This page coordinates the Google Summer of Code projects involving Python under the umbrella of the Python Software Foundation (PSF) for 2014.
The Python Software Foundation serves as an "umbrella organization" to a variety of python-related projects, as well as sponsoring projects related to the development of the Python language.
The 2014 PSF GSoC coordinator is TerriOda (at gmail.com). Questions should be directed to the mailing lists unless you have something particularly private to discuss.
For student questions please email soc2014-general@python.org (Subscribe here first)
For mentor questions please email soc2014-general-owner@python.org
If you are a student interested in working on core Python development or on a project that helps the Python community, we'd love to have you apply to the Python Software Foundation for this year's Google Summer of Code!
We're currently in the process of finding mentors and getting ideas pages set up, but if you want to get a head start, feel free to browse through the projects at the bottom of this page. Choose a project or projects that sound interesting to you, subscribe to their mailing list or join their IRC channel, and try to set up a development environment. Usually, jumping right in and trying to solve a few bugs is a good place to start and a way to make a good first impression!
Students should read SummerOfCode/Expectations to understand what is expected of accepted students.
Please read SummerOfCode/Application for help completing your application.
This year's template is available at SummerOfCode/ApplicationTemplate2014.
Have questions?
We have a general discussion list for mentors and students soc2014-general@python.org . Sign up here!
We've set up an IRC channel: #python-gsoc on Freenode.
Help using irc : http://freenode.net/using_the_network.shtml and http://www.irchelp.org
For dates and deadlines, see the GSoC official website. (Scroll down past the calendar to just get a list of dates.)
Some dates of note:
Please read SummerOfCode/Expectations to understand what is expected of GSoC project mentors.
If you don't know what project you'd like to work with, get in touch with TerriOda and the other Python org admins at soc2014-general-owner@python.org to find out which projects need more mentoring support.
New mentors are always welcome, and we have a variety of experienced mentors who can help with questions you have about mentoring! If you're new or unsure about the time commitment, we can often have you be a "backup mentor" in your first year so that you're paired with someone who's done this before!
We've set up an IRC channel: #python-gsoc on Freenode. Stop by and to ask questions or help prospective students!
Prospective ProjectsPlease get in touch with TerriOda and the other Python org admins at soc2014-general-owner@python.org if you'd like to participate under the Python umbrella!
You will need:
Alas, we don't have the resources to accept every project, but we try to support projects with a clear commitment to python!
If you're a python-related project that is hoping to apply as a separate mentoring organization (i.e. not under the python umbrella) we're also happy to link your ideas page here to help you advertise. Again, get in touch with TerriOda and the other Python org admins at soc2014-general-owner@python.org to make that happen, or edit this page yourself to add a link. (Use the Mailman entry below as a template).
Project IdeasIdeas for projects and links to Python-related teams' idea pages will appear here once mentors have gotten in touch with TerriOda. (You can also check last year's page to find projects that might participate again.) We expect the 2014 page to be complete around March 1st. (Why March 1st? Google makes their decisions about mentoring orgs on Feb 25th, and usually some of the ones who were too small will join us after that date.)
If you are unsure if your favourite Python project will be participating, ask them and encourage them to sign up!
NOTE: Many of these organizations have also applied as separate mentoring organizations so they may not be under our umbrella for 2014. We're listing them here to help students find python projects, and we'll make sure it's clear which ones are under our umbrella and which ones are separate once mentoring organizations have been chosen by Google. Thanks for your patience!
Friends of the PSFSymPy been accepted as a separate mentoring organization, so you should apply to them directly if you'd like to work on one of their projects:
ilastik projects are hosted under the lmonade scientific software distribution mentoring organization.
Sage also hosts many Python/Cython projects.
Sage
Sage is a free open-source mathematics software system licensed under the GPL. It builds on top of many existing open-source packages: NumPy, SciPy, matplotlib, Sympy, Maxima, GAP, FLINT, R and many more. Access their combined power through a common, Python-based language or directly via interfaces or wrappers.
Website | sage-gsoc@googlegroups.com | #sagemath on Freenode | Ideas Page
Where should I start?A great many students email wondering where to start because they feel overwhelmed by all the info on this page, so here's a summary of what you should do next:
Read through all the information on this page. We've tried to answer the most common questions and give you tips that will help increase your chances of success!
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