PyLadies Dublin Sep Meetup: Building Conversational Bot using Twilio & Python
Tags: pyladies, python, video
Published: 2020-09-19 20:09:54

🙌 A big thanks to [Mridu](https://twitter.com/Mridu__) for calling all the way from India, it was quite late in the evening for her, so we really appreciate her time to give us this talk.

🌈 Thanks to [Lei](https://twitter.com/Lei_Shao1) and [Mick](https://twitter.com/MickTwomey) as always for helping me with Youtube live chat, setting up, and their support each month. Also thank you to [Dublin Maker](https://twitter.com/DublinMaker), our community sponsor, who provide their Zoom account for our talks.

🥰 Thank you to all who joined us on Tuesday including folks from Brazil and India!!! You being there means a whole lot while we are working on making remote events work better for all.

We appreciate your support as it took a lot of work to set it up, if you are curious, you can read Vicky's post about it: 

{% link pyladiesdub/live-streaming-from-zoom-meet-via-obs-to-youtube-2l3h %}
  
Announcements, events, call to actions, resources, projects, ideas can be found at:- https://cryptpad.fr/pad/#/2/pad/edit/mWZs+zlZOqA2fuP4UOhU9Xcn/ 

# Talk Details: 
* Title: Building Conversational Bot using Twilio and Python
* Speaker: Mridu Bhatnagar
* Length: 45 mins
* Description: The talk provides a walkthrough to build a vocabulary bot for WhatsApp using Python and Twilio. On querying the bot the bot returns word definition, synonyms, antonyms, examples.

#### About Mridu Bhatnagar:
{% user mridubhatnagar %}

I am a Python Developer. I enjoy converting ideas into applications. I love speaking at various meetups and conferences.
https://www.twilio.com/blog/build-vocabulary-bot-whatsapp-python-twilio

#### ℹ️ Here's some more post-event info:
* 🤖 Slides: https://speakerdeck.com/pyladiesdublin/pyladies-dublin-sep-meetup-building-conversational-bot-using-twilio-and-python
* 🎞 You can also find this talk at Youtube: https://youtu.be/IVJGnzD_mBU

# 🙋‍♀️🙋🙋‍♂️ Need Your Feedback

Who's up for "Deploying a Python app in Redhat Openshift" Workshop? 

Let us know: https://forms.gle/vee8AKLyj61sc75PA


# 📢 CALL FOR SPEAKERS 

Interested in speaking at our upcoming meetups, please submit talk details to: https://pyladiesdublin.typeform.com/to/Rr6hVJ

If you have referrals of speakers you want us to invite, let us know also, being a virtual event helps close the boundaries of inviting speakers further afield than Ireland. 😊

QUESTIONS Email dublin@pyladies.com.

# 📢 Other news

* Don't forget PyLadies Global Council Elections voting closes today: 
  * https://elections.pyladies.com/pages/vote.html
* Cyber Women Ireland: CYBER INSPIRE MENTOR PROGRAM.
  * Deadline: Monday 21 September, 09:00. 
  * Details: https://www.cyberireland.ie/cyber-women-in-ireland/
* Diversein Mentorship Program
  * Applications open till Monday 28th Sept. 
  * Details: https://www.diversein.com/post/application-open-for-diversein-mentorship-program
* Want to hear how origin story of Python Ireland, PyCon Ireland and PyLadies Dublin? Cheuk and Lais from MidMeetPy has a chat with Vicky.
  * Check it out at {% link midmeetpy/mid-meet-py-ep-23-interview-with-vicky-tomey-lee-559c %}

# 👉 Our next meetup
* Tue Oct 20 (18:30 - 19:30)
* RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/PyLadiesDublin/events/273341874/

We will update with more details, we already have a confirmed speaker in October. We'll announce updates via [@PyLadiesDub](https://twitter.com/PyLadiesDub) (as well on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/PyladiesDublin/) and [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/pyladiesdub/)). 

**Don't forget to hit subscribe and 🔔 on [our Youtube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMunGHeQPceOWhNSqlmYWPg) for our live-streams for our virtual events.**


# FAQ
#### Q. I'm not female, is it ok for me to attend?
A. Yes, PyLadies Dublin events are open to everyone at all levels.

#### Q. What do you do at PyLadies Dublin Meetups?
A. We have short (or long talks), demos, folks working on their own projects, ask questions on Python-related topics, work on projects together or generally chit-chat and meet like-minded people.

#### Q. Do you have a Code of Conduct?
A. Yes, you can find it at https://dublin.pyladies.com