Python User Groups are sometimes called PIGgies, for Python Interest Group meetings. The term PIGgies was coined by the Bay Area PIGgies group.

If there isn't an organized user group for your area listed on this page, check the list of Python Meetups and see if there's a Meetup in your area.

1. Starting and Running a User Group
2. Geographical Breakdown of User Groups
   1. Asia
      1. China
      2. India
      3. Japan
      4. Korea
      5. Russia
      6. Taiwan
   2. Australia
   3. Canada
   4. Caribbean
   5. Europe
      1. Belgium
      2. France
      3. Czechoslovakia
      4. Germany
      5. Hungary
      6. Ireland
      7. Italy
      8. The Netherlands
      9. Norway
      10. Poland
      11. Slovenia
      12. Spain
      13. Turkey
      14. Ukraine
      15. United Kingdom
   6. Latin America
   7. Middle East and Africa
   8. USA
      1. Arizona
      2. California
      3. Colorado
      4. Georgia
      5. Illinois
      6. Iowa
      7. Kentucky
      8. Massachusetts
      9. Michigan
      10. Minnesota
      11. Missouri
      12. Nebraska
      13. New Hampshire
      14. New Jersey
      15. New York
      16. North Carolina
      17. Ohio
      18. Oregon
      19. Pennsylvania
      20. Tennessee
      21. Texas
      22. Utah
      23. Virginia
      24. Washington

Starting and Running a User Group

There are two mailing lists for organizers of user groups, if you are interested in starting and running a user group:

(1) The Group-organizers mailing list supports people starting and running user groups.

(2) The Usergroup-advocacy mailing list is looking at building tools and resources useful for user groups.

Also, please consider posting news from your user group on the Python User Group Blog!

Geographical Breakdown of User Groups

Asia

China

• Python Chinese User Group - Chinese Python User Group CPUG wiki

• BPUG - Beijing Python User Group (subgroup of CPUG)

India

• BangPypers (Bangalore Python Users Group) - India (BangPypers wiki page)

• ChennaiPy (Chennai Python User Group) - India

• KPUG - Kerala Python User Group

Japan

• PyJUG - Python Japan User's Group. Japanese mailing list: python-ml-jp

Korea

• PyKUG - Python Users' Group in Korea

Russia

• Russian Plone/Zope User Group - Russian Zope/Plone/Python user group. Most popular community site for russian speaking users.

• Russian-speaking Python & Zope User Group. See also their mailing list, including archive and search.

* Russian Plone/Zope User Group - Russian Zope/Plone/Python user group. Most popular community site for russian speaking users.

• Russian Python Site contains forums for discussing Python in Russian, list of Russian python sites and python news aggregator.

* Russian Plone/Zope User Group - Russian Zope/Plone/Python user group. Most popular community site for russian speaking users.

Taiwan

• PyTUG Wiki - Taiwan Python User Group

• PyTUG Groups - Taiwan Python User Group

Australia

• Mailing list for Australian Python users.

• BrisbanePUG - A monthly meeting of food, drink and Python.

• MelbournePUG - Anthony Briggs has started a new user group in Melbourne.

• Sydney Python Users Group - A group of Python users who meet in Sydney for discussions and drinks every couple of months. See also our maillist.

Canada

• OPAG - Ottawa Python Authors Group. A group devoted to learning, using and providing resources for Python. OPAG also serves as a general gathering place for Python programmers from the Ottawa region and beyond.

• PyGTA - the Toronto Python/Zope User Group meets regularly to explore the expanding world of Python and Zope.

• KWPUG - the Kitchener/Waterloo Python User Group - just starting July 17, 2006.

• WinniPUG - Winnipeg Python Users Group - active since December 2005.

Caribbean

• JamaicanPy: JamaicanPy, Jamaican Python Community Mailing List, Programming Opportunities etc....

• TTPUG - Trinidad and Tobago Python Users Group

Europe

Belgium

• Python Blanc Bleu Belge French speaking Python and Zope User Group based in Charleroi, Belgium. Initiated the Euro Python Conference in 2002.

France

• AFPY Association Python Francophone, French Speaking Python & Zope User Group

Czechoslovakia

• PyCZ - Czech and Slovak User Group covers both Python and Zope.

Germany

• pyCologne, the Python User Group Köln - Cologne, Germany

• Hamburg Python User Group - Hamburg, Germany

• Leipzig Python User Group - Leipzig, Germany

• wiki.python.de German Python Wiki

• Python-Forum.de German Python Forum

• German Python Site containing links to the most important German Python sites and mailing lists.

Hungary

• Hungarian Python Site Contains Hungarian translations of Python tutorials and manual and much more. Good starting point for new Hungarian Python users.

