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Google Summer of Code (GSoC) is a global program that offers post-secondary students an opportunity to be paid for contributing to an open source project over a three-month period. Since 2005, the Python Software Foundation (PSF) has served as an "umbrella organization" to a variety of Python-related projects, as well as sponsoring projects related to the development of the Python language. April 3rd is the last date for student applications for GSoC 2017. You can view all the sub-orgs under PSF and see what projects are seeking applications , then go to the Google Summer of Code site to submit your application. Questions? Python and Google Summer of Code: Getting Started IRC: Join the #python-gsoc channel on the Freenode server Email: Join the  gsoc-general  mailing list. To ask questions about specific projects, go to the sub-orgs page and click "Contact" under the project you want to ask about. The student application deadline is April 3, and decisions will be ...

The day was October 23, 2015, Friday afternoon. The PSF and PyCon organizers were busy pulling together sponsors for the upcoming PyCon conference when suddenly, the ancient mail server 'albatross' suffered a hard disk crash. Email was down, grant requests would not go through, and PyCon planning was at a stand still. To make matters worse, most of the volunteers who had helped set up the initial mail server were away. Something had to be done, and fast. Ernest Durbin, a volunteer systems admin, took the call. With no documentation on how to fix the existing mail server, he worked diligently through the weekend to rebuild it. Thanks to Ernest’s hard work and dedication, the PSF and PyCon US were able to resume operations before the following Monday. For his enthusiasm and years of volunteering, the Python Software Foundation awards the 4th Quarter 2016 Community Service Award to Ernest Durbin III: RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation award the 4th Quarter 2016 Communit...