I previously announced my Python optimization workshop in Lisbon, on 10th October (which still has a few places). I am now pleased to add a Python/Django meetup on the Thursday before.

Hugging Face hosts hundreds of thousands of datasets, and DuckDB can read them directly, exactly where they are and without downloading anything, over the DuckDB hf:// protocol. This post looks at how...

Lists upcoming Python release dates including alphas, betas, release candidates and final releases.

The inaugural Python Packaging Council (PPC) election has concluded. With 17 candidates and plenty of lively AMA discussions on DPO, we are pleased to see the level of engagement with this first PPC election.

The 2026 election for the PSF Board created an opportunity for conversations about the PSF's work to serve the global Python community. We appreciate community members' perspectives, passion, and engagement in the election process this year. 

DuckDB's development team in Amsterdam has started getting DuckDB v2.0 ready for release in October. If you like shiny new things, try out the alpha releases now and report anything that might not be ...

It’s the final 3.15 release candidate! This is a candidate preview of Python 3.15 This release, 3.15.0rc2, is the final planned candidate release, containing around 144 bugfixes, build improvement...

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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...

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DuckDB is an in-process SQL database management system focused on analytical query processing. It is designed to be easy to install and easy to use. DuckDB has no external dependencies. DuckDB has bin...

The Python Typing Survey offers a comprehensive look at the current state of Python’s type system and developer tooling. It captures the evolving sentiment, challenges, and opportunities around Python...

The Python Typing Survey offers a comprehensive look at the current state of Python’s type system and developer tooling. It captures the evolving sentiment, challenges, and opportunities around Python typing in the open-source ecosystem.

A regular digest of what's happening in CPython — from merged PRs and PEP decisions to community discussions and upcoming events.

The current AI hype cycle combined with psychology’s various crises make for a perfect storm. Psychology, on the one hand, has a history of weak theoretical fou...

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The 3.15 branch is now locked for all (except release managers and admins) until the 3.15.0 final release (scheduled for 2026-10-01). Reminder from the devguide: A branch preparing for an RC…

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...

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A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at ‌a global conference taking place in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screen...

Locked SQLite database errors aren’t just for writers.

Issue: Remove deprecated Windows installer #153511

Astral shipped a significant new version of their Ruff Python linting tool a few days ago on July 23rd. I noticed today because my various CI jobs all started failing …

Pyramid integration for the svcs Python service locator - hynek/svcs-pyramid