Python Software Foundation

Archive formats like ZIP and tar can be abused to undermine the integrity of Python package users 📦 Learn how PSF Developer-in-Residence Seth Larson is strengthening Python's security with the #Python community in the new white paper "Slippery ZIPs and Sticky tar-pits" with Alpha-Omega. https://lnkd.in/gU9t5bgf

PyPI serves billions of requests daily- but sustaining it isn’t free. The PSF joined the OpenSSF & others in calling for organizations to invest in sustainable open infrastructure. Learn what this means for #PyPI, the PSF, & how our community can pitch in: https://lnkd.in/eWT9Uejm

Hearts at the PSF are full today from the responses about the recent grant turn down news we shared. All of your kind words of support & solidarity, as well as your donations & new memberships, mean the world to us. We're so grateful to be in community with each of you 💛 🐍 💙 While in some ways the decision was tough, knowing the #Python community would have our backs made it easier. We want to thank you deeply for the words of support across many platforms- but also your actions. In the past day we raised $65K+ USD and are thrilled to welcome 137 new Supporting Members! We truly hope you continue to follow us and share this story and more as we kick off our annual fundraiser in November. Thinking about becoming a PSF member? Info: https://lnkd.in/eQ2JW7gG

The latest PSF Board is excited to continue monthly Office Hours into 2026! We welcome you to join these sessions to share with us how we can help your local and project based communities, express your perspectives, and provide feedback for the PSF 🐍📣

The October edition of the PSF Grants Program Office Hour is kicking off shortly 🐍📋 9 AM EST, 1 PM UTC. We welcome you to join us if you have any PSF Grant related questions, including feedback about the programs pause, as well as its future! https://lnkd.in/entXcpkc

In my mind, this was the only choice we could make for our community.

TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. https://lnkd.in/eP7kjZng 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. The PSF simply couldn’t agree to that statement, as facilitating “the growth of a diverse and international community of Python programmers” is written directly into our mission and core to our values, so we withdrew our application. In the end, it wasn’t a hard decision for the PSF to put our community and our values first, but it does mean we lost out on this large funding source. Donations and sponsorships will help us fill the gap, so we can continue supporting the Python ecosystem and living our values. Please read our statement, share it with your networks, and support us if you can. Company sponsorships: https://lnkd.in/e49ACwBh Direct donations: https://lnkd.in/eM_cvZMh

Please congratulate our newest PSF Fellow Members for Q3, 2025! Their continued contributions to the Python ecosystem are so very important to our community. #python

Check out this post by 🐍 Diego R. about the latest CPython sprint! We send a special thanks to Arm for hosting the event and investing in the future of #Python 💛🐍💙 https://lnkd.in/gBU_pNpe

Congrats to the newest PSF Community Service Award recipients! Katie McLaughlin, Sarah K., and Rodrigo Girão Serrão have each made lasting contributions to the Python community 🐍🗺️ From conferences to tutorials to education worldwide, their service to the Python community deserves recognition and celebration! https://lnkd.in/gZa7KPDd