Behind The Scenes At The Python Software Foundation

Summary

One of the secrets of the success of Python the language is the tireless efforts of the people who work with and for the Python Software Foundation. They have made it their mission to ensure the continued growth and success of the language and its community. In this episode Ewa Jodlowska, the executive director of the PSF, discusses the history of the foundation, the services and support that they provide to the community and language, and how you can help them succeed in their mission.

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• Your host as usual is Tobias Macey and today I’m interviewing Ewa Jodlowska about the Python Software Foundation and the role that it serves in the language and community

Interview

• Introductions
• How did you get introduced to Python?
• Can you start by explaining what the PSF is for anyone who isn’t familiar with it?
  • How did you get involved with the PSF and what is your current role?
• What was the motivation for creating the PSF?
• What are the primary responsibilities of the PSF?
  • How has the scope and scale of the responsibilities for the PSF shifted in the years since its foundation?
• What is the relationship between the PSF and the language core developers?
• What are some reasons that someone would want to become a member of the PSF and what is involved in gaining membership?
• What are the challenges confronted by you and the PSF, currently and in the recent past?
• What are you most worried about and most proud of in the PSF, the core language, or the community?
• What challenges or changes do you foresee for the PSF in the near to medium future?
• What are some of the most interesting/unexpected/challenging lessons that you have learned while working with the PSF?
• How are the PSF and the PSU (Python Secret Underground) related?
• Outside of the PSF, how can the community contribute to the health and longevity of the language, its ecosystem, and its community?

Keep In Touch

• Ewa
  • @ewa_jodlowska on Twitter
  • Email
• The Python Software Foundation
  • Website
  • @thepsf on Twitter
  • Blog

Picks

• Tobias
  • Russell Keith-Magee PyCon 2019 Keynote
• Ewa
  • Donate To The PSF

Links

• The PSF
• Informix
• PHP
• PyCon
• PyLadies
• PyPI
• Denmark
• PSF Mission Statement
• ChiPy
• Brett Cannon PyCon 2018 Keynote
• Mozilla Open Source Support Fund

The intro and outro music is from Requiem for a Fish The Freak Fandango Orchestra / CC BY-SA