Python Conference

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::summary Annual programming language convention ::

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The Python Conference (also called PyCon) is the largest annual convention for the discussion and promotion of the Python programming language. It originated in the United States but is also held in more than 40 other countries. It was one of the first computer programming conferences to develop and adhere to a code of conduct. The conference hosts tutorials, demonstrations and training sessions.

PyCon 2020 was listed as one of "The best software engineering conferences [to attend] of 2020" and "As Python becomes ever more popular in the scientific community and for big data, the influence of PyCon will continue to grow." PyCon is often attended by Guido van Rossum (the author of the Python language). Other groups, such as PyLadies and Django Girls, often have concurrent sessions.

It is sometimes referred to in software documentation and conference papers.

It is organised by the Python Software Foundation, and is supported by many significant companies, including Microsoft, Google, and Facebook.

Location history

The canonical "PyCon" has run annually in the United States -- except for 2014-2015 when the conference was held in Canada -- since in Washington, D.C:

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Year	Location	Number of Attendees
2003	Washington, D.C.	200
2004	300
2005	400
2006	Dallas, Texas	400
2007	500
2008	Chicago, Illinois	1,000
2009	900
2010	Atlanta, Georgia	1,000
2011	1,400
2012	Santa Clara, California	2,300
2013	2,500
2014	Montreal, Quebec (Canada)	2,500
2015	3,100
2016	Portland, Oregon	3,294 (badges issued)
2017	3,391 (badges received)
2018	Cleveland, Ohio	3,260 (Checked-in people)
2019	3,393 (Checked-in people)
2020	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Virtual (online-only event due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2021	2,650 online{{Cite web	url=https://us.pycon.org/2021/highlights/
2022	Salt Lake City, Utah	url=https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2022/06/pycon-us-successful-return-to-in-person.html
2023	url=https://pycon.blogspot.com/2023/06/pycon-us-2023-recap-and-recording.html	title=PyCon US 2023 Recap and Recording Release
2024	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	url=https://pycon.blogspot.com/2024/08/pycon-us-2024-recap-and-recording.html
2025	2,225 in-person
2026	Long Beach, California (Planned)
2027
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References

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