Like every first Friday of the month, a group of conference organizers get together to talk shop via Conference Chats. Open to anyone interested in conference, event, and community organizing. Today's call is at 1:00PM EST (time.is/compare/1PM_...) Details and invite link at www.conferencechats.org.

🌴🐍 PyCon US 2026 is heading to California! 🇺🇸☀️ Join us in Long Beach for the world’s largest Python conference! 💙 📅 May 13–19, 2026 📍 Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center 💡 CFP open until Dec 19, 2025 🤝 Sponsorships now open 🔗 us.pycon.org/2026 #PyConUS2026 #Python #PSF @python.org

The all-contributors GitHub bot project is looking for new maintainers. Could this be you? github.com/all-contribu... #OpenSource

The wait is over — #PyConUS 2026 is here! 🙌 The #PyConUS 2026 site is now LIVE and the Call for Proposals is OPEN! We can't wait to welcome you to Long Beach, CA this spring and spotlight the incredible work happening across the Python community 🐍 👉 Details: pycon.blogspot.com/2025/10/pyco...

If you have not seen "Scare Me", it is very much worth a watch. There's plenty to talk about regarding the overall plot and the individual segments, but the main thing that has stuck with me is the feeling it captures throughout the bulk of the film.

"When Good Ghouls Go Bad" is not available for streaming anywhere that I know of, and I've only seen it because I stumbled upon a DVD a bunch of years ago, and who wouldn't want to see Christopher Lloyd in a kids' horror movie? It's better than it should be and darker than one would expect.

📺 Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project Highly recommended. I've seen this kind of horror and this kind of comedy before, but I don't think I've seen them combined, and I am here for it.

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📺 Hocus Pocus

📺 Over the Garden Wall

📺 Over the Garden Wall What a joy this show is.

📺 Scare Me (2020) Most of this movie consists of a few people hanging out in a cabin telling scary stories, which is the closest to capturing the feeling now that I had watching Are You Afraid of the Dark? as a kid.

Just released! 🚀 Please install and enjoy Python 3.14! 🥧 discuss.python.org/t/python-3-1... #Python #Python314 #release

Thinking, once again, about starting a horror movie book club

Only SIX days until we blast off for Wagtail Space! Got your space helmets everyone? Because between incredible talks and fun socials, this is going to be a spaceflight to remember! Get your free ticket to Space right here: events.zoom.us/ev/AtWesoZI_...

Join us next Tuesday for our monthly 📆 meetup! This month we'll be joined by @webology.bsky.social as he shows us how he uses Claude Code 🧑‍💻 to increase his productivity in both his professional and open source projects! 🤩 We hope to see y'all there! Info in the comments #PyTexas #python #Meetup

Banned Books Week is next week, and I quite like their "if you have X minutes" webpage to give readers concrete and actionable steps. bannedbooksweek.org/let-freedom-...

New Halloween decor

Good news Tuesday (is that a thing? sure, why not?): Reading Rainbow is coming back: bookriot.com/new-host-of-... Scholastic launched a streaming service with shows like The Magic School Bus, Goosebumps, and lots in between: www.scholastic.com/newsroom/all...

What are some examples of open source projects that take a marketing approach of maintaining dedicated landing pages for different target users?

Today is not Friday, but it's still a good day to support these groups. Do you use Python at work? If so, does your employer sponsor or contribute to the PSF and the Python packages you depend on?

I voted. Did you? This year's election is down to the final hours, and voting is an high-impact way you can continue to contribute to Python.

Feedback is hard to come by, especially positive feedback. If you appreciate someone, if their work has helped you, and especially if you want them to continue doing the things they're doing, let them know.

ATTN PSF Voting Members: The 2025 PSF Board election vote is open now until September 16th! If you affirmed your intention to vote in this year's election, or voted last year, you should have an email with voting instructions 🗳️ Learn more on our blog:

An organization worth supporting: www.authorsagainstbookbans.com. They don't take donations directly, but you can financially support some related organizations listed at www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/faq/#:~:text... if you are so inclined.

Thank you @djangocon.us for a wonderful conference!

❄ My next picture book, SNOW KID, comes out in one week and is available for pre-order now at your local indie or online! You can even pre-order signed and personalized copies from Books of Wonder: booksofwonder.com/products/978...

