2026 Python Core Dev Sprint at OpenAI

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OpenAI is excited to host the 2026 Python Core Dev Sprint at our offices in San Francisco!

We have a few different dates available. If you are a core developer who is interested in sprinting with us, please select all of the weeks below that work for you. Don’t worry, this isn’t any sort of commitment… if you think there’s even a small chance you’d attend, please vote! I’ll follow-up later with an interest form once we have concrete dates.

When are you available to sprint?
  • August 31st - September 4th
  • October 5th - October 9th*
  • October 19th - October 23rd
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* I personally have a conflict with the week of October 5th. Unless it’s a very clear winner, we’ll likely end up selecting one of the other two options.

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I was originally going to leave this poll open for 7 days, but it’s certainly looking like we’ll be sprinting the week of October 19th based on the results so far. Unless we see a huge shift, I’ll probably just close it in a couple of days to keep the planning process moving along.

(It’s okay if you haven’t voted yet, everyone on the team will still get invites.)

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It would be great if the schedule could be confirmed as soon as possible. Given the current global situation, fuel surcharges are rising quickly, especially for international flights, so an early decision would likely be helpful for those making travel arrangements.

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Yep, date and location are locked (SF, week of October 19th).

My goal is to send out RSVP forms by early next week and start confirming attendance with people ASAP.

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I’ve emailed an interest form to all core devs, using the addresses listed in the team voter roll.

If you haven’t received a message from my @openai.com address yet, please check your spam folder! Apparently that’s happened to a few people already. :upside_down_face:

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A quick, important update:

I know it’s been less than 24 hours, but we’ve already received more interest than the sprint room can accommodate. If you want to attend, please fill out the form ASAP!

For those who have already submitted: don’t worry, we haven’t started sending out invites yet. A second wave of interest forms should go out later today to non-core-dev guests.

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