I'm running another session tonight, watching talks from #PyConAU in the Python Australia discord (invite link at www.pythonaustralia.org).
Starting either with Damien Brady's "When the demo has to land" or Russel Keith-Magee's "How to give your Python code to someone else".
Starting either with Damien Brady's "When the demo has to land" or Russel Keith-Magee's "How to give your Python code to someone else".
September 21, 2026 at 8:24 AM
I'm running another session tonight, watching talks from #PyConAU in the Python Australia discord (invite link at www.pythonaustralia.org).
Starting either with Damien Brady's "When the demo has to land" or Russel Keith-Magee's "How to give your Python code to someone else".
Starting either with Damien Brady's "When the demo has to land" or Russel Keith-Magee's "How to give your Python code to someone else".
The fact that my girlfriend hasn’t watched my #PyConAU talk yet stings a little more by the fact that the particular girlfriend in question is herself a PSF Fellow and former PyCon regular and is not exactly unfamiliar with the whole thing
September 20, 2026 at 9:27 AM
The fact that my girlfriend hasn’t watched my #PyConAU talk yet stings a little more by the fact that the particular girlfriend in question is herself a PSF Fellow and former PyCon regular and is not exactly unfamiliar with the whole thing
P.S. Zenodo is having a rough day with bots and we send them our hugops in support.
A copy of the proceedings is available from the #pyconau 2026 website via this news post.
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A copy of the proceedings is available from the #pyconau 2026 website via this news post.
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Academic proceedings now published
The academic proceedings from PyCon AU 2026 are now published on Zenodo.
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September 17, 2026 at 1:10 AM
P.S. Zenodo is having a rough day with bots and we send them our hugops in support.
A copy of the proceedings is available from the #pyconau 2026 website via this news post.
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A copy of the proceedings is available from the #pyconau 2026 website via this news post.
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We're excited to announce that the academic proceedings from #pyconau 2026 are now published!
Eight proposals elected to publish via a parrallel peer-reviewed effort to include their talk in the published proceedings.
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Eight proposals elected to publish via a parrallel peer-reviewed effort to include their talk in the published proceedings.
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September 17, 2026 at 12:30 AM
We're excited to announce that the academic proceedings from #pyconau 2026 are now published!
Eight proposals elected to publish via a parrallel peer-reviewed effort to include their talk in the published proceedings.
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Eight proposals elected to publish via a parrallel peer-reviewed effort to include their talk in the published proceedings.
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All 75 #pyconau videos we have permission to release are up on YouTube, with archival quality AV1 encodes on the LA mirror. As always, huge thanks to the incredible AV team! @pyconau.bsky.social
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PyCon AU 2026 - YouTube
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September 8, 2026 at 2:06 PM
All 75 #pyconau videos we have permission to release are up on YouTube, with archival quality AV1 encodes on the LA mirror. As always, huge thanks to the incredible AV team! @pyconau.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
mirror.linux.org.au/pub/pycon-au...
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#pyconau Closing address - Jack Skinner, Nic Crouch, Sophie Quinn-Graham http://youtu.be/Va5gxfYJa3I
"Closing address" - Jack Skinner, Nic Crouch, Sophie Quinn-Graham (PyCon AU 2026)
We conclude PyCon AU 2026 together for closing remarks as we reflect on what was, and look forward to what will be (sprints!)
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September 8, 2026 at 6:41 AM
#pyconau Closing address - Jack Skinner, Nic Crouch, Sophie Quinn-Graham http://youtu.be/Va5gxfYJa3I
#pyconau Snek Game Finals - http://youtu.be/WNnjQJPrniQ
"Snek Game Finals" (PyCon AU 2026)
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September 8, 2026 at 2:27 AM
#pyconau Snek Game Finals - http://youtu.be/WNnjQJPrniQ
#pyconau Conference welcome (Thursday) - Jack Skinner http://youtu.be/MmbmfrKy6ZQ
"Conference welcome (Thursday)" - Jack Skinner (PyCon AU 2026)
Welcome to PyCon AU 2026!
Join us for a short welcome address by Conference Director Jack Skinner followed by the daily keynote on the plenary stage.
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September 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
#pyconau Conference welcome (Thursday) - Jack Skinner http://youtu.be/MmbmfrKy6ZQ
#pyconau Why Your ML Pipeline Needs an Agent (and How to Build One) - Yusuke Shibui, Prashanth Gurram http://youtu.be/KG-rJraGnxM
Why Your ML Pipeline Needs an Agent (and How to Build One)
Every ML team knows the pain: the majority of practitioner time goes into data wrangling, pipeline plumbing, and environment configuration — not solving business problems. Getting a pandas prototype into production still takes months, and that’s before you factor in monitoring, drift, and retraining. Agentic ML offers a fundamentally different approach: AI agents that understand your data
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September 8, 2026 at 2:16 AM
#pyconau Why Your ML Pipeline Needs an Agent (and How to Build One) - Yusuke Shibui, Prashanth Gurram http://youtu.be/KG-rJraGnxM
Currently starting off with Justin Warren's Saturday keynote The Care of Software: Ethics and Ecosystems, and then two more after that, open to suggestions/voting!
