pythonasia

PythonAsia 2026

Nurturing a community of care, compassion, and growth.
The same heart of PyCon APAC, now as PythonAsia.

PythonAsia 2026 is the official website for the PythonAsia conference, built with Django and featuring integration with Pretalx for event management.

🚀 Features

• Modern Django Application: Built with Django 5.2+ and Python 3.13+
• Responsive Design: Tailwind CSS with DaisyUI components for beautiful, mobile-first design
• Pretalx Integration: Full integration with Pretalx for conference management
• Production Ready: Configured for deployment on Render with PostgreSQL
• Monitoring: Sentry integration for error tracking and performance monitoring
• Static File Optimization: WhiteNoise for efficient static file serving

🏗️ Project Structure

pythonasia/
├── app/                    # Django applications
│   ├── home/              # Home page and landing
│   ├── presentations/     # Presentation management
│   ├── speakers/          # Speaker profiles
│   └── sponsors/          # Sponsor information
├── config/                # Django configuration
├── services/              # External service integrations
│   └── pretalx_service.py # Pretalx API integration
├── static/               # Static assets (CSS, images)
├── templates/            # Django templates
├── src/                  # Source CSS files
└── deploy/               # Deployment scripts

🛠️ Technology Stack

• Backend: Django 5.2+
• Frontend: Tailwind CSS with DaisyUI
• Database: PostgreSQL (production) / SQLite (development)
• Deployment: Render
• Monitoring: Sentry
• Package Management: uv

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Python 3.13+
• uv (recommended) or pip

Development Setup

1. Clone the repository

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd pythonasia
   

2. Install dependencies

   # Using uv (recommended)
   uv sync
   
   # Or using pip
   pip install -e .
   

3. Set up the database

   make setup-db
   

4. Set up Tailwind CSS

   make run-tailwind-setup
   

5. Run the development server

   # With Tailwind watching for changes
   make run-server-tailwind
   
   # Or just Django
   make run
   

The application will be available at http://localhost:8000

Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the project root:

# Required for production
SECRET_KEY=your-secret-key-here
DEBUG=False
APP_ENV=production
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:password@host:port/database

# Optional
SENTRY_DSN=your-sentry-dsn
PRETALX__BASE_URL=https://your-pretalx-instance.com
PRETALX__API_TOKEN=your-pretalx-api-token

🔧 Troubleshooting

Installation Issues with brotli or psycopg-binary

If you encounter build errors when installing dependencies (particularly with brotli or psycopg-binary), you may need to install system-level dependencies first:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y build-essential libpq-dev

This installs the necessary build tools and PostgreSQL development libraries required to compile these packages.

🎨 Frontend Development

This project uses Tailwind CSS with DaisyUI for styling:

# Watch for CSS changes
make run-tailwind-watch

# Build CSS for production
make run-tailwind-build

# Configure Tailwind
make run-tailwind-config

🚀 Deployment

The application is configured for deployment on Render:

1. Database: PostgreSQL (free tier)
2. Web Service: Python runtime with automatic builds
3. Static Files: Served via WhiteNoise

Manual Deployment

# Build static files
make run-tailwind-build

# Collect static files
python manage.py collectstatic

# Run migrations
python manage.py migrate

🔧 Available Commands

# Development
make run                    # Start Django development server
make run-server-tailwind    # Start server with Tailwind watching
make setup-db              # Create and run migrations

# Code Quality
make run-ruff              # Run Ruff linting and formatting
make run-pre-commit        # Run pre-commit hooks

# Tailwind CSS
make run-tailwind-setup    # Initial Tailwind setup
make run-tailwind-watch    # Watch for CSS changes
make run-tailwind-build    # Build CSS for production
make run-tailwind-config   # Configure Tailwind

📱 Pretalx Integration

The application integrates with Pretalx for conference management:

• Event Information: Fetch event details
• Submissions: Manage talk submissions
• Speakers: Speaker profiles and information
• Talks: Confirmed talks and schedules
• Feedback: Submission feedback system

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Run code quality checks: make run-ruff
5. Submit a pull request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🏢 Organization

PythonAsia 2026 is co-organized by Python Philippines and the Python community across Asia.

---

For more information about PythonAsia 2026, visit pythonasia.python.ph

This site is open source. Improve this page.