Wednesday, May 15, 2019

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 first day of PyCon. The summit features short presentations from Python developers and community members, followed by longer discussions. The 2019 summit is the first held since Guido van Rossum stepped down as Benevolent Dictator for Life, replaced by a five-member Steering Council.

LWN.net covered the proceedings from 2015 to 2018; this year the PSF has chosen to feature summit coverage on its own blog, written by A. Jesse Jiryu Davis.



Lightning Talks, Round 1 (pre-selected lightning talks)


Writing Stdlib C Extension Modules in Python? Jukka Lehtosalo and Michael Sullivan

Async REPL and Async-Exec, Mattias Bussonnier

The Night’s Watch Is Fixing the CIs in the Darkness for You, Pablo Galindo Salgado

Asyncio and the Case for Re-Entrancy, Jason Fried

Optimising CPython, or Not, Mark Shannon

Black Under github.com/python, Ɓukasz Langa

The Night’s Watch Is Fixing the CIs in the Darkness for You, Pablo Galindo Salgado



Half-Hour Sessions


Python on Other Platforms, Russell Keith-Magee



History of CircuitPython, Scott Shawcroft






Lightning Talks, Round 2 (on-site signup)


SSL Module Updates, Christian Heimes

Let’s Argue About Clinic, Larry Hastings

The C-API, Eric Snow

Python in the Windows Store, Steve Dower

Bors: How the Rust Team Avoids Pablo’s Problems, Nathaniel Smith

Mypyc for Stdlib: Extended Discussion, Michael Sullivan

Python Core Sprints at Bloomberg in September, Pablo Galindo

Status of the Stable ABI, Victor Stinner

Cognitive Encapsulation: Anchor of Working Together, Yarko Tymciurak



Thanks to Bloomberg Engineering for sponsoring the summit.