Can you believe it's already February 20th?
It's the last day to get your talk proposal to the Maintainer Summit at PyCon US 2026!
#PyCon
I also had a talk in the CFP, and one made it through the community vote, so I’ll be joining the speaker lineup. 🎤
I wonder who else around here is coming as a speaker this year. 🕵️
Yesterday the first acceptance emails for PyCon Italia 2026 were sent out. 📩
Huge congratulations to all the speakers who got in. I know how much work and courage it takes to submit a proposal. 🎉
And a big thank you to everyone who sent a talk and to the community who took the time to vote. That energy is what makes this conference real. 🙏
See you in Bologna at the end of May 😎
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For #PyCon 2026/2027 attendees, welcome to my hometown of Long Beach. Here's some background info for you: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUyPICmiTlp/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
RE: https://fosstodon.org/@sheena/116057073676164649
I've applied for and received a #PyCon #PyConUS travel grant in the past, and I deeply appreciate the clarity of the process. They want to help people come be a part of the event and that comes through in how they've iteratively refined all their procedures over the years.
We’ve still got some spaces for our February monthly meetup, this Wednesday!
Join me at Python Ireland February 2026 Meetup https://meetu.ps/e/PQGVL/JbmdX/i
We’ve got space for 1 or 2 lightning talks too ⚡️
RE: https://mastodon.social/@hugovk/115988796370614877
So happy to see that quote on the #FOSDEM stage. Some people freaked out when I gave the lighting talk "All code is political" a few years ago in #PyCon https://youtu.be/p_Vx3gDHeUI?t=1779
Update: years, not hours. Someday I will learn to type properly.
Damnit!!! @mahryekuh took my #PyCon talk proposal and made it into a blog post!
https://marijkeluttekes.dev/blog/articles/2026/01/05/create-that-blog/
(She missed a great SSG - Render Engine - in the list of SSGs. I might be biased being one of the maintainers though.)
I'll also point out that static site hosting services are around (I'm partial to https://teahouse.cafe )and are generally not that expensive.
🇧🇪🇩🇪🇮🇹 All booked for Brussels, Berlin and Bologna!
Anyone else off to @fosdem, @FOSSBackstage or @pycon Italia?
(Also going to skip PyCon US this year, already decided before the latest.)
I gave a lightning talk at a bunch of conferences in 2025 about some of the exciting new things coming in Python 3.14, including template strings.
One thing we can use t-strings for is to prevent SQL injection. I illustrated this with xkcd 327 aka “Little Bobby Tables”.
I localised most of the slides for the PyCon I was at, including this comic. Here they are!
https://hugovk.dev/blog/2026/localising-xkcd/
#Python #python314 #xkcd #PyCon #PyConItalia #PyConGreece #PyConEstonia #PyConFinland #PyConFI #PyConSweden
Conferences included in the starter pack 👇
@pycon
@europython
@pyconau
@pycon@social.python.it
@AFPy
@PyConUK
@pycascades
@kiwipycon
@pyconde
@pyconcz
@pyconafrica
@pyconsweden
@pybay
@PyConNA
@pyconil
@pyconfi
@pycon_austria
@pycon_nl
@NorthBayPython
@pybeach
@pyohio
@pytexas
I’ve just created a Python Conferences starter pack on FediDevs 👋
I added the official Mastodon accounts of Python conferences that are discoverable on the Fediverse :fedi:
Only Python conferences, no personal accounts 👇
https://fedidevs.com/s/Nzk5/?v=7
If you know other general Python conferences on Mastodon please reply and suggest them 😊
Please boost ♻️
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If I have to run a #django #web #application for the public (not for profit basis), and allow people to #register, which #email provider should I use to email verification/password reset etc? I will also need a captcha recommendation. @saptaks @webology @carlton #pycon #community
🎁 Last-minute Christmas gift for a Pythonista?🎄🐍
🎟️ #PyCascades 2026 tickets are on sale!
📅 March 21–22, 2026
✨ Hybrid event (in-person + online)
🎫 Buy Tickets 👇
https://pretix.eu/pycascades/vancover-2026/
ℹ️ 2026.pycascades.com
Missed the PyCon US 2026 CFP deadline because you were “just about to submit”? ⌛
If you too are a “professional procrastinator”, don’t worry, this is your lucky exception 😉
The CFP for PyCon is still open…
just not the one in Long Beach 🏖️
Jokes apart, you can present your talk in Bologna at PyCon Italia 2026: English talks, 1k+ attendees, late spring weather, great food, and a historic city 🇮🇹
Submit here 👉 https://2026.pycon.it/en/call-for-proposals
#PyCon proposals submitted! Gotta love a deadline
Some highlights from #PyLadiesCon!
Keynote - Imogen Wright - How Complex Systems Taught Me To Fail
https://www.youtube.com/live/MObVZKZr5vY
Sofia Toro - How to teach your language to Python (with CPython!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhFKjiEWHWA
Meagen Voss - Building more accessible Python-powered websites
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrtUTEZzD6U
Panel - From Contributor to Founder: Turning Python Projects into Products
Carol Willing, Inessa Pawson, Deborah Hanus, Leah Wasser
https://www.youtube.com/live/NB2Q9dbLwVc
My talk from @pyconfi was published today.
In the talk, I share my tips for becoming better at debugging: the mindset, some processes and great Python tooling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kep3kN2Ay04
#Python #debugging #PyCon #PyConFinland #archipylago @archipylago
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