What we’re about
Enhancing the Python community and ecosystems, one developer focused event at a time.
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Started in Nov 2008, SF Python is the largest, longest running community-run meetup in SF Bay Area. Each year, our dedicated team of volunteers produce 20+ developer focused, live events for Pythonistas to connect, learn, share, and grow together.
As a member of our community, you agree to adhere to our code of conduct. Please see our Code of Conduct page for further details.
Why do we put these events up?
We believe there is power in in-person interactions. Â We believe in learning, sharing, and helping each other out. Â And we have seen the results. Â We have heard stories of people getting their problems solved because of the talks and the people they met at our events. Â We have witnessed people grow in their career, from receiving their first internship to landing their first speaking gig at conferences. Â We have even heard companies migrating to a different platform/technologies after attending our conference. Â
We look forward to your joining this awesome community - be it attending our events, giving a talk, donating your venue space, or supporting us financially via sponsorship!Â
Hope to see you at some or more of the following events!
2 monthly meetups
- Presentation Night on the 2nd Wednesday of each month features intermediate to advanced level tech talks from Python Software Foundation members, core developers of open-source projects, and local software engineers. Â
- Project Night on the 3rd Wednesday of most months offers a chill evening to hack on projects, get questions answered, mentor other devs, or attend a tutorial.  It's usually held at various companies in SF so you get to sample how different companies are using Python.
PyBay, a yearly regional Python Conference
https://youtu.be/EwK04nc4iyI
PyBay is the local version of PyCon. It's a 4-day event in August with 750+ Python devs, 9+ workshops, 60+ talks, expo, happy hour, and a lot more. Â
Our annual holiday party
We think you'd agree that if you have been coming to SF Python's events, you have been advancing in your field. Â So come celebrate the year with us. Â We will listen to more amazing speakers while enjoying great food, drinks and live music.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Python I/O performance, LLMs, and a JourneySentry, San Francisco, CA
Want to learn more about Python and meet other Pythonistas?
Please register here: https://ti.to/sfpython/jan-8th-sf-python-sentry
👉 Submit your 5, 15 or 25 mins talk proposals here: https://bit.ly/sfpython-cfp
SCHEDULED TALKS
🔎 Lightning talk (5 mins)
My Python Journey: From Machine Learning to Full-Stack
Presenter: Astha Thakur🔎 Short talk (~15 mins + Q&A)
Prompt engineering & social justice: what we know so far
Presenter: Tilde Thurium
Abstract: Large language models are only as good as the data we feed into them. Unfortunately, we haven't quite dismantled racism, sexism, and all the other -isms just yet. Given the imperfect tools that we have, how can we write LLM prompts that are less likely to reflect our own biases? In this session, Tilde will review current research about LLM prompt engineering and bias, including practical examples. You'll leave with some ideas that you can apply as both users and builders of LLM applications, to iterate towards a more equitable world.
Bio: Tilde Thurium is a Senior Developer Educator at LaunchDarkly. Ask them about how to paint an algorithm, the intersections between mutual aid and biology, or which coast has the best vegan croissants.🔎 Main talk (~25 mins + Q&A)
Journey to the center of `read()`
Presenter: Cody Maloney
Abstract: Python code reads data and configuration with `pathlib.Path().read_text()` and a family of friend functions. In this talk we’re diving to understand what, and critically why, the CPython `io` library and its implementations do what they do. Batteries included, we’ll be spelunking through the design, engineering, and implementation of just one function, `read()` inside Python’s I/O subsystem.
Bio: Cody has been trying to speed up common Python I/O patterns for CPython 3.14 over the past couple of months. Each attempt to evolve the code has lead to new discoveries about what the `io` library does and why it differs from the speaker’s mental model coming from C++ systems programming. The speaker enjoys exploring systems to understand how they work and learn how to evolve them.AGENDA
6:30p Reconnect with friends!
7:00p Opening remarks, sponsor acknowledgement
7:10p Scheduled talks and Q&A + networking break
8:30p Wrap up last talk, more networkingTHIS EVENT IS PRODUCED BY
SF Python, a volunteers-run organization aiming to foster the Python Community in the Bay Area - TBDTBD - Fake Location, San Francisco, CA
Want to learn more about Python and meet other Pythonistas?
Please register here. TBD
👉 Submit your 5, 15 or 25 mins talk proposals here: https://bit.ly/sfpython-cfp
SCHEDULED TALKS
🔎 Lightning talk (5 mins)
Could be you!🔎 Short talk (~15 mins + Q&A)
Could be you!🔎 Main talk (~25 mins + Q&A)
Could be you!AGENDA
6:30p Reconnect with friends!
7:00p Opening remarks, sponsors acknowledgement
7:10p Scheduled talks and Q&A + networking break
8:30p Wrap up last talk, more networkingTHIS EVENT IS PRODUCED BY
SF Python, a volunteers-run organization aiming to foster the Python Community in the Bay Area - TBDTBD - Fake Location, San Francisco, CA
Want to learn more about Python and meet other Pythonistas?
Please register here. TBD
👉 Submit your 5, 15 or 25 mins talk proposals here: https://bit.ly/sfpython-cfp
SCHEDULED TALKS
🔎 Lightning talk (5 mins)
🔎 Short talk (~15 mins + Q&A)
🔎 Main talk (~25 mins + Q&A)
AGENDA
6:30p Reconnect with friends!
7:00p Opening remarks, sponsors acknowledgement
7:10p Scheduled talks and Q&A + networking break
8:30p Wrap up last talk, more networkingTHIS EVENT IS PRODUCED BY
SF Python, a volunteers-run organization aiming to foster the Python Community in the Bay Area
