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Yesterday our Python Pescara group hosted a Django Girls+ workshop during DevFest Pescara 2025, organized by GDG Pescara 🐬

Many participants spent the day learning Django guided by our amazing coaches, all members of Python Pescara. 🐍

We ended the day celebrating Django’s 20th birthday with a big cake featuring the Django logo! 🎂

CC @djangogirls @django @gdgpescara

#PythonPescara #Django #DjangoGirls #DjangoBirthday #Python #Pescara



An all die großen Unternehmen: Man muss vor Trump nicht auf die Knie fallen.
Die Python Software Foundation hat sich für eine staatliche Förderung beworben, um die Sicherheit ihre Software zu erhöhen. Sie haben eine Zusage über 1,5mio$ erhalten. Die Bedingungen verlangten allerdings, dass sie keine Programme durchführen würden, die Vielfalt, Gleichberechtigung und Inklusion (DEI) fördern oder unterstützen.
Daraufhin haben sie die Förderung abgelehnt.
pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/N…
#python #vielfalt #dei


The Python Software Foundation just had to pass on a US$1.5M grant from the National Science Foundation for PyPI maintenance. One condition of the funding was that the PSF drop any DEI efforts, and if this condition is violated, the NSF can claw back the money even if it's already been spent. That clawback is too risky, so the PSF had to pass on the funding. (This is pretty shameful: PyPI security is a broad benefit, but of course the administration prefers to grind its own ax here.)

If you develop #Python code or rely upon it for your business, it'd be great if your company could become a sponsor of the PSF, or if you could donate personally to the PSF.

fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/11544665…

#Python #PSF #NSF #PyPI #diversity


The PSF applied for a $1.5M grant from the US National Science Foundation (NSF) to make innovative improvements to packaging security—and we were recommended for funding! But as a condition of funding, we were asked to affirm that we wouldn’t undertake any diversity, equity, and inclusion work, whether or not we used the government funds to do so.


I would be glad to donate to the #Python project, but doing so requires me to divulge my name and contact information as per their 501(c)(3) charitable organisation status:

"Contact information is required for tax reporting purposes and will be shared only with the US government."

Considering the current status of the US government, I don't feel comfortable doing this. Are there some other ways to donate to Python project without getting the US government involved?

- pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/N…
- psfmember.org/civicrm/contribu…

@ThePSF



Mastodon, conéctame con personas que les guste:
- Ciencia de datos
- Optimización Matemática
- Investigación de Operaciones
- Desarrollo de Software
- IA/ML

#IA #Python #BI #Math #ML

#python #math #ML #ia #bi


Well, PyPI uses HCaptcha. So no registration for me. #a11y #python


The third morning marks the end of this first edition of Django On The Med 🏖️

It’s amazing how much we achieved in such a short time, with a small group of focused developers. 💪

The goal of the sprints has been fully reached. But the experience is not over yet, this afternoon’s rest and tonight’s dinner are part of the social side too. 🌅

#DjangoOnTheMed #Django #Community #Python #Sprints

CC @django




Also.
Fun fact.

As people might know, I maintain "pypandoc".

But did you know, that 'pypandoc' actually have 2 packages on PyPI?

The regular 'pypandoc' package that people typically install.
And then it also has 'pypandoc_binary' which comes with a version of pandoc packaged - so you can get started right away.

pypandoc_binary, for the first month, just surpassed 1.000.000 downloads in the last 30 days.

That's amazing news.
That means, that the total pypandoc project has been downloaded over 4.500.000 times over the last month.

That's amazing - I'm so honored.

#python #tech #pypandoc #opensci #markdown #pandoc #Humblebrag #pypi


J'ai une fonction en Python (3.11.2) qui revoie un float x (affiché comme 17.342368319811897), round(x) renvoie 17 mais int(x) renvoie 18 🙁

Pour une autre valeurx y (affichée comme 17.752002330055376) round(y) renvoie 17, mais int(y) renvoie 18.

C'est quoi que je fais faux ?

#python #float



Yo @ThePSF the vendor you use for the board election ballot is not screen reader accessible. Does that then mean that me and other blind people are unable to vote?

Choked to say the least here...

#a11y #blind #python #psf #accessibleelections


Just for the heck of it, I decided to try #AI to fix an addon to run in the latest #NVDA alpha. I knew exactly what was wrong with it: it was importing a module included for #Python 3.11, and new alphas of NVDA are built with Python 3.13. I gave chat GPT the addon file, with this instruction: "In the latest alphas of NVDA, NVDA is now built with Python 3.13. That means this addon won't work. Please fix it." The simple solution would be to go get the right precompiled module from pip. But I didn't know if it would even be able to figure out what a .nvda-addon file was or how to fix it. Turns out it did. It spent six minutes, unpacked the addon, did things to the python code, then gave me back a new .nvda-addon file. But instead of just getting the right version of the module, it...rewrote the entire addon to not use that module. And its rewrite included some new features, while removing some existing ones. I'm kind of both impressed that it was able to handle the entire task on its own, and baffled that it did it in the hardest possible way. It even updated the manifest file correctly. It also left commented out sections of code, and created some Python files it never wound up using for anything. You could kind of see it doing something, forgetting what it was doing, then going to do the same thing a different way, but not deleting the half-completed evidence of the first attempt it abandoned for some reason. If more and more people use AI, code is going to get really, really weird and organic, y'all.


With everyone being so focused on Ty and Pyrefly right now, I'd like to put a lesser known type checker in the spotlight for a second, called Zuban.

