Python is a modern programming language used by many large companies. It allows printing text, calculating factorials, and defining classes with methods. Django is a Python web framework that provides pretty URLs, an admin site, and reusable apps. Using Python and Django can help businesses write less code faster, produce more maintainable features, and potentially make more money. Testimonials from developers praise Python for its speed and maintainability.

1. WTF is Python?
And why you should care

2. Python is a modern programming
language.
Used by Microsoft, Google, Apple,
Lucasfilm, NASA & loads more.

3. What does Python look like?
# Print Hello ten times:
for __ in range(0, 10):
print "Hello"
# Work out a factorial:
import operator
reduce(operator.__mul__, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5])

4. What does Python look like?
class User(object):
def __init__(self, name):
self.name = name
def say_hello(self):
print “Hello, my name is %s.” % self.name

5. Django

6. Django is a web framework written in
Python.
It gives you pretty URLs, a free admin
site, and happy, happy staff.
It’s been used successfully by The
Guardian, The Onion, Google, and us!

7. What does Django look like?
{% for p in article.photos.all %}
<li>
<a href=”{{ p.image.url }}”>
<img src=”{% thumbnail p.file 100x100 %}” />
</a>
</li>
{% endfor %}

8. Business

9. How will this help us make more
money?
Hopefully write fewer LOC
• Write more code in the same time.
• Write more maintainable code.
• More time for testing.
• More money!
Django apps are reusable by design.

10. PHP Python Java/.Net
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11. Still not convinced?

12. Python is fast enough for our site and
allows us to produce maintainable
features in record times, with a
minimum of developers.
– Cuong Do (YouTube)

13. People who’ve made the switch to
dynamic languages [Python] seem
much, much happier.
– Bruce Eckel (Author)

14. Django proved to be absolutely the
right choice.
– Jeremy Keith (Clearleft)

15. Moving from PHP to Django radically
improved our development speed and
the quality of our websites.
– Andy Durdin (Mercurytide)

16. Thanks, Questions?