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2025 November Python Modules & Containers - Mike Pavlak of Programmers.io
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST
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 Wednesday, November 19, 2025 - 1 pm PT - 2 pm PT

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Python Containers and Modules for IBM i
Developing applications has far less to do with YOUR code and a lot more to do with OPC or Other People's Code.  Leveraging Python scripts and code from the community can improve productivity and help shrink development windows.  In this session we’ll look at where a lot of the code comes from in the form of Python modules.  We'll also look at the containerized way to develop applications using these modules called Virtual Environments.  Virtual environments allow the rapid exploration of modules without cluttering up your global Python environment.  
 
Learning Objectives:
1) Understand how Python modules are implemented and used.
2) Explore the Python Standard Library or PSL.
3) Install and explore several open source modules that add productivity to the development team.
4) Explore some of the complexities of Python Module version management.
5) Learn how to use Virtual Environments on IBM i.  

Mike Pavlak has been working with IBM midrange solutions since 1992 and IBM Mainframes before that.  After years of developing applications using RPG & CL he managed IT development and IT for power protection manufacturer Tripp Lite.  Mike was instrumental in developing the adoption of PHP as the first open source language on IBM i and later joined Zend Technologies.  Today, as a technology strategist with Programmers.io, Mike helps companies approach the challenges of modernization and open source technologies.  In addition to several roles as a volunteer with COMMON Mike also teaches PHP & Python classes part time at Moraine Valley Community College in Suburban Chicago.

Mike lives in suburban Chicago constantly searching for the best microbreweries in the Midwest and elsewhere.

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