Mailman 3 September 2020 - PSF-Community

Fwd: [pypi-announce] upgrade to pip 20.2 -- plus changes coming in 20.3
by Sumana Harihareswara 29 Sep '20

29 Sep '20

A new release of pip is out. Please see below, upgrade, and let us know if you or your users start to have trouble. In particular, we need your feedback on the beta of the new dependency resolver, because we want to make it the default in the October release. Please report bugs using this survey: https://tools.simplysecure.org/survey/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=989272&l… . And please **spread the word** by pointing to this blog post: https://blog.python.org/2020/07/upgrade-pip-20-2-changes-20-3.html -- spread the word on Hacker News, Reddit, Twitter, Facebook, Dev.to, Telegram, relevant Stack Overflow answers, your favorite Slacks and Discords, etc. Most of the people this will affect do not keep up with Python-specific developer news. Help them get the heads-up before October, and help us get their bug reports. best, Sumana Harihareswara, pip project manager -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [pypi-announce] upgrade to pip 20.2 -- plus changes coming in 20.3 Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 11:24:58 -0400 From: Sumana Harihareswara <sh(a)changeset.nyc> Reply-To: distutils-sig(a)python.org Organization: Changeset Consulting To: pypi-announce(a)python.org On behalf of the Python Packaging Authority, I am pleased to announce the release of pip 20.2. Please upgrade for speed improvements, bug fixes, and better logging. You can install it by running python -m pip install --upgrade pip. We make major releases each quarter, so this is the first new release since 20.1 in April. NOTICE: This release includes the beta of the next-generation dependency resolver. It is significantly stricter and more consistent when it receives incompatible instructions, and reduces support for certain kinds of constraints files, so some workarounds and workflows may break. Please test it with the `--use-feature=2020-resolver` flag. Please see our guide on how to test and migrate, and how to report issues <https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/user_guide/#changes-to-the-pip-dependency-res…>. The new dependency resolver is *off by default* because it is *not yet ready for everyday use*. For release highlights and thank-yous, please see <https://blog.python.org/2020/07/upgrade-pip-20-2-changes-20-3.html> . The full changelog is at <https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/news/>. Future: We plan to make pip's next quarterly release, 20.3, in October 2020. We are preparing to change the default dependency resolution behavior and make the new resolver the default in pip 20.3. -- Sumana Harihareswara project manager for pip, on contract with Python Software Foundation Changeset Consulting, https://changeset.nyc _______________________________________________ pypi-announce mailing list -- pypi-announce(a)python.org To unsubscribe send an email to pypi-announce-leave(a)python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/pypi-announce.python.org/

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Ask a Core Dev Anything! (You can even ask Guido!)
by Mariatta 24 Sep '20

24 Sep '20

Made you look! [image: :smile:] Hello Python community! Next month, from October 19-23, Python core developers will be participating in our annual weeklong core dev sprint. As part of the sprint, we will be hosting a Q&A session with participating Python core developers as a way for us to connect and engage with the wider Python community. We would like the wide Python community members (you) to participate and ask a core dev any questions about Python. https://app.sli.do/event/d4ifvw2o Please submit your question before using the link above before September 30. On Tuesday, October 20th, 3 PM US Central time, Python core developers will get together (online) and answer your questions. The session will be recorded and will be posted to The PSF’s YouTube channel. You can see the list of participating core developers here: https://python-core-sprint-2020.readthedocs.io/community_qa.html#core-devs-… If you have general question about the sprint itself, please either open an issue or a discussion item in the core-sprint repository: https://github.com/python/core-sprint Thanks for being part of this community.

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The PSF has re-opened its grants program
by Ewa Jodlowska 22 Sep '20

22 Sep '20

Hello everyone! This is just a quick notification to inform all community members that the PSF has re-opened its grants program. Check out the full blog here: http://pyfound.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-python-software-foundation-re-opens… Thank you, Ewa Jodlowska Executive Director Python Software Foundation ----------------------- *As a non-profit organization, the PSF depends on sponsorships and donations to support the Python community. Check out our Annual Impact Report for more details: https://www.python.org/psf/annual-report/2019/ <https://www.python.org/psf/annual-report/2019/>* *Please contribute to PSF; we can't continue our work without your support! https://www.python.org/psf/donations/ <https://www.python.org/psf/donations/>*

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PyCon India 2020: The Talk Schedule is Out!
by Sayan Chowdhury 13 Sep '20

13 Sep '20

Hi everyone, The PyCon India 2020 talk schedule is out![0] The sheer amount of proposals we received from you all over the last couple of days exceeded all our wildest expectations. The review committee along with all the volunteers worked quite hard to make the deadlines work. The schedule has been released a day before the deadline which signals us that we are on track as we move forward according to the plan. All these efforts go on to accomplish one outcome. An awesome PyCon India keeping you at its epicentre! As we are releasing the talk and keynotes schedule, be sure to look out for the release of workshops and information about many more events in the coming days on Twitter and on our mailing list. Our rehearsal team is working double-time to get all the speakers in top shape for making this year's PyCon India experience amazing for everyone. To check the schedule you can visit the schedule page[1] or the homepage as well. See you, folks, in 18 days! [0] https://in.pycon.org/blog/2020/announce-schedule.html [1] https://in.pycon.org/2020/schedule/ -- Sayan Chowdhury On behalf of PyCon India 2020 Team https://in.pycon.org/2020/

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Virtual Developers Conference 2020 (Mauritius)
by Aditya Bholah 08 Sep '20

08 Sep '20

Hello Everyone, Tomorrow the local tech community in Mauritius will kick off the annual Developers Conference. However, due to the global pandemic, we have moved the conference online. Do come, enjoy and leave any questions you have as from tomorrow till September 10th. https://conference.mscc.mu/ Cheers, Aditya Bholah

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PSF End-of-Year Fundraiser
by Betsy Waliszewski 08 Sep '20

08 Sep '20

Hi all, We’re excited to announce that plans are underway for our end-of-the-year 2020 fundraising campaign <http://pyfound.blogspot.com/2020/09/python-software-foundation-end-of-year.…> launching on November 23rd and ending on December 31st! The theme this year is geared toward education. We'll be actively supporting Python educators by collaborating with authors, trainers, and education companies that offer their services all over the world. Participating companies offer one (or more) products or services during the time period of the campaign, with all or a portion (20-50%) of the proceeds being donated to the PSF. All participants agree to help promote the fundraiser during the length of the campaign. For those interested in working with us, we’ve created an application <https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/psf_python_ed> for participation. Through the application process, we hope to have products and services throughout the world. We look forward to working with the community to make this campaign a success! Best, Betsy -- Betsy Waliszewski *Pronouns: she/her/hers* Event Planner / Sponsorship Coordinator @ThePSF As a non-profit organization, the PSF depends on sponsorships and donations to support the Python community. Check out our Annual Impact Report for more details: https://www.python.org/psf/annual-report/2019/ Please contribute to the PSF; we can't continue our work without your support! https://www.python.org/psf/donations/

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