Host a session at PyDelhi.

First-time speakers, students and seasoned engineers all share the same stage. If it's about Python and you're excited about it, we want to hear it. A rough idea is enough to start.

Propose a session Read the speaker guidelines

Every talk, in the open.

Proposals are GitHub issues, so you can watch yours move from idea to stage. Here is the path every talk takes.

1

Proposed

Open an issue with the proposal form. An outline is enough.

2

In review

Volunteer reviewers reply on the issue, often with ideas to sharpen it.

3

Scheduled

Share a draft of your slides and we lock in a Saturday.

4

Delivered

On stage at the meetup, and often recorded for YouTube.

Pick the format that fits.

Four ways to host a session, from five minutes on stage to an open circle. Not sure which? Say so in the proposal and the reviewers will help you choose.

  • Lightning talk 5 min

    One idea, slides optional. The easiest way onto the stage.

    Propose: a tool you like, a trick you learned or a bug that bit you.

  • Talk 20 to 30 min

    Something you built, broke or learned, with time for questions.

    Propose: a story with a clear takeaway, and say what the room should know beforehand.

  • Workshop 60 to 90 min

    Laptops open, code along, leave with something working.

    Propose: what people will build, what to install first and how long it needs.

  • Birds of a Feather Open ended

    A small circle around one topic, where everyone gets a turn to talk.

    Propose: the question you want to explore and who would enjoy the conversation.

What reviewers look for.

  • It's about Python. Libraries, internals, tooling, testing, data, the web, or the side project that got out of hand.
  • It works for beginners. Most of the room is new to Python. Advanced topics are welcome if you explain them accessibly and state any prerequisites.
  • It fits a slot. A 5-minute lightning talk, or a 20 to 30 minute talk with time for questions. Workshops and Birds of a Feather sessions run longer, so say so in the proposal.
  • It's still taking shape, and that's fine. Submit early. The sooner it's in, the more time there is for feedback.
  • It has a fresh angle on hot topics. GenAI, LLMs, RAG and agents get lots of proposals, so bring a new use case, a deep dive into internals, or lessons from production.
  • It's accessible to everyone. Readable slides and clear audio, following our accessibility guidelines. Content matters more than polish or perfect English.
How we review proposals Previously accepted talks

Licence and recording.

Talks given at PyDelhi are shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 licence unless you say otherwise, and many are recorded for our YouTube channel.

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