Program

The PyCon AU 2026 schedule will be published progressively over time. Expect updates in May as the main program and specialist tracks are published.

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Workshops

Wednesday 26 August

Workshops are free to attend but space is limited!

Ticketed Separately

Specialist Tracks

Thursday - Saturday 27-29 August

Curated by specialist groups within Python community with more in-depth talks.

Main Conference

Thursday - Saturday 27-29 August

Three days of talks all about Python!

Development Sprints

Sunday 30 August

Get hands on with open source!

Ticketed Separately

Specialist Tracks

Specialist tracks are curated sessions focusing on specific topics within the Python ecosystem. Each track is organised by community members with deep expertise in their area.

Education

Teachers using python in the classroom 🎓

Friday 28 August

Cybersecurity

The Cybersecurity track focuses on security awareness, knowledge and practice for software developers, IT operations people, and cybersecurity specialists.

Schedule to be announced

Data & AI

Practitioners from across the areas of Data science, Data Analytics, Data engineering, ML engineering, AI engineering, Applied science. Both within industry and also researchers

Schedule to be announced

DevRel

Learn about and share the craft of Developer Relations, the profession of technical product advocacy.

Schedule to be announced

Platform Engineering

Share and explore how Platform Engineering ideas such as systems thinking, guardrails, and golden paths empower teams to get their code from commit to production quickly and safely!

Schedule to be announced

Research Software Engineering

Making research software more robust and reusable.

Schedule to be announced