As the PSF heads into our end-of-year fundraiser, we want to share information to help connect the dots and show a more complete picture of the PSF’s current financial outlook. You’ve heard from us on subjects related to our financial position from several different angles recently (a list of those...

   Security and integrity of the Python packaging ecosystem is critical, and the smallest unit of a packaging ecosystem is a package . Python packages use existing archive formats like ZIP and tar to distribute Python projects to their users. Archives seem simple on the surface, but many ZIP and tar...

   In September, the Python Software Foundation (PSF) co-signed the Open Infrastructure is Not Free: A Joint Statement on Sustainable Stewardship Letter published by the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) as a steward of the Python Package Index (PyPI). As a follow up, I would like to share a...

   Greetings, Pythonistas- thank you so much for supporting the work of the PSF and the Python community The newest PSF Board has decided to continue investing in connecting with the global Python community by running the PSF Board Office Hour sessions on the PSF Discord into 2026. We began...

   In January 2025, the PSF submitted a proposal to the US government National Science Foundation under the Safety, Security, and Privacy of Open Source Ecosystems program to address structural vulnerabilities in Python and PyPI. It was the PSF’s first time applying for government funding, and...

   The PSF is pleased to announce its third batch of PSF Fellows for 2025 Let us welcome the new PSF Fellows for Q3 The following people continue to do amazing things for the Python community:Abhijeet MoteLinkedInAbigail Afi GbadagoLinkedIn, Website Becky SmithLinkedIn, Bluesky, Mastodon,...

   Guest blog post authored by Diego Russo, Python Core Developer and Principal Software Engineer at Arm. Sprint overviewFor one week, Arm’s Cambridge headquarters became the heart of Python development. Contributors from around the world came together for the CPython Core Developer Sprint. It...

   The PSF Community Service Awards (CSA’s) are a formal way for the PSF Board of Directors to offer recognition of work which, in its opinion, significantly improves the Foundation’s fulfillment of its mission and benefits the broader Python community. These awards shine a light on the incredible...

   The 2025 election for the PSF Board created an opportunity for conversations about the PSF’s work to serve the global Python community. We appreciate community members’ perspectives, passion, and engagement in the election process this year. We want to send a big thanks to everyone who ran and...

   When I first started attending Python conferences, my focus was entirely on the talks on the schedule. That’s not surprising, there’s no conference without talks Over the years, though, I came to appreciate the so-called hallway track and the usual post-conference sprints that many events include....

   It’s time to cast your vote Voting for the 2025 PSF Board Election is open starting today Tuesday, September 2nd, 2:00 pm UTC, through Tuesday, September 16th, 2:00 pm UTC. How to VoteIf you are a voting member of the PSF who affirmed your intention to participate in this year’s election or...

   For a little over six years pypistats.org has been maintained and operated by Christopher Flynn on a volunteer basis. After a recent extended outage made clear the importance of this service to the Python community, and in coordination with Christopher, the Python Software Foundation (PSF) has...

   We are excited to share the results of the eighth official annual Python Developers Survey. This survey is done yearly as a collaborative effort between the Python Software Foundation and JetBrains. Check out Michael Kennedy’s The State of Python 2025 blog post, on the JetBrains blog, which...

   What an exciting list Please take a look at who is running for the PSF Board this year on the 2025 Nominees page. This year there are 4 seats open on the PSF Board. You can see who is currently on the board on the PSF Officers & Directors page. (Dawn Wages, Jannis Leidel, Kushal Das, and Simon...

   The PSF is pleased to announce its second batch of PSF Fellows for 2025 Let us welcome the new PSF Fellows for Q2 The following people continue to do amazing things for the Python community:Hamdalah AdetunjiLinkedInLaà s CarvalhoMark SmithWebsite, LinkedIn, Mastodon, Bluesky, GitHub Will...

   The Python Software Foundation Security Developer-in-Residence, Seth Larson, published a new white paper with Alpha-Omega about the work to solve the Phantom Dependency problem. The white paper details the approach, challenges, and insights into the creation and acceptance of PEP 770 and...

   TL;DR:Effective August 1st, 2025, the PSF is temporarily pausing our Grants Program after reaching our 2025 grant budget cap earlier than expected. We know how important this program is to many in our community and making this decision was difficult. This is a necessary step to protect both the...

   This year’s PSF Board Election nomination period opens next week on Tuesday, July 29th, 2:00 pm UTC and closes on Tuesday, August 12th, 2:00 pm UTC. Who runs for the board? People who care about the Python community, who want to see it flourish and grow, and also have a few hours a month to attend...

   Every PSF voting-eligible Member (Supporting, Contributing, and Fellow) needs to affirm their membership to vote in this year’s election.If you wish to vote in this year’s PSF Board election, you must affirm your intention to vote no later than Tuesday, August 26th, 2:00 pm UTC. This year’s Board...

   This post serves as notice that the Board of the Python Software Foundation has resolved to amend the Bylaws, effective July 23, 2025, to remove a condition of the Bylaws that would prevent the Foundation from complying with data privacy laws including those in effect in the European Union, the...

   PSF Board elections are a chance for the community to choose representatives to help the PSF create a vision for and build the future of the Python community. This year, there are 4 seats open on the PSF Board. Check out who is currently on the PSF Board on our website. (Dawn Wages, Jannis Leidel,...

   2024 was another remarkable year of growth for the Python Software Foundation Python became the most popular language on GitHub, and worldwide community engagement was at an all-time high. We expanded our impact by welcoming our inaugural PyPI Support Specialist, Maria Ashna, the revival of the...

   The PSF Board elections are a chance for the community to choose representatives to help the Python Software Foundation create a vision for and build the future of the Python community. This year, there are 4 seats open on the PSF Board. Check out who is currently on the board on the PSF’s website....

   The Python Language Summit 2025 occurred on May 14th in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Core developers and special guests from around the world gathered in one room for an entire day of presentations and discussions about the future of the Python programming language.The summit was organized by Emily...

   The first talk of the Python Language Summit was delivered by Itamar Oren. Itamar has plenty of experience at Meta deploying massive amounts of Python code to production. Itamar’s presentation focused on how Python core developers might make upgrades to Python versions smoother for users in the...