2018

Upcoming PyPI Improvements for 2019

The Python Package Index (PyPI) is far and away the largest and most visible service that the Python Software Foundation (PSF) supports for the Python commun...

PyPI Security and Accessibility Q1 2019 Request for Proposals Update

Earlier this year we launched a Request for Information (RFI) followed by the launch of a Request for Proposals (RFP) in November to fulfill a contract for t...

Evangelizing Python in Africa: Chukwudi Nwachukwu, Q2 CSA Recipient

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PyConZA 2018 – a beautiful community in South Africa

This year I attended my second PyConZA, which is held in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is the annual gathering of the South African Python community that us...

November 2018 board meeting summary

On November 12th and 13th, ten of the thirteen PSF board members convened in Chicago, IL. Those who could not make it to the in-person meeting, joined via ph...

PyPI Security and Accessibility Q1 2019 Request for Proposals period opens.

The Python Software Foundation Packaging Working Group has applied for and received a commitment from the Open Technology Fund to fulfill a contract via thei...

PyPI Security and Accessibility Q1 2019 Request for Information period opens.

The Python Software Foundation Packaging Working Group has applied for and received a commitment from the Open Technology Fund to fulfill a contract for thei...

2018 PSF Recurring Giving Campaign

The PSF is launching an end-of-year fundraising drive to build a sustainable community of supporters. Our goal is to raise $30,000! You can help by signing u...

Python Software Foundation Fellow Members for Q3 2018

We are happy to announce our 2018 3rd Quarter Python Software Foundation Fellow Members: Stefan Behnel Blog, Github Andrew Godwin Website, Twitter...

Join the 2018 Python Developers Survey: Share and learn about the community

2018 is drawing to a close and we are excited to start the official Python Developers Survey for 2018! In 2017, Python Software Foundation together with JetB...

CPython Core Developer Sprint 2018

This September, twenty-nine core committers arrived at Microsoft’s main campus in Redmond, Washington, USA for the now-annual core developer sprints. These a...

Redesigning the Python Package Index

In April this year a new version of the Python Package Index (PyPI) was released, an effort made possible by a generous award from the Mozilla Open Source Su...

PyCon 2019 - Call for Sponsors

It seems like PyCon 2018 was just last week, but the 2019 edition will be here before we know it. We want to say thanks to all our sponsors who helped make t...

The PSF Jobs Volunteer Team: Community Service Award Q1 2018 Recipient

The popularity of the Python language has increased exponentially in recent years. Notably, Stack Overflow highlighted Python as the fastest growing major pr...

The Happy Medium: Distinguished Service Award Winner Tim Peters

When Tim Peters started working on Python, his first advice for Guido van Rossum was that programmers want to add ints and floats. From the beginning, Python...

Ophidia in Urbe - PyLondinium Arrives

Latin scholars will tell you that “Ophidia in Urbe,” the tag line for PyLondinium (London, June 8-10), is Latin for “Snakes in the City”. The snakes, of co...

Python Software Foundation Fellow Members for Q2 2018

We are happy to announce our 2018 2nd Quarter Python Software Foundation Fellow Members: Anthony Shaw Twitter, GitHub, Website Christian Barra Twitt...

Dr. Russell Keith-Magee, the Python Warrior: Community Service Award Q4 2017 Recipient

Dr. Russell Keith-Magee known name in the Python community having developed with Python since the late 1990s starting with Python version 1.5. Russell starte...

Ee Durbin joins the PSF team

I am happy to announce that on June 1, 2018, Ee Durbin joined the Python Software Foundation team as the Director of Infrastructure. Ee is a long time volun...

PyCaribbean, Come for the Language, Stay for the Culture

PyCaribbean is more than Python, it is people, culture, and spending time together. Lead organizer Leonardo Jimenez wants attendees to feel like they are home...

2018 Python Software Foundation Board Election: What is it and how can I learn more?

Every year the Python Software Foundation announces an open call for nominations for the PSF Board. Following the 2017 PSF members vote, only a subset of the...

To the Egoless Pythonistas That Makes Space at the Table: A. Jesse Jiryu Davis, Community Service Award Q4 2017 Recipient

When we think of Pythonistas that have made a significant mark in the Python community there are many to consider - Python open source project maintainers, t...

Updates from Microsoft, PyCon 2018 Keystone Sponsor

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Cleveland, the Rock and Roll Capital of the World: Getting to Know Our PyCon 2018 Host City

For those of you coming to PyCon 2018, we have collated some references to places to eat, grab a beverage of choice, explore, stay, or even play. Before we b...

Support the PSF during the 2018 Fundraising Drive

The PSF is launching an exciting fundraising drive with a goal of raising $20,000.00 USD by May 12th. The drive begins April 16, 2018 and concludes at PyCon ...

Python Software Foundation Fellow Members for Q1 2018

We are happy to announce our 2018 1st Quarter Python Software Foundation Fellow Members: Amber Brown Github, Personal website, Twitter Ernest W. Durbin III P...

Python Developers Survey 2017 Results: Learn about the community

At the end of 2017, the Python Software Foundation, together with JetBrains, conducted an official Python Developers Survey. We set out to identify the lates...

Warehouse: All New PyPI is now in beta

1. Context 2. Migrating 1. New PyPI Features 2. Deprecations 4. Future Plans 5. Security 6. Please test! 1. Workflows 8. IRC/Twitter livechat hours ...

Python package maintainers, help test the new PyPI!

Warehouse is a next-generation Python Package Repository which will replace the existing code base that currently powers PyPI. (See the source code on GitHub...

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 Softwa...

2017: A year in review

In 2017, Python was both the most popular and the fastest-growing programming language. At least, we can plausibly claim that, based on statistics recently p...