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The nonprofit organization behind the Python programming language. For help with Python code, see On Mastodon: @ThePSF @fosstodon .org

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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
4 years
The time for silence is long past. The Python Software Foundation stands in solidarity with the Black community. #BlackLivesMatter
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
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Thanks so much!
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GitHub
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Congratulations to everyone who contributed to the latest Python 3.11 release 🥳 More of the Python you love, but now up to 60% faster.
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@ThePSF
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Earlier today Guido announced he will step down as Python’s Benevolent Dictator. The PSF and Pythonistas everywhere are deeply grateful for all he has done creating Python and guiding it for so long.
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@ThePSF
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Python 3.11 is out, hooray! Congrats to everyone who worked on this, especially @pyblogsal 💙💛 who was the release manager and thanks in advance to @Yhg1s for taking the reins for the next release! 🥳
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
3 years
Does your company allow you to work on open source projects on company time? If yes, give a shout out to them for investing in our community!
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
2 years
New to programming? The Python programming language is free and easy to learn if you know where to start! The Python docs tutorial is a great place to get started.
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@ThePSF
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5 years
Happy Valentine's Day to all the Pythonistas out there!💝 ♥️ 💕
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
3 years
Congratulations to @NASAJPL on the successful landing of the Perserverance Mars Rover. We're excited to see that Python could play a part in the flight software for the first ever Mars drone. Godspeed @NASAPersevere .
@NASAPersevere
NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover
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Hello, world. My first look at my forever home. #CountdownToMars
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@ThePSF
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Happy Anniversary to Python and the Python Software Foundation!
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
5 years
We are thrilled to announce that @ewa_jodlowska will be our first Executive Director, starting Jan 1! Congratulations on the new role and thank you for all that you have done for our communities!
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
7 years
Thank you
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Programmer joke of the week: How many programmers does it take to change a light bulb? None, that’s a hardware problem.
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@ThePSF
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7 years
Programmer joke of the week: When is a function a bad investment? "When there's no return". Thanks to Shyam Seshadri
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Python is the #1 programming language in the world: - Proud to be part of this wonderful community. #positivepython
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Happy Pi Day! But we call it Py Day ’round these parts! 🐍 🥧 🐍
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
3 years
Cheers to Python-30 years young & still going strong! Python's devs like to keep Python fun to use. The language's name is a tribute to the British comedy group Monty Python. Examples refer to spam & eggs (from a famous Monty Python sketch) instead of the standard foo & bar 😀 .
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
2 years
New to programming? Python is free and easy to learn if you know where to start! This guide will help you to get started quickly.
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
6 years
According to #pythondevsurvey2017 , Django is the most popular framework for Python – 41% of developers use it. NumPy, Pandas, and Matplotlib are in close second together, with 39%.
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
6 years
75% of Python developers are already using Python 3. See other findings from Python Developers Survey 2017 #pythondevsurvey2017
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Any Python newbies out there? Trying something new is tough but luckily you've found a supportive community to help you out along the way. Comment with your best beginner tips for our new friends just starting their Python journey🏔️😃🐍 #newbie #dontgiveup
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Programmer joke of the week: When do two functions fight? When they have arguments.
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@ThePSF
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We are so appreciative of @Facebook and @instagram ! Thank you for supporting the development of the Python language by becoming a Sustainability sponsor. We are thankful for all that you do for our Python community 🤩 💙 💛
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@ThePSF
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Programmer joke of the week: What happened to the function that ran away? It never returned.
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@ThePSF
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2 years
Happy Friday! We hope you had a productive week.
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Happy Monday🐍 Today marks 2 weeks left of the special ALL Python @nostarch Humble Bundle, benefiting the PSF! Max out the deal: 18 books, 36 bucks, 100% snek. Try toggling the "adjust donation" custom bars to send more of the proceeds our way 🤗
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@ThePSF
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NumPy is the most popular data science framework, with 63% of python developers using it, followed by Pandas, with 55%. Check out the Python Developers Survey 2019 results? #pythondevsurvey
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
6 years
New Release: NumPy 1.15.0 is a release with an unusual number of cleanups, many deprecations of old functions, and improvements to many existing functions. Please read the detailed descriptions to see if you are affected.
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
3 years
The PSF is 20 years old and Python is 30 years old this year! We’re celebrating these milestone anniversaries with a membership drive! Our goal - sign up 2,000 new members in 30 days, starting March 1st! Stay tuned for more details.
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@ThePSF
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6 years
New Release - Matplotlib 3.0.0. Supports Python 3. Highlights include: GUI backend is selected at run-time based on what toolkits are installed; New cyclic color map *twilight*; Improvements to automatic layout of titles, ticks & GridSpec + many bug fixes!
