Meetup Thursday, September 17th, 2026
The meeting will take place from 19:15 - 22:00. It will be held at Technolab in Leiden (How to reach us).
This includes free pizza provided by our food sponsor Samotics. (Soft drinks available at the Space Leiden bar for a small fee, tea, coffee and water are free). If you do not care about pizza, feel free to join us at 20:00!
Contents of the meeting
At this meeting, we will have three talks – we are still looking for a speaker for one!
1. Steve Piercy - Maintaining Python packages to attract free and open source software contributors
abstract follows
2. Michiel W. Beijen - Monitoring my Smart Washing Machine
Samsung provides a Cloud API with an app to monitor the status of Michiels washing machine and dryer. But where’s the fun in that? Also, Samsung decided to start charging money for access to their API. That’s lame! Michiel will show how to monitor your washer without need for any cloud; show the progress on a small screen, all using Python of course! Also interesting for people who do not own Samsung appliances ;-)
3. Your talk here? Contact us!!
just let us know!
About our meetups
Our talks happen in a friendly and informal setting. They are a great way to learn new things, share your knowledge, and meet other Python enthusiasts. There is always room for questions and discussion. Our presentations and talks are in English to be accessible for the large amount of non-Dutch speakers in the Python community.
How to register
The meetup is free of charge. Drinks are available for a small fee. We ask for a small donation to help cover small expenses, but this is not required. To register, sign up on our Luma page. Luma accounts lets you receive notifications for future events and allow us to track attendance.
We’re excited to meet you and have you be a part of the Python community in Leiden. See you there!
