SoCal Python

The Python Community Megabooth is just about ready at #scale23x. We're here with @pycon@fosstodon.org and 🏖️ @pybeach@fosstodon.org at booth 235, come by and say hi!

Quick PSA for anyone who is interested in submitting a proposal (talk, tutorial, poster) to #PyConUS 2026: if you submit a draft proposal by Nov 21, in the submission form you can opt to be paired with a volunteer mentor who can provide feedback and help refine your proposal before the final submission deadline of Dec 19.

At our meetup this Saturday: Neal Fultz will be presenting a talk entitled "A Quick Tour of Marimo" (see https://www.meetup.com/socalpython/events/314094563/ or https://luma.com/7dwu4bdv). Big ups to Neal for offering to speak, we're looking forward to it!

Apr 18th, 2PM at O'Brien's Pub in Santa Monica (https://www.obriensla.com/).

📆 Next SoCal Python Meeting: April 18th, 2:00PM @ O'Brien's Pub in Santa Monica!

Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/socalpython/events/314094563/
Luma: https://luma.com/7dwu4bdv

Hope to see you there! 🐍

Thanks to everyone who came to our meeting on Saturday, and once again big thanks to Melinda for speaking! Noting: the books mentioned at the end were: Small is Beautiful by E.F Schumacher (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Is_Beautiful) and How Big Things Get Done by Dan Gardner (https://dangardner.ca/publication/how-big-things-get-done).

Big thanks to everyone who helped make our booth at #scale23x a big success!

A reminder that our next meetup will be at O'Brien's in Santa Monica on Mar 28th.

https://www.meetup.com/socalpython/events/31367228
https://luma.com/zk2aabnq

Are interested in submitting a talk, tutorial, or poster for #PyconUS 2026, and live in the Los Angeles area? Consider joining us at the SoCal Python coffee meetup on Nov. 22 at GoodPeople Coffee, and take the opportunity to workshop your proposal with other friendly members of the community.

See https://meetu.ps/e/PCDnx/1S3c0/i or https://luma.com/0wx8ni9f for details on the event. Hope to see you there!

Note: the PyCon 2026 CFP closes on December 19th. https://pretalx.com/pycon-us-2026/cfp

☕️ Announcing our next coffee meetup!

Saturday, November 22nd, 2025
9:30am–11:30am
Good People, Sawtelle

Free and open to everyone, but we encourage you to support the venue by purchasing a beverage or snack.

More details on the event page: https://meetu.ps/e/PCDnx/1S3c0/i

See you there!

Our next meetup will be at O'Brien's Pub in Santa Monica on Feb 21st, starting at 2PM.

Hope to see you there (and spread the word)!

Details:
Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/socalpython/events/313043964/
Luma: https://luma.com/0nwn2lx9

Calling any SoCal Python community members who are attending #pyconus : we are running an expo hall booth on Friday and Saturday, and we are looking for volunteers to help staff it. Please sign up here if you're interested: https://forms.gle/zXax44zXGtNunWzo8

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Reminder: our meeting is this afternoon, at 2PM, at O'Brien's Pub in Santa Monica. Come out and join us if you can!

Melinda Thielbar, PhD (https://www.linkedin.com/in/melinda-thielbar-5901464/) will be speaking at our next SoCal Python meeting (Mar 28th at O'Brien's in Santa Moncia).
Her talk is entitled "Practical AI: An Expert Opinion". Big thanks to Melinda for offering to share her time and expertise!

Big thanks to everyone who came out to O'Brien's on Wilshire today for our meeting! Stay tuned for announcements on our next one (it will probably be at the same place!)

We have a meetup coming up real soon (and I forgot to post here🤦‍♂️)!

We will be meeting at O'Brien's Pub in Santa Monica on January 24th (this Saturday!) at 2:00 PM. Please RSVP on your platform of choice and we hope to see you there!

Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/socalpython/events/312543427
Luma: https://luma.com/event/manage/evt-pZJ6cWiMRdxVDEn

☕️ This is today, in half an hour! Hope to see you there! @socalpython@fosstodon.org