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In May, the Python Software Foundation (PSF) shared the high-level goals of our Strategic Plan. In June, we published the full draft and opened it for community feedback. Today we are sharing the outcome: at its July 8 meeting, the PSF Board adopted the PSF Strategic Plan 2026, covering 2026 to 2031.

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This blog post was inspired by discovering that Pokémon Box: Ruby & Sapphire, a legendarily rare and expensive GameCube game in the United States (>$2,500 USD), could be purchased complete-i...

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Some internet standards only support ASCII characters, but the world uses much more than the Latin alphabet. Thus, a mapping from Unicode to ASCII for use in domain names is required. NamePrep was...

While writing the section of my 2026 Python Packaging Council (PPC) nomination on secure supply chain, I realized that one thing related to having a secure supply chain that we lack is a defined way t...

Today, we're launching a world-class research lab dedicated to Open Source sustainability with a team of some of the most experienced people in the world.

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Security has always been the vegetables of software. Everyone agrees it matters, and somehow it never quite makes it onto the plate. At PyCon US this year, that changed. For the first time ever, secur...

Moments ago I just finished playing “htmx 4: the game”, the first JavaScript library published exclusively for Game Boy and Game Boy Color. I've recorded my play session and published the video to ...

Another day, another extracting ROMs from GameCube titles mini-tutorial. This time it’s the PAL Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker Bonus Disc that I recently purchased from Kraków, Poland. This disc conta...

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The PSF is pleased to announce its second batch of PSF Fellows for 2026. Let us welcome the new PSF Fellows for Q2! The following people continue to do amazing things for the Python community:

Who runs for the PSF Board? People who care about the Python community, who want to see it flourish and grow, and also have a few hours a month to attend regular meetings, serve on committees, participate in conversations, and promote the Python community. We're looking for candidates with a diverse range of skills and backgrounds, including leadership experience, fundraising knowledge, non-profit familiarity, and event organizing. Technical expertise, a record of collaboration, and experience speaking or teaching in the Python community are also all qualities we hope to see in Board members.Want to learn more about being on the PSF Board? Check out the following resources to learn more about the PSF, as well as what being a part of the PSF Board entails:

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The Python Security Response Team (PSRT) is responsible for handling vulnerability reports for CPython and pip. To report security issues: https://www.python.org/dev/security/ Members: The PSRT pub...

Welcome back to Core Dispatch! This edition covers July 5 through July 18, 2026. Python 3.15.0 beta 4 landed today, July 18 (we just released it at the…

The next decade will challenge many assumptions in Python security. Join us for a session of speculation on secxuring the next decade.

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