Jon Banafato

PyCon US Chair '27-'28 • https://conferencechats.org • PyGotham

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2026-03-25 14:19:02 UTC

Why is it that I keep seeing "everyone should pin their GitHub Actions versions to a SHA because that's the secure way to do it" and not "GitHub should build tooling that creates and manages Actions lockfiles by default"? Am I just missing that version and only seeing the former one boosted?

2026-03-24 15:46:52 UTC

In today's edition of "Jon has media literacy complaints": making someone an "offer they can't refuse" isn't like... a positive thing.

2025-12-24 03:05:37 UTC

Coefficient of Fiction: the amount of work required by the audience to maintain suspension of disbelief when engaging with a story

2025-11-07 19:05:07 UTC

PSA: You have less than two weeks to nominate someone for PSF Fellowship for Q4 of 2025. Details at https://www.python.org/psf/fellows/, and I wrote a blog post about the topic last year at https://www.jonafato.com/2024/10/31/psf-fellow-nominations-q4-due-date.

2025-11-06 22:00:01 UTC

Voted ✅
If you're eligible to vote in the DSF elections, please check your inbox, set aside some time to read each candidate statement, and vote before the due date of 23:59 on November 26, 2025 AoE. It's important, and it won't take you a ton of time.
https://fosstodon.org/@django/115501001578807046

2025-09-15 14:08:16 UTC

Feedback is hard to come by, especially positive feedback. If you appreciate someone, if their work has helped you, and especially if you want them to continue doing the things they're doing, let them know.

2025-09-04 16:18:04 UTC

I'm finally able to attend DjangoCon US in person this year (in just a few days!). It looks like there are still tickets available (see the "Buy Tickets" link at https://2025.djangocon.us/), so I hope you'll join in-person or online. Looking forward to chatting about Python, Django, and conferences with old and new friends. See you there?

2025-08-12 00:42:28 UTC

🕛 The quarterly due date for PSF Fellow nominations [1] is about nine days away. I've talked / posted about this at length in the past and shared a blog post on the topic last year [2]. These nominations and recognition mean a lot to the people who help build the language, frameworks, communities, and other parts of the vast Python ecosystem, and you can really make someone's day by writing up a short paragraph or two about them.
[1] https://www.python.org/psf/fellows/
[2] https://www.jonafato.com/2024/10/31/psf-fellow-nominations-q4-due-date

2025-08-01 16:35:35 UTC

It's the first Friday of the month, which means the next @npub1u95…rsjd call starts in 25 minutes. https://www.conferencechats.org

2025-06-19 19:15:05 UTC

Do you know of examples of a software library's test suite catching a bug in its upstream dependencies? I've seen a few of these over the years, and I'd like to put together a small list. Things like:
- A programming language implementation's test suite uncovering a bug in other implementations
- A library's test suite uncovering a bug in the language implementation itself
- A framework addon's / extension's test suite uncovering a bug in the framework

2025-06-18 14:53:56 UTC

This episode is worth watching. I find it interesting not just for its content but also for the fact that (by my reading) it's an episode of a series that would make sense on and is of high enough production value for public television but is direct to YouTube, which is not something I've seen a ton of. This thought will live in my head for a while. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5SavjMFRLg

2025-05-21 03:27:36 UTC

The first #PyConUS recap blog post I've seen this year is from @npub1mjx…httg. It's a good read over at https://fosstodon.org/@wsvincent/114543251433383954. Keep 'em coming, I look forward to reading every one of them.

2025-05-19 05:22:40 UTC

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For PyCon US in particular, are you aware of / were you present for the 2019 "The Art of Python" Hatchery program (https://pycon-archive.python.org/2019/hatchery/artofpython/)? I mention this mostly as an example (among others) of conferences incorporating art that deviates from more "traditional" conference presentations into their schedules.
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2025-05-19 05:05:58 UTC

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I (and I'm sure several of the other Conference Chats folks) would be happy to chat, though I imagine the answers would largely be brief and boring -- more offerings mean more (often volunteer) time and resources, which are scarce. Volunteering / organizing can help, provided there are not other limiting factors (which vary quite a bit from conference to conference, including venue time and space).
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2025-04-09 16:07:01 UTC

Today's @npub1u95…rsjd call starts in nine hours. I expect that we'll continue some discussions from our recent Friday call. Topics are always driven by call participants, so if you have a community organizing topic you'd like the group to consider and discuss, please join!

