Health and safety at PyCon Namibia
In 2020, PyCon NA was one of the very last PyCons to take place as planned before the COVID pandemic struck. In 2021, we held an online edition. In 2022, we took a break.
For 2023, we need all attendees to help us make this a safe event for everyone. Please take note of our health and safety policy.
Where and when
Tuesday 21st to Thursday 23rd February 2023
Our programme of talks and workshops
Three days • talks, workshops and panels • more than 20 speakers
See the full programme Meet our speakers
Your road to a professional software career
A central theme of this year's PyCon Namibia is your career in software. We have multiple sessions planned that will help you understand how to find success as a software professional, and you'll get to meet people recruiting for programmers in software roles.
About PyCon Namibia
A PyCon is a Python programming conference. Python is one of the most popular and important programming languages in the world.
100 attendees • professionals • software entrepreneurs • engineers • researchers • students • educationalists • all gathering together in Windhoek for the eighth successive PyCon Namibia.
PyCon Namibia is an annual event, held in Windhoek, and is Namibia's most important international open-source software conference.
Visitors come from all over the world to PyCon Namibia.
For Namibia
PyCon NA develops Namibia's software capacity and skills. It has been directly responsible for advances in the careers of Namibian programmers, and for initiatives within Namibia to build on local talent and energy.
Namibia's software industry is young, but the success and seriousness of PyCon Namibia demonstrates that its future is bright. It's an unmissable event for any Namibian programmer, whether in industry, research or education.
Internationally
The conference has raised Namibia's profile internationally. PyCon Namibia inspired the creation Python programming conferences in Zimbabwe and Nigeria, and travellers from other African nations to learn how the PyCon model can benefit their own programmers and software industries.
PyCon NA brings programmers and software experts from all over the world to Namibia. Attendees come from Brazil, Britain, Canada, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Italy, Mozambique, the Netherlands, Nigeria, South Africa, the USA, Zambia, Zimbabwe.