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
3 years
Python 3.10 is getting released today and several core developers are hosting a virtual release party to inform you about new features! Join us in ~4 hours:
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Pablo Galindo Salgado
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Join us at the Python 3.10 release party 🥳 that we are organising with the good people of @PythonDiscord . We will have several core devs 👩‍💻 speaking about new Python features and secrets and you can see me making mistakes live! 🚀 #python_release_party
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@ThePSF
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7 years
10 Neat Python Tricks Beginners Should Know:
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Thank you to all the Pythonistas that volunteer their time to improve Python. You are appreciated.
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@ThePSF
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Does your company allow you to work on open source projects on company time? If yes, give a shout out to them for investing in our community!
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@ThePSF
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What's in the new Python 3.11 release? Loads of new features for speed and usability.
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
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SciPy 1.2.0 is the culmination of 6 months of hard work - . This will be the last SciPy release to support Python 2.7. Consequently, the 1.2.x series will be a long term support (LTS) release; bug fixes will be backported bug until 1 Jan 2020.
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
6 years
Russell Keith-Magee has been awarded the 2017 Q4 Community Service Award for his contributions to Django, his work on the BeeWare project, and for being an active international speaker at PyCons. Congratulations, Russell on your impact in the Python community! @freakboy3742
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@ThePSF
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Python 3.8.1, 3.7.6, 3.6.10, and 3.9.0a2 are now available!
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
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Thank you Google for becoming the first ever Visionary Sponsor of @thePSF . The financial support and in-kind donations will have tremendous impact on the Python community for years to come.
@GoogleCloudTech
Google Cloud Tech
3 years
We are happy to announce we're increasing our support for the Python Software Foundation. This includes donating $350,000+ to support three PSF projects, recommitting to our ongoing in-kind donation of Google Cloud infrastructure to the PSF, and more ↓
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
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The PSF awarded $170,000 grant from Mozilla Open Source Program to improve sustainability of PyPI
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We 💙 how our Python community is so creative 🎨! Are you working on any cool Python projects this weekend? #sharewiththeclass #python
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@ThePSF
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Half of all developers using Python as their main language also use JavaScript! #pythondevsurvey2017
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Pattern matching has been accepted for Python. The Python steering council has accepted the controversial proposal to add a pattern-matching primitive to the language. Details can be found here:
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Thank you @Huawei for becoming a Sustainability sponsor! Your support allows the PSF to host PyCon US, advance the Python language, and provide crucial programming for our Python community.
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@ThePSF
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Does your company allow you to work on open source projects on company time? If yes, give a shout out to them for investing in our community!
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
5 years
Happy New Year from the PSF - thank you for giving us an opportunity to do what we love!
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@ThePSF
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3 years
Python 3.8.7 is now available. It is the seventh maintenance release of Python 3.8. Get it here: Thank you to all of the many volunteers who help make Python Development and these releases possible!
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
5 years
Sunsetting Python 2 - January 1, 2020, will be the day that Python 2 is sunsetted. That means that it will not be improved after that day, even if someone finds a security problem in it. You should upgrade to Python 3 as soon as you can.
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Happy New Year from @ThePSF to Pythonistas everywhere!
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@ThePSF
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7 years
Love our new sticker designed by Beatrix Bobo @stickermule
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
7 years
Check out this map of Python user groups around the world.
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Python Software Foundation
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We are happy to announce the Python Developers Survey 2021! Take part in the official Python Developers Survey 2021. Help us discover what the Python development world looks like today and how it compares to last year.
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We never get tired of watching our Python community members help each other succeed! Show your #gratitude by giving a shout out to someone who went out of their way to help you on your Python journey 🤗 🐍 💪
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Happy New Year from the PSF staff & Board of Directors!
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New month, new projects! What cool Python projects are you working on this month? 😎 🐍 #newprojectinspo
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The Python Core Developers have elected their first Steering Council! @pumpichank , @brettsky , @WillingCarol , @gvanrossum , and @ncoghlan_dev will lead the project under the specifications in PEP 13.
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
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We hope everyone in our Python family has as safe and sunny weekend spent with family and friends 😎🌴☀️🐍
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Python Software Foundation
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Python 3.9.0rc1 is now available! Python 3.9.0 is almost ready. This release, 3.9.0rc1, is the penultimate release preview. You can get it here:
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
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We're celebrating our 20th anniversary this year with our Spring Fundraiser starting May 11th. Donate $99 or more before June 12 & receive a voucher code to claim your exclusive Python T-shirt, not sold in stores. Stay tuned for details.
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
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Happy New Year from the PSF staff & Board of Directors to all Pythonistas Please share your ambitious goals with us for the year 2022
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Python Software Foundation
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New release - Python 3.8.3rc1. This is the release candidate of the third maintenance release of Python 3.8. The Python 3.8 series is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations.
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
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Check out all the @PacktPub Python titles in the Humble Bundle charity fundraiser through Jan. 14. . The PSF is the designated charity, so your purchases help support our mission and help sustain a vibrant community.
