2019

Python 2 series to be retired by April 2020

The CPython core development community is urging users to migrate to Python 3 as it will be the only version that will be updated for bugs and security vulne...

Mozilla and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to support pip

The Python Software Foundation is receiving $407,000 USD to support work on pip in 2020. Thank you to Mozilla (through its Mozilla Open Source Support Awards...

Giving Tuesday 2019

For the first time the PSF is participating in Giving Tuesday! This event is held annually the Tuesday after Thanksgiving - this year on December 3rd, 2019. ...

Why Sponsor PyCon 2020?

Sponsors help keep PyCon affordable and accessible to the widest possible audience. Sponsors are what make this conference possible. From low ticket prices t...

Python Software Foundation Fellow Members for Q3 2019

We are happy to announce our newest PSF Fellow Members for Q3! Q3 2019 Abigail Mesrenyame Dogbe Twitter Anton Caceres Twitter, Website Bruno Oliveira Git...

Seeking Developers for Paid Contract Improving pip

The Python Software Foundation Packaging Working Group is receiving funding to work on the design, implementation, and rollout of pip's next-generation depen...

The 2019 Python Developer Survey is here, take a few minutes to complete the survey!

It is that time of year and we are excited to start the official Python Developers Survey for 2019! In 2018, the Python Software Foundation together with Jet...

CPython Core Developer Sprint 2019

During the week of September 9th to September 13th, 34 core CPython committers gathered together in the Bloomberg London headquarters for the 2019 Python cor...

Chris Angelico: 2019 Q2 Community Service Award Winner

The Python language is used around the world, and therefore so much surrounding it happens online. Python users turn to wikis, mailing lists, and forums to g...

Grants Awarded for Python in Education

The Python Software Foundation has been asked about Python in education quite a bit recently. People have asked, “Is there an official curriculum we can use?...

Felipe de Morais: 2019 Q2 Community Service Award Winner

Pythonistas everywhere benefit when our community reflects the many backgrounds and experiences of Python’s users. However it can be challenging to participa...

PyPI Security Q4 2019 Request for Proposals period opens.

The Python Software Foundation Packaging Working Group has received a grant from Facebook Research to implement advanced security features for PyPI. These fe...

The Python Software Foundation has updated its Code of Conduct

The Python community values members who are accepting, helpful, and respectful: for many years, the Python Software Foundation (PSF) has had an organization-...

PyPI Security Q4 2019 Request for Information period opens.

The Python Software Foundation Packaging Working Group has received funding from Facebook research to develop and deploy of enhanced security features to PyP...

Python Software Foundation Fellow Members for Q1 & Q2 2019

We are happy to announce our newest PSF Fellow Members! This group includes nominated Fellows from Q1 and Q2 of 2019. Q1 2019 Christoph Gohlke Q2 2019 Aaron ...

Humble Bundle by No Starch supports the Python Software Foundation!

We are super excited to announce that the Python Software Foundation is featured as a charity in a Humble Bundle by No Starch Press this month. This bundle ...

PyPI now supports uploading via API token

We're further increasing the security of the Python Package Index with another new beta feature: scoped API tokens for package upload. This is thanks to a gr...

2019 PSF Fundraiser - Thank you & debrief

Thank you to all who donated to our 2019 Fundraiser, Building the PSF. Our fundraiser ended June 30th and we successfully surpassed our goal! The PSF receive...

The Python Software Foundation is looking for bloggers!

Interview prominent Pythonistas, connect with the community, expand your circle of friends and learn about events in the Python world! The Python Software Fo...

PyPI Now Supports Two-Factor Login via WebAuthn

To further increase the security of Python package downloads, we're adding a new beta feature to the Python Package Index: WebAuthn support for U2F compatibl...

2019 Board of Directors Election - Voting is Open

Voting is currently open for the 2019 Python Software Foundation Board of Directors Election. We have a great list of candidates this year so if you received...

Python Language Summit Lightning Talks, Part 1

The Summit began with six pre-selected lightning talks, with little time for discussion of each. Five of them are summarized here. An upcoming article will c...