I know, yet another Python type checker, just what the Python ecosystem needs! But hear me out, this one is genuinely exciting to me.

It's made by a long time Python ecosystem contributor, who you might know for creating Jedi.

Of course, it has all the goodies you'd want these days, which is a good CLI, an LSP, being written in Rust for performance, etc.

But it also aims for Mypy compatibility with zmypy, making it a great potential option for existing projects using Mypy that just want something faster.

I reported a couple of issues which got fixed in a span of hours too!

I'd say give it a go, don't expect perfect results, but report issues if you find them :blobcatthumbsup:

#Python #notAnAd




anyone familiar with VSCode and Jupyter notebooks on here?

we're switching to VSCode in our computer science class this year; my question is, how accessible are Jupyter notebooks to screen readers? are there any pitfalls we need to be aware of? what keyboard shortcuts do we need to know?

#Accessibility #Blind #Python #VSCode #NVDA


@ThePSF have paused its grants program. This came as shock to many.

A lot of people benefit from #Python , many lives have been changed. But very few consider giving something back or paying it forward.

Here are some of my thoughts on the matter:

sheenaoc.com/articles/2025-08-…

If you have benefited from Python, please consider paying it forward by supporting communities and events that you care about. Or by supporting the PSF directly.


For those of you who use the #unspoken#NVDA addon, I pushed fixes to it for the latest version of NVDA. I also filed an issue documenting the current state of the addon, and why it's going to continue to suck well into the future, unless we can find a #Python developer who's comfortable with #HRTF and other audio techniques, or get Python bindings to steamaudio or something similar and modern. github.com/masonasons/Unspoken/issues/16


🐍 "The State of Python in GNOME"
with Dan Yeaw at #GUADEC2025
📅 24 July 🕒 14:15 CEST 📍 Brescia

⚙️ AsyncIO, girepository 2.0, real progress for Python in GNOME. Dan shows what’s new—and how to get involved.

🔗 events.gnome.org/event/259/con…

#Python #GNOME #PyGObject #FOSS




@kpcyrd
Sure. I assume, that at some point they will be needed. In fact, one of the #XMPPrs crates (#JID.rs) is already needed for the #slixmpp package.
We only use the (slower) #Python fallback in #Debian instead, because the crate would not have made it in time for #trixie.


🌟 Excited to share Thorsten-Voice's YouTube channel! 🎥 🗣️🔊 ♿ 💬

Thorsten presents innovative TTS solutions and a variety of voice technologies, making it an excellent starting point for anyone interested in open-source text-to-speech. Whether you're a developer, accessibility advocate, or tech enthusiast, his channel offers valuable insights and resources. Don't miss out on this fantastic content! 🎬

follow hem here: @thorstenvoice
or on YouTube: youtube.com/@ThorstenMueller YouTube channel!

#Accessibility #FLOSS #TTS #ParlerTTS #OpenSource #VoiceTech #TextToSpeech #AI #CoquiAI #VoiceAssistant #Sprachassistent #MachineLearning #AccessibilityMatters #FLOSS #TTS #OpenSource #Inclusivity #FOSS #Coqui #AI #CoquiAI #VoiceAssistant #Sprachassistent #VoiceTechnology #KünstlicheStimme #MachineLearning #Python #Rhasspy #TextToSpeech #VoiceTech #STT #SpeechSynthesis #SpeechRecognition #Sprachsynthese #ArtificialVoice #VoiceCloning #Spracherkennung #CoquiTTS #voice #a11y #ScreenReader


There were layoffs at MS yesterday and 3 #Python core devs from the Faster CPython team were caught in them. If you know of any jobs, please send them their way (they kind of know Python, CPython, and its internals well 😉):

Eric Snow: linkedin.com/in/ericsnowcurren…
Irit Katriel: linkedin.com/in/irit-katriel/
Mark Shannon: linkedin.com/in/mark-shannon-b…




Please boost! #FediHire

I'm looking for my next role as a program manager, team lead, or senior developer.

- 20+ years in open source
- 6 years experience in web dev with #Python, #Django, HTML, bootstrap
- 7 years experience in C, Linux kernel, embedded systems

My passions lie at the intersection of open source software development and creating welcoming spaces for people to learn and grow.

I'm currently the program manager for a technical internship program. I work remotely with a team of 4 people in New York, Brazil, and Nigeria.

Looking for a fully remote role. I'm open to relocation outside the USA.

Resume here: sage.thesharps.us/hire-me/

DM me or send an email to sage at thesharps dot us


Reading a 1584 treatise on the horrors of #Python monkey patching and duck typing.

> [...], the pestilent practices of Pythonists, [...]


"One highlight of submitting a PR to #Python is that their infrastructure has more CI coverage than we could possibly dream of: a complete build of Python runs over 50+ toolchains and architectures. The flipside? We discovered some pretty annoying corner cases."
jonathan.protzenko.fr/2025/04/…


Python now ships with 15,000 lines of verified cryptographic code from HACL*, covering all default hash and HMAC algorithms. The integration was seamless and automated, aiming to eliminate bugs like the 2022 SHA3 CVE. A major milestone for verified crypto in mainstream software.

jonathan.protzenko.fr/2025/04/…

#Python #CyberSecurity #Cryptography #AppSec


For those who are interested in free-threaded Python (peps.python.org/pep-0703/), a few of us working on it, and more importantly porting libraries to work with it, have set up a new Discord server, for folks to ask questions a bit more interactively. (Lurking is also welcome! It's amazing how much you learn by osmosis.)

discord.gg/rqgHCDqdRr

#Python #PythonDevelopment