PyCon US 2026 Open Spaces Schedule

Agentic software engineering is brilliant. I'm personally a huge fan of spec-driven development. You can build things from the ground up really quickly. That said, we are still in the process of discovering best practices. A lot of things just are not obvious. For example, teamwork on serious projects - if you have a team of productive engineers, each with AI at their disposal, how do you team? How do you maintain alignment and quality? Where are the touchpoints? Also, brownfield projects genera…

All things tabular... Pandas, polars, XGBoost, scikit learn. Discuss what you are doing. How you are incorporating AI.

Dive into the fascinating, strange, esoteric, and sometimes horrifyingly insecure world of telephony! All are welcome, regardless of experience level. Topics may include SMS, VoIP, SIP, Twilio, PBX software, and telecom security (or lack thereof!) depending on interest in these or other subjects. Stop by and learn something! There will also be a demo of a simple phone system, including 2 landline phones you can call/get calls from!

Ever wanted to write an application for your phone using Python? Or to write a GUI application for your laptop and package it so someone else can run it without installing Python? Come along to the BeeWare Open Space to find out more, and to try out the BeeWare tools in person. Or - want to share ideas about how you are already using (or want to use) BeeWare? The core team will be there to discuss your ideas.

AI tools are changing how we contribute to and maintain open source code and software. But their impacts on the broader ecosystem can also cause tension. pyOpenSci is researching how AI is impacting the scientific and broader Python ecosystem and building practical frameworks for more intentional, responsible use. Come share your experiences and help shape our research. Learn about pyOpenSci's work in [packaging](https://www.pyopensci.org/python-package-guide/), training, and open source — …

There has to be lots of overlap between Pythonistas and people who enjoy or are curious about TTRPGs (eg D&D, Pathfinder, Daggerheart). Proposing this open space for 3 goals: - Introduce folks who might want to get together to play a TTRPG in the evening of one of the conference days - Talk about potential Python tools for virtual tabletops like Roll20, FoundryVTT, Alchemy, and others - Serve as a safe space for people curious about whether they'd like to learn about TTRPGs from other Pythonistas

I recently moved from Alaska to North Carolina, and one of the changes in my life is rediscovering a love of chess. It's been fascinating to see how much has changed since I last played! If you're here and you play chess, or are interested in learning more about it, let's get together! I'll have a board and clock, but I'm mostly interested in hearing where you play, how you balance learning and playing, and what resources you've found. If you mix Python and chess, I'd love to hear that as well!

Open forum for discussing [popular](https://pybind11.readthedocs.io/) [libraries](https://nanobind.readthedocs.io/) and [approaches](https://cython.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html) for exposing C/C++ code to Python. Let's share challenges, find out what's worked for others and brainstorm what would help us go further. Also check out [pymetabind](https://github.com/hudson-trading/pymetabind)

If you are working with the Qt framework, and are using Python or other languages, let's hang out to talk about it. A new project was added to the Qt Project, in order to bring more languages to the Qt Ecosystem, join this session to learn more!

A meetup for data scientists across domains, whether you work in computer vision, NLP, time series forecasting, anomaly detection, recommendation systems, causal inference, geospatial analysis, or something else. Come share what you're working on, what annoys you, and connect with other data scientists.

What does it take to go from an agent PoC to production? And why do so many fizzle out?

Talk to other folks who care about documentation. Some folks from the Read the Docs team will be here, but we're happy to discuss tooling, docs process, AI in docs, tool drama, and anything else documentation related!

Managing developers is not for the faint of heart. Whether you're leading a team, running a project, or owning a product, come share tips, tricks, and hard-won lessons around building effective teams, managing chaos, and estimating the impossible. Hosted by Michael Trythall, Director of Strategy @ Lincoln Loop.

Python can be used to generate customizable 3D models and automate design tasks for 3D printing. This open space is for anyone interested in using Python to create physical objects, build parametric models, and turn code into STL files. Come share ideas, tools, and techniques, whether you're already doing this or just curious about how programming can be used for 3D design.

The Guild of Educators is a free and open community for folks who teach code. It exists to connect and support educators. We have a lot to talk about. Want to get involved? You can join to share and learn, or get involved in a bigger way by contributing to the running of the community. This open space will focus on sharing what the Guild is all about, how it works, its plans, and gaps. I'd also very much like to hear from the educators in the room - how might such a community support the wo…