"How (Not) to Start a Python User Group"

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A practical postmortem: accidental takeover by entering credit card on meetup.com and becoming organizer, an expired SSL cert that lets the domain turn into ads and malware, getting kicked out of Applebee's for not phoning ahead, and asking everyone on Reddit only to be banned. Concrete fixes: check for existing groups and register on the Python Wiki, set domain auto-renew, recruit at least one reliable co‑organizer, prepare talks in advance, use campus email lists and low‑cost ads, and offer lightning talks to grow attendance.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 2:44HOW (NOT) TO START A PYTHON USER GROUP
3. 6:19HOW (NOT) TO CREATE A NEW USER GROUP
4. 7:51HOW (NOT) TO CREATE A WEBSITE
5. 9:58HOW (NOT) TO FIND A LOCATION
6. 11:19HOW (NOT) TO GET PEOPLE TO COME
7. 12:45HOW (NOT) TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO
8. 14:20HOW (NOT) TO FIND ANOTHER ORGANIZER
9. 17:15HOW TO START A PYTHON USER GROUP

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