The Python Software Foundation (PSF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organisation that serves as the steward of the Python programming language. It maintains several critical pieces of infrastructure: the freely distributed Python language itself, the Python Package Index (PyPI), and the python.org website. The foundation also organises PyCon US, the largest annual gathering of the Python community.
Operating with a small but dedicated team, the PSF directs over $655,000 annually in grants across 61 countries to support Python-related initiatives worldwide. Its work is guided by a community-driven approach and a belief in open source as a public good, with an emphasis on transparency in its operations.
The foundation cultivates an ecosystem where developers around the world can learn, collaborate, and grow together. It holds that every contribution matters, whether to code, documentation, community events, or the broader open-source ecosystem.