2025-02-20 16:35:33 UTC

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~7.5 hours left to get those PSF Fellow nominations in for Q1 2025

2025-02-12 15:32:27 UTC

You have a week and some hours left before the 2025 Q1 due date to nominate people for PSF Fellow memberships. I wrote a bit about this leading up to Q4's due date at https://www.jonafato.com/2024/10/31/psf-fellow-nominations-q4-due-date. While you're at it, check out the links in the "further reading" section of my blog post for other ways you can show your appreciation for folks in the Python world.

2024-12-21 03:31:04 UTC

I wrote a short post about a phrase I use pretty frequently: "stacking chairs" https://www.jonafato.com/2024/12/20/stacking-chairs

2024-12-20 20:52:19 UTC

Have you gotten your PyCon US 2025 ticket yet? Early bird registration is currently open! https://us.pycon.org/2025/attend/information/

2024-12-20 03:25:31 UTC

90 minutes and change left in the PyCon US Call for Proposals! Get those last-minute proposals in. Details at https://us.pycon.org/2025/speaking/guidelines/.

2024-12-19 23:02:18 UTC

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☝️ Six hours left! https://us.pycon.org/2025/speaking/guidelines/

2024-12-18 21:23:37 UTC

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☝️ You have about 31 more hours to get those proposals in. I know you all have some interesting topics to share, and we want to hear from you, your friends and colleagues, and your communities! https://us.pycon.org/2025/speaking/guidelines/

2024-12-18 20:28:02 UTC

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If you decide you want to complete that Contributing Membership process, it should only take a few minutes at https://psfmember.org/civicrm/contribute/transact/?reset=1&id=32, and I'm always happy to help folks enroll.
Keep in mind that historically you'll need to be enrolled as a member with voting privileges before candidate nominations are published. PSF elections are not any time soon, but I regularly see folks forget to enroll until it's too late to do so for an election they want to vote in.

2024-12-18 20:14:33 UTC

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The PSF's membership system is a bit more complicated. The different membership types are described at https://www.python.org/psf/membership-faq/#what-membership-classes-are-there, and you can check your Basic Membership status at https://www.python.org/users/membership/ and your Supporting or Contributing Membership status at https://psfmember.org/user-information/ (this page will display an error if you're not logged in, so head to https://psfmember.org/wp-login.php to log in first).

2024-12-18 20:06:26 UTC

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I think I know what you mean by this, but can you elaborate on which parts of PSF and DSF memberships have you feeling uneasy (private message is fine with me as well)? For what it's worth, I have feedback for both of these membership programs and have only been a DSF member for a month, so I am coming at this from a "how to we make this whole process better?" angle.

2024-12-18 19:53:57 UTC

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> We had 400 eligible voters, and received 215 votes (54%).
Now what do we do to get this percentage up for the next election? If you were eligible to vote and didn't vote, why not?

2024-12-18 19:49:12 UTC

Congrats to the incoming Django Steering Council! https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/dec/18/django-6x-steering-council-election-results/

2024-12-17 20:07:44 UTC

Temporary(?) display name change courtesy of @npub1nsp…ahke. Let this serve as a reminder to go enroll as a member of the Python Software Foundation, the Django Software Foundation, and any other community organizations you qualify for (and will actively participate in -- this part is important).

2024-12-17 18:51:20 UTC

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Sounds like the kind of thing a co-op could host and manage for its members.

2024-12-17 00:11:53 UTC

📺 Kaos
👎 A swing and a myth. Skip this one.

