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  • Python Software Foundation Staff

    Python Software Foundation Staff Deb Nicholson Executive Director Deb Nicholson joined the PSF in April 2022. She is an experienced non-profit professional and passionate open source community builder who has worked at the Open Source Initiative, Software Freedom Conservancy and the Open Invention Network. She is also a founding organizer of the Seattle GNU/Linux Conference, an annual event dedicated to surfacing new voices and welcoming new people to the free software community. She'l...

  • Grants - Frequently Asked Questions

    Grants - Frequently Asked Questions python, grants, psf Considering submitting a grant request to the PSF? Please read this FAQ first. Q. Will the PSF fund swag? A. The PSF does not fund swag production or disbursement. Q. Is there anything I need to know about fund disbursements? A. The PSF offers various payment methods. If your grant request is approved, specific information will be requested in the email notification. Please see our Payment Options page (https://www.python.org/psf/paymento...

  • Event Organizer Resource Library

    Event Organizer Resource Library Title and Author(s) or Organizer of Resource Topic and Type of Resource Short Description One Event at a Time: Funding Your Community the Realistic Way by Georgi Ker Fundraising - Written Guide A practical, experience-based playbook for community event organizers to build more sustainable funding through sponsorship strategies in light of the PSF’s grants pause. Organizing and Managing Open Source Events by the TODO Group Event organizing - Written gui...

  • PSF Community Service Awards

    PSF Community Service Awards Contents Introduction Expiration April 2026 August 2025 April 2025 November 2024 October 2024 June 2024 March 2024 December 2022 June 2022 March 2022 December 2021 June 2021 March 2021 January 2021 December 2020 October 2020 June 2020 March 2020 December 2019 August 2019 June 2019 March 2019 December 2018 September 2018 June 2018 March 2018 December 2017 September 2017 June 2017 March 2017 December 2016 October 2016 June 2016 March 2016 December 2015 August 2015 ...

  • Release – Python 3.14.0b1

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    Released: May 7, 2025

    Only one day late, welcome to the first beta! This is a beta preview of Python 3.14 Python 3.14 is still in development. This release, 3.14.0b1, is the first of four planned beta releases. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to …

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  • Python Special Interest Groups

    Python Special Interest Groups About There are a number of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) for focused collaborative efforts to develop, improve, or maintain specific Python resources. Each SIG has a charter, a coordinator, a mailing list, and a directory on the Python website. SIG membership is informal, defined by subscription to the SIG's mailing list. Anyone can join a SIG, and participate in the development discussions via the SIG's mailing list. Below is the list of currently active ...

  • PSF Membership Types & FAQ

    PSF Membership Types & FAQ The mission of the Python Software Foundation is to promote, protect, and advance the Python programming language, and to support and facilitate the growth of the international community of Python programmers. —from the Mission Statement page What does it mean to be a member of the PSF? What membership classes are there? Who is allowed to vote? Why am I a Basic Member even though I’m a Supporting/Contributing/Fellow Member? How does a person become a PS...

  • July 2010 PSF Members' Meeting Minutes (draft)

    July 2010 PSF Members' Meeting Minutes (draft) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of the July 2010 Members' Meeting July 19, 2010 The Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") held a semi-annual members' meeting on July 19, 2010 19:00 CEST at EuroPython, Birmingham, UK. Steve Holden presided over the meeting. Marc-André Lemburg and Pat Campbell prepared these minutes. Contents 1   Attendance 2   Greetings & Roll Call 3   Rep...

  • Executive Summary: The Python Software Foundation

    Executive Summary: The Python Software Foundation Written by Stephan Deibel, Chairman of the Board, Python Software Foundation. A version of this article was originally published in The Python Papers volume 2, issue 4. Last updated March 2008 Introduction “The mission of the Python Software Foundation is to promote, protect, and advance the Python programming language, and to support and facilitate the growth of the international community of Python programmers.” The Python Software Foundatio...

  • Archive 2018: Executive Summary: The Python Software Foundation

    Archive 2018: Executive Summary: The Python Software Foundation Written by Stephan Deibel, Chairman of the Board, Python Software Foundation. A version of this article was originally published in The Python Papers volume 2, issue 4. Last updated March 2008 Introduction “The mission of the Python Software Foundation is to promote, protect, and advance the Python programming language, and to support and facilitate the growth of the international community of Python programmers.” The Python Soft...