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Online GeoPython, April 22-23, 2021! Key subjects for the conference series are the combination of the Python programming language and Geo.
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
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The Python Software Foundation is featured as a charity for the Humble Bundle by No Starch. Get your bundle today ! The bundle will run from August 19th to September 2nd. #python #humblebundle #nostarch
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Thank you @RedHat for showing your love for the Python language and community by becoming a Contributing sponsor of the PSF. Your generosity is critical to the success of the PSF's mission. 😀 🐍
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We 💙 how our Python community is so creative 🎨! Are you working on any cool Python projects this weekend? #sharewiththeclass #python
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Our hearts are full of gratitude to @Microsoft for 15 years of supporting @ThePSF . Please welcome them as our newest Visionary Sponsor 💙 💛 ! You can read more about how Microsoft is supporting and contributing to the Python ecosystem here -
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
6 years
Missed #pycon2018 ? Videos are posted here:
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Python Software Foundation
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We are concerned that language in the proposed European Cyber Resilience Act may cause problems for public open source repositories like the ones we host. Please read and share:
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What’s New In Python 3.7 - . This article explains the new features in Python 3.7, compared to 3.6. Python 3.7 was released on June 27, 2018.
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Five highly-paid and in-demand programming languages to learn in 2018: . Python is #1 !
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Being very frank for a minute: If this place goes away, we're going to be in a tough spot. Twitter is the main way we reach folks, plus we're in the middle of a fundraiser we're counting on. It would help a lot if you can contribute now, and share widely.
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Are you new to programming and to Python? Check out the Beginner's Guide to Python to help you get started quickly.
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Python 3.7.4 is now available. 3.7.4 is the next maintenance release of Python 3.7, the latest feature release of Python. You can find the release files, a link to the changelog, and more information here:
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Python 3.7.2 and 3.6.8 Are Now Available. No major changes—full changelogs here (3.7.2) and here (3.6.8). Also, Python 3.6.8 is planned to be the last bugfix release of Python 3.6.
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Programmer joke of the week: How do functions break up? They stop calling each other! #justforfun
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Python 3.10.0a2 is now available for testing. The engines of the secret release manager machine have finished producing a new pre-release. Get it here: . This is an early developer preview of Python 3.10.
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Happy, happy Valentine's Day 💐 to Pythonistas everywhere! It's because of you that our community is so awesome ❤️ !
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We’re excited to see all the latest functionality and features of Python 3.7 available on Google App Engine. @GCPcloud
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The official Python Developers Survey 2017 results are here! #pythondevsurvey2017
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The Python core team plans to stop supporting Python 2 in 2020. Details:
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AWS is still the most popular cloud platform for Python developers, although Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure has grown a bit in popularity. See more in Python Developers Survey 2019 #pythondevsurvey
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Tag the Python devs and #Pythonistas who had a tremendous impact on your career and life as a developer. #gratitude #appreciative
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Congratulations to former PSF director, Carrie Anne Philbin, Director of Educator Support, Raspberry Pi Foundation, who has been awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for her services to education in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2020!
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Happy Lunar New Year! We hope this is the start of a year full of health, learning, and joy together 🐇🐍
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Happy 20th Anniversary to @ThePSF and 30th anniversary to Python 🐍 ! We're celebrating with a membership drive that starts on March 1st. Can we sign up 2000 new and renewing members in 30 days? Yes we can!! Stay tuned for details.
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
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Introduction to Neural Networks by Emma Gordon - . This talk illustrates the basic concepts by walking through implementing a neural network from scratch in Python & then moves on to the powerful real world libraries used in production.
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Happy 20th Anniversary to @ThePSF and 30th anniversary to Python! Help us celebrate by sharing your favorite Pythonista pics! Tell us what being part of our community means to you and we'll add it to our anniversary page on . #psfanniversary
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@ThePSF
Python Software Foundation
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Congratulations to our two new board members @DawnWagesSays & @simonw and to our two returning board members! @kushaldas & @jezdez 🐍 🎉 Thank you also to everyone who ran -- it was a truly amazing list of candidates -- and to everyone who voted. 🐍 💗
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The PSF is 20 years old and Python is 30 years old this year! We’re celebrating with a membership drive! Our goal - sign up 2,000 new members in 30 days, starting March 1st! Stay tuned for more details.
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Tag the Python devs and #Pythonistas whose had a tremendous impact in your career and life as a developer. #gratitude #appreciative
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NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, and SciPy are the most popular data science frameworks and libraries. Check out the Python Developers Survey 2018 results? #pythondevsurvey
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Did you know that Jupyter Notebook and Docker are the two most popular technologies used together with Python? #pythondevsurvey2017
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Brython - a Python 3 implementation for client-side web programming:
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