{"id":30150,"date":"2021-03-15T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eiposgrados.com\/?p=30150"},"modified":"2021-03-15T10:12:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T09:12:06","slug":"python-projects-funded-by-google","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eiposgrados.com\/eng\/python-blog\/python-projects-funded-by-google\/","title":{"rendered":"Google funds Python projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The giant that knows everything about us, Google, has donated the amount of <strong>$350,000<\/strong> to <a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.python.org\/psf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Python Software Foundation<\/a> (PSF) to support the development of CPython (Core Python), improve foundational tools, and strengthen the security of the Python package ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PSF is a non-profit organization that <strong>supports programming language<\/strong>, as we can read on their website:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u201cThe mission of the Python Software Foundation is to promote, protect, and advance the Python programming language, and to support and facilitate the growth of a diverse, international community of Python programmers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eiposgrados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/proyectos-de-Python-financiados-por-Google-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Google funded Python projects\" class=\"wp-image-30152\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eiposgrados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/proyectos-de-Python-financiados-por-Google-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eiposgrados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/proyectos-de-Python-financiados-por-Google-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eiposgrados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/proyectos-de-Python-financiados-por-Google-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eiposgrados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/proyectos-de-Python-financiados-por-Google-248x165.jpg 248w, https:\/\/eiposgrados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/proyectos-de-Python-financiados-por-Google-190x126.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eiposgrados.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/proyectos-de-Python-financiados-por-Google.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Google <strong>uses Python for many of its main products and services<\/strong>, and in particular it is extremely important for Google Cloud, it is not surprising that it has supported the development of tools to improve security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What projects will benefit?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Three projects will benefit from the donation of <strong>Google Cloud<\/strong>, which would include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Malware detection for PyPI (Python Package Index).\u00a0<\/li><li>Improvements to core Python services and tools.<\/li><li>A resident CPython developer for 2021, who will work full time assisting in the development of the CPython project, prioritizing maintenance and resolving backlogs.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>He has also made a <strong>donation in &#039;kind&#039; <\/strong>from Google Cloud infrastructure to the foundation. This helps support the critical infrastructure that the PSF operates, including the <strong>python package index<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Google renewed its sponsorship of PSF last year, already the tenth consecutive year and as indicated in its <a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/blog\/products\/open-source\/supporting-the-python-ecosystem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">release<\/a>, \u201cwe are proud to become the organization&#039;s first &#039;Visionary&#039; sponsor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Google makes it clear that it firmly believes in Python<\/strong>, so supporting the PSF will help ensure that Python has a great future for many years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in learning more about the author of this post, <strong>Maria Jose Pena<\/strong>, director of <a href=\"https:\/\/eiposgrados.com\/eng\/master-in-python\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Master in advanced programming in Python for Hacking, BigData and Machine Learning<\/a>, you can visit his LinkedIn profile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maria-jose-pe%C3%B1a-carrilero\/?originalSubdomain=es\" class=\"rank-math-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google has donated a significant amount of dollars to fund different Python projects to support the development of CPython, improve the tools, and strengthen the security of the ecosystem of its packages. 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