Naomi Ceder
@naomiceder.tech
aspiring classical & jazz(!) guitarist, past chair of PSF, author of the Quick Python Book https://mng.bz/ZlYR.
One of "those people".🏳️⚧️
English, español, português, ελληνικά, & français... more or less ;-) 🇪🇸🇧🇷🇬🇷🇫🇷
One of "those people".🏳️⚧️
English, español, português, ελληνικά, & français... more or less ;-) 🇪🇸🇧🇷🇬🇷🇫🇷
It's that time of year.
The Chicago Community Classical Guitar Ensemble concert will be Nov, 16, 3:00pm at VanderCook College of Music, 3125 Federal St, Chicago. Free admission of course!
And for us old timers, we'll be playing Procol Harum's "Whiter Shade of Pale" (TIedye opitonal). 😵💫
The Chicago Community Classical Guitar Ensemble concert will be Nov, 16, 3:00pm at VanderCook College of Music, 3125 Federal St, Chicago. Free admission of course!
And for us old timers, we'll be playing Procol Harum's "Whiter Shade of Pale" (TIedye opitonal). 😵💫
November 1, 2025 at 12:21 AM
It's that time of year.
The Chicago Community Classical Guitar Ensemble concert will be Nov, 16, 3:00pm at VanderCook College of Music, 3125 Federal St, Chicago. Free admission of course!
And for us old timers, we'll be playing Procol Harum's "Whiter Shade of Pale" (TIedye opitonal). 😵💫
The Chicago Community Classical Guitar Ensemble concert will be Nov, 16, 3:00pm at VanderCook College of Music, 3125 Federal St, Chicago. Free admission of course!
And for us old timers, we'll be playing Procol Harum's "Whiter Shade of Pale" (TIedye opitonal). 😵💫
Spooky savings!
Save half sitewide @manning.com mng.bz/ZlYR this Halloween weekend! Plus, get any liveProject and liveVideo for just $10 each.
Everything half + $10LPs/LVs + Annual Pro Subscriptions for $199.99 + Annual team subs 20% off
Ends at Midnight US PT (3 AM ET on November 3).
Save half sitewide @manning.com mng.bz/ZlYR this Halloween weekend! Plus, get any liveProject and liveVideo for just $10 each.
Everything half + $10LPs/LVs + Annual Pro Subscriptions for $199.99 + Annual team subs 20% off
Ends at Midnight US PT (3 AM ET on November 3).
October 31, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Spooky savings!
Save half sitewide @manning.com mng.bz/ZlYR this Halloween weekend! Plus, get any liveProject and liveVideo for just $10 each.
Everything half + $10LPs/LVs + Annual Pro Subscriptions for $199.99 + Annual team subs 20% off
Ends at Midnight US PT (3 AM ET on November 3).
Save half sitewide @manning.com mng.bz/ZlYR this Halloween weekend! Plus, get any liveProject and liveVideo for just $10 each.
Everything half + $10LPs/LVs + Annual Pro Subscriptions for $199.99 + Annual team subs 20% off
Ends at Midnight US PT (3 AM ET on November 3).
Yesterday I joined the #homerathon at the National Hellenic Museum as they read the entire Odyssey (in English translation, with guest appearances by several other languages). I got the bow stringing scene. It was good fun, and a nice return to my classics roots.
October 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Yesterday I joined the #homerathon at the National Hellenic Museum as they read the entire Odyssey (in English translation, with guest appearances by several other languages). I got the bow stringing scene. It was good fun, and a nice return to my classics roots.
AI slop and musical creativity
open.substack.com/pub/ethanhei...
open.substack.com/pub/ethanhei...
AI slop and musical creativity
Generative AI is to education what high-fructose corn syrup is to nutrition
open.substack.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
AI slop and musical creativity
open.substack.com/pub/ethanhei...
open.substack.com/pub/ethanhei...
It was a pleasure to sit down with my old friend and former colleague, Fabrizio Romano, to talk about the 4th edition of his book, Learn Python Programming.
Learning Python Programming • Fabrizio Romano & Naomi Ceder • GOTO 2025
YouTube video by GOTO Conferences
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October 3, 2025 at 2:49 AM
It was a pleasure to sit down with my old friend and former colleague, Fabrizio Romano, to talk about the 4th edition of his book, Learn Python Programming.
More than 30 years ago) as a Latin teacher I self-published a pair of Latin textbooks. Miraculously, last month I was able to export them to PDF with a CC by-nc-sa licence.
