PyCon DE & PyData 2026

Markus Klein

Markus Klein is a Founding Engineer at Supermetal. He maintains open-source projects including the odbc2parquet command-line tool and the arrow-odbc Python wheels. Throughout his career, in both management and individual contributor roles, he has advocated for Continuous Delivery, Test-Driven Development, and Mob Programming. Sometimes successfully. He still finds it strange to write about himself in the third person.


Session

04-14
16:30
60min
Panel: Evolution, Revolution, or Illusion? The Future of Python and Coding in the Age of AI
Sebastian Neubauer, Markus Klein, Asya Melnik, Serhii Sokolenko

Software engineering is changing fast. With AI now writing and reasoning about code, does it still make sense to learn Python or any language at all?

Is this the evolution of our craft, a true revolution, or just hype from those who benefit most? Join us to debate the future of Python, the risks of AI-driven development, and what skills will actually matter next.

General: Autonomous Systems & AI Agents
Merck Plenary (Spectrum) [1st Floor]