If you've watched the keynote already, late joiners and lurkers are very welcome! But I suspect it's a good keynote to rewatch. #PyConAU
If you've watched the keynote already, late joiners and lurkers are very welcome! But I suspect it's a good keynote to rewatch. #PyConAU
September 7, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Currently starting off with Justin Warren's Saturday keynote The Care of Software: Ethics and Ecosystems, and then two more after that, open to suggestions/voting!
If you've watched the keynote already, late joiners and lurkers are very welcome! But I suspect it's a good keynote to rewatch. #PyConAU
If you've watched the keynote already, late joiners and lurkers are very welcome! But I suspect it's a good keynote to rewatch. #PyConAU
Hi #PyConAU - does anyone else watch talk recordings much better with company? I'm running a casual watch party tonight (7:30pm AEST) in the Python Australia Community Server discord - www.pythonaustralia.org
Python Australia
www.pythonaustralia.org
September 7, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Hi #PyConAU - does anyone else watch talk recordings much better with company? I'm running a casual watch party tonight (7:30pm AEST) in the Python Australia Community Server discord - www.pythonaustralia.org
My two week break os over. Back to the daily grind tomorrow.
Volunteered (and apparently did a phenomenal job) at #PyConAU.
Explored Brisbane.
Saw Camp Miasma.
Watched IStTVG with my housemate.
Date night.
Heathers the Musical.
How good. How great. And more tired than when the holiday began. 🥰
Volunteered (and apparently did a phenomenal job) at #PyConAU.
Explored Brisbane.
Saw Camp Miasma.
Watched IStTVG with my housemate.
Date night.
Heathers the Musical.
How good. How great. And more tired than when the holiday began. 🥰
September 6, 2026 at 11:39 AM
My two week break os over. Back to the daily grind tomorrow.
Volunteered (and apparently did a phenomenal job) at #PyConAU.
Explored Brisbane.
Saw Camp Miasma.
Watched IStTVG with my housemate.
Date night.
Heathers the Musical.
How good. How great. And more tired than when the holiday began. 🥰
Volunteered (and apparently did a phenomenal job) at #PyConAU.
Explored Brisbane.
Saw Camp Miasma.
Watched IStTVG with my housemate.
Date night.
Heathers the Musical.
How good. How great. And more tired than when the holiday began. 🥰
in January, Geoff sat me down and explained to me that my job was about to change whether I liked it or not, and we were on track for a K-curve with businesses either adapting, or not.
And then in February, well, see my PyConAU talk.
And then in February, well, see my PyConAU talk.
September 6, 2026 at 6:53 AM
in January, Geoff sat me down and explained to me that my job was about to change whether I liked it or not, and we were on track for a K-curve with businesses either adapting, or not.
And then in February, well, see my PyConAU talk.
And then in February, well, see my PyConAU talk.
#pyconau Thursday lightning talks - Daisy Leigh Brenecki, Nic Crouch http://youtu.be/O4DR831jxVU
"Thursday lightning talks" - Daisy Leigh Brenecki, Nic Crouch (PyCon AU 2026)
Like regular talks, but shorter! Anything could happen!
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September 5, 2026 at 9:52 AM
#pyconau Thursday lightning talks - Daisy Leigh Brenecki, Nic Crouch http://youtu.be/O4DR831jxVU
#pyconau Saturday lightning talks - Nic Crouch, Daisy Leigh Brenecki http://youtu.be/c_uTx1fHf4w
"Saturday lightning talks" - Nic Crouch, Daisy Leigh Brenecki (PyCon AU 2026)
Like regular talks, but shorter! Anything could happen!
youtu.be
September 5, 2026 at 9:49 AM
#pyconau Saturday lightning talks - Nic Crouch, Daisy Leigh Brenecki http://youtu.be/c_uTx1fHf4w
#pyconau Conference welcome (Saturday) - Sophie Quinn-Graham http://youtu.be/nXMpsae_I6I
"Conference welcome (Saturday)" - Sophie Quinn-Graham (PyCon AU 2026)
Welcome to PyCon AU 2026!
Join us for a short welcome address by Conference Co-Director Sophie Quinn-Graham, followed by the daily keynote on the plenary stage
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September 5, 2026 at 9:42 AM
#pyconau Conference welcome (Saturday) - Sophie Quinn-Graham http://youtu.be/nXMpsae_I6I
#pyconau The Care of Software: Ethics and Ecosystems - Justin Warren http://youtu.be/oSysrYmPWT8
"The Care of Software: Ethics and Ecosystems" - Justin Warren (PyCon AU 2026)
What does caring for software look like in a world where people hate what it has become? Let us re-examine what software is and can be, and look at the possible futures we might construct with it.
