Today is not Friday, but we are down to the final hours for a lot of folks who are able to take advantage of things like employer matches during fundraising drives. If you have that or other reasons to donate to organizations before the end of the year, let this be a reminder.

📺 I'm a little late on watching it this year, and it's not part of my usual winter / Christmas double feature with friends, but this grey, snowy day is a good day to watch Krampus (2015).

Thank you to everyone who proposed a session to PyCon US this year, to those who helped spread the word and promote the CFP, and to the folks who are hard at work reviewing everything. I am *stoked* to be a part of the conference, just five short months away.

We are only $𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝘀𝗵𝘆 of hitting $𝟭𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 raised this year! If you value our mission of elevating Black Pythonistas, now is the perfect time to chip in. 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘂𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝘁 $𝟭𝟱𝗸: BlackPythonDevs.com

You did it—AGAIN! Thanks to you, we hit our second fundraiser goal of $400k 🤯 everyone at the PSF is feeling heaps of astonishment & gratitude for our community’s generosity. Words can’t fully capture how grateful we are, but we’ll try: Thank you 💝 Thank YOU 💙💛 THANK YOU 🥰🐍🥰 #PythonForEveryone

🎉 A record-breaking year for the #PyConUS 2026 CFP! The PyCon US CFP is officially closed, and we received 1,015 proposal submissions — WOW 😮 A HUGE thank you to everyone for sharing your ideas, expertise, and passion with the community. We’re excited for what’s ahead! 🐍🚀

You only have a few hours left to submit your PyCon US 2026 talks! I've submitted three so far, hoping that one of them gets selected. pretalx.com/pycon-us-2026/

Boosting the thing again 👇. Donate! Speak! Help others do the same! Help build a better world for the groups that have helped you.

We're at 97% of our *second* goal of $400K 🫨🥰 It's also the *VERY LAST DAY* to get 30% off @pycharm.dev Pro from @jetbrains.com with ALL proceeds going to the PSF! Will you be the one to tip us over our goal? Grab PyCharm & support #PythonForEveryone! lp.jetbrains.com/support-python/

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY! Fellow procrastinators, this is your time to shine! And if you needed a sign that PyCon US would be better with you and your ideas, this is it:)

Ever wanted to play #Python Community Bingo? Now’s your chance! Thanks to Rodrigo Silva Ferreira for creating this game supporting the PSF and #PythonForEveryone 🙏 Play along, celebrate the community—and if you can, donate to the PSF to help keep Python accessible to all 💙

The PyCon US 2026 Call for Proposals is open for just a couple more days, and you (yes, you!) have something to talk about! You can find info and details about proposing Talks, Charlas, Tutorials, and Posters at https:// us.pycon.org/2026/speaking/guidelines/. Have you gotten your proposals in yet?

The PyCon US 2026 Call for Proposals is open for just a couple more days, and you (yes, you!) have something to talk about! You can find info and details about proposing Talks, Charlas, Tutorials, and Posters at https:// us.pycon.org/2026/speaking/guidelines/. Have you gotten your proposals in yet?

Just 2 days left! Thank you for listening to us shout about this! We are almost at the finish line!

Join us in Long Beach!

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_...