2025-04-26 – 18:20-18:45 (Africa/Abidjan), Barn
Decentralized, accessible mesh networking is finally within our grasp, and the ecosystem around it is powered by Python. Want to chat without any centralized ISP? How about setting up your own private Internet of Things network? Or maybe you just want to stay in touch in areas without cell signal. Mesh networking has you covered. In this talk, we'll cover the underlying LoRaWAN technology that's powering modern mesh networking, the advantages and limitations of current meshnet implementations, the simplest ways to get started, and how to write Python code that communicates over the mesh.
Philip James (aka phildini) has been using Python since a friend used a projector at a summer camp to teach him code basics, changing the entire course of his life from "moody theater kid" to "moody (but smiling) Pythonista". Philip has used Python to help build the Internet at Eventbrite and Patreon, and now uses Python and Django every day as the Executive Director of CivicBand.