2024-12-16 20:43:20 UTC

Procrastinator friends, now's the time to get your PyCon US session proposals in! You have just three days and change to before the CFP closes. Head to https://us.pycon.org/2025/speaking/guidelines/ for details, and please share with your friends, colleagues, and communities.
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2024-12-15 15:30:49 UTC

Today is an excellent day to propose a talk to PyCon US. Check out the proposal guidelines at https://us.pycon.org/2025/speaking/guidelines/, and tell your friends about it, too. You have less than five days until the CFP closes!

2024-11-26 16:32:43 UTC

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☝️ Get those nominations in before end of day

2024-11-21 21:25:49 UTC

Thank you to whoever nominated me for a @npub1l0c…kt92 individual membership. Happy to be part of the community.

2024-11-21 17:49:57 UTC

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If you're not registered to vote in the upcoming Django Steering Council election and would like to be, you have two options detailed at https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2024/nov/21/announcing-the-6x-steering-council-elections/#s-voter-registration.
You have until the end of November 26th (anywhere on Earth), 2024 to fill out the form for yourself or to nominate someone else to become a member of the DSF to meet this election cycle's due dates. That's less than a week away, so don't procrastinate if that's on your todo list.

2024-11-20 17:24:21 UTC

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☝️ This due date is today, but if that nomination is not ready, you'll have three more months to get it sent in for Q1 of 2025.

2024-11-19 16:05:08 UTC

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I think those are just two separate questions. A planned and graceful transition can be difficult for a lot of people, but I read Jay's post as an opportunity to think on that deliberately and avoid the more drama-filled alternative of someone clinging onto their role long after it's outgrown them. I would personally welcome a week without a tech news site story about some community or project leader burning everything down, but seamless transition stories don't get clicks.

2024-11-14 02:03:11 UTC

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☝️ Conference Chats call is happening now. Find the link to join at https://www.conferencechats.org.

2024-11-11 22:39:11 UTC

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Our next Conference Chats call is two days (plus a few hours) away. Very much looking forward to chatting with some new friends, and I would like to especially encourage folks who work on communities and events outside of the software industry to join.

2024-11-08 21:47:58 UTC

I am happy to report that the PSF Contributing Membership Self-Certification form no longer shows the no-longer-used (as of the last PSF election cycle) "Managing Member" option. https://psfmember.org/civicrm/contribute/transact/?reset=1&id=32

2024-11-08 15:50:33 UTC

Did you know that @npub1l0c…kt92 has an option to nominate yourself or someone else to be an individual member of the Django Software Foundation? The webpage is now slightly easier to find via a link from the site's footer. Direct link for those interested in learning more: https://www.djangoproject.com/foundation/individual-members/

2024-11-08 04:11:14 UTC

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My YouTube recommendations are decidedly less fun (I highly recommend https://github.com/amitbl/blocktube for reining this in), but 3D printers can be fun. Before you buy one, check to see if your local libraries offer 3D printing. It's certainly not ubiquitous, but it's becoming more and more common from what I can tell.

2024-11-06 23:57:09 UTC

I wrote this if for no other reason than to stop reserving space in my head for some of these links. Now I'll just link to my blog instead (and hopefully push for them to be visible enough that I no longer need to deep link to these pages). https://www.jonafato.com/2024/11/06/psf-and-dsf-membership-application-links

2024-11-06 20:47:17 UTC

A couple of links that came up during a conversation that I'll share here for a wider audience:
- If you do Python open source and / or community work, sign up as a PSF Managing / Contributing member at https://psfmember.org/civicrm/contribute/transact/?reset=1&id=32
- Similar request for the Django Software Foundation Individual Membership at https://www.djangoproject.com/foundation/individual-members/
- (Also sponsor these orgs at https://www.python.org/sponsors/application/ and https://www.djangoproject.com/fundraising/ respectively)

2024-11-01 21:19:27 UTC

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Thank you! I'm thrilled!