Here they are for any Latin scholars out there. 😁
naomiceder.tech/posts/latin_...
Here they are for any Latin scholars out there. 😁
naomiceder.tech/posts/latin_...
![Title page of Two Faces of Latin Lyric, by Naomi R. Ceder, Scriptorium Novum, Fort Wayne, 1993 [image: line art of Roman coin with the two faces of Janus]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hs6qonp6tcggyqg62cidl2rr/bafkreich6dsgrscrkdgqmtxexafcgscckyq5v4vqjawnmb6qnq42jghn6m@jpeg)
September 16, 2025 at 2:37 AM
More than 30 years ago) as a Latin teacher I self-published a pair of Latin textbooks. Miraculously, last month I was able to export them to PDF with a CC by-nc-sa licence.
Here they are for any Latin scholars out there. 😁
naomiceder.tech/posts/latin_...
Here they are for any Latin scholars out there. 😁
naomiceder.tech/posts/latin_...
O texto da minha palestra "Uma vista de fora - 10 anos de PyLadies São Paulo" de a conferência de 6 setembrou com PyLadies São Paulo.
Obrigada pelo convite! ❤️
naomiceder.tech/posts/pyladi...
Obrigada pelo convite! ❤️
naomiceder.tech/posts/pyladi...
Uma vista de fora
Uma vista de fora - 10 anos de PyLadies São Paulo
Introdução
Olá, tudo bem? Primeiramente fico muito feliz e muito honrada de ser convidada a dar esta palestra hoje. O décimo aniversário é um marco im
naomiceder.tech
September 16, 2025 at 2:24 AM
O texto da minha palestra "Uma vista de fora - 10 anos de PyLadies São Paulo" de a conferência de 6 setembrou com PyLadies São Paulo.
Obrigada pelo convite! ❤️
naomiceder.tech/posts/pyladi...
Obrigada pelo convite! ❤️
naomiceder.tech/posts/pyladi...
Cool to see a rave review of Adrian Holovaty's jazz album in Acoustic Guitar. Really good stuff.
And while I love Soundslice, he's also one of the creators of something else in Python... (Hint: he plays gypsy jazz guitar... in the style of Django Reinhardt.)
acousticguitar.com/review-adria...
And while I love Soundslice, he's also one of the creators of something else in Python... (Hint: he plays gypsy jazz guitar... in the style of Django Reinhardt.)
acousticguitar.com/review-adria...
Review: Adrian Holovaty’s ‘Layer Cake’ Is an Irresistibly Joyful Acoustic Confection
Five-song EP blends manouche rhythms and fingerstyle flourishes into intricate, buoyant instrumentals.
acousticguitar.com
August 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Cool to see a rave review of Adrian Holovaty's jazz album in Acoustic Guitar. Really good stuff.
And while I love Soundslice, he's also one of the creators of something else in Python... (Hint: he plays gypsy jazz guitar... in the style of Django Reinhardt.)
acousticguitar.com/review-adria...
And while I love Soundslice, he's also one of the creators of something else in Python... (Hint: he plays gypsy jazz guitar... in the style of Django Reinhardt.)
acousticguitar.com/review-adria...
Happy to share a box of The Quick Python Book with Abigail's Books for Techies in Africa. And watching the "unboxing" video absolutely made my day! ❤️
@manning.com
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@manning.com
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Come join me empower Africa’s future in Tech and Open Source
YouTube video by Mesrenyame Dogbe
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August 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Happy to share a box of The Quick Python Book with Abigail's Books for Techies in Africa. And watching the "unboxing" video absolutely made my day! ❤️
@manning.com
youtu.be/_hTBBK20Ftg?...
@manning.com
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In honor of my birthday (well, it COULD be, the dates are right 😜), @manning.com is having a 1/2 off sale from 12:10 AM ET on July 31 and ends at Midnight US Pacific Time (3:00 AM ET) on August 4. Also $10 liveProjects/ liveVideos and $199.99 Subscriptions.
mng.bz/ZlYR
mng.bz/ZlYR
July 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
In honor of my birthday (well, it COULD be, the dates are right 😜), @manning.com is having a 1/2 off sale from 12:10 AM ET on July 31 and ends at Midnight US Pacific Time (3:00 AM ET) on August 4. Also $10 liveProjects/ liveVideos and $199.99 Subscriptions.
mng.bz/ZlYR
mng.bz/ZlYR
I've been using and refining my ear training app, and here is the lasted version and what I've learned.
