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Python Software Foundation turns down $1.5 million NSF grant because of the anti-DEI strings attached.
A PSF proposal to address vulnerabilities in Python and PyPi was recommended for funding, but it was declined because the terms barred “any programs that advance or promote DEI, or discriminatory equity ideology in violation of Federal anti-discrimination laws.”
The PSF, which you can donate to here, says it’s committed to the “growth of a diverse and international community of Python programmers.”
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