2024-11-01 18:59:03 UTC

I'm in a blog post https://fosstodon.org/@pycon/113409218204075954

2024-10-31 17:59:06 UTC

This is one of my favorite features of the web. Just excellent. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/URI/Fragment/Text_fragments

2024-10-30 22:13:54 UTC

If you've been a fan of my posts like "your work qualifies you for a PSF managing / contributing membership" and "the info you're looking for is on the membership FAQ", you can now get them all in one place in my compilation album over at https://discuss.python.org/t/improving-the-user-experience-of-psfmember-org/69714.

2024-10-30 21:41:23 UTC

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Feel free to tell me to stay in my lane here, but may I also suggest broadening the community events language? e.g. many of us Python conference organizers factor Django's place in the Python web dev community when into the talk selection process. (Obviously there are Python events that are wholly unrelated to Django as well, but all of these things tend to be trusting that people won't abuse the system, anyway.)

2024-10-30 17:36:09 UTC

⏰ Do you know someone whose work meets the criteria for Python Software Foundation Fellowship Membership? You have three weeks to get their nomination in for Q4 of 2024. More details at https://www.python.org/psf/fellows/, and I will happily help you craft that nomination and get it out the door (DM me if you want to chat).

2024-10-30 17:28:00 UTC

Conference Chats has a call coming up two days from now and another two weeks + eight hours from now. If you're interested in community organizing, we'd love to have you in the group. No experience necessary, not specific to Python or even the tech world, just a place for community organizers to share their experiences, questions, and advice. Head to https://www.conferencechats.org for more text that says this same thing and for the Discord invite link.

2024-10-29 01:03:17 UTC

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I'm vaguely curious about what it would take to run something like that at a large enough scale that it paid any bills. I imagine it makes some sense for people who design the objects they sell (and maybe eventually plan to move to a larger volume method of manufacturing?), but the model of just printing something from thingiverse on demand feels like a real race to the bottom.

2024-10-29 00:33:00 UTC

My 3D Printer is an Appliance https://www.jonafato.com/2024/10/28/my-3d-printer-is-an-appliance

2024-10-29 00:26:16 UTC

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I was about to say that the streak ends next week, but the Jets play this Thursday, so NY is getting at least one prime time game.

2024-10-09 21:35:40 UTC

The usual Conference Chats reminder: our October call starts in three and a half hours. No experience necessary, anyone interested in community organizer is welcome, folks from communities outside of our tech / open source bubble very much encouraged to join. Invite link at https://www.conferencechats.org.

2024-09-18 17:36:46 UTC

Why have so many YouTube videos adopted the editing style of a series of Old Spice ads? Do people actually want a different filming environment for every sentence of a 10-minute video?
(I am aware that the Old Spice ads were not a series of jump cuts, but this feels like the closest reference point for this video format.)

2024-09-11 21:55:38 UTC

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☝️ Wednesday call starts in three hours

2024-09-10 19:24:55 UTC

We have a handful of open source communities well-represented at https://www.conferencechats.org, and I would love to see the group expand beyond the tech sector. This group becomes a better resource for everyone as it becomes more of a cross-community meeting space. If you're a conference /community organizer for a group that is not specific to the tech world, we'd love to have you there. If you have questions about the group, I am happy to answer them, and I'm sure many other people are, too.

2024-09-05 21:11:12 UTC

I have been less online than normal this past week, so a bit late to posting this: our first Conference Chats call for the month of September is about 20 hours away. See details and a link to join the Discord server at https://www.conferencechats.org/.

2024-08-29 20:04:40 UTC

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Seems to be essentially placeholder packages based on https://inspector.pypi.io/, but yeah, there are some strange things that get published there.

2024-08-29 01:08:04 UTC

I'm putting together some feedback regarding the issues I've seen and been told about regarding registering as a PSF member at https://psfmember.org. If you've attempted to register as a PSF member (of any membership tier), have had trouble doing so for whatever reason, and are willing to share your experience, please PM me. My goal with this post is to remove barriers to entry, especially for membership tiers with voting privileges, and having more anecdotes will help me craft a better post.

2024-08-18 21:13:32 UTC

@npub1vv8…6fhk Is there an issue tracker / place to contribute to https://psfmember.org/? In particular, I heard from multiple people this last election cycle that they gave up trying to enroll as a managing / contributing member because they were unable to find the proper links and information (that mostly exist at https://www.python.org/psf/membership-faq/#what-membership-classes-are-there), and I'd like to help remove this barrier.

