The Python Community
Originally published at https://holdenweb.blogspot.com/2007/06/python-community.html
This page is clearly seditious, as it claims that there are activities that are "more fun" than programming in Python*.It does start to give you some idea of the breadth of the Python community. Strange as it may seem, after 40 years working with information technology I like the Python community as a place I don't necessarily have to do technical stuff. So I have tended to organize conferences rather than present at them.
With PyCon and EuroPython, and now individual conferences all over Europe and South America starting up under the PyCon [the page is a bit out of date] banner, Python has a truly international community.
Through its various electronic media, both interactive (newsgroups/mailing lists, Wiki, IRC) and with groupings based on geography and technical interests, everyone gets a chance to contribute no matter where in the world they are. The jobs list is also worldwide.
The Python Software Foundation's Advocacy Coordinator (Jeff Rush) certainly has his hands full!
* ObGeek: Outrageous suggestion.