@nithecs.bsky.social๐โจ Capturing the final moments of #PyConZA2026!
What an incredible experience connecting with Python enthusiasts, researchers, developers, and innovators!
NITheCS is grateful for the inspiring conversations, shared knowledge, and new connections. ๐
#NITheCS #Python #ComputationalScience #Innovation
@nithecs.bsky.social๐ Weโre excited to be here at #PyConZA2026! ๐
We're connecting with Python enthusiasts, researchers, developers, and innovators, exploring how Python and computational sciences are shaping the future of research and innovation.
Come meet the NITheCS team and learn more about us!
@za.pycon.org#PyConZA2026 Sprints!
Two days of collaborative coding. Work on open-source projects, fix bugs, improve documentation, review PRs, and contribute to projects you care about.
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17โ18 October 2026
๐ UCT, Cape Town
๐ Registration deadline: 5pm on 15 Oct: forms.gle/LKtPJhNsX7w...
@za.pycon.org๐ DAY 2 IS HERE!
The main conference kicks off today, with a full day of talks at Belmont Square. Grab a coffee, find a seat, and come say hi to someone new. See you there!
Check out the schedule: za.pycon.org/schedule/
@za.pycon.orgThe SerpApi hackathon is now open to all #PyConZA2026 attendees! ๐
Build an app, AI agent, script or integration with @serpapi and you could win part of R10,000 in prizes.
Submit your public GitHub repo by the end of 21 Oct (SAST):
๐ serpapi.com/pyconzahack...
@za.pycon.orgIntroducing #PyConZA2026 speaker, Johan van Rooyen! ๐
Full stack developer doing a PhD in formal methods. Fighting merge conflicts in your Jupyter notebooks? Heโll show how his team made notebooks work for collaboration ๐
Grab your ticket: za.pycon.org/pages/ticke...
@za.pycon.orgIntroducing #PyConZA2026 speaker, Cynthia Mukhanu! ๐
Drug discovery scientist at CHPC doing a PhD in #Bioinformatics. Sheโll share how to move Python workflows from laptop to supercomputer when your data hits terabytes ๐งฌ
Grab your ticket today: za.pycon.org/pages/ticke...
@za.pycon.orgIntroducing #PyConZA2026 speaker, Mfundo Mdwadube! ๐
HPC specialist at CHPC. One MeerKAT observation found 19,000+ radio sources. Heโll show the Python pipeline he built to handle data at that scale ๐ญ
Grab your ticket today: za.pycon.org/pages/ticke...
@za.pycon.org๐ IT'S HERE!
PyConZA 2026 starts today with Beginners' Day, and talks follow on Thursday and Friday. See you at Belmont Square!
@za.pycon.orgIntroducing #PyConZA2026 speaker, Hilal Iลฤฑk! ๐
Senior Data Analytics Coach, published author and #PyLadies member. Sports models often treat female athletesโ data as noise. Sheโll show how to model it properly in Python ๐
Grab your ticket today: za.pycon.org/pages/ticke...
@za.pycon.orgIntroducing #PyConZA2026 speaker, Dirk Uys! ๐
15 years of professional Python, building web apps that put tech to work in education and social impact.
Dirk introduces the people behind the packages you use every day.
Tickets: za.pycon.org/pages/ticke...
@za.pycon.orgIntroducing #PyConZA2026 speaker, Robson Kanhalelo! ๐
Computer Science teacher from Namibia ๐ณ๐ฆ Heโll share how Python helps students in under-resourced classrooms build projects, compete and aim higher.
Grab your ticket today: za.pycon.org/pages/ticke...
#Python #CodingEducation
@za.pycon.orgIntroducing #PyConZA2026 speaker, Ashton Hudson! ๐
Principal Engineer at HPE with a US patent to his name. Heโll share what scaling rock faces taught him about discipline and judgement in engineering ๐ง
Grab your ticket today: za.pycon.org/pages/ticke...
@za.pycon.orgIntroducing #PyConZA2026 keynote speaker, Petr Andreev! ๐
CPython research engineer and MIPT lecturer. Heโll dig into whatโs new in Python 3.15: the JIT, free-threading, low-overhead profiling and faster startup โก
Grab your ticket today: za.pycon.org/pages/ticke...
@za.pycon.org๐ฏ TOMORROW!
Beginners' Day opens PyConZA 2026 at Belmont Square. Not sorted yet? There's still time.
@za.pycon.orgIntroducing #PyConZA2026 speaker, Grant Hillebrand! ๐
20 years in corporate IT, 20 teaching CS. Thirty years on, he rewrote his higraph modelling tool from scratch in Python and PySide6, and heโll share what he learned ๐จ
Grab your ticket: za.pycon.org/pages/ticke...
@za.pycon.orgSome of the best conversations at #PyConZA2026 will start in the Makers Room. ๐ ๏ธ
Bring something youโve built or tinkered with, set it up, and see who wanders over to ask how it works. Itโs open all conference and will be locked safely after hours.
@za.pycon.orgMeet #PyConZA2026 speaker: Jeremy Thurgood! ๐
Writing Python since before decorators existed.
Still on pip, black and mypy? Learn how to switch to faster, Rust-powered tools, or get more from them if you have.
Secure your spot now: za.pycon.org/pages/ticke...
@za.pycon.orgIntroducing #PyConZA2026 speaker, Binjamin Barsch! ๐
Lead software engineer at CHPC. As AI agents start deploying code and touching production, what guardrails do you need? Heโll share hard-won lessons from cloud and HPC ๐
๐๏ธ๐ Tickets: za.pycon.org/pages/ticke...
@za.pycon.orgIntroducing #PyConZA2026 keynote speaker, David Campey! ๐
Software developer and start-up tech builder in Cape Town for 20+ years, founder of afrolabs.co.za and coderlevelup.org. Heโll explore how humans and AI learn through feedback loops ๐
