This event takes place July 13-14 alongside SciPy 2026 at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. A signup is coming soon.
The schedule below is subject to change.
SIMPLE-Py
Scientific Installation & Modern Packaging for Language Extensions in Python
Day 1
8:00
Breakfast
9:00
Welcome and overview10 min
9:10
Basic Packaging2 hours 50 mins
- Setting up for development30 minshands-on
- Uv vs. Pixi: a showdown20 mins
- Making a basic package1 hourhands-on
- Coffee break15 mins
- Best development practices and the SP guide45 minssemi hands-on
- Publishing and CI1 hourhands-on
12:00
Lunch1.5 hours
1:30
Intro to compiled packaging3 hours 30 mins
- A minimal compiled package with scikit-build1 hourhands-on
- Binding tools1.5 hours
- Pybind11 and nanobind1 hour
- Maturin, PyO3, and Rust30 mins
- Coffee break15 mins
- Publishing with cibuildwheel30 minshands-on
5:00
Interesting topics30 mins
- Modern Python: lazy imports15 mins
- Modern Python: free threading15 mins
5:30
Close out day 1
Day 2
8:00
Breakfast
9:00
Welcome to day 210 mins
9:10
Deeper dive into scikit-build-core1 hour 50 mins
- Customising the SDist and wheel20 mins
- Stable ABI20 mins
- Dynamic metadata20 mins
- Editable installs25 mins
- The override system25 mins
11:00
Other tools1 hour 15 mins
- Using scikit-build-core as a plugin30 mins
- Using pixi-build15 mins
- Shipping to conda-forge15 mins
12:00
Lunch1.5 hours
- Shipping to distros15 mins
1:45
Interesting Topics30 mins
- PEP 723: inline scripts15 mins
- Solvers (universal, time limits)15 mins
2:15
Reimbursement information and survey30 mins
2:45
Help with your projects / open hack2 hours 45 mins with coffee
5:30
Close out