Minutes of the meeting dated 28-11-2020

November 28, 2020

Chennaipy November 2020 Meetup - Meeting Minutes

The meeting was held on November 28, 2020.

Introduction

• The meeting started with an introduction of members.
• Mr. Vijaykumar briefed the attendees about the purpose of the meetup.

Talk 1: Python in Security Testing

Speaker: Deepak

• Discussed various Python libraries used in security testing for applications.
• Key Aspects of Testing:
  • Authentication
  • Authorization
  • Availability
  • Confidentiality
  • Integrity
• Techniques: Introduced popular testing techniques and tools like:
  • OWASP
  • ZAP
  • WFuzz
  • Wapiti
  • W3AF

Talk 2: Setting Up Zkarel

Speaker: Mr. Rengaraj

• ZKarel Framework: A framework designed to help learn Python through a simple game.
• Karel Simulator: The game is simulated using this tool to teach programming concepts.
• Explained how to set up Zkarel and how it can be used to teach Python programming to kids.

Talk 3: Use of Set Data Structures in Python

Speaker: Mr. Muralidharan

• Set: A collection of unordered unique elements.
  • Set Properties: Iterable and mutable.
  • Methods: Add, update, remove, discard, and clear.
  • Operations: Union, intersection, difference, and symmetric difference.
• Applications: Sets are used in various fields like:
  • Data analytics
  • Machine learning
  • Other areas requiring unique elements.

Talk 4: Python GC and References

Speaker: Mr. Vijaykumar

• Illustrated a mysterious bug encountered in Kivy applications.
• The issue was related to memory referencing.
• Referencing:
  • Showed examples using the sys module.
  • Compared referencing and weak referencing.
  • Demonstrated a solution to correct the bug in Kivy applications.

Discussion on Meetup Format

• Deepak suggested a change in the format of the meetup to include longer duration talks.
• After discussion, it was decided that the current format would continue, and special sessions with longer durations may be conducted when needed.

Vote of Thanks

• Mr. Rengaraj proposed a vote of thanks to conclude the session.

The meeting was wrapped up with a summation and concluded successfully.

Meeting minutes contributed by Dr. M. Muralidharan.