2024-08-16 21:10:03 UTC

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I am late to the party on finding out the release date, which is January 17th. https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2024/07/apples-hit-global-phenomenon-workplace-thriller-severance-to-return-for-season-two-on-friday-january-17-2025/

2024-08-16 21:05:26 UTC

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I'd been waiting for Severance Season 2 to renew my Apple TV+ subscription, but it is on my list!

2024-08-16 15:49:23 UTC

I've watched a string of (not enjoyably) bad horror movies recently. Any recent or lesser-known releases I should check out?

2024-08-05 15:02:34 UTC

It is a "pour a cup of coffee, wonder why the coffee pot is so light, come back to your desk to find a full cup of coffee there already" type of day.

2024-08-02 16:32:08 UTC

Conference Chats starts in 30 minutes! https://mastodon.social/@webology/112893121969004600

2024-07-31 02:15:44 UTC

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I hope they'll average out better than the first episode of the season. Last season was fine. But the final episode before Hulu revived it was such a nice note to end on.

2024-07-31 02:04:47 UTC

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Back as of yesterday, and bringing you topical episodes about NFTs.

2024-07-31 01:45:33 UTC

What is Futurama doing?

2024-07-30 21:22:59 UTC

I did the trendy thing of buying rollerblade wheels for my office chair that was already too tall for me even at its lowest setting. I've finally replaced them with a lower-profile (even lower-profile than the original hard plastic wheels) polyurethane set, and I notice an immediate improvement. Not perfect, but definitely better.

2024-06-22 03:27:21 UTC

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Glad I'm not the only one deferring to that FAQ.
It's good to know that the PSF is aware of the issues. My point with these posts isn't to call anyone out, I'm just trying to direct people to the correct forms, and I appreciate that some folks are amplifying that. I'll give it a rest when I stop learning that my Python community friends are not registered for these various memberships 🙂.

2024-06-22 02:39:53 UTC

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There's also https://www.python.org/users/membership/ for the prerequisite Basic Membership enrollment, which is linked from the individual enrollment forms.
I tend to use https://www.python.org/psf/membership-faq/#what-membership-classes-are-there as a source of truth because it links to the different membership class forms individually and directly, but I'm not sure if there is a more dedicated or succinct page for this purpose. I don't think psfmember.org links to the Contributing and Managing options from the home / landing page.

2024-06-22 00:35:43 UTC

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The general context is the third change listed at https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2024/06/for-your-consideration-proposed-bylaws.html (and IMHO an unfortunate volume of discourse surrounding it).
I am happy to help with the voting membership registration if you'd like. There's a form at https://psfmember.org/civicrm/contribute/transact/?reset=1&id=32 that shouldn't take 15 minutes (and will hopefully become simpler soon), and if you've donated within the past year, you should also be eligible for a "supporting membership".

2024-06-21 23:34:13 UTC

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Some context: I'm pretty active within the world of Python community organizers. The angle that I haven't seen brought up as much: the PSF's actions and endorsements have real power that extend beyond the PSF itself. Community organizers throw around the question "what does PyCon US do?" *a lot* when they have decisions to make. A PSF Fellowship is a pretty strong signal that someone would be a great addition to a Python community (of which there are many).

2024-06-21 23:28:40 UTC

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This is not something presented as "person did a good thing once", it's a lifetime credential that should include the expectation to continue to follow the Code of Conduct. This is not a high bar. No one is asking that Fellows continue doing extraordinary work (although plenty of them do), just to maintain the basic conduct that is expected of all community members.

2024-06-21 23:26:43 UTC

I have a more verbose blog post about this that I may or may not publish, but tl;dr: the PSF being able to make endorsements that someone is "an example of what we aspire to be in the Python community" but unable to revoke them for Code of Conduct reasons is a problem. Many people view PSF Fellowships as a Big Deal™, and the title carries weight.