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Python Software Foundation gets a donor surge after rejecting federal grant
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PSF Gets a Donor Surge After Rejecting Anti-DEI Federal Grant
The Python Software Foundation's courageous refusal of an anti-DEI $1.5 million federal grant immediately triggered an extraordinary outpouring of community support.
thenewstack.io
November 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
python.org
The PSF's 2025 end-of-year fundraiser is live 🐍🚀

#Python is for everyone—and it takes everyone to keep it thriving. Support the PSF, the Python community, and the language we love.

Join in today 💛💙 donate.python.org

#PythonForEveryone
PSF Fundraiser 2025
The Python Software Foundation is the charitable organization behind the Python programming language.
donate.python.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
kateholterhoff.com
Curious about what happened between @python.org & the National Science Foundation? Me too, so I asked PSF executive director @eximious.bsky.social onto @redmonk.com's MonkCast to discuss the situation & share her perspective redmonk.com/blog/2025/11... youtube.com/shorts/_DDWk...
NSF grant controversy with #python software foundation's Deb Nicholson
YouTube video by RedMonk
youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
realpython.com
PSF Withdraws $1.5M Proposal for US Gov't Grant #python
PSF Withdraws $1.5M Proposal for US Gov't Grant #python
pyfound.blogspot.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
pythonhub.dev
Python Software Foundation gets a donor surge after rejecting federal grant

https://thenewstack.io/psf-gets-a-donor-surge-after-rejecting-anti-dei-federal-grant/
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
nedbat.com
Forget about supporting the PSF, too abstract.

Pip installs from PyPI. It would be bad if `pip install` stopped working. Support the org that runs PyPI.

Surprise, it's the PSF! Your company depends on #Python. You want it to keep working and keep being good.

python.org/psf/sponsors/
Python Software Foundation Sponsors
The official home of the Python Programming Language
python.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
dennyperez18.bsky.social
🌴🐍 PyCon US 2026 is heading to California! 🇺🇸☀️
Join us in Long Beach for the world’s largest Python conference! 💙

📅 May 13–19, 2026
📍 Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center

💡 CFP open until Dec 19, 2025
🤝 Sponsorships now open
🔗 us.pycon.org/2026

#PyConUS2026 #Python #PSF @python.org
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
toots.amethyst.cat
:python: 💪
https://phire.place/@phire/115520806034064246
“The Python people are doing a great job. As I was putting the finishing touches on this essay, news broke out that the Python Software Foundation withdrew a $1.5 million grant proposal (archive) from the US government. The board was forced to withdraw their application (archive) because the NSF’s new agreement language would harm their ability to support women, queers, and ethnic minorities who are apart of the community of Python programmers. Simply put, the money would have forced them to go against their values, so they chose not to accept it. That’s baller. The Python community is much larger than Ruby’s, so arguably they have a greater base to draw from. Their ability to run a foundation at all is less existentially threatened. But the reason they chose to do this, the reason they could do it at all, is because of how the PSF is structured. The PSF’s governance structure is community-owned. You can sense the difference just by comparing the PSF’s website with Ruby Central’s. On the PSF’s website, right in the top header, there’s a nav element labeled “Membership” that tells you how to participate in PSF elections. If you contribute your money, or volunteer your time you get a vote. Easy.”
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
python.org
As the PSF heads into our end-of-year fundraiser this month, we want to “connect the dots” and share a full picture of our current financial outlook: what’s happening, why, and how you can help sustain the future of Python and the PSF. 🧵
Connecting the Dots: Understanding the PSF’s Current Financial Outlook
As the PSF heads into our end-of-year fundraiser, we want to share information to help “connect the dots” and show a more complete picture of the PSF’s current financial outlook. You’ve heard from us on subjects related to our financial position from several different angles recently (a list of those posts is below). We’ve prioritized proactive communications, because we believe in transparency, we have trust in our community, and we value keeping you informed— we know how invested in and impacted by our work you are. We now want to pull those threads together in order to create some shared clarity on the big picture, and, hopefully, inspire you to action to support our fundraising efforts.  
pyfound.blogspot.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
privsecacademy.bsky.social
Join us for a fireside chat with Nita Farahany to discuss Mental Privacy. Nov 12-14, 2025: www.privacysecurityacademy.com/psf-fall-aca... #privsecforum #PrivacyMatters
November 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
anneroth.bsky.social
Way to go.