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September 5, 2026 at 9:34 AM
#pyconau The Care of Software: Ethics and Ecosystems - Justin Warren http://youtu.be/oSysrYmPWT8
#pyconau @george.coldham.com.au Authentication for humans, why passkeys finally make sense. http://youtu.be/xBl7zaFqHrA
"Authentication for humans, why passkeys finally make sense." - George Coldham (PyCon AU 2026)
Authentication continues to fail not because users ignore security advice, but because our systems rely on humans managing reusable secrets. Despite password managers and multi-factor authentication, phishing and credential theft remain the most common causes of account compromise.
This talk examines why password-based authentication fails at a structural level. We will explore the assumptions
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September 5, 2026 at 7:22 AM
#pyconau @george.coldham.com.au Authentication for humans, why passkeys finally make sense. http://youtu.be/xBl7zaFqHrA
#pyconau @jackreichelt.bsky.social Adventures in FastAPI: A Choose-Your-Own PyCon AU Talk http://youtu.be/2qYMESUS8FQ
"Adventures in FastAPI: A Choose-Your-Own PyCon AU Talk" - Jack Reichelt (PyCon AU 2026)
Do you ever go to a talk and find that the speaker doesn't talk about quite what you expected? Do you ever wish you could tell them, mid-talk, to talk about something else?
Well, this is your opportunity to guide me through my own talk!
I'm going to tell you all about FastAPI. Why it's my web framework of choice, what makes it easy to use, develop and test. How it empowers you to focus on
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September 4, 2026 at 8:19 AM
#pyconau @jackreichelt.bsky.social Adventures in FastAPI: A Choose-Your-Own PyCon AU Talk http://youtu.be/2qYMESUS8FQ
#pyconau Conference welcome (Friday) - Jack Skinner, Sophie Quinn-Graham, Nic Crouch http://youtu.be/NJWlnqVMm0o
"Conference welcome (Friday)" - Jack Skinner, Sophie Quinn-Graham, Nic Crouch (PyCon AU 2026)
Welcome to PyCon AU 2026!
Join us for a short welcome address followed by our second keynote (to be announced).
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September 4, 2026 at 8:16 AM
#pyconau Conference welcome (Friday) - Jack Skinner, Sophie Quinn-Graham, Nic Crouch http://youtu.be/NJWlnqVMm0o
#pyconau @mishmanners.tech Unlocking growth, collaboration and impact through developer communities http://youtu.be/7PnLOuQ-Vvw
Unlocking growth, collaboration and impact through developer communities
Developer communities are more than just places to ask questions or share code. They are platforms where careers grow, ideas spark, and real impact happens. In this talk, I’ll draw on my experience building and contributing to global developer programs, including initiatives like GitHub Stars, Twilio Champions, and more to explore what makes a community truly thrive.
We’ll dive into how
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September 4, 2026 at 8:14 AM
#pyconau @mishmanners.tech Unlocking growth, collaboration and impact through developer communities http://youtu.be/7PnLOuQ-Vvw
#pyconau Why Australians don't trust AI and what that means for all of us - Cam Wilson http://youtu.be/-xB6oHkrC4A
"Why Australians don't trust AI and what that means for all of us" - Cam Wilson (PyCon AU 2026)
Join us for the Friday morning keynote presented by Cam Wilson: "Slop, jobs and Elon Musk: why Australians don't trust AI and what that means for all of us".
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September 4, 2026 at 8:06 AM
#pyconau Why Australians don't trust AI and what that means for all of us - Cam Wilson http://youtu.be/-xB6oHkrC4A
This was the talk from #PyConAU that made me go "this is my takeaway talk for the entire conference that I'm sending to all my on-call friends". Who knew you could draw so many parallels between on-call and training ponies?
#pyconau Developing Problem Solvers under Pressure: SREs, DBREs and Ponies - Zoe Braddock http://youtu.be/Xjyr5yi3HVo
"Developing Problem Solvers under Pressure: SREs, DBREs and Ponies" - Zoe Braddock (PyCon AU 2026)
Training people (and ponies <3) to problem solve under pressure. A discussion on neurorigidity vs neuroflexibility during emergency response. It will expand on how different kinds of incidents, working styles, experience levels, team structures etc create different needs.
The speaker has spent 8 years as an SRE, DBRE and Support Engineer working with major New Zealand and international
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September 4, 2026 at 7:41 AM
This was the talk from #PyConAU that made me go "this is my takeaway talk for the entire conference that I'm sending to all my on-call friends". Who knew you could draw so many parallels between on-call and training ponies?
#pyconau Ship Reliable RAG: Evals That Grow with Your Retrieval Complexity - Ravi Vats http://youtu.be/7b3wm5wyqfo
"Ship Reliable RAG: Evals That Grow with Your Retrieval Complexity" - Ravi Vats (PyCon AU 2026)
RAG applications come in many shapes. Some start as simple keyword searches over historical records. Others layer on semantic embeddings, hybrid retrieval (semantic + keyword/lexical searches), reranking, and increasingly sophisticated prompting. But regardless of where your system sits on that spectrum, the question is the same: how do you know it actually works?
This talk presents a
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September 4, 2026 at 1:14 AM
#pyconau Ship Reliable RAG: Evals That Grow with Your Retrieval Complexity - Ravi Vats http://youtu.be/7b3wm5wyqfo
