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[[File:Closing panel of PyCon Asia Pacific, Ngee Ann Kongsi Auditorium, Singapore Management University - 20100611.jpg|thumb|The closing panel of the 2010 PyCon Asia Pacific held at the [[Singapore Management University]]]]

The '''Python Conference''' (also called '''PyCon'''<ref name="Barry2016">{{cite book |last1=Barry |first1=Paul |title=Head First Python: A Brain-Friendly Guide |date=2016 |publisher="O'Reilly Media, Inc." |isbn=978-1-4919-1949-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NIqNDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA564&dq=%22Python+Conference%22+-wikipedia |accessdate=17 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref>{{rp|564}}) is the largest<ref name="ieee">{{cite web|url=https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=7063180journal|title=Guido van Rossum: The Modern Era of Python|year=2015|doi=10.1109/MC.2015.73|last1=Severance|first1=Charles|journal=Computer|volume=48|issue=3|pages=8–10}}page 10</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.merixstudio.com/blog/5-must-attend-python-conferences-2018/|title=5 Must-Attend Python Conferences in 2018}}</ref> annual convention for the discussion and promotion of the [[Python (programming language)|Python programming language]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pycon.org |title=PyCon |date= |accessdate=2020-03-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://realpython.com/pycon-guide/|title=How to Get the Most Out of PyCon}}</ref> It originated in the [[United States]] but is also held in more than 40 other countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.python.org/community/workshops/|title=Conferences and Workshops}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonConferences|title=Python Conferences}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://pycon.org/|title=Join us at PyCon / National Conferences}}</ref> It was one of the first computer programming conferences to develop and adhere to a [[code of conduct]].<ref name="Barry2016" />{{rp|565}} The conference hosts tutorials, demonstrations and training sessions.<ref name="Boschetti2016">{{cite book |last1=Boschetti |first1=Alberto |last2=Massaron |first2=Luca |title=Python Data Science Essentials |date=2016 |publisher=Packt Publishing Ltd |isbn=978-1-78646-283-1 |page=352 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lpjcDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA352&dq=%22PyCon%22+-wikipedia#v=onepage |accessdate=17 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

PyCon 2020 was listed as (one of) "The best software engineering conferences (to attend) of 2020" and "As Python becomes ever more popular in the scientific community and for big data, the influence of PyCon will continue to grow."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techbeacon.com/app-dev-testing/best-software-engineering-conferences-2020|title=The best software engineering conferences of 2020}}</ref>, and is often attended by [[Guido van Rossum]].<ref name="ieee" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://developers.slashdot.org/story/19/11/02/044204/python-creator-guido-van-rossum-retires-heads-to-python-conference|title=Python Creator Guido van Rossum Retires, Heads To Python Conference}}</ref> Other groups, such as [[PyLadies]] and [[Django Girls]], often have concurrent sessions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.techspark.co/blog/2017/09/12/django-girls-invite-newbie-coders-to-pyconf-this-october/|title=Django Girls invite would-be coders to PyCon this October}}</ref>