--- title: Python Language Summit 2026 | daily.dev description: The 2026 Python Language Summit convened 47 core developers and guests in Kraków, Poland as part of EuroPython, marking the first European hosting since 2011.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/python-language-summit-2026-nxgdxzcmc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Python Language Summit 2026 | daily.dev og:description: The 2026 Python Language Summit convened 47 core developers and guests in Kraków, Poland as part of EuroPython, marking the first European hosting since 2011.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/python-language-summit-2026-nxgdxzcmc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/NXgdxZCMC.png og:image:alt: Python Language Summit 2026 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Python Language Summit 2026 **[Python Insider](https://daily.dev/sources/python)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The 2026 Python Language Summit convened 47 core developers and guests in Kraków, Poland as part of EuroPython, marking the first European hosting since 2011. Going forward the summit will alternate yearly between PyCon US and EuroPython. Recap posts cover 10 full talks and 5 lightning talks spanning namespacing proposals, macOS support, generational/incremental garbage collection design, the memory buffer protocol, memory snapshots for CPython, using Rust for CPython internals, a Rust-based tool called Spicycrab, the Developer-in-Residence program update, the post-free-threading era, and PEP 827 on type manipulation. Lightning talks touched on ABI breakage, safer interruptions, a Python-based Scratch alternative, an AGENTS.md file for CPython, and PEP 836 on JIT improvements. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Where and when was the Python Language Summit held, and how often will it move locations? The 2026 Python Language Summit took place on July 14th in Kraków, Poland, as part of EuroPython, gathering 47 core developers and guests. This was the first time it was hosted in Europe since 2011, when it was held in Florence. Going forward, the summit will alternate yearly between PyCon US and EuroPython. _Follow daily.dev for recaps of core language discussions shaping Python's future direction._ ### What topics were discussed at the Python Language Summit about CPython's future, such as free-threading and Rust? Talks covered namespacing proposals, macOS support, generational and incremental garbage collection design, the memory buffer protocol, memory snapshots for CPython, using Rust within CPython internals, a Rust-based tool called Spicycrab, the Developer-in-Residence program, the post-free-threading era, and PEP 827 on type manipulation, plus five lightning talks including PEP 836 on JIT improvements. _Developers tracking CPython internals can follow these evolving proposals on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [June Newsletter: Talks Schedule Released](https://daily.dev/posts/june-newsletter-talks-schedule-released-1aezphv64) · Planet Python · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [January Newsletter: We Want Your Proposals for Kraków\!](https://daily.dev/posts/january-newsletter-we-want-your-proposals-for-krak-w--uka9gfkps) · Planet Python · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#python](https://daily.dev/tags/python), [#rust](https://daily.dev/tags/rust), [#cpython](https://daily.dev/tags/cpython) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/python-language-summit-2026-nxgdxzcmc) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Python Language Summit 2026","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/python-language-summit-2026-nxgdxzcmc","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/python-language-summit-2026-nxgdxzcmc"},"datePublished":"2026-09-30T12:34:09.056Z","dateModified":"2026-09-30T14:37:12.908Z","description":"The 2026 Python Language Summit convened 47 core developers and guests in Kraków, Poland as part of EuroPython, marking the first European hosting since 2011....","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/a8048d84179bd8b51224223bcd977788?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/a8048d84179bd8b51224223bcd977788?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Python Insider","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Python Insider","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/124b62e20f2f41c49bc701276f871a11","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/python"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/python-language-summit-2026-nxgdxzcmc","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"python,rust,cpython","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Python Insider","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/python"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Python Language Summit 2026"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/python-language-summit-2026-nxgdxzcmc#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Where and when was the Python Language Summit held, and how often will it move locations?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The 2026 Python Language Summit took place on July 14th in Kraków, Poland, as part of EuroPython, gathering 47 core developers and guests. 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