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DESCRIPTION:"Come for the language\, stay for the community." If you've bee
 n around Python long enough\, you've heard this before. I don't know when 
 I first heard it\, but I know exactly when I understood it.\n\nThis talk i
 s a personal reflection on seventeen years within the Python community—f
 rom my first tentative steps as a volunteer to organising conferences myse
 lf. It's a story about discovering that Python was always about more than 
 code. It's about the people\, the values\, and the unexpected ways a commu
 nity can shape a career and a life.\n\nThis isn't just my story. It's a st
 ory I've seen repeated in countless faces at registration desks\, in hallw
 ay conversations\, in first-time speakers finding their voice. I want to t
 alk about what I've learned about kindness\, mentorship\, and the quiet po
 wer of feeling like you belong somewhere.\n\nI'll end with an open questio
 n: as the ways we connect continue to evolve\, how do we preserve what mat
 ters while welcoming a new generation?\n\nIf you're new to this community 
 and wondering what all the fuss is about\, this talk is especially for you
 .
DTSTAMP:20260523T180036Z
LOCATION:Helium [3rd Floor]
SUMMARY:Come for the Code\, Stay for the People. - Valerio Maggio
URL:https://pretalx.com/pyconde-pydata-2026/talk/PK8XNB/
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