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It's official, I am teaching Learn Python The Hard Way at PyCon 2011. That means I'll be at PyCon and I'll be teaching total beginners in person out of my book. It's going to be lots of fun, and I have this idea that I may just teach the book the whole time I'm there. I think it'd be fun to just grab one of the rooms they have down in the basement and hang out with people trying to learn Python.

So, here's the deal: If enough people signup to fill up the class, then I'll keep teaching the class during the conference and be the Newbie Conference Guide. The goal will be to get at least 1/2 of the class leaving PyCon with a brain totally introduced to Python, and get everyone into the Python community and enjoying the conference.

How we'll do it, is we'll go through the beginning of the book during the tutorials. When the conference is in session, we'll mix it up and split half of the time doing LPTHW exercises, and the other half going to conference talks that I or the group think are good beginner topics. After each talk we'll then try to apply what we just saw using the book.

I'll basically be your guide throughout the conference so that nobody picks on you and you get to learn the most you can.

This means if you've got a friend who wants to code but can't do it yet, and you want to take them to PyCon, then you can bring them.

I think that'll be probably the most fun I could have at a conference ever.

To sign up for the class go to The PyCon Registration Page and you should have an option to pick my class "Learn Python The Hard Way". I'll see about bringing paper copies of Learn Python The Hard Way at author's cost or free depending on how many people sign up.

See you there.