PyData NYC 2012 was a conference about using Python for scientific, engineering, and technical computing, as well as big data problems. Python has become widely used in industries like national labs, finance, oil and gas, and aerospace/defense. The PyData community aims to build tools for out-of-core and distributed data structures and algorithms using Python's accessibility. This will empower more domain experts and occasional programmers to solve real problems easily.

1. PyData
NYC 2012

2. Python and Big Data
• Python has become an established language for
scientific, engineering, and technical computing
• Ubiquitous in industry for all kinds of problems
large and small
- National labs
- Finance
- Oil & Gas
- Consumer Products
- Aerospace / Defense

3. Next Steps
• Challenge is now to build/expand this community around
out-of-core and distributed data structures and
algorithms.
• A unifying focus of the PyData community.
• The accessibility of Python syntax will empower the next
generation of “data scientists” just as it has empowered
this generation of “real” scientists.

4. A few thoughts on how
• Integration with as much as possible: Python is and
should remain the ultimate glue (need Python .JVM
equivalent of Python .NET)
• Compelling new features (Python compiler, out-of-
core data structures, R-inspired data-frames with
hierarchical indexing, meta-data enhanced plotting)
• Focus on pragmatic solving of real problems easily not
on language fanboyism or feature-fetish. Empower
domain experts and the occasional programmer.

5. Thank you!
• Our Sponsors
- DE Shaw and Co
- Appnexus
- JPMorgan
- NumFOCUS
- PSF
• Our Organizers: People at Continuum Analytics, Inc., Lambda-Foundry
• Our Speakers: They put a lot of effort into both the talks and the
work being discussed
• Attendees: your participation makes this all possible!

6. Reminders
• Sign up for the hack-a-thon: http://pydata.eventbrite.com/
- Bring your photo-ID that matches your registration name
- Need to be on the list to be admitted. List being sent over at noon
- Sign up to lead BOFs, sprints, or demos at wiki page: http://tinyurl.com/
pydata-sprints
• Register for Dinner tonight (included in ticket)
- Continuum will present a brief overview of our products and services
and answer questions but otherwise it will be lively discussion among
friends
-Special networking track for students and other people looking for jobs
• PyData West in Santa Clara: March 19-21, 2013
- http://pydatawest2013.pydata.org

7. PyData
NYC 2012