Python Leiden User Group September 2026 meeting

Come join our community of people interested in and working with the Python programming language. We meet up in the city of Leiden, The Netherlands. Exchange experiences and learn from others on the topic of the most popular programming language!
We meet up once every two months. The meetups are low profile, not commercial, and open to both professionals and enthusiasts.
At this meeting, we'll have these talks:

Steve Piercy: Maintaining Python packages to attract free and open source software contributors
Steve has on his Mastodon bio: Contributor to open source projects icalendar, Plone, Pyramid, and Deform. Everyday cyclist. Backyard farmer. Tree hugger. Living simply.
He is based in Eugene, Oregon, US but is in The Netherlands to attend PloneConf as a visitor AND a speaker, and of course he is stopping by at Python Leiden to deliver his talk as well!

Michiel W. Beijen - Monitoring my Smart Washing Machine
Samsung provides a Cloud API with an app to monitor the status of Michiels washing machine and dryer. But where’s the fun in that? Also, Samsung decided to start charging money for access to their API. That’s lame! Michiel will show how to monitor your washer without need for any cloud; show the progress on a small screen, all using Python of course! Also interesting for people who do not own Samsung appliances ;-)

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This meeting is also scheduled on Luma.com

If you would want to provide a talk youself on Python or a related topic, about a Python package you discovered or a project you've been working on, or something else; just send us a mail at [[talks@pythonleiden.nl](mailto:talks@pythonleiden.nl)](mailto:talks@pythonleiden.nl)
Meeting format
Our meetings will have presentations with room for discussion, and we will make sure there's also opportunity to meet and get to know your fellow group members.
About our meetups
Our talks happen in a friendly and informal setting. They are a great way to learn new things, share your knowledge, and meet other Python enthusiasts. There is always room for questions and discussion. Our presentations and talks are in English to be accessible for the large amount of non-Dutch speakers in the Python community.
Call for talks
We'd invite you to propose a talk for this or future meetings. Talks can be short or longer, they can include a live demo or a hands-on lab. It does not matter if you're not a highly experienced speaker. Meetup groups like this are great for building out your skills.
Meeting venue
Our meeting will take place at the “Technolab”, an organization that offers science education for children and teenagers. We’ll be using the big meeting room, while the people from “The Space Leiden”, a local hacker/makerspace, will also be present in the building. The Space will be open starting 19:00.
Our food sponsor Samotics is providing free pizza. If you don't care for pizza, you can also skip those and arrive at 20:00.
Our location can be tricky to find for first-timers, please check the instructions on our website here.