Written by Jacob Coffee, Director of Engineering at the Python Software Foundation Working on infrastructure at the Python Software Foundation (PSF) as the Director of Engineering is a broad job with many hats. Python turns up everywhere. I…
What an exciting list! Please take a look at the 18 candidates running for the PSF Board this year on the 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 & Dire…
The Python Software Foundation (PSF) is excited to announce a 2026 PSF Grants Program funding round. This is not a full reopening of the Grants Program as it existed before. Rather, it's what the PSF is able to sustainably offer right now,
The PSF is pleased to announce its second batch of PSF Fellows for 2026. Let us welcome the new PSF Fellows for Q2! The following people continue to do amazing things for the Python community:Andy TerrelBlogJulius Nana Acheampong BoakyeLink…
The inaugural Python Packaging Council Election nomination period opens next week on Tuesday, July 28th, 2:00 pm UTC and closes on Tuesday, August 11th, 2:00 pm UTC. The Python Packaging Council (PPC) will be the technical decision-making b…
Who runs for the PSF 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 regular meetings, serve on committees, participate in conversations, and promote the P…
Every Python Software Foundation (PSF) voting-eligible Member (Supporting, Contributing, and Fellow) needs to affirm their membership to vote in this year’s PSF Board and Python Packaging Council (PPC) elections.If you wish to vote in eithe…
Starting Tuesday 28 July, 2026, the PSF Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Workgroup is opening its virtual doors once a month on Discord. Come chat with workgroup members from all over the world!Doing diversity and inclusion work in tech can feel…
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…
With the recent approval of PEP 772 – Packaging Council governance process, a new Python Packaging Council (PPC) is being established with broad authority over packaging specifications and the mandate to coordinate Python packaging efforts.…
This post is a cross-post from the Python Insider Blog.Summary On February 23rd 2026, Splitline Ng from the DEVCORE Research Team reported to the Python Security Response Team (PSRT) an authentication bypass vulnerability in the “python.org…
Python Software Foundation (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.