Sponsor PyPI and related projects
Donate to the Packaging Working Group
The Packaging Working Group is a work group of the Python Software Foundation which raises and distributes funds to improve Python's packaging ecosystem.
Recent projects funded through the working group include:
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The successful relaunch of the Python Package Index, powered by the new 'Warehouse' codebase
With $170,000 in funding from the Mozilla Open Source Support Program in 2018 -
Improving PyPI's security and accessibility, and adding support for multiple locales
With $80,000 in funding from the Open Technology Fund in 2019 -
Additional security-focused features for PyPI
With $100,000 in funding from Facebook Research in 2019 and 2020 -
Overhauling pip's user experience and dependency resolver
With $407,000 in funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the Mozilla Open Source Support Program in 2020
With your support, the working group can continue to fund packaging improvements, benefiting millions of Python users around the world.
Community donations
We greatly appreciate both one-time and recurring donations.
For US taxpayers, your donation may be tax-deductible.
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Sponsorship packages
All figures are in USD
Lifetime
One time donation of $1,000,000
- Logo in a prominent position on the PyPI project detail page, in perpetuity
- Individual blog post on the Python Software Foundation blog
Diamond
$50,000 per year, or equivalent in donated services
- Logo in a prominent position on the PyPI project detail page
- Logo on the PyPI footer
- Logo and write up on the PyPI sponsors page
- Individual blog post on the Python Software Foundation blog
- Quarterly thank you tweet from the Python Software Foundation
- Quarterly thank you tweet from the PyPI Twitter account
Platinum
$30,000 per year, or equivalent in donated services
- Logo on high rotation in a prominent position on the PyPI project detail page
- Logo on the PyPI footer
- Logo and write up on the PyPI sponsors page
- Inclusion in a blog post on the Python Software Foundation blog, with other sponsors whose sponsorship commenced during the same quarter
- Quarterly thank you tweet from the Python Software Foundation
- Quarterly thank you tweet from the PyPI Twitter account
Gold
$20,000 per year, or equivalent in donated services
- Logo on medium rotation in a prominent position on the PyPI project detail page
- Logo on the PyPI footer
- Logo and write up on the PyPI sponsors page
- Inclusion in a blog post on the Python Software Foundation blog, with other sponsors whose sponsorship commenced during the same quarter
- Quarterly thank you tweet from the Python Software Foundation
- Quarterly thank you tweet from the PyPI Twitter account
Silver
$10,000 per year, or equivalent in donated services
- Logo on low rotation in a prominent position on the PyPI project detail page
- Logo on the PyPI sponsors page
- Inclusion in a blog post on the Python Software Foundation blog, with other sponsors whose sponsorship commenced during the same quarter
- Bi-yearly thank you tweet from the Python Software Foundation
- Bi-yearly thank you tweet from the PyPI Twitter account
Bronze
$5,000 per year, or equivalent in donated services
- Logo on the PyPI sponsors page
- Inclusion in a blog post on the Python Software Foundation blog, with other sponsors whose sponsorship commenced during the same quarter
- Single thank you tweet from the Python Software Foundation (on initial sponsorship, and on each subsequent renewal)
- Single thank you tweet from the PyPI Twitter account (on initial sponsorship, and on each subsequent renewal)
One time grants / custom donations
Sponsorship of a specific feature, feature set, or community sprint, valued at over $50,000. See fundable packaging improvements for ideas.
- Logo and write up on the PyPI sponsors page, displayed for 12 months from when the grant is paid
- Individual blog post on the Python Software Foundation blog, explaining what the funds will be used for
- Single thank you tweet from the Python Software Foundation
- Single thank you tweet from the PyPI Twitter account
Note: A record of working group grants will be listed on the PyPI sponsorship page in perpetuity.
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