PEP 773: A Python Installation Manager for Windows
Installation of the python.org Python distribution on Windows is complex. There are three main approaches with roughly equivalent levels of user experience, and yet all of these suffer from different limitations, including failing to satisfy modern usage scenarios. This PEP proposes a design for a single Windows install workflow tool that satisfies all the needs of the existing installers for the platform, while avoiding most of their limitations, and provides the core team with the … ⌘ Read more

Yes, it’s a mini python cgi script which implements IndieAuth

I just finished testing an interface with 95 cases! #testing #python

@prologic@twtxt.net mediacms! it’s janky yeah but it does the job ultimately (even if sometimes videos don’t encode and i gotta do some weird python venv shit to force the encode lol…)

The fact that the official Python docs don’t clearly state what a function returns, grinds my gears. This has cost me so much time over the years. You always have to read through a huge block of text.

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You could at least put a list of possible return values in there (always at the same location, please!), here’s a mockup:

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I want to share the video of my last talk: Creating an Instagram in Django for an Iberian lynx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW69cYIULh8 (Spanish) #django #python

PEP 770: Improving measurability of Python packages with Software Bill-of-Materials
Software Bill-of-Materials (SBOM) is a technology-and-ecosystem-agnostic method for describing software composition, provenance, heritage, and more. SBOMs are used as inputs for software composition analysis (SCA) tools, such as scanners for vulnerabilities and licenses, and have been gaining traction in global software regulations and frameworks. ⌘ Read more

everoddandeven proposes bounty for monero-cpp Python bindings module
everoddandeven1 has proposed a bounty2 for creating a Python module that exposes the core functionalities of the monero-cpp library 3:

This module should enable Python developers to interact with monero-cpp API using a Pythonic interface without needing to write or interact with C++ code directly.

Total Bounty: 0 XMR (to date)

• Code is ope … ⌘ Read more

01Studio CanMV K230 Python Powered AI Development Board with RISC V Edge Computing
The distributor Youyeetoo recently highlighted the 01Studio CanMV K230 AI development board, built on Canaan’s K230 chip. This board includes features such as neural network acceleration, flexible camera interfaces, 4K video support, and onboard Wi-Fi connectivity. CanMV is an open-source project maintained by Canaan, aimed at integrating Python-based programming into edge AI app … ⌘ Read more

python cgi script which handles micropub and writes content to twtxt file. I was want micropub+microsub for twtverse but seems i burned (due choice wrong stack?): https://privatebin.net/?0b598b91ac186855#BfRKjLUQz5KUFJNekJBb5V2qvtEe8xQN8nenYbkez2XR

Introducing Annotated Logger: A Python package to aid in adding metadata to logs
We’re open sourcing Annotated Logger, a Python package that helps make logs searchable with consistent metadata.

The post [Introducing Annotated Logger: A Python package to aid in adding metadata to logs](https://github.blog/developer-skills/programming-languages-and-frameworks/introducing-annotated-logger-a-python-package-to-aid-in-a … ⌘ Read more

Al “Slop” Bug Reports Hurting Python, Curl, & Other Open Source Projects
“Low-quality, spammy, and LLM hallucinated security reports” taking time away from real bugs and features. ⌘ Read more

在 Go 中如果獲取 goroutine 的 id？
如果你使用過如 Python、Java 等主流支持併發的編程語言，那麼通常都能夠比較容易的獲得進程和線程的 id。但是在 Go 語言，沒有直接提供對多進程和多線程的支持，而是提供了 goroutine 來支持併發編程。不過在 Go 中，獲取 goroutine 的 id 並不像其他編程語言那樣容易，但依然有辦法，本文就來介紹下如何實現。獲取當前進程的 id首先，雖然 Go 沒有提供多進程編程，但啓 ⌘ Read more

The “Code of Conduct” Must Die
The “CoC” concept has done more harm than good, weaponized against people in Linux, NixOS, Python, C++, openSUSE, Godot, and many other organizations. ⌘ Read more

PEP 768: Safe external debugger interface for CPython
This PEP proposes adding a zero-overhead debugging interface to CPython that allows debuggers and profilers to safely attach to running Python processes. The interface provides safe execution points for attaching debugger code without modifying the interpreter’s normal execution path or adding runtime overhead. ⌘ Read more