If you're planning to vote in @thepsf.bsky.social Board Elections and maybe thinking of taking the weekend to learn about the candidates, may I suggest that you check for your ballot today? PSF staff won't be working on the weekend and won't be able to help you until next week.

Happy Friday. It is a good day to support your open source foundations, maintainers, and communities.

Relive the energy of #PyConUS 2025! With 2,225 attendees from 58 countries, it was an unforgettable 9 days in Pittsburgh, PA. Catch all recordings + our official recap here 🎥👇 pycon.blogspot.com/2025/08/pyco...#PyConUS A huge thank you to all who made it happen💛 Next stop: Long Beach!🌴🐍

I haven't posted much about it here, but I host a discussion group of sorts called Conference Chats (www.conferencechats.org). We're a community for community / event / conference organizers, and if that sounds like something you're interested in (experienced or not), I invite you to join us.

🕛 The quarterly due date for PSF Fellow nominations [1] is about nine days away. I've talked / posted about this at length in the past and shared a blog post on the topic last year [2]. These nominations and recognition mean a lot to the people who help build (1/2)

🕛 You have ~half a day to nominate yourself or someone else for the upcoming @thepsf.bsky.social board elections [1, 2]. You also have ~two weeks to make sure you're registered as a voting member if you'd like to vote this year. [1] pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/07/psf-... [2] time.is/compare/2pm_...

I watched "Choose or Die" a few days ago (I was not originally planning to, but one of the writers made a short I really enjoy). It's not a new favorite or anything, but I enjoyed the premise and some of the execution.

I've watched too many bad (and not bad-in-a-good-way) horror movies recently. Who has good, fun, or bad-in-a-good-way recommendations? Lesser-known titles, crossover genres (horror-comedy, horror-sci-fi, etc.), and non-English titles welcome.

#PyConUS recordings continue to go up! One freshly posted session is the annual Steering Council presentation, with updates on Python 3.14 🥧, free threading, and more. As Pablo would say, WOW.

A new conference organizing blog post that I published today: www.jonafato.com/2025/05/30/c...

PyBay CFP is open til June 8th! sessionize.com/pybay2025 The conference is happening October 18th in SF, and it was really great last year. I just submitted to the CFP, you should too! :)

I am spending much of my Sunday working on my PyCon US 2025 scrapbook -- noting phrases from recap blog posts, social media posts, and my own "overheard" notes throughout the event. It is a joy to see the unique ways people experience the conference and its communities.

Because I have Mr. Rogers on my mind this week, here is the article I keep mentioning regarding his rules for (what I am reminded is called) "Freddish": web.archive.org/web/20180609.... It's worth a read, even if you've read it before.

Which year was your first PyCon US? Whether it was long ago or currently ongoing, I'd be thrilled to hear your stories about how the conference has inspired you, the friends and coworkers you've met, and what keeps you returning.

Do you want to announce a conference during #PyConUS25 ? If you are interested: 🐍 Sunday 8am | 30 seconds slot | 1 slide Send me a DM to give you the URL to the slides so could add one. In case you are not here, you could find someone to do it for you! #PyConUS @pycon.us

Volunteering is a great way to connect with your community! We still need volunteers for #PyConUS, and you can find a time to volunteer for right on the website! us.pycon.org/2025/schedul...

Make an impact at @pycon.us and for the whole #Python community by donating at the PSF booth 🫶 Every contribution helps the PSF empower our community 🌟 🙌 #PyConUS

Today’s the day of the Community Organizers summit at #PyConUS! Whether you organize conferences, meetups, communities, or want to start one, this event is for you! Join us at 10:30am in Room 317 at #PyConUS2025

#PyconUS attendees. Have time? We REALLY need more volunteers tomorrow, Sat 🥺. Green room volunteers, session runners, swag distribution, registration,information desk. Login to us.pycon.org/#PyconUSon your dashboard, click on volunteer>volunteering. Pick the time you're free!

Which year was your first PyCon US? Whether it was long ago or currently ongoing, I'd be thrilled to hear your stories about how the conference has inspired you, the friends and coworkers you've met, and what keeps you returning.

Are you attending #PyConUS? Consider becoming a Supporting Member of the PSF! Head to psfmember.org and stop by the PSF booth!