"The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has walked away from a $1.5 million government grant and you can blame the Trump administration's war on woke for effectively weakening some open source security."
Python Foundation rejects $1.5M grant with no-DEI strings
: Foundation says it won't compromise policy of inclusivity even if that cash would've really helped
www.theregister.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
veldakiara.bsky.social
Happy Reading Thursday! 📚

New issue up: Oxford wandering, Blackwell's bookshop, PSF standing firm on principles, PyPI growth, security insights, and dev resources that actually help.

Read here: veldakiara.substack.com/p/tsbt51-oxf...
TSBT51: Oxford and Blackwell's
Where books come to life
veldakiara.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
python.org
The November edition of the PSF Board Office Hour is about to begin 🐍 🗒️ 2 PM UTC. Join us to share how we can help your community, express your perspectives, and provide feedback for the PSF! #python
A new PSF Board- Another year of PSF Board Office Hour sessions!
Greetings, Pythonistas- thank you so much for supporting the work of the PSF and the Python community! The newest PSF Board has decided to continue investing in connecting with the global Python community by running the PSF Board Office Hour sessions on the PSF Discord into 2026. We began running these sessions in September 2024, and they have proven to be a great method for the community to connect with the board and vice versa. The sessions have provided the PSF Board and Staff the opportunity to hear what our community is up to and what challenges they are facing, as well as receive invaluable feedback about how the PSF can continue to improve our service to the Python community. 
pyfound.blogspot.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
duckinator.bsky.social
The #PSF currently has about a 6-month financial runway, as opposed to their target 12-month runway.

If you or your company benefits from the #Python community, please look into supporting them!

If you rely on `pip install` working, you rely on them.

pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/conn...
Connecting the Dots: Understanding the PSF’s Current Financial Outlook
pyfound.blogspot.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:23 AM
sethmlarson.dev
Everyone who mentioned wanting to donate to the PSF but couldn't because we didn't yet support Stripe.... now is your time!!! Also if you saw these comments elsewhere asking for Stripe, we would appreciate you sharing this news there, too :)
python.org Python Software Foundation @python.org · 9d
📣 First things first– we heard you loud and clear: Stripe has been added to our donation and membership sign up pages! Thank you for persisting through our previously limited payment options, and we hope the new Stripe checkout will make donating an easier experience 🙏
November 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
python.org
Finally, we want to share that everyone at the PSF is full of hope, courage, & strength- because of each & every one of you in the #Python community. We’ve continued to hear from you across a multitude of platforms with messages of support & encouragement– each of which we truly treasure 🥹
November 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
ashwinvis.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
[Python, PSF and its future. (Pessimistic)]

I am sure that you all have read about PSF declining the $1.5M NSF grant due to avoid restrictive clauses. This latest blogpost from the PSF presents a foggy outlook for the future Python:

> To briefly summarize […]

[Original post on fediscience.org]
Daily requests over time for PyPI's services, showing a trend line starting in 2018 in the millions, reaching 2-3 billion per day at present. Image from: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/open-infrastructure-is-not-free-pypi.html
November 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
fundraisingbriefly.bsky.social
PSF assets and yearly revenue have declined while costs and demand increased; PyCon US losses and reduced attendance create urgent need for fundraising support.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
stephenjacobsmith.com
Four years to renovate what city records claim is a 2,916-sq. ft. structure. It's budgeted at $10.7 million, or nearly $3,700 psf. Shameful that we accept this kind of waste as a city. legistarweb-production.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/atta...
bobacyclist.bsky.social Boba Cyclist 정 @bobacyclist.bsky.social · 11d
The Astoria branch of the Queens Public library is closing for renovations, including ADA upgrades, which will take FOUR YEARS!! Four years to renovate a small library!!

In China, they could build a whole new library in a single weekend. 🤦🏻‍♀️

www.queenslibrary.org/about-us/loc...
Library upgrades
November 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
mathishammel.bsky.social
La communauté Python mérite plus que jamais notre soutien pour continuer à défendre ses valeurs morales.

Jusqu'à dimanche, envoyez-moi une preuve de votre don à la PSF ou l'AFPy et je m'engage à le doubler à hauteur de 500€.
mathishammel.bsky.social Mathis Hammel @mathishammel.bsky.social · 12d
Énorme ❤️ sur la Python Software Foundation qui vient de refuser un financement de 1.5 M$ du gouvernement américain qui comportait une clause anti-DEI.

