Lightning Talks PyCon Ireland 2024

   A Journey into Regular Expressions - Mykalin Jones, Vishal Vatsa PyCon Ireland 2024 In this talk we will talk about how Regexs have gotten a bad wrap over the years and how this powerful tool is not being used appropriately. We will define Regex while providing some use cases, explore the history...

   How I use Python to prepare my astronomy podcast - Marcel-Jan Krijgsman PyCon Ireland 2024 Room 3 Session 11 I like to keep track of everything happening in the solar system, and talk about it in my (Dutch) podcast. Only there’s so much going on. I was looking for a way to keep track of it all. So...

   Zoology 101: python, pandas, and duckdb - Jaroslav Bezdek Room 3 Session 01 Dive into the dynamic world of data wrangling with pandas, and duckdb This talk unveils the strengths, differences, and ideal use cases of these tools, offering a guided tour through the diverse landscape of data processing...

   E-ink dashboards everywhere - Marcel-Jan Krijgsman Room 3 Session 02 PyCon Ireland 2024 Ever since I discovered that there are e-ink displays that you can attach to a Raspberry Pi and program with Python, my mind went racing. You could make anything and hang it on the wall. What can you do with...

   Descriptors in Python - Steve Holden PyCon Ireland 2024 Room 3 Session 03 From the famous author of "Python in a Nutshell" Explore the powerful descriptor protocol in Python, which underlies the functionality of properties, methods, and custom attribute management. Learn how to implement...

   Uncertainty and Causal Inference in Python with CausalPy - Nathaniel Forde Room 3 Session 05 There is more to causal inference in industry than A B testing. Often you will want to assess process change where a control group split is wasteful or unethical. To accommodate these questions we can use...

   Simplifying Python Web App Operations: Automating K8s Ops with Open Source - David Andersson Room 3 Session 08 After creating a great web app using Python such as with flask, the next hurdle to production is how to make it available to users and operate it. And not just your app, but also ingress,...

   Django Performance Optimization using Django Debug Toolbar - Velda Kiara Room 3 Session 09 PyCon Ireland 2024 This talk is tailored to show you how to identify and fix performance issues in Django using Django Debug Toolbar(DJDT). During the talk we will look into the DJDTfeatures, pinpoint...

   Reducing Legacy Code’s Carbon Footprint with AI - Olivier Bierlaire Room 2 Session 07 Is there anything worse than Lovecraft’s creatures, worse than Cthulhu or the Shoggoths? No, it’s not a forgotten bug; it’s much worse: inefficient legacy code Not only does maintaining it terrify us, but it also...

   Designing modular services with a practical example in AI ML model deployment - Florenz Hollebrandse Room 2 Session 10 In this talk we will show how Python applications and services can be designed using a modular approach. We will explain how a simple plugin system can be used to decouple business...

   Quantifying uncertainty with stochastic and machine learning models - Juan Castillo del Rà o Room 2 Session 11 Uncertainty estimation is a game-changer in banking, trading, retail, and many other fields. The potential applications are endless, and new innovations are emerging across all sectors....

   Testable data pipelines - Lessons learned from writing modular SQL and Python models with DBT - Florian Stefan Room 3 Session 04 The "data build tool" (DBT) was designed to unlock software engineering best practices for SQL-based data pipelines: pipelines as version controlled directed...

   We all know how important it is to make sure that you see the "secure" padlock icon when paying for something online. It’s simple, easy to understand, and automatic. Is your code the same? How would you start to make sure it is? Let’s dive into those questions in this talk. First...

   Pythonising Government AI - Michael Dowling Room 2 Session 06 We explore the implementation of Python-based AI coding to augment government policy making. Some of the unique challenges of policy making will be highlighted along with tools based on Generative AI that can help address these...