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Annual programming language convention
The closing panel of the 2010 PyCon Asia Pacific held at the
Singapore Management University
The Python Conference (also called PyCon
[1] : 564 ) is the largest
[2]
[3] annual convention for the discussion and promotion of the
Python programming language .
[4]
[5] It originated in the
United States but is also held in more than 40 other countries.
[6]
[7]
[8] It was one of the first computer programming conferences to develop and adhere to a
code of conduct .
[1] : 565 The conference hosts tutorials, demonstrations and training sessions.
[9]
PyCon 2020 was listed as one of "The best software engineering conferences [to attend] of 2020" and "As Python becomes ever more popular in the scientific community and for big data, the influence of PyCon will continue to grow."
[10] PyCon is often attended by
Guido van Rossum (the author of the Python language).
[2]
[11] Other groups, such as
PyLadies and
Django Girls , often have concurrent sessions.
[12]
It is sometimes referred to in software documentation and conference papers.
[13]
[14]
It is organised by the
Python Software Foundation , and is supported by many significant companies, including
Microsoft ,
[15]
[16]
Google ,
[17] and
Facebook .
[18]
Location history
The canonical "PyCon" has run annually in the United States
[19] since 2003 (21 years ago) (2003 ) in Washington, D.C:
Year
Location
Number of Attendees
2003
Washington, D.C.
200
2004
300
2005
400
2006
Dallas , Texas
400
2007
500
2008
Chicago , Illinois
1,000
2009
900
2010
Atlanta , Georgia
1,000
2011
1,400
2012
Santa Clara, California
2,300
2013
2,500
2014
Montreal , Quebec (Canada)
2,500
2015
3,100
2016
Portland, Oregon
3,294 (badges issued)
[20]
2017
3,391 (badges received)
[21]
2018
Cleveland, Ohio
3,260 (Checked-in people)
[22]
2019
3,393 (Checked-in people)
[23]
2020
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Virtual (online-only event due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
[24] )
2021
2,650 online
[25]
2022
Salt Lake City , Utah
1,753 in-person + 669 online = 2,422 total
[26]
2023
2,159 in-person + 491 online = 2,650 total
[27]
2024
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2,551 in-person
2025
2026
Long Beach, California (Planned)
2027
References
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b Barry, Paul (2016).
Head First Python: A Brain-Friendly Guide . "O'Reilly Media, Inc.".
ISBN
978-1-4919-1949-1 . Retrieved 17 May 2020 .
^
a
b Severance, Charles (2015).
"Guido van Rossum: The Modern Era of Python" . Computer . 48 (3): 8–10.
doi :
10.1109/MC.2015.73 . page 10
^
"5 Must-Attend Python Conferences in 2018 (October - December)" . www.merixstudio.com .
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"PyCon" . Retrieved 2020-03-21 .
^ Python, Real.
"How to Get the Most Out of PyCon – Real Python" . realpython.com .
^
"Conferences and Workshops" . Python.org .
^
"PythonConferences - Python Wiki" . wiki.python.org .
^
"Join us at PyCon" . pycon.org .
^ Boschetti, Alberto; Massaron, Luca (2016).
Python Data Science Essentials . Packt Publishing Ltd. p. 352.
ISBN
978-1-78646-283-1 . Retrieved 17 May 2020 .
^ Mello, John P. Jr.
"The best software engineering conferences of 2020" . TechBeacon .
^
"Python Creator Guido van Rossum Retires, Heads To Python Conference - Slashdot" . developers.slashdot.org .
^
"Django Girls invite would-be coders to PyCon this October" . 12 September 2017.
^
"Google Scholar" . scholar.google.com .
^
"Google Scholar" . scholar.google.com .
^
"Come meet Microsoft at PyCon 2019!" . 25 April 2019.
^
"Microsoft sponsors first Aussie Python conference" . 12 May 2010.
^
"A message from Google to the Python community" .
^
"Facebook: Building the Future Together" . "We’re thrilled to have the support of Facebook as a PSF and PyCon Principal Sponsor for 2020!"
^
"PyCon US" . us.pycon.org .
^
"PyCon-staff mailing list archive" . Retrieved Jun 6, 2016 .
^
"Final remarks and conference close - Pycon 2017" .
YouTube . Retrieved May 24, 2017 .
^
"Sponsorship Prospectus - PyCon 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio" . Retrieved May 21, 2019 .
^
"Sponsorship Prospectus - PyCon 2020 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania" . Retrieved September 4, 2019 .
^ Broberg, Matthew; Jodlowska, Ewa.
"The real impact of canceling PyCon due to COVID-19" . Opensource.com . Retrieved 17 May 2020 .
^
"PyCon US 2021 Highlights" . PyCon US 2021 . Python Software Foundation. Retrieved March 19, 2023 .
^
"PyCon US: Successful Return to In-Person in 2022" . Python Software Foundation News . Python Software Foundation. June 8, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2023 .
^
"PyCon US 2023 Recap and Recording Release" . The PyCon US Blog . Python Software Foundation. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023 .
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