Dev8D: Debian Packaging Workshop: Alex Dutton

Feb 14, 2012 by saldridge

Alex Dutton from the University of Oxford computing services ran a workshop covering the production of simple Python packages. During the session he introduced Python packaging before some hands-on work using Debian.

What brought you to Dev8D?

There’s a lot of open data stuff happening which is something we’re really interested in back in Oxford.

What do you hope people got out of your workshop?

I think the knowledge of where to go to develop their skills. Not to know how to do it but know how to further expand their knowledge. Where to go and what to look for when learning these new skills.

What do you hope to take back to Oxford from Dev8D?

Networking, taking back contacts. I saved a lot of time since last year’s conference by going to people “it’s not working, help me”. Knowing the people you’ve seen on the web are going to be there is great for solving problems.