PEP 766: Explicit Priority Choices Among Multiple Indexes
Package resolution is a key part of the Python user experience as the means of extending Python’s core functionality. The experience of package resolution is mostly taken for granted until someone encounters a situation where the package installer does something they don’t expect. The installer behavior with multiple indexes has been a common source of unexpected behavior. Through its ubiquity, pip has long defined the standard expected behavior across other tools in the ecosy … ⌘ Read more

PEP 765: Disallow return/break/continue that exit a finally block
This PEP proposes to withdraw support for return, break and continue statements that break out of a finally block. This was proposed in the past by PEP 601. The current PEP is based on empirical evidence regarding the cost/benefit of this change, which did not exist at the time that PEP 601 was rejected. It also proposes a slightly different solution than that which was proposed by PEP 601. ⌘ Read more

nahuhh releases ‘basicswap-bash’ v0.14.1
nahuhh (ofrnxmr)1 has released basicswap-bash 2 version 0.14.13:

A suite of bash scripts to install and manage BasicSwapDEX on Windows(WSL)/Debian/Ubuntu/Arch/Fedora

* placeorders: use python to check offer size
* setup: update tails
* fix $PATH detection
* fix restore from seed
* install: xfce .profile use in .xsessionrc

Installation instructions are available on the Github release page3.

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Octoverse: AI leads Python to top language as the number of global developers surges
In this year’s Octoverse report, we study how public and open source activity on GitHub shows how AI is expanding as the global developer community surges in size.

The post Octoverse: AI leads Python to top language as the number of global developers surges appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more

m-a-x-c creates Monero churn timing tool
m-a-x-c1 has created Monero Churn Timer 2 - a Python script that generates randomized wait times for XMR transactions and can potentially help users increase their privacy by scheduling churns:

The way it works is as follows: after receiving Monero, you would use the Monero Churn Timer to generate a random wait time. You would then set a reminder to “churn” (i.e., send that transaction to yourself at a new address) after the specified … ⌘ Read more

[ANN] Looking for intermediate/advanced Django/Python developer to fix and maintain moneroj.net!

Please reach out as soon as possible so we can bring the website back up, after looking at what broke and fixing it, plus optionally we can keep working together for the foreseeable future so we implement new features or refactor things around.

Links:

• https://moneroj.net/
  
• Contact
  

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PEP 763: Limiting deletions on PyPI
We propose limiting when users can delete files, releases, and projects from PyPI. A project, release, or file may only be deleted within 72 hours of when it is uploaded to the index. From this point, users may only use the “yank” mechanism specified by PEP 592. ⌘ Read more

PEP 8106: 2025 Term Steering Council election
This document describes the schedule and other details of the 2024 election for the Python steering council, as specified in PEP 13. This is the steering council election for the 2025 term (i.e. Python 3.14). ⌘ Read more

[AFH] [€20/hr] Python Engineer for ETL services (6 years of experience)
Link: https://farside.link/libreddit/r/forhire/comments/1g5qtwr/

u/ILOTEbunny (Reddit) ⌘ Read more

ErikASD creates XMR payment processor that uses PGP login system
ErikASD1 has created simpyle-xmr-processor 2 - a Python-based concept Monero payment processor that credits accounts using a PGP login system:

I was interested on which the best way to accept XMR programmatically and made this concept payment processor that credits PGP based accounts with the XMR amount deposited like an exchange would have with sub addresses assigned to each account.3

To h … ⌘ Read more

PEP 762: REPL-acing the default REPL
One of Python’s core strengths is its interactive mode, also known as the Read-Eval-Print Loop (REPL), or the Python console, or the Python shell. This PEP describes the new implementation of this functionality written in Python. The new REPL released in Python 3.13 aims to provide modern features expected by today’s users, such as multi-line editing, syntax highlighting, custom commands, and an overall improved interactive experience. ⌘ Read more

Honestly… not much. Have abandon two projects (both private) on Golang and one related to cryptography. My mostly languages are Python and Javascript (also can PHP). After writing code on Go i spend same time on fixing dumb errors

