PyCon US 2026 Packaging Summit Recap
The PyCon US 2026 Packaging Summit took place on May 15, 2026, featuring a series of talks and discussions on Python packaging. Key topics included the introduction of PEP 777 for Wheel 2.0 and the challenges faced by PyPI in managing a growing number of packages. The summit also highlighted the collaboration between conda and pip as parallel ecosystems rather than competitors.
- ▪The summit included three main talks, nine lightning talks, and six roundtable discussions.
- ▪Emma Smith presented PEP 777, which proposes Zstandard compression for smaller wheel files.
- ▪Mike Fiedler discussed the increasing abuse vectors on PyPI due to rapid package growth.
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PyCon US 2026 Packaging Summit Recap 2026-05-15 Updated 2026-05-18 24-minute read Python • Pycon • Pycon-Us • Packaging-Summit • Packaging • Pypi • Wheel • Pep-777 • Pep-694 • Pep-772 • Pep-817 • Pep-825 • Pep-803 • Conda • Trusted-Publishing • Supply-Chain • Mobile • Beeware • Wheel-VariantsThe PyCon US 2026 Packaging Summit ran Friday May 15, 2026, from 1:45 PM to 5:45 PM in Room 201A of the Long Beach Convention Center. Three talks, nine lightning talks, six roundtable discussions. Organized by Pradyun Gedam , C.A.M. Gerlach , and Jannis Leidel . This recap is for anyone who could not be in the room.
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