Behind the Scenes: PSF Infrastructure and How You Can Contribute

The Python Software Foundation (PSF) keeps the wheels turning for the Python ecosystem–but how? With a small but dedicated staff, the PSF’s infrastructure supports billions of requests per month and delivers petabytes of bandwidth. From major services like PyPI, to seasonal spikes like PyCon.org, and even lesser-known essentials like mail hosting, buildbots, and vote counting, the PSF’s infrastructure is a vital yet often invisible backbone of the Python community.

In this talk, we’ll dive into the details of what exactly the PSF does, the infrastructure behind Python, the critical roles played by key partners like Fastly and GitHub, and how you can help sustain (and even improve) it.