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, Łukasz 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.




Wednesday, May 01, 2019

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 documentation, fiscal sponsorships, software development, and community projects.

We can’t do any of this without your financial contributions. We’ve just launched a new fundraiser for 2019! Please donate today and help us meet our goal of $60,000 by June 30th!

Your donations have IMPACT!


  • The PSF awarded $118,543 in financial aid to 143 PyCon attendees in 2018
  • $324,000 was paid in grants in 2018 to recipients in 51 different countries
  • Donations and fundraisers resulted in $489,152 of revenue. This represents 15% of our total 2018 revenue. 
  • PSF and PyCon sponsors contributed over $1,071K in revenue!

We understand the need for transparency and hope to help our community and stakeholders find necessary information about the PSF in a single place. We’re proud to launch our first ever Annual Report. 2018 was a year of growth for the PSF while still focussing on sustainability for our staff and community. We’re excited to share these data points with you!

Something new this year - the PSF and Jet Brains!



This year we're trying something new. In addition to our regular donation drive, we're partnering with JetBrains to help raise money for the PSF. JetBrains PyCharm & the PSF is happy to announce a 30% discount with all proceeds going to the Python Software Foundation general fund!

Please consider becoming a PSF Supporting Member today. Or simply make a one-time or recurring donation.

If you're attending PyCon this year, you can donate at the PSF booth and get your choice of a limited edition pin or sticker set!

Help spread the word about our fundraiser! Here are some suggested tweets:
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Thank you for your support!

The PSF Team