The good news is my interval recognition now sucks somewhat less. 💪 #python #jupyter #music21
naomiceder.substack.com/p/diy-ear-tr...
www.naomiceder.tech/posts/ear_tr...
The good news is my interval recognition now sucks somewhat less. 💪 #python #jupyter #music21
naomiceder.substack.com/p/diy-ear-tr...
www.naomiceder.tech/posts/ear_tr...
DIY Ear training with Python and Music21, part 2
Having a basic ear training app (as described in part 1) working, I started to use it.
naomiceder.substack.com
July 12, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I've been using and refining my ear training app, and here is the lasted version and what I've learned.
The good news is my interval recognition now sucks somewhat less. 💪 #python #jupyter #music21
naomiceder.substack.com/p/diy-ear-tr...
www.naomiceder.tech/posts/ear_tr...
The good news is my interval recognition now sucks somewhat less. 💪 #python #jupyter #music21
naomiceder.substack.com/p/diy-ear-tr...
www.naomiceder.tech/posts/ear_tr...
So I decided to use Python to work on my ear training... and I've done a post on how I started.
naomiceder.substack.com/p/diy-ear-tr...
Also on my site at www.naomiceder.tech/posts/ear_tr...
naomiceder.substack.com/p/diy-ear-tr...
Also on my site at www.naomiceder.tech/posts/ear_tr...
DIY Ear training with Python and Music21, part 1
For the past 3 years I've been studying classical (and now also jazz) guitar, music theory, and doing a little composing.
naomiceder.substack.com
July 8, 2025 at 3:22 AM
So I decided to use Python to work on my ear training... and I've done a post on how I started.
naomiceder.substack.com/p/diy-ear-tr...
Also on my site at www.naomiceder.tech/posts/ear_tr...
naomiceder.substack.com/p/diy-ear-tr...
Also on my site at www.naomiceder.tech/posts/ear_tr...
@manningbooks.bsky.social will run Independence Day sales Friday, July 4 (12:10 AM ET), to Sunday, July 6 ((3 AM ET July7).
Of course this includes my Quick Python Book, 4th edition! mng.bz/ZlYR
All three days:
* Half off all books
* $10 liveProjects/ liveVideos
* $199.99 Subscriptions
Of course this includes my Quick Python Book, 4th edition! mng.bz/ZlYR
All three days:
* Half off all books
* $10 liveProjects/ liveVideos
* $199.99 Subscriptions
July 4, 2025 at 1:11 AM
@manningbooks.bsky.social will run Independence Day sales Friday, July 4 (12:10 AM ET), to Sunday, July 6 ((3 AM ET July7).
Of course this includes my Quick Python Book, 4th edition! mng.bz/ZlYR
All three days:
* Half off all books
* $10 liveProjects/ liveVideos
* $199.99 Subscriptions
Of course this includes my Quick Python Book, 4th edition! mng.bz/ZlYR
All three days:
* Half off all books
* $10 liveProjects/ liveVideos
* $199.99 Subscriptions
Here's our performance of Bachianinha No. 1 from our May concert. (Brazilian composer and Brazilian arranger 🇧🇷)
youtu.be/rRaOAa-pjLg?...
youtu.be/rRaOAa-pjLg?...
Bachianinha no. 1 by Paulinho Nogueria, arranged, E Lopes
YouTube video by Julie Goldberg
youtu.be
June 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Here's our performance of Bachianinha No. 1 from our May concert. (Brazilian composer and Brazilian arranger 🇧🇷)
youtu.be/rRaOAa-pjLg?...
youtu.be/rRaOAa-pjLg?...
The Quick Python Book, 4th edition, is now available in liveAudio format! If you prefer audiobooks, Manning Publications Co. now offers my book in autio format. Even better, you can use the code laceder40 to get a 40% discount on the liveAudio version at mng.bz/ZlYR #Python
May 27, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The Quick Python Book, 4th edition, is now available in liveAudio format! If you prefer audiobooks, Manning Publications Co. now offers my book in autio format. Even better, you can use the code laceder40 to get a 40% discount on the liveAudio version at mng.bz/ZlYR #Python
I'll be at the JetBrains booth during PyCon 2025 signing copies of my book. Come by and say hi—I'd love to meet you!
I'll also be at the Python authors' open space on Saturday afternoon with other Python authors.
JetBrains/PyCharm booth, Friday May 16, 4:00-4:30PM
@manningbooks.bsky.social
I'll also be at the Python authors' open space on Saturday afternoon with other Python authors.