Python Language Summit Lightning Talks, Part 2

The Summit concluded with a second round of lightning talks, which speakers had signed up for that day. These talks were therefore more off-the-cuff than the...

Pablo Galindo Salgado: The Night's Watch is Fixing the CIs in the Darkness for You

Python is tested on a menagerie of “buildbot” machines with different OSes and architectures, to ensure all Python users have the same experience on all plat...

Use two-factor auth to improve your PyPI account's security

To increase the security of Python package downloads, we're beginning to introduce two-factor authentication (2FA) as a login security option on the Python P...

2018 in review!

Happy New Year from the PSF! We’d like to highlight some of our activities from 2018 and update the community on the initiatives we are working on. PyCon 201...

Python Core Developer Mentorship

Core developer Victor Stinner described to the Language Summit his method of mentoring potential new core developers. His former apprentices Pablo Galindo Sa...

Mariatta Wijaya: Let's Use GitHub Issues Already!

Core developer Mariatta Wijaya addressed her colleagues, urging them to switch to GitHub issues without delay. Before she began, Łukasz Langa commented that ...

Petr Viktorin: Extension Modules And Subinterpreters

When a Python subinterpreter loads an extension module written in C, it tends to unwittingly share state with other subinterpreters that have loaded the same...

Scott Shawcroft: History of CircuitPython

Scott Shawcroft is a freelance software engineer working full time for Adafruit, an open source hardware company that manufactures electronics that are easy ...

Amber Brown: Batteries Included, But They're Leaking

Amber Brown of the Twisted project shared her criticisms of the Python standard library. This proved to be the day’s most controversial talk; Guido van Rossu...

Paul Ganssle: Time Zones In The Standard Library

Python boasts that it comes with “batteries included,” but programmers have long been frustrated at one set of missing batteries: the standard library does n...

Russell Keith-Magee: Python On Other Platforms

Russell Keith-Magee spoke in his capacity as the founder and “Benevolent Dictator For Now” of the BeeWare Project. The project’s slogan is “Write once. Deplo...

The 2019 Python Language Summit

The Python Language Summit is a small gathering of Python language implementers, both the core developers of CPython and alternative Pythons, held on the fir...

Building the PSF: the Q2 2019 Fundraiser

Thank you to everyone who has donated to our past fundraisers! Donations, memberships, and sponsorships support sprints, meetups, community events, Python do...

Update on the Python in Education Proposal Phase

In January when we launched the Python in Education project, we were a bit too ambitious with our timeline. Due to other commitments, we were not able to sti...

PuPPy Presents its 1st Annual Benefit featuring Guido van Rossum

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Commencing Security, Accessibility, and Internationalization Improvements to PyPI for 2019

The Python Software Foundation (PSF) and PSF Packaging Working Group are excited to announce that the first round of slated improvements to PyPI for 2019 are...

The North Star of PyCascades, core Python developer Mariatta Wijaya, receives the 2018 Q3 Community Service Award

We in the Python community have a deep appreciation for the volunteers who organize, promote, and write the language. A phrase that has become a cornerstone ...

Python Community service award Q3: Mario Corchero

The PSF community service awards go to those individuals whose work and commitment complement and strengthen the PSF mission: to support and facilitate the g...

A Steady Leader of the Python Community, Alex Gaynor, Receives Community Service Award

Going through the big names in the Python community, one would not likely miss Alex Gaynor. Alex was Director of both the Python Software Foundation as well ...

Python Brasil – People > Technology

It's October 17th, 2018. I've arrived at Natal, a beautiful coastal city in Brazil's northeast region. Known for its beaches and hotness, it's surprising how...

Python Developers Survey 2018 Results: Learn about the community

In the fall of 2018, the Python Software Foundation together with JetBrains conducted the official annual Python Developers Survey for the second time. Much ...

Python in Education - Request for Ideas

The Python Software Foundation Board Committee for Python in Education wants to hear how the PSF can help members of our community increase the presence of P...

Python Software Foundation Fellow Members for Q4 2018

It's a new year and we are happy to announce our newest PSF Fellow Members! Elana Hashman Github, Twitter, Blog ***Alexander Hendorf Zachary Ware Github Je...