PEP 761: Deprecating PGP signatures for CPython artifacts
Since Python 3.11.0, CPython has provided two verifiable digital signatures for all CPython artifacts: PGP and Sigstore. ⌘ Read more

[AFH] [€20/hr] Data processing services by Python dev with 6 yrs of experience
Link: https://farside.link/libreddit/r/forhire/comments/1fv9qe2/

u/ILOTEbunny (Reddit) ⌘ Read more

PEP 758: Allow except and except* expressions without parentheses
This PEP 1 proposes to allow unparenthesized except and except* blocks in Python’s exception handling syntax. Currently, when catching multiple exceptions, parentheses are required around the exception types. This was a Python 2 remnant. This PEP suggests allowing the omission of these parentheses, simplifying the syntax, making it more consistent with other parts of the syntax that make parentheses optional, and improving readability in certain cases. ⌘ Read more

Now WTF!? Suddenly, @falsifian@www.falsifian.org’s feed renders broken in my tt Python implementation. Exactly what I had with my Go rewrite. I haven’t touched the Python stuff in ages, though. Also, tt and tt2 do not share any data at all.

By any chance, did you remove the ; charset=utf-8 from your Content-Type: text/plain header, falsifian?

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PEP 756: Add PyUnicode_Export() and PyUnicode_Import() C functions
Add functions to the limited C API version 3.14: ⌘ Read more

@mckinley@twtxt.net To answer some of your questions:

Are SSH signatures standardized and are there robust software libraries that can handle them? We’ll need a library in at least Python and Go to provide verified feed support with the currently used clients.

We already have this. Ed25519 libraries exist for all major languages. Aside from using ssh-keygen -Y sign and ssh-keygen -Y verify, you can also use the salty CLI itself (https://git.mills.io/prologic/salty), and I’m sure there are other command-line tools that could be used too.

If we all implemented this, every twt hash would suddenly change and every conversation thread we’ve ever had would at least lose its opening post.

Yes. This would happen, so we’d have to make a decision around this, either a) a cut-off point or b) some way to progressively transition.

PEP 755: Implicit namespace policy for PyPI
This PEP codifies an implementation of PEP 752 for PyPI 1. ⌘ Read more

Go 機器學習框架之火重燃，Google 前研究員開源期望媲美 Jax 的 GoMLX
Go 作爲一門兼具高性能與簡潔性的編程語言，近年來在各種領域得到廣泛應用。然而，在機器學習領域，Go 相比 Python、C++、Julia 等語言，生態仍然較爲薄弱。目前的 Go 機器學習框架無論在功能全面性上，還是在社區生態支持上都難以與 TensorFlow、PyTorch、Jax 等重量級框架抗衡。究其原因，筆者覺得還是 Go 社區缺少熟悉和精通機器學習方面的人才。不過，隨着時間的推移，總 ⌘ Read more

I love shell scripts because they’re so pragmatic and often allow me to get jobs done really quickly.

But sadly they’re full of pitfalls. Pitfalls everywhere you look.

Today, a coworker – who’s highly skilled, not a newbie by any means – ran into this:

$ bash -c 'set -u; foo=bar; if [[ "$foo" -eq "bar" ]]; then echo it matches; fi'
bash: line 1: bar: unbound variable

Why’s that happening? I know the answer. Do you? 😂

Stuff like that made me stop using shell scripts at work, unless they’re just 4 or 5 lines of absolutely trivial code. It’s now Python instead, even though the code is often much longer and clunkier, but at least people will understand it more easily and not trip over it when they make a tiny change.

PEP 752: Package repository namespaces
This PEP specifies a way for organizations to reserve package name prefixes for future uploads. ⌘ Read more

Python Bans Prominent Dev for Enjoying the Wrong SNL Sketch
Even worse: He was too active in a conversation. That’s a Code of Conduct Violation! ⌘ Read more

Last week at The Lunduke Journal (July 28 - Aug 3, 2024)
GNOME Bans Saying “Lunduke”. WINE Fixes AOL for Win 3.1 (Seriously). Python 71x Slower Than C. ⌘ Read more

Python is 71x Slower, Uses 75x More Energy, Than C
Rust, Go, Swift, Dart, Ruby. All slower, & use more electricity, than plain old C. ⌘ Read more

PