We are happy to introduce our Silver sponsor DeepSource!

DeepSource is a continuous quality and security tool that automates code reviews and helps developers ship good code by detecting bug-risks, anti-patterns, performance issues and security vulnerabilities before they make it to production code. With first-class support for Python, DeepSource detects 500+ issues and helps track important code quality metrics like test coverage and documentation coverage. DeepSource is trusted by engineering teams at NASA, Uber, Slack, Wingify, Qubole, among many others, and is free to use for open-source.

Website Link: https://deepsource.io

We are happy to introduce our Silver sponsor Elastic!

Elastic is a search company. As the creators of the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, and Logstash), Elastic builds self-managed and SaaS offerings that make data usable in real time and at scale for search, logging, security, and analytics use cases. Since its founding in 2012, there have been more than 350 million cumulative downloads of Elastic software. The Elastic community is 100,000 members strong. Thousands of organizations worldwide, including Cisco, eBay, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, The Mayo Clinic, NASA, The New York Times, Wikipedia, and Verizon, use Elastic to power mission-critical systems. Elastic is a distributed company with more than 1,000 Elasticians working in 30 countries. Learn more at elastic.co.

Website Link: https://www.elastic.co

We are happy to introduce our Silver sponsor ThoughtWorks!

ThoughtWorks is a community of passionate individuals whose purpose is to revolutionize software design, creation, and delivery while advocating for positive social change. There are over 5,000 ThoughtWorkers in 14 countries, and we're growing fast in every region of the world.

We work with people and organizations who have ambitious missions - whether they are in the commercial, social or government sectors. Our Agile development tools help our clients continuously improve and deliver quality software. We are focused on helping our industry improve, and believe in sharing what we learn. We do this by writing books, blogging, hosting tech events, speaking at conferences, and championing open source software.

We're looking for change makers. Opportunity creators. Bridge builders. Mind openers. Status-quo shakers. Together, we'll create a place where people have the freedom to make a real and positive impact on our world through technology.

Our mission is to better humanity through software and help drive the creation of a socially and economically just world. We bring together the most capable, driven and passionate people - we call them 'ThoughtWorkers' - to:

1. Run a sustainable business.
2. Champion software excellence and revolutionize the IT industry.
3. Advocate passionately for social and economic justice.

Website Link: https://www.thoughtworks.com

What is a Devsprint?

Devsprints are two days of intensive learning and development on an open source project of your choice, in a team environment. It's a time to come together with friends, old and new, to share what you've learned and apply it to an open source project.

Has contributing to Open source projects been one of those plans for you that just remained a plan? Or did you try contributing to an Open source project but got lost somewhere in the middle due to lack of guidance? Well, Devsprints are here to save the day! During Devsprints, Mentors/Contributors of Open source projects guide participants through everything, from generating the development build to submitting a patch for a bug or improve the project's documentation.

PyCon India provides the space and infrastructure (network, power, tables & chairs); you bring your skills, humanity, and brainpower (oh! and don't forget your laptop).

Who can participate?

You! It doesn’t matter if you are a newbie or an experienced contributor, just dive in and get to work. Newbies sit with gurus, go out for lunch and dinner together, and have a great time while advancing their project. It is also a great opportunity to understand and experience the ways of the open source. Although, there will be situations when you might feel stuck, but there is nothing to worry about as the mentors present there can provide you instant help to get you moving. We can say this from experience, that participants of these Devsprints have not been limited to their open source contribution just for the conference days.They are still active contributors. You can purchase Devsprints ticket here.

Who can run a Devsprint?

You! If you are a contributor or have been involved in the maintenance of any Open source project place, please come forward. You can submit your proposal for your Devsprints here. This project can be any interesting open source project which is based on Python. You should have enough contributions to the project. Your responsibility will be to help your team set up their development environment, list out beginner friendly bugs and guide them on any problems. Don't hesitate to submit your proposals. Any maintainer is welcome to add a project. PyCon India is open for everyone.

You can also have a look at the Devsprints submitted for last year here - https://in.pycon.org/cfp/devsprint-2018/proposals/

If you are a beginner in hosting the Devsprint, this tutorial might help you in Devsprint setup .

Where will the Devsprints be?

The Devsprints will take place at IITM Research Park, Chennai on 14th & 15th Oct, 2019.

"Devsprints are a great opportunity to get connected with, and start contributing to your favorite Python project"

Credits: Partly based on https://us.pycon.org/2019/community/sprints/

We are happy to introduce our Gold sponsor EDII-TN!

EDII (Entrepreneurship Development and Innovation Institute), a society established by the Government of Tamil Nadu, to foster entrepreneurship and innovation in the State. Recently State Government launched the Tamil Nadu Startup and Innovation Policy which aims at creating a conducive entrepreneurial ecosystem in the state through various initiatives including upskilling of human capital, delegation programs etc. Being the nodal agency of the policy, EDII partners with various active startup and tech communities at every possible avenue to realise the vision of the policy.

Flagship Programs of EDII:

1. TNIGC (Tamil Nadu Innovation Grand Challenge) is an initiative to support ideas of budding startups with mentorship and funding.
2. TNSI (Tamil Nadu Student Innovators) is the student-centric program to discover, nurture, and fund innovative ideas from the student community that have the potential to become innovative products and successful enterprises.
3. IEDP (Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Programme) aims to create a positive and dynamic Entrepreneurship & Innovation ecosystem within and around higher educational institutions for students.
4. In addition, EDII has funding schemes like IVP (Innovation Voucher Program) which aims to improve innovation in MSME/Startups by providing Financial support through various vouchers.

Website Link: https://editn.in

We are happy to introduce our Silver sponsor Loyalty Juggernaut!

LJI builds GRAVTY, a digital transformation cloud platform for customer engagement and loyalty management. Built ground-up on break-through technologies including Big Data, Serverless computing, Micro Services architecture, IoT, ML/AI, GRAVTY help brands maximize customer value, profitability and sustaining competitive advantage.

Website Link: https://lji.io

We are happy to introduce our Associate sponsor MavenHive!

MavenHive is a Bangalore based boutique consulting firm specializing in end-to-end product development and training. They have built a team of talented people from diverse backgrounds who have come together for one mission, to "turn ideas into awesome software" !

Over the last 7+ years, they have worked with several startups and organizations from across the world realize their product vision and help them achieve major milestones in their journey. MavenHive has been a long time supporter of various tech communities in India. They are hiring polyglot, full stack devs for their fast growing team.

Website Link: https://www.mavenhive.in

We are happy to introduce our Silver sponsor DCKAP!

DCKAP is one of the world's foremost digital commerce specialists. We build, enhance, and manage enterprise eCommerce storefronts. We power digital commerce for brands, manufacturers and distributors across the globe with a suite of leading products leveraging Python, Machine Learning allowing businesses to unleash their full potential. Our product suite, consisting of Productimize (Product Configuration Platform), Cloras (Integration Platform), flexiPIM (Product Information Management), and QA touch (Test Management) helps our customers worldwide to drive eCommerce sales and boost business growth. To learn more about us please visit www.dckap.com

Website Link: https://www.dckap.com

We are happy to introduce our Silver sponsor ERPNext Foundation!

ERPNext Foundation is a registered not-for-profit entity representing a community of ERPNext users, developers and service providers.

Website Link: https://erpnext.org/

We are happy to introduce our Associate sponsor Real Python!

At Real Python you'll master real-world Python programming skills from the ground up. Their large collection of Python tutorials and in-depth training materials is created, curated, and vetted by a community of expert developers. With new content published weekly, you'll always find something to boost your skills.

Website Link: https://realpython.com