mastodon 4.7.3This is the official PSF account. We promote, protect, and advance the Python programming language, and support and facilitate the growth of a diverse and international community of Python programmers. #python #PyConUS
Nearly 5 years, countless PRs, a program grown from 1 to 5. Thank you, Łukasz Langa, for defining the CPython Developer in Residence role. Best of luck on the next step of your journey and we'll see you around the community!
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/04/reflecting-on-five-years-as-psfs-first.html
Anthropic is investing $1.5 million in the PSF, focused on security. These funds will make an enormous impact on the PSF and the security of millions of #Python and @pypi@fosstodon.org users. Please join us in thanking Anthropic for this landmark gift!
Read more on our blog:
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/12/anthropic-invests-in-python.html
Please join us in thanking @sovtechfund@mastodon.social for committing to a €86,000 investment to improve the security of CPython and the Python Package Index (PyPI). We're thrilled to partner with them to improve security for all users. Read more here:
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/12/sovereign-tech-agency-and-psf-security.html
The PSF is looking for a PyPI Sustainability Engineer to join the team! This is a full time, 1-year contract (with the possibility of renewal), globally remote position. If you love #Python, care about open source, and want your work to matter at infrastructure scale–consider applying! Please boost this post and share with your colleagues and networks. #PyPI #Python
https://pythonsoftwarefoundation.applytojob.com/apply/xz5k3X31UQ/Sustainability-Engineer-PyPI
https://pythonsoftwarefoundation.applytojob.com/apply/xz5k3X31UQ/Sustainability-Engineer-PyPI
We're hiring! The PSF is looking for a full-time, remote, US-based Infrastructure Engineer to help keep PyPI, python.org, docs.python.org, and PyCon US running for millions of Python users worldwide 🐍 Apply here:
https://jobs.pyfound.org/apply/DNzZlBUqFn/Infrastructure-Engineer
The PSF continues to feel deeply grateful for the outpouring of support from the Python community before and during our 2025 year-end fundraiser. We put together this thank you video to share our appreciation and joy to be in community with each of you 🐍🫶
The PSF is excited to share that the PSF Board is developing a five-year strategic plan–and we want to hear from you! We're sharing the high-level goals we’ve drafted and welcoming the whole Python community into the conversation. Read more on our blog: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/05/strategic-planning-at-psf.html
#Python #PyPI
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/05/strategic-planning-at-psf.html
Are you going to #PyConUS? Have you booked in our hotel block? New on the blog, some hard numbers & why we’re in a tight spot. We only have until April 24th to turn the tide, so please read, share, and book your PyCon US stay in the official block today.
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/04/pycon-us-2026-hotels.html
We're already over 80% of our fundraiser goal 🥰 🥰 So many of you have already donated, & the PSF is overflowing with hope & gratitude from your generosity.
Want to help us hit 100%+? Repost this & tell us why you donated- your story makes an impact!
As we close out 2025, the PSF is running our annual fundraiser with an important message: Python is for everyone 💛🐍🌏💙
Your support helps keep #Python open & thriving for everyone, including our 20 incredible Fiscal Sponsorees!
