There's an extremely interesting conversation going on in Python right now around the future of performance. It's centered on Sam Gross's PEP 703, which makes the GIL optional (to be removed entirely in the future), but comes at a cost. Here's my summary...

I'm running for a seat on the 2023 Python Software Foundation (PSF) board for the first time 🐍 I've published my nomination statement on my blog 👇 paulox.net/2023/06/20/202… #Python #PSF #PythonSoftwareFoundation #Board #Election #Software #Foundation CC Python Software Foundation

We're getting close to the end of the PSF Board Elections! If you haven't voted yet, please take a minute to do so. This year's slate of candidates is really inspiring! 🎉 🐍 pyfound.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-20…

Hey, do you know the Python Software Foundation is hiring for a full-time position called the Deputy CPython Developer in Residence? It's a special role where you'd work with me and the rest of the core team on directly shaping the future of #Python. Want to know more? lukasz.langa.pl/40b601fc-2b24-…

I will be spending a few days in Berlin for #WeAreDevs WeAreDevelopers come say hi 👋 - also my talk will be on Friday 3pm stage 3

Good news! The PyCon Italia 2023 videos are now available online! Catch up on that talk you missed or share them with your co-workers! 📺 youtube.com/playlist?list=… #PyConIT2023

Yes!! 💕 We still can't believe the amazing Samantha Cristoforetti 👩‍🚀 was able to join us as a special guest at PyCon Italia 2023! Watch her Q&A on YouTube here: youtu.be/LIv-vcjXMJE

What are your plans for 17 November? In Hamburg, we are back for lots of 🍕and 🐍! 📢 Apply to speak! 🐈🐩 📅 17 November 🕙 10:00 - 21:00 CET 🏙️ NEW WORK SE , Hamburg 🔈hamburg.python.pizza Follow us on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/983345… #hhpythonpizza #pythonpizza2023

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Yeah, so I helped the Excel team with this. Excited that it's out! techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/excel-blog/…

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We have a huge announcement! Kraken Tech (kraken.tech), part of the Octopus Energy group 🐙 and a long-time supporter of the conference, has decided to go all-in this year by becoming a Keystone sponsor! 🎉

We are beyond excited to announce Jodie Burchell as a keynoter! 🎉 Developer Advocate in Data Science at JetBrains and ex-lead Data Scientist at Verve Group Europe. She has extensive experience developing data-driven products, content creation and more!

Thrilled to announce our next keynoter: Vicki Boykis! She works at Mozilla.ai on LLM infra and model evaluation and is interested in anything between the intersection of information retrieval and large language models, to Nutella 🍫 and Rino Gaetano! 🎤

Only ~120 tickets left of PyCon Italia! 🎉 And soon our prices will increase too! Did you get yours yet? pycon.it/tickets

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📢 Calling All Pythonistas! 🚀 PyLadiesCon 2024 Call for Proposals is open! 🌟 Be part of an online conference focused on diversity, learning, and empowerment in the #Python community. 📅 December 6th-8th 📝 Submit your talk:👇 buff.ly/46UNfxO #PyLadies #PyLadiesCon

I woke up before dawn today, but it was a great day 🤗 With the Pycon Italia organizers we did a site visit to the Bologna venue 🏨 From the photos you can see that there is a beautiful location and excellent food 🍷 See you in May 2025 👇🏻 2025.pycon.it/en #PyConItalia