This year marks the ninth iteration of the official Python Developers Survey. We intentionally launched the survey in January (later than years prior) so that data collection and results can be completed and shared within the same calendar year. The survey aims to capture the current state of the...

   This week will be my last as the Director of Infrastructure at the Python Software Foundation and my last week as a staff member. Supporting the mission of this organization with my labor has been unbelievable in retrospect and I am filled with gratitude to every member of this community, volunteer...

   nbsp;The PSF is pleased to announce its fourth batch of PSF Fellows for 2025 Let us welcome the new PSF Fellows for Q4 The following people continue to do amazing things for the Python community:Chris BrousseauWebsite, LinkedIn, GitHub, Mastodon, X, PyBay, PyBay GitHubDave ForgacWebsite, Mastodon,...

   We are thrilled to announce that Anthropic has entered into a two-year partnership with the Python Software Foundation (PSF) to contribute a landmark total of 1.5 million to support the foundation’s work, with an emphasis on Python ecosystem security. This investment will enable the PSF to make...

   We are thrilled to announce that the Sovereign Tech Agency has committed to a 86,000 investment in work to be performed by the Python Software Foundation to improve the security of CPython and the Python Package Index (PyPI). The Sovereign Tech Agency is a public organization in Germany that...

   The PSF’s Code of Conduct Working Group is a group of volunteers whose purpose is to foster a diverse and inclusive Python community by enforcing the PSF Code of Conduct, along with providing guidance and recommendations to the Python community on codes of conduct, that supports the PSF mission...

   So far this year’s PSF fundraising campaign has been a truly inspiring demonstration of the Python community’s generosity, strength, and solidarity. We set a special themed goal of 314,159.26 (it’s the year of Python 3.14 ), and with your support, we are already at 93% of that goal WOW Thank you to...

   The Python Software Foundation (PSF) is the charitable organization behind Python, dedicated to advancing, supporting, and protecting the Python programming language and the community that sustains it. That mission and cause are more than just words we believe in. Our tiny but mighty team works...

   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...