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Last week was PyCon US in Long Beach California. As always, it was a jam-packed intense time. I’ll try to report on my experience. The videos aren’t uploaded yet, but I’ll link to them later when they are.This recap is longer than I’ve done in the past. I don’t know why, it’s just how it came out. I want to convey a sense of what I get out of PyCon and what you can get out of PyCon.ThursdayOpening receptionI came with five of my colleagues from Netflix. I got to the Thursday night reception with Anika (first PyCon) and Josey (first PyCon with me). They said, “we’re going to count how many people Ned says hi to!” They were at 16 after five minutes and gave up. I don’t blame them. The reception is a very social time, and I have lots of friends I really enjoy seeing there.New friends and backpacksBesides seeing old friends, one of the great things about unstructured time like the opening reception is meeting new people. Tower Research Capital was giving away full-size Osprey backpacks at…

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