JetBrains/PyCharm booth, Friday May 16, 4:00-4:30PM
@manningbooks.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I'll be at the JetBrains booth during PyCon 2025 signing copies of my book. Come by and say hi—I'd love to meet you!
I'll also be at the Python authors' open space on Saturday afternoon with other Python authors.
JetBrains/PyCharm booth, Friday May 16, 4:00-4:30PM
@manningbooks.bsky.social
I'll also be at the Python authors' open space on Saturday afternoon with other Python authors.
JetBrains/PyCharm booth, Friday May 16, 4:00-4:30PM
@manningbooks.bsky.social
Reposted by Naomi Ceder
May 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
We just finished our last rehearsal for our spring concert - if you're in Chicago come listen!
April 30, 2025 at 3:17 AM
We just finished our last rehearsal for our spring concert - if you're in Chicago come listen!
A while back I had a chat with Nicole Huesman of She Lights the Way, who dubbed me "the beautiful chameleon". I'll take it. 😁 We talked about teaching, the PSF, and other odds and ends from my somewhat improbable history.
www.shelightstheway.com/stories/naom...
www.shelightstheway.com/stories/naom...
The Beautiful Chameleon — She Lights the Way
Naomi Ceder—educator, author, and former chair of the Python Software Foundation—shares her raw, powerful journey of becoming
www.shelightstheway.com
April 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
A while back I had a chat with Nicole Huesman of She Lights the Way, who dubbed me "the beautiful chameleon". I'll take it. 😁 We talked about teaching, the PSF, and other odds and ends from my somewhat improbable history.
www.shelightstheway.com/stories/naom...
www.shelightstheway.com/stories/naom...
What a joy (not) to see that my IP has been used without my permission for the feeding of AI models...
People pirating my book to READ it is one thing, probably they wouldn't have bought it anyway, maybe they'll tell someone else about it, etc.
But seeing it used to feed the AI beast... 🖕
People pirating my book to READ it is one thing, probably they wouldn't have bought it anyway, maybe they'll tell someone else about it, etc.
But seeing it used to feed the AI beast... 🖕
March 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
What a joy (not) to see that my IP has been used without my permission for the feeding of AI models...
People pirating my book to READ it is one thing, probably they wouldn't have bought it anyway, maybe they'll tell someone else about it, etc.
But seeing it used to feed the AI beast... 🖕
People pirating my book to READ it is one thing, probably they wouldn't have bought it anyway, maybe they'll tell someone else about it, etc.
But seeing it used to feed the AI beast... 🖕
For more than 25 years in 3 editions The Quick Python book has helped over 100,000 coders learn Python. That makes me feel old!
To celebrate the release of the 4th edition, my publisher @manningbooks.bsky.social is offering 50% off of all formats with the code PBceder5 through March 17.
mng.bz/ZlYR
To celebrate the release of the 4th edition, my publisher @manningbooks.bsky.social is offering 50% off of all formats with the code PBceder5 through March 17.
mng.bz/ZlYR
The Quick Python Book, Fourth Edition
A fast-paced introduction to Python for intermediate developers–now with coverage of generative AI!</b>
For over 25 years, The Quick Python Book</i> has been one of the best Python books money can bu...
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March 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
For more than 25 years in 3 editions The Quick Python book has helped over 100,000 coders learn Python. That makes me feel old!
To celebrate the release of the 4th edition, my publisher @manningbooks.bsky.social is offering 50% off of all formats with the code PBceder5 through March 17.
mng.bz/ZlYR
To celebrate the release of the 4th edition, my publisher @manningbooks.bsky.social is offering 50% off of all formats with the code PBceder5 through March 17.
mng.bz/ZlYR
I now have physical proof that this edition is done!
(Not to mention 2 boxes of books I need to find space for...)
mng.bz/ZlYR
(Not to mention 2 boxes of books I need to find space for...)
mng.bz/ZlYR
February 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I now have physical proof that this edition is done!
(Not to mention 2 boxes of books I need to find space for...)
mng.bz/ZlYR
(Not to mention 2 boxes of books I need to find space for...)
mng.bz/ZlYR
3 years ago, I talked with Oliver Haimson about trans technologies. I just received a copy of the finished book, which is interesting indeed. My part in it is tiny, but I'm pleased that I and Trans*Code are mentioned as part of the section on community based and anti-capitalist projects.
February 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
3 years ago, I talked with Oliver Haimson about trans technologies. I just received a copy of the finished book, which is interesting indeed. My part in it is tiny, but I'm pleased that I and Trans*Code are mentioned as part of the section on community based and anti-capitalist projects.