

132. Did you learn to ASK?

133. Manuel Kaufmann
humitos@gmail.com
@reydelhumo
@argenpython
elblogdehumitos.com
argentinaenpython.com