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28/3/2026 - ONLINE Python Lightning Camp
by Michael March 21, 2026

March 21, 2026

Hi! I’m organising an ONLINE Python “Lighting Camp” for 28th March, 2026 <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/python-lightning-camp-gmt-hosted-by-compilep…>, and would like to invite you to come along. tldr: Where: Online (zoom), Free When: 28th March 2026 09:30 GMT → 16:00 PDT (yes, really :) ) What: Lightning talks, open space Why/Who?: People with projects, People interested in optimisation, python→?? compilers, Green Compute Registration: Eventbrite <https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/python-lightning-camp-gmt-hosted-by-compilep…> ( https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/python-lightning-camp-gmt-hosted-by-compilep… ) *This is essentially an unconference with Lightning Talks - ie aiming for the best bits of a python conference.* (I'm planning on doing a few of these this year, so if you can't make this one, please do share with others and come to another) Who is THIS event for? You. If you’re reading this, almost certainly, you and people like you. The project I'm building (compilepython.com) will work best with a broad group of people, so that’s the reason for the lightning camp - to make a space where people - With interesting Python projects - Interested in optimisation (experienced and/ inexperienced) - Creating compilers & associated tools - Interested in making the python ecosystem greener … can come together and capture things and share knowledge. *The project you're building?* Yes. At the event I'm kicking off a project (https://compilepython.com/) to create a "tripadvisor-like" website for python compiler users and writers - except the "destinations" are the tools, and the experiences are there to help others get the best from great tools like ShedSkin, Nuitka, Mojo, Codon and Mypyc, as as well as JIT compilers and so on. Having used some of these and built one specialised python compiler <https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/prototype/tree/master/compiler> and then another <https://sparkslabs.com/pyxie/> in the past, I know these can be challenging to make and challenging to use. My motivation: In the past year I've become interested in green compute as part of my current day job in assisting scientists across Europe improve their software engineering. It struck me that if we had a common resource for python compilation, that it would help all of us. Hence this project. I figured the best way of making this actually relevant and useful to people was to create a useful space for everyone, and then see where I can help the projects that turn up, capture what works, and build from there. *Format* With that in mind, I'll have space for 3+ tracks, and just 1 track reserved for compilepython.com things. The lobby will open at 9:30 GMT, followed by an opening, then lightning talks and the grid will open. If people join from the US and want to continue, there will be a handover session at 16:30GMT (if they don't that's when we close :-) ) As with all unconferences and lightning talks, this is made fun and productive by those who attend and this will be no different. :-) There's already a critical mass of people signed up, but the more the merrier, and some lightning talks already lined up. If you have something to share, please come :-) *Who's Behind this* Some of you know me (Michael Sparks <https://sparkslabs.com/>), I suspect many don't - but I've been around the community a while (sometimes more, sometimes less), built various <https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2015-07-prototyping-the-bbc-microbit> interesting <https://www.kamaelia.org/> challenging things <https://github.com/bbcmicrobit/prototype> etc. I've been having my sanity around this checked by Steve Holden :-D who's been very encouraging and later *events* in the year will be financially supported by the Software Sustainability Institute <https://www.software.ac.uk/>. (I'm hoping to build momentum for an hybrid/in-person event in the autumn, as well as 2 other online events in early summer, and winter) If you can make it, I'd love to see you there. If you can't, then please spread the word? (Here's a linkedin post <https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7440751452052029443/> that you can share if you're so inclined :) ) Hope to see you there :-) Michael

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