last_modified: 2025-03-21

During challenging times, it’s critical to pause and reflect on who we are, what we care about, and why our work matters. From its inception, pyOpenSci, a US-based fiscally sponsored project, has been committed to actively building an inclusive, welcoming, open source community of practice that supports better, more open science. Our Code of Conduct reinforces our [values,](https://www.pyopensci.org/handbook/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.html) as does the thought that we put into the events that we run, the accessible resources that we develop, and the work that we do to make our [peer review program inclusive](https://www.pyopensci.org/#broadening-participation-in-scientific-open-source) and [creating Python software easier](https://www.pyopensci.org/python-package-guide/tutorials/intro.html).

Today, we celebrate the core values that drive pyOpensci. Today, we reaffirm our long-standing commitment to building an inclusive, open source community and highlight our mission.