Une décision exemplaire d'intégrité pour que Python reste fidèle à ses valeurs.
We were honored when, after many months of work, our proposal was recommended for funding, particularly as only 36% of new NSF grant applicants are successful on their first attempt. We became concerned, however, when we were presented with the terms and conditions we would be required to agree to if we accepted the grant. These terms included affirming the statement that we “do not, and will not during the term of this financial assistance award, operate any programs that advance or promote DEI, or discriminatory equity ideology in violation of Federal anti-discrimination laws.” This restriction would apply not only to the security work directly funded by the grant, but to any and all activity of the PSF as a whole. Further, violation of this term gave the NSF the right to “claw back” previously approved and transferred funds. This would create a situation where money we’d already spent could be taken back, which would be an enormous, open-ended financial risk. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core to the PSF’s values, as committed to in our mission statement: The mission of the Python Software Foundation is to promote, protect, and advance the Python programming language, and to support and facilitate the growth of a diverse and international community of Python programmers. Given the value of the grant to the community and the PSF, we did our utmost to get clarity on the terms and to find a way to move forward in concert with our values. We consulted our NSF contacts and reviewed decisions made by other organizations in similar circumstances, particularly The Carpentries. In the end, however, the PSF simply can’t agree to a statement that we won’t operate any programs that “advance or promote” diversity, equity, and inclusion, as it would be a betrayal of our mission and our community.
October 31, 2025 at 11:18 AM
level5railgun.bsky.social
It was actually worse than that. The grant had a provision that if they accepted it and anything that PSF said or did that was considered DEI they could have all their previously disbursed funds could be taken back even if they were already spent. There was no way they could have accepted this money
October 31, 2025 at 6:29 PM
lorencrary.bsky.social
Haha I thought the PSF was the last person on Blogger! Solidarity, blogger holdouts:)
October 31, 2025 at 8:18 PM
pisfool.bsky.social
Zanscare Prototype Mobile Suit
ZM-301 "Gundam Maria"
Ver. PSF

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#ガンダム #Gundam
October 30, 2025 at 5:08 AM
mathishammel.bsky.social
Énorme ❤️ sur la Python Software Foundation qui vient de refuser un financement de 1.5 M$ du gouvernement américain qui comportait une clause anti-DEI.

Une décision exemplaire d'intégrité pour que Python reste fidèle à ses valeurs.
We were honored when, after many months of work, our proposal was recommended for funding, particularly as only 36% of new NSF grant applicants are successful on their first attempt. We became concerned, however, when we were presented with the terms and conditions we would be required to agree to if we accepted the grant. These terms included affirming the statement that we “do not, and will not during the term of this financial assistance award, operate any programs that advance or promote DEI, or discriminatory equity ideology in violation of Federal anti-discrimination laws.” This restriction would apply not only to the security work directly funded by the grant, but to any and all activity of the PSF as a whole. Further, violation of this term gave the NSF the right to “claw back” previously approved and transferred funds. This would create a situation where money we’d already spent could be taken back, which would be an enormous, open-ended financial risk. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core to the PSF’s values, as committed to in our mission statement: The mission of the Python Software Foundation is to promote, protect, and advance the Python programming language, and to support and facilitate the growth of a diverse and international community of Python programmers. Given the value of the grant to the community and the PSF, we did our utmost to get clarity on the terms and to find a way to move forward in concert with our values. We consulted our NSF contacts and reviewed decisions made by other organizations in similar circumstances, particularly The Carpentries. In the end, however, the PSF simply can’t agree to a statement that we won’t operate any programs that “advance or promote” diversity, equity, and inclusion, as it would be a betrayal of our mission and our community.
October 31, 2025 at 11:13 AM
python.org
Archive formats like ZIP and tar can be abused to undermine the integrity of Python package users 📦 Learn how PSF Developer-in-Residence Seth Larson is strengthening Python's security with the #Python community in the new white paper "Slippery ZIPs and Sticky tar-pits" with Alpha-Omega:
Improving security and integrity of Python package archives
Security and integrity of the Python packaging ecosystem is critical, and the smallest unit of a packaging ecosystem is a "package". Python packages use existing archive formats like ZIP and tar to distribute Python projects to their users. Archives seem simple on the surface, but many ZIP and tar features can be abused to confuse implementations into seeing different contents of the same archive.
pyfound.blogspot.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM