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├── sponsors/ # Sponsorship information
│ ├── index.md # Sponsors page
│ └── sponsor-us.md # Sponsorship opportunities
├── schedule/ # Conference schedule
│ └── index.md # Generated from data/schedule.yaml
├── faq.md # Frequently asked questions
├── assets/ # Static assets
│ ├── images/ # Images and logos
│ └── docs/ # Downloadable documents
└── stylesheets/ # Custom CSS
hooks/ # MkDocs build hooks
└── schedule.py # Auto-generates schedule during build
data/ # Source data files
└── schedule.yaml # Conference schedule data
overrides/ # Theme customizations
mkdocs.yml # Site configuration
pyproject.toml # Python project configuration
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.python-version # Python version specification
```

### Editing the Schedule

The conference schedule is automatically generated from `data/schedule.yaml` during the build process. To update the schedule:

1. Edit `data/schedule.yaml` with your changes
2. Run `just serve` or `just build` - the schedule regenerates automatically via the `on_pre_build` hook in `hooks/schedule.py`
3. The generated markdown appears in `docs/schedule/index.md` (do not edit directly)

## Development Notes

- Python version is set to 3.8 minimum for broad compatibility (actual version in `.python-version` may be higher)
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# Schedule Data Management

## Overview

The PyTexas 2026 conference schedule is managed using a **data-driven approach** to make updates easier and reduce the pain of editing complex markdown tables.

## How It Works

- **`schedule.yaml`** - The source of truth for all schedule data (this directory)
- **`hooks/schedule.py`** - MkDocs hook that auto-generates the schedule during build
- **`docs/schedule/index.md`** - The generated schedule page (DO NOT EDIT DIRECTLY)

### Workflow

1. **Edit the schedule**: Modify `schedule.yaml` with your changes
2. **Build/serve the site**: Run `just serve` or `just build`
3. **Schedule auto-regenerates**: The MkDocs `on_pre_build` hook generates the markdown automatically

## Editing the Schedule

### Adding a Talk

```yaml
saturday:
- time: "10:20 AM"
title: "Your Talk Title"
link: "talks.md#your-talk-anchor"
speaker: "Speaker Name"
```

### Adding a Break or Event

```yaml
saturday:
- time: "10:05 AM"
title: "15 Minute Break"
speaker: null
```

### Moving Time Slots

Simply change the time in the YAML - no need to reformat tables!

```yaml
# Before
- time: "10:20 AM"
title: "Some Talk"

# After
- time: "10:30 AM"
title: "Some Talk"
```

### Reordering Sessions

Just move the YAML blocks around in the desired order.

## Benefits

✅ **Easy to edit** - Change times without reformatting tables
✅ **Less error-prone** - YAML structure prevents markdown table formatting issues
✅ **Version control friendly** - Cleaner diffs showing actual changes
✅ **Consistent formatting** - Generator ensures uniform output
✅ **Automatic regeneration** - No manual script running needed

## Tips

- Keep the YAML file well-organized with consistent spacing
- Use `null` for speaker field when there's no speaker (breaks, lunch, etc.)
- The `link` field is optional - omit it for items without talk pages
- Time formats should be consistent within each day
- Schedule constraints and notes are documented in comments at the top of `schedule.yaml`
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# PyTexas 2026 Conference Schedule Data
# This file contains all the schedule information in a structured format.
# Run `python build_schedule.py` to generate the schedule/index.md file.
#
# SCHEDULE CONSTRAINTS & NOTES:
# - Saturday: 9:00 AM start, 6:00 PM networking event (hard stop) = 9 hours
# - Sponsor slots (Microsoft): 90 minutes each (Friday + Saturday)
# - Lunch: 100 minutes minimum (off-campus lunch with organizer-led groups downtown)
# - Preserving break space is a priority
#
# LIGHTNING TALKS:
# - Sunday has 40-minute lightning talk slot (4:10-4:50 PM)
# - Saturday is fully packed and cannot accommodate lightning talks with current constraints
# - Moving a Saturday talk to Sunday is *possible*, but pushes Sunday pretty late as most people cut out to travel home.
# - CONTINGENCY: If a talk drops before the event, use that 30-minute slot for Saturday
# lightning talks (6 talks) rather than backfilling with a replacement speaker

friday:
- time: "09:00am - 12:00pm"
title: "Import is Important: The Secret Life of Python Modules and Packages"
link: "tutorials.md#import-is-important-the-secret-life-of-python-modules-and-packages"
speaker: "Heather Crawford"
- time: "12:00pm - 1:30pm"
title: "Lunch"
speaker: null
- time: "01:30pm - 04:30pm"
title: "Becoming a Better Python Developer with AI"
link: "tutorials.md#becoming-a-better-python-developer-with-ai"
speaker: "Bernát Gábor"
- time: "04:30pm - 06:00pm"
title: "SPONSOR TUTORIAL To Be Determined"
speaker: "Microsoft"

saturday:
- time: "08:00 AM"
title: "Registration Opens & Breakfast"
speaker: null
- time: "09:00 AM"
title: "Day 1 Opening Remarks"
speaker: null
- time: "09:20 AM"
title: "Keynote"
link: "keynotes.md#dawn-wages"
speaker: "Dawn Wages"
- time: "10:05 AM"
title: "15 Minute Break"
speaker: null
- time: "10:20 AM"
title: "Python as Your DSL"
link: "talks.md#python-as-your-dsl"
speaker: "Moshe Zadka"
- time: "10:50 AM"
title: "I Built an AI Running Coach (That Actually Remembers My Training)"
link: "talks.md#i-built-an-ai-running-coach-that-actually-remembers-my-training"
speaker: "Adam Gordon Bell"
- time: "11:20 AM"
title: "10 Minute Break"
speaker: null
- time: "11:30 AM"
title: "Using MCP to Build Safe, Auditable AI Systems in Python"
link: "talks.md#using-mcp-to-build-safe-auditable-ai-systems-in-python"
speaker: "Maria Silvia Mielniczuk"
- time: "12:00 PM"
title: "Mastered development but still stuck? The hidden power of soft skills in your codebase."
link: "talks.md#mastered-development-but-still-stuck-the-hidden-power-of-soft-skills-in-your-codebase"
speaker: "Sumaiya Nalukwago"
- time: "12:30 PM"
title: "Lunch"
speaker: null
- time: "02:15 PM"
title: "Why Installing Python Packages Is Still a Security Risk"
link: "talks.md#why-installing-python-packages-is-still-a-security-risk"
speaker: "Christopher Ariza"
- time: "02:45 PM"
title: "Behind the Magic: Unlocking Python's Descriptor Protocol"
link: "talks.md#behind-the-magic-unlocking-pythons-descriptor-protocol"
speaker: "Scott Irwin"
- time: "03:15 PM"
title: "Data Engineer's survival guide: writing pipelines that don't break at 3 AM"
link: "talks.md#data-engineers-survival-guide-writing-pipelines-that-dont-break-at-3-am"
speaker: "Indrasena Manga"
- time: "03:45 PM"
title: "15-Minute Break"
speaker: null
- time: "04:00 PM"
title: "Failed Experiments in Vibe Coding"
link: "talks.md#failed-experiments-in-vibe-coding"
speaker: "Al Sweigart"
- time: "04:30 PM"
title: "**SPONSOR TALK** To Be Determined"
speaker: "Microsoft"
- time: "06:00 PM"
title: "Lightning Talks"
speaker: null
- time: "06:30 PM"
title: "Networking Event Starts"
speaker: null
- time: "09:00 PM"
title: "Networking Event Ends"
speaker: null

sunday:
- time: "08:00 AM"
title: "Registration Opens & Breakfast"
speaker: null
- time: "09:00 AM"
title: "Day 2 Opening Remarks"
speaker: null
- time: "09:20 AM"
title: "Keynote"
link: "keynotes.md#hynek-schlawack"
speaker: "Hynek Schlawack"
- time: "10:05 AM"
title: "15 Minute Break"
speaker: null
- time: "10:20 AM"
title: "The Bakery: How PEP810 sped up my bread operations business"
link: "talks.md#the-bakery-how-pep810-sped-up-my-bread-operations-business"
speaker: "Jacob Coffee"
- time: "10:50 AM"
title: "Python in the Browser: Building Interactive Documentation with MkDocs & JupyterLite"
link: "talks.md#python-in-the-browser-building-interactive-documentation-with-mkdocs--jupyterlite"
speaker: "Kassandra Keeton, the Prosperous Heart"
- time: "11:20 AM"
title: "10 Minute Break"
speaker: null
- time: "11:30 AM"
title: "Are API Tests Overrated? Let's Mitigate Risks in Smarter Ways"
link: "talks.md#are-api-tests-overrated-lets-mitigate-risks-in-smarter-ways"
speaker: "Pandy Knight"
- time: "12:00 PM"
title: "**SPONSOR TALK** To Be Determined"
speaker: "Temporal"
- time: "12:20 PM"
title: "Lunch"
speaker: null
- time: "02:00 PM"
title: "Introducing Meow'py: Observability for the Internet of Living Things"
link: "talks.md#introducing-meowpy-observability-for-the-internet-of-living-things"
speaker: "Sophia Solomon"
- time: "02:30 PM"
title: "Tying Up Loose Threads: Making your Project No-GIL Ready"
link: "talks.md#tying-up-loose-threads-making-your-project-no-gil-ready"
speaker: "Charlie Lin"
- time: "03:00 PM"
title: "10 Minute Break"
spaker: null
- time: "03:10 PM"
title: "Upgrading Python CLIs: From Scripts to Interactive Tools"
link: "talks.md#upgrading-python-clis-from-scripts-to-interactive-tools"
speaker: "Avik Basu"
- time: "03:40 PM"
title: "Lint Fast, Type Hard: Elevate your code quality in Python with modern, ultra-fast tooling"
link: "talks.md#lint-fast-type-hard-elevate-your-code-quality-in-python-with-modern-ultra-fast-tooling"
speaker: "Miguel Vargas"
- time: "04:10 PM"
title: "Lightning Talks"
speaker: null
- time: "04:50 PM"
title: "Closing Remarks"
speaker: null
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| Time | Tutorial | Instructor |
| :---------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :----------: |
| 09:00am - 12:00pm | [Import is Important: The Secret Life of Python Modules and Packages](tutorials.md#import-is-important-the-secret-life-of-python-modules-and-packages) | Heather Crawford |
| 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 09:00am - 12:00pm | [Import is Important: The Secret Life of Python Modules and Packages](tutorials.md#import-is-important-the-secret-life-of-python-modules-and-packages) | Heather Crawford |
| 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Lunch | |
| 01:30pm - 04:30pm | [Becoming a Better Python Developer with AI](tutorials.md#becoming-a-better-python-developer-with-ai) | Bernát Gábor |
| 04:30pm - 06:00pm | [**SPONSOR TUTORIAL** To Be Determined](tutorials.md#sponsor-tutorial-to-be-determined) | Microsoft |
| 04:30pm - 06:00pm | SPONSOR TUTORIAL To Be Determined | Microsoft |

## Saturday

| Time {: ^ .table } | Saturday |
| :----------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
| 08:00 AM | Registration Opens & Breakfast |
| 09:00 AM | Day 1 Opening Remarks |
| 09:20&nbsp;AM | [Keynote](keynotes.md#dawn-wages)<br/>Dawn Wages |
| 10:05&nbsp;AM | 15 Minute Break |
| 10:20&nbsp;AM | [Python as Your DSL](talks.md#python-as-your-dsl)<br/>Moshe Zadka |
| 10:50&nbsp;AM | [I Built an AI Running Coach (That Actually Remembers My Training)](talks.md#i-built-an-ai-running-coach-that-actually-remembers-my-training)<br/>Adam Gordon Bell |
| 11:20&nbsp;AM | 10 Minute Break |
| 11:30&nbsp;AM | [Using MCP to Build Safe, Auditable AI Systems in Python](talks.md#using-mcp-to-build-safe-auditable-ai-systems-in-python)<br/>Maria Silvia Mielniczuk |
| 12:00&nbsp;PM | [Mastered development but still stuck? The hidden power of soft skills in your codebase.](talks.md#mastered-development-but-still-stuck-the-hidden-power-of-soft-skills-in-your-codebase)<br/>Sumaiya Nalukwago |
| 12:30&nbsp;PM | Lunch |
| 02:15&nbsp;PM | [Why Installing Python Packages Is Still a Security Risk](talks.md#why-installing-python-packages-is-still-a-security-risk)<br/>Christopher Ariza |
| 02:45&nbsp;PM | [Behind the Magic: Unlocking Python's Descriptor Protocol](talks.md#behind-the-magic-unlocking-pythons-descriptor-protocol)<br/>Scott Irwin |
| 03:15&nbsp;PM | [Data Engineer's survival guide: writing pipelines that don't break at 3 AM](talks.md#data-engineers-survival-guide-writing-pipelines-that-dont-break-at-3-am)<br/>Indrasena Manga |
| 03:45&nbsp;PM | 15-Minute Break |
| 04:00&nbsp;PM | [Failed Experiments in Vibe Coding](talks.md#failed-experiments-in-vibe-coding)<br/>Al Sweigart |
| 04:30&nbsp;PM | **SPONSOR TALK** To Be Determined<br/>Microsoft |
| 06:00&nbsp;PM | Lightning Talks |
| 06:30&nbsp;PM | Networking Event Starts |
| 09:00&nbsp;PM | Networking Event Ends |

## Sunday

| Time {: ^ .table } | Sunday |
| :----------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
| 08:00&nbsp;AM | Registration Opens & Breakfast |
| 09:00&nbsp;AM | Day 2 Opening Remarks |
| 09:20&nbsp;AM | [Keynote](keynotes.md#hynek-schlawack)<br/>Hynek Schlawack |
| 10:05&nbsp;AM | 15 Minute Break |
| 10:20&nbsp;AM | [The Bakery: How PEP810 sped up my bread operations business](talks.md#the-bakery-how-pep810-sped-up-my-bread-operations-business)<br/>Jacob Coffee |
| 10:50&nbsp;AM | [Python in the Browser: Building Interactive Documentation with MkDocs & JupyterLite](talks.md#python-in-the-browser-building-interactive-documentation-with-mkdocs--jupyterlite)<br/>Kassandra Keeton, the Prosperous Heart |
| 11:20&nbsp;AM | 10 Minute Break |
| 11:30&nbsp;AM | [Are API Tests Overrated? Let's Mitigate Risks in Smarter Ways](talks.md#are-api-tests-overrated-lets-mitigate-risks-in-smarter-ways)<br/>Pandy Knight |
| 12:00&nbsp;PM | **SPONSOR TALK** To Be Determined<br/>Temporal |
| 12:20&nbsp;PM | Lunch |
| 02:00&nbsp;PM | [Introducing Meow'py: Observability for the Internet of Living Things](talks.md#introducing-meowpy-observability-for-the-internet-of-living-things)<br/>Sophia Solomon |
| 02:30&nbsp;PM | [Tying Up Loose Threads: Making your Project No-GIL Ready](talks.md#tying-up-loose-threads-making-your-project-no-gil-ready)<br/>Charlie Lin |
| 03:00&nbsp;PM | 10 Minute Break |
| 03:10&nbsp;PM | [Upgrading Python CLIs: From Scripts to Interactive Tools](talks.md#upgrading-python-clis-from-scripts-to-interactive-tools)<br/>Avik Basu |
| 03:40&nbsp;PM | [Lint Fast, Type Hard: Elevate your code quality in Python with modern, ultra-fast tooling](talks.md#lint-fast-type-hard-elevate-your-code-quality-in-python-with-modern-ultra-fast-tooling)<br/>Miguel Vargas |
| 04:10&nbsp;PM | Lightning Talks |
| 04:50&nbsp;PM | Closing Remarks |
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