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Causes: Computer Science, Technology
Mission: To develop and control the python programming language and associated intellectual property and to advance and promote the use of python.
Programs: Pycon 2016 was held may 28 - june 5 in portland or at the oregon convention center. Two days of python tutorials and a python language summit preceded the three day core conference, and four days of programming sprints followed. This conference draws python developers world-wide, providing them opportunities to learn about significant advances in the python community and to meet and network with fellow developers. Education sessions are presented on multiple tracks to address topics of interest at all levels, from object-oriented programming to sophisticated web development and scientific computation.
sponsored python conferences world-wide. Provided grants to assist with the funding of local python conferences, including the following major conferences: pycon philippines, pycon australia, pythonbrasil, europython, pydata london, djangocon europe, scipy, pycon uk, pyohio, pycon italia, pycon es, and linux conference new zealand. The foundation also sponsored many small python programming workshops worldwide. Sponsorship is granted based on the number of conference or workshop attendees.
the foundation provides fiscal sponsorship for local python user groups in the united states. Sponsored groups in 2016: boston python, indypy, phillypug, pyarkansas, pycarolinas, pyladies, pymntos, pytennessee, pytexas, and python san diego. These groups hold regular education and networking meetings and/or present small regional python conferences. The foundation granted a reimbursement of meetup. Com expense for many local python user groups.