Donate today 👉 https://linktr.ee/thepsf
Please congratulate our newest PSF Fellow Members for Q1, 2026! Their continued contributions to the Python ecosystem are so very important to our community. #python
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/04/announcing-python-software-foundation.html
Joining #PyConUS 2026? PSF booth volunteers WANTED!! Spend a little of your conference time helping things run smoothly at the PSF Booth (or other volunteer opportunities!), hang out with fellow Pythonistas, and enjoy the fun activities we have planned (coloring & video games included) 💛🐍💙 https://us.pycon.org/2026/volunteer/volunteering/
Counting down the hours till the PyCon US hotels deadline (and to being done with these reminders😅)
Booking in the conference block makes a big impact on the event and the PSF<3
Many folks have been booking in the hotel block, as well as promoting our posts to spread the word. Thank you so much for your support–it’s sincerely appreciated! We want to acknowledge the replies we've received about our post regarding booking through the hotel block for PyCon US. Thread ⬇️ (1/6)
Join our Executive Director, @baconandcoconut@freeradical.zone, in Petaluma, CA, for @NorthBayPython@social.northbaypython.org on 4/26, where she addresses the er, cat in the room, "The Python Community Needs More Cats"–a talk on managing your time and attention. #python #community
https://pretalx.northbaypython.org/nbpy-2026/talk/WQJ8LC/
Introducing the PSF Community Partner Program! The PSF is very excited to announce this new in-kind offering that expands how we support Python community events and initiatives around the world, now and alongside future community support programs 💝🐍
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/02/introducing-psf-community-partner.html
🔒 Python security just got stronger! The PSRT now has official governance (PEP 811) and a clear process for growing the team. Interested in joining? Learn more in this blog post from PSF Security Developer in Residence @sethmlarson@mastodon.social https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/02/join-the-python-security-response-team.html
Learn more about the PSF's D&I Work Group, how it formed, what they've accomplished, and what's coming next for the work group in this blog post from PSF Board Director & Work Group Chair @georgically@mastodon.social: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/02/python-is-for-everyone-inside-psfs-d.html
If you're attending #PyConUS this year and you're a PSF Member, we welcome you to join us at the PSF Members Lunch! You must be registered with a full ticket for PyCon US to attend the event, but there is no additional cost. Find more info on how to join the lunch on Discuss ➡️
https://discuss.python.org/t/psf-members-lunch-at-pycon-us-2026/106763
Archive formats like ZIP and tar can be abused to undermine the integrity of Python package users 📦 Learn how PSF Developer-in-Residence Seth Larson is strengthening Python's security with the #Python community in the new white paper "Slippery ZIPs and Sticky tar-pits" with Alpha-Omega:
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/slippery-zips-and-sticky-tar-pits-security-and-archives-white-paper.html
The 2026 Python Developers Survey is translated into Chinese, French, German, Korean, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. We hope this encourages our regional communities to participate- take the survey and share with your local Pythonistas! #python #pythondevsurvey
https://surveys.jetbrains.com/s3/python-developers-survey-2026
The February edition of the PSF Grants Program Office Hour is kicking off shortly 🐍📋 9 AM EST, 2 PM UTC. We welcome you to join us if you have any PSF Grant related questions, including questions or feedback about the new PSF Community Partner Program!
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2024/02/introducing-psf-grants-office-hours.html
🐍📣 Big news for Python Meetup organizers: We’re excited to share that the PSF Meetup Pro Network is back open for applications! Learn more about the network and how to apply ➡️
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/03/applications-to-join-psf-meetup-pro.html
🗞️📨 🐍check your inboxes, a new PSF newsletter just shipped!
Want to stay up to date on the latest PSF, #PyConUS, PyPI, and #python news? Subscribe today:
https://www.python.org/psf/newsletter/
The April edition of the PSF Grants Program Office Hour is kicking off shortly 🐍📋 9 AM EDT, 1 PM UTC. We welcome you to join us if you have any PSF Grant related questions, including questions or feedback about the new PSF Community Partner Program or the PSF's Meetup Pro Network!
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2024/02/introducing-psf-grants-office-hours.html
Hey Pythonistas! You could win a prize for filling out the 2026 Python Developers Survey 🎁 Take a few minutes to fill the survey and you'll have a chance to win #python #pythondevsurvey
https://surveys.jetbrains.com/s3/python-developers-survey-2026
The March edition of the PSF Board Office Hour is about to begin 🐍 🗒️ 1 PM UTC. Join us to share how we can help your community, express your perspectives, and provide feedback for the PSF! #python
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-new-psf-board-another-year-of-psf.html
How do you use Python and its related technologies? Let us know in the 2026 Python Developers Survey! 🐍 #python #pythondevsurvey
https://surveys.jetbrains.com/s3/python-developers-survey-2026
Help us map out an accurate landscape of the Python community: respond to the official Python Developers Survey for 2026 to add your voice 🤩 #python #pythondevsurvey
https://surveys.jetbrains.com/s3/python-developers-survey-2026
Help us map out an accurate landscape of the Python community: respond to the official Python Developers Survey for 2026 to add your voice 🤩 #python #pythondevsurvey
https://surveys.jetbrains.com/s3/python-developers-survey-2026
The April edition of the PSF Board Office Hour is about to begin 🐍 🗒️ 9 PM UTC. Join us to share how we can help your community, express your perspectives, and provide feedback for the PSF! #python
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-new-psf-board-another-year-of-psf.html