  • Current and Past PSF Officers & Board Members

    Current and Past PSF Officers & Board Members Officers & Directors by Year 2022-2023 Board of Directors 2022-2023 Officers 2021-2022 Board of Directors 2021-2022 Officers 2020-2021 Board of Directors 2020-2021 Officers 2019-2020 Board of Directors 2019-2020 Officers & Directors by Name Officers By Title Officers & Directors by Year 2022-2023 Officers 2022-2023 Officers 2022-2023 President: Guido van Rossum Chair: Thomas Wouters Vice Chair Elect: Débora Azevedo Vi...

  • 2011 PSF Members' Meeting Minutes (draft)

    2011 PSF Members' Meeting Minutes (draft) The Python Software Foundation Minutes of the 2010 Members' Meeting March 11, 2011 The Python Software Foundation (the "PSF") held an annual members' meeting on March 11, 2011 during lunch at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta hotel in Atlanta, Georgia, USA (PyCon 2011 Atlanta). Steve Holden presided over the meeting. Pat Campbell prepared these minutes. Contents 1   Attendance 2   Greetings & Announcements ...

  • Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting, November 8, 2005

    Python Software Foundation: Minutes of Board of Directors Meeting, November 8, 2005 The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors November 8, 2005 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Internet Relay Chat beginning at 18:08 UTC, 8 November 2005. Stephan Deibel presided at the meeting. 1   Attendance The following members of the Board of Directors were present at the mee...

  • 2012-06-18 & 2012-06-25 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    2012-06-18 & 2012-06-25 PSF Board Meeting Minutes The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors June 18, 2012 & June 25, 2012 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Group Video Calling via Skype and Internet Relay Chat beginning at 16:00 UTC, 18 June 2012 (Part 1) and resumed on 25 June 2012 (Part 2) & again was held over Group Video Calling via Skype and Internet Relay Cha...

  • 2012-07-16 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    2012-07-16 PSF Board Meeting Minutes The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors July 16, 2012 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Group Video Calling via Skype and Internet Relay Chat beginning at 16:00 UTC, on 16 July 2012. Van Lindberg presided over the meeting. Pat Campbell prepared the minutes. All votes are reported in the form "Y-N-A" (in favor — opposed — abste...

  • Python Success Stories

    Python Success Stories Introduction The Blind Audio Tactile Mapping System (BATS) seeks to provide access to maps for the blind and visually impaired. Our goal is to devise ways to present traditionally visual information to the user's other senses. The need for this project became clear when Jason Morris came to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to study Classics. Morris works at the Ancient World Mapping Center (AWMC), a foundation to advance the field of ancient studies with ...

  • Python Success Stories

    Python Success Stories Introduction ProjectPipe is a hosted project management solution developed by Botonomy LLC. It provides everything that you need to manage the full lifecycle of a midsized project. Although it is a hosted browser-based application, ProjectPipe seamlessly integrates with MS Project, Excel, and Word, allowing users to leverage the benefits of ProjectPipe without abandoning the desktop tools that they (and their peers) use and understand. We believe that dependency managem...

  • Work Groups of the Python Software Foundation

    Work Groups of the Python Software Foundation Active Work Groups Code of Conduct Work Group Diversity and Inclusion Work Group Education & Outreach Work Group Fellows Work Group Grants Work Group Infrastructure Work Group Python Job Board Work Group Packaging Work Group Trademarks Work Group Inactive Committees & Work Groups Scientific Python Work Group Marketing Work Group Sprint Work Group Public Support Committee (PSC) Public Relations Committee (PRC) Python Conference Committee...

  • PSF Grants Program

    PSF Grants Program The PSF Grants Program is currently paused The PSF Grants Program has been temporarily paused after hitting our 2025 funding cap early. It was an extremely difficult but necessary decision to ensure the program and foundation’s near and long term sustainability. Learn more about the pause and how you can support the PSF’s future in our blog post. PSF Meetup Pro Network Applications Now Open The PSF is pleased to announce that we have reopened the application for Pyth...

  • 2013-12-06 PSF Board Meeting Minutes

    2013-12-06 PSF Board Meeting Minutes The Python Software Foundation Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors December 06, 2013 A regular meeting of the Python Software Foundation ("PSF") Board of Directors was held over Group Conference Call via phone and Internet Relay Chat beginning at 18:00 CET/ 12:00 EST, on December 06, 2013. Van Lindberg presided over the meeting. Ewa Jodlowska prepared the minutes. All votes are reported in the form "Y-N-A" (in favo...

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