A Picture from my Python Talk at Women Who Code – DC

A bit ago @LindsayDenotes asks me 4 #python help but did it herself. Tonight she spoke to @WomenWhoCodeDC about it! pic.twitter.com/RS8qeF5uLL

— Emma Grasmeder (@emma_Gras) July 23, 2015

I gave a Python-focused talk on my single-pg web app tnite @WomenWhoCodeDC’s Python meetup. Our group on Slack: Lindsay Brown giving us an awesome talk

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