Ireland

• Python Ireland - Irish Python Users Group

Italy

• Python.it - Italian Python Website

• Pydinner - Python dinners (and beers!)

The Netherlands

• PUN - Python Users Nederland.

Norway

• GrimPypers - Python User Group - Grimstad, Norway

Poland

• Biblioteka Pythona - Site about Python and frameworks like Django or PyQt

• Polish Python Coders Group - PPCG

• Python Interests Group of Serbia Serbian speaking Python user group.

Slovenia

• Slovenski Ortodoksni Uporabniki Pythona ;)

Spain

• Python Hispano - community portal for Spanish speakers interested in Python.

Turkey

• TurkPython - Python User Group - Turkey

Ukraine

• Exception - Python seminar in Kiev - Ukraine

United Kingdom

• London Python

• Python West Midlands - UK

Latin America

• PyAr - Python Argentina: Community portal, job list, monthly meetings, sprints, etc.

• Python Brasil - Greatest Python Brazilian Community.

• - Python México Python Community in México.

• Python Peru. Peruvian Python User Comunity. Send e-mail to python-pe-subscribe@aqpglug.org.pe

• - Python Venezuela : Website of Python Community in Venezuela - Grupo de usuarios Python en Venezuela - Portal del Grupo.

• Python Colombia Grupo de usuarios y desarrolladores de aplicaciones en Python.

Middle East and Africa

• Python Egypt - Egypt and Arab World

• Python Maroc - Maroc et Maghreb

• Iranian Community - Python Users' Community in Iran

• https://www.python.org.za - Python Users in South Africa.

  • Mailing list https://groups.google.com/group/ctpug

• Python Israel - Python users community in Israel

USA

Arizona

• [ValleyOfTheSunPiggies] - Phoenix Metro Python User Groups.

California

• BayPiggies - San Francisco Bay Area Python Interest Group.

• SoCal Piggies - Southern California Python Interest Group.

• SnakeCharmers - San Diego Python Users' Group.

Colorado

• FrontRangePythoneers - We meet every third Wednesday, 6-8 PM, in Boulder, Colorado.

• Fort Collins, Colorado Pythoneers. Meeting the first Thursday of every month in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Georgia

• PyAtl Atlanta, Georgia Python User Group

Illinois

• ChiPy - The Chicago Python Users Group

• IlliPy - The Champaign-Urbana Python Users Group

  • Visit the illipy-announce Google Group site to subscribe for user group announcements.

  • Visit the illipy-discuss Google Group site to subscribe for user group discussions.

Iowa

• Pyowa - Iowa Python Interest Group (Mailing List).

Kentucky

• Louisville, KY The Louisville Python and Zope User Group lzpug.org at the University of Louisville - open to everyone

Massachusetts

• BostonPig boston-pig will be meeting in Boston, MA.

• Springfield/Northampton/Amherst MA Developer's Group Meets 1-2 times per month.

Michigan

• Michipug - Michigan (Detroit / Ann Arbor) Python group is just starting up

Minnesota

• Twin Cities (Minnesota) Zope/Python Users Group.

Missouri

• Southern Missouri Python Interest Group

Nebraska

• Omaha Python Users Group -- Meetings on the 2nd Thursday of the month. Check the wiki more details.

New Hampshire

• Python SIG of the Greater New Hampshire Linux User Group meets the 4th Thursday in Manchester, NH. Mailing list courtesy of the Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Linux User Group.

New Jersey

• PIGIP NJ: Python Interest Group In Princeton, NJ.

New York

• NYC Python: Python Users Group In New York City, NY

• NYZPUG is a Zope/Python users group in New York City.

North Carolina

• TriZPUG: The Triangle Zope and Python User Group in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill (Research Triangle) area of North Carolina, USA.

• CharPy: The Charlotte Python Group. Seeking members and ideas for the location of our first meetup. Join and discuss!

Ohio

• Clepy: The Cleveland Area Python Interest Group. New members welcome!

Oregon

• Portland - Portland Python Users Group

Pennsylvania

• Philadelphia Python Users Group. New user group for the Philadelphia Area.

Tennessee

• Chattanooga, TN user group

• Memphis, TN online user group

Texas

• Dallas-Ft. Worth (Texas) Pythoneers (w/wiki and local mailing lists)

• APUG - Austin (Texas) Python User Group.

Utah

• Utah Python User Group.

Virginia

• Fredericksburg ZPUG: Meets at the Zope Corporation building in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

• ZPUG DC: Zope/Python Users Group - Washington, DC.

Washington

• Seattle Python Interest Group.

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