PyCon US 2026 Open Spaces Schedule

This open space session is for Python developers interested in scraping, browser automation, and data extraction. We’ll discuss tools like BeautifulSoup, requests-html, Playwright, and other Python-based scraping solutions, along with real-world challenges like JavaScript-heavy pages, changing HTML, rate limits, anti-bot systems, and ethical considerations.

[pytest](pytest.org) is great. You can run it in your IDE, a script, CI, or the command line, and it’ll tell you which tests pass and fail. Plugins provide a bunch of additional functionality such as coverage and parallel test execution. But what if you have a large **system test** suite? And on top of that, what if it was run via – *gasp* – a GUI? Let’s discuss some of the challenges and opportunities for complex testing scenarios. Also, a demo of [pytest-fly](https://github.com/jamesabel/pytest-fly ) …

What is happening in the civic data space? With the turn down of Google Civic Information API representative endpoints and other changes in the field, who is working on what? How are people addressing changes from AI or using AI tools? Hosted by: https://civicdatatech.github.io/

- Getting started with oss contribution - How to volunteer a project for longer term? - How to be consistent and win trust? - How to avoid burnouts?

Are you a tester, an SDET, or any other kind of automationeer? Let's chat about what's been working for you, what's been hard, and what cool Python hacks you've figured out along the way. Pick up some tricks of the testing trade and maybe swap some career advice.

Talk about the latest changes in documentation tools, workflows, AI, and everything else related to making documentation for your users.

Casual meetup for runners and fitness-minded Pythonistas. Chat about races, training, gear, travel runs, recovery, and balancing tech life with endurance sports. Optional easy waterfront walk/run afterward for anyone interested.

Did you bring you commander decks hoping to get a game in? Well, do I have the open space for you! Come play some casual Magic the Gathering.

PEP 750 template strings landed in 3.14. It's been quiet above water, but lots has been going on behind the scenes. Come hear what's been happening, share ideas, join in: - tdom to reimagine Python web development - A really interesting tree-sitter idea for tooling - Community work that uses t-strings - A proposal for tprompt, a template string for agent harness prompts

Let's talk about running Python on the web at scale and performance tuning. Come to learn or share your experience. Hosted by Peter Baumgartner, founder at [Lincoln Loop](https://lincolnloop.com) and author of [High Performance Django](https://highperformancedjango.com).

Come chat with the Flet team and learn how to build web, desktop, and mobile apps with a single Python codebase. Let's have an open conversation about the future of Python app development in the era of AI — and why Flet may be a compelling choice for both humans and coding agents building modern applications. We can also talk about packaging and distributing Python apps across web, desktop, and mobile platforms: current solutions, real-world challenges, platform limitations, performance considerations, a…