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PyTexas 2026 Conference

2026 marked the 20th year of the largest gathering of Python developers within the great state of Texas. The PyTexas Conference brings together the Python community to discuss software development, data science, community building, and all things Python. The 2026 event celebrated two decades of fostering connections and professional growth among Pythonistas…

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22Speakers
9Sponsors
24Sessions
10Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at PyTexas, in alphabetical order.

Adam Gordon Bell
Al Sweigart
Avik Basu
Bernát Gábor
Charlie Lin
Christopher Ariza
Dawn Wages
Director of Community and Developer Relations · Anaconda
Dr. James A. Bednar
Anaconda
Heather Crawford
Hynek Schlawack
Lead infrastructure and software engineer
Indrasena Manga
Jacob Coffee
Kassandra Keeton
the Prosperous Heart
Maria Silvia Mielniczuk
Mason Egger
Temporal
Microsoft
Microsoft
Miguel Vargas
Moshe Zadka
Pandy Knight
Scott Irwin
Sophia Solomon
Sumaiya Nalukwago

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

AnacondaPlatinum
MicrosoftPlatinum
TemporalPlatinum
ElasticGold
Black Python DevsCommunity
BloombergLanyard
DevIT USMedia and Technology
GitButlerNetworking Event
PretixMedia and Technology

Agenda

Selected from 24 sessions.

  • Friday 01:30pm - 04:30pm

    Becoming a Better Python Developer with AI

    Tutorial
  • Friday 04:30pm - 06:00pm

    Build Agentic AI with Semantic Kernel and Graph RAG on PostgreSQL (Sponsored)

    Tutorial
  • Friday 09:00am - 12:00pm

    Import is Important: The Secret Life of Python Modules and Packages

    Tutorial
  • Saturday 02:00 PM

    Why Installing Python Packages Is Still a Security Risk

    Main Stage
  • Saturday 02:30 PM

    Behind the Magic: Unlocking Python's Descriptor Protocol

    Main Stage
  • Saturday 03:15 PM

    Data Engineer's survival guide: writing pipelines that don't break at 3 AM

    Main Stage
  • Saturday 03:45 PM

    Failed Experiments in Vibe Coding

    Main Stage
  • Saturday 04:30 PM

    Building a Full-Stack FastAPI App with Open Source DocumentDB via Docker (Sponsored)

    Main Stage
  • Saturday 09:20 AM

    Keynote

    Main Stage
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 10 companies show up, and 3 bet on three roles at once?

Ten companies. three are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
3All threespeak · spons · exh
6Sponsoringsponsor only
1Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Anaconda·Microsoft·Temporal

Speakers by seniority

5% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • Director / Head of15%
  • Manager / Lead15%
  • Other roles2091%

Of 22 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1AnacondaSponsor · Platinum2
2MicrosoftSponsor · Platinum1
3TemporalSponsor · Platinum1
4Black Python DevsSponsor · Community-
5BloombergSponsor · Lanyard-
6DevIT USSponsor · Media and Technology-
7ElasticSponsor · Gold-
8GitButlerSponsor · Networking Event-
9PretixSponsor · Media and Technology-
10the Prosperous Heart1
Sponsors by tier
platinum3
33% of 9
gold1
11% of 9
community1
11% of 9
lanyard1
11% of 9
media and technology2
22% of 9
networking event1
11% of 9
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

Related events · by shared sponsors
ConferenceDateCityShared sponsors
PyTexas 2027 ConferenceApril 16, 2027Austin9
MLOps World 2026October 20, 2026-4
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North AmericaNovember 9, 2026Salt Lake City3
ODSC AI West 2026October 27, 2026San Francisco2
LeadDev Berlin 2026November 9, 2026Berlin2
Open Source SecurityCon 2026November 9, 2026Salt Lake City2

In the same series

Prior and forthcoming editions