[okfn-labs] Maker Nights

Tue Nov 19 19:40:01 UTC 2013

For the current toy API that you're looking at, I have only included
the 2009 general elections. We've had 4 general elections and 4
municipal elections since 1994 so there are more sources to add. The
documentation is lacking but you can find the original source file if
you poke around
https://github.com/Code4SA/elections-api/blob/master/fabfile.py.

Do you think that
http://localhost:8000/results/?voting_district=10590006 currently
returns a paginated json file - e.g.
http://iec.code4sa.org/results/?voting_district=10590006. Is that what
you mean? Or do you think an actual flattened csv file might also be
useful?

Adi

On 19 November 2013 21:31, Alioune Dia <dia.aliounes at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi  adieyal ,
> Yes !,  but I  imagine we can have more than one data files depending
> to your model  design .  I hope  that calling
> http://localhost:8000/results/?voting_district=10590006
> for exemple can return a resource (csv /xls file)  for download?
> --Ad
>
> 2013/11/19 Adi Eyal <adi at code4sa.org>:
>> Hi Alioune
>>
>> Do you mean the original data file?
>>
>> Adi
>>
>> On 19 November 2013 20:40, Alioune Dia <dia.aliounes at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi  adieyal ,
>>>
>>> I think It would be interresting to link some resources to the existing model
>>> What about the linked resource that someone can download .I asked this
>>> question because I don't see anything  In the model defintion here
>>> https://github.com/Code4SA/elections-api/blob/master/server/iec/models.py
>>> .Perhaps i missed something ?
>>> --Ad
>>>
>>> 2013/11/18 Adi Eyal <adi at code4sa.org>:
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> So I've been holding a bunch of weekly Thursday night meet-ups, four
>>>> so far. I call them unhackathons though Rufus introduced me to Maker
>>>> Nights (which is a cool name) I might change it to that. Similar to
>>>> the Maker Nights, I've been trying to create a community of
>>>> practitioners who actually do stuff. Unfortunatelym I find it quite
>>>> difficult to get buy-in. We've had a few interesting meet-ups where
>>>> people have come and demonstrated work that they've or we discussed
>>>> various ideas around data, but it hasn't amounted to much. I'm not
>>>> quite sure how to transition to actual code writing. I've put together
>>>> a couple of projects, [1], [2] for people to contribute to. The latter
>>>> is an API on top of existing elections data which I thought would be
>>>> useful infrastructure for a family of interesting elections related
>>>> applications. I've also put together an ideas board to post ideas on
>>>> [3]. There just seems to be a hump that I'm struggling to overcome,
>>>> moving from talking to doing.
>>>>
>>>> Community building is quite tough and I would appreciate any advice
>>>> this list has regarding how to make it happen.
>>>>
>>>> [1] https://github.com/Code4SA/medicine-price-registry
>>>> [2] https://github.com/Code4SA/elections-api
>>>> [3] http://code4sa.hackdash.org/
>>>>
>>>> Adi
>>>>
>>>> On 18 November 2013 18:26, todd.d.robbins at gmail.com
>>>> <todd.d.robbins at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> What do you have in mind Adi?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 5:19 AM, Adi Eyal <adi at code4sa.org> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi All
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Apologies for the stupid question but does this mailing list also
>>>>>> cater for discussions on Maker Nights? I'm in need of advice.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Adi
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Adi Eyal
>>>>>> Director
>>>>>> Code for South Africa
>>>>>> Promoting informed decision-making
>>>>>>
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>>>>> --
>>>>> Tod Robbins
>>>>> Digital Asset Manager, MLIS
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> Adi Eyal
>>>> Director
>>>> Code for South Africa
>>>> Promoting informed decision-making
>>>>
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>>
>> --
>> Adi Eyal
>> Director
>> Code for South Africa
>> Promoting informed decision-making
>>
>> phone: +27 78 014 2469
>> skype: adieyalcas
>> linkedin: http://za.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Adi/Eyal
>> web: http://www.code4sa.org
>> twitter: @soapsudtycoon
>>
>> For more information on how to participate in the open data community
>> in South Africa, go to: http://www.code4sa.org/#community

-- 
Adi Eyal
Director
Code for South Africa
Promoting informed decision-making

phone: +27 78 014 2469
skype: adieyalcas
linkedin: http://za.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Adi/Eyal
web: http://www.code4sa.org
twitter: @soapsudtycoon

For more information on how to participate in the open data community
in South Africa, go to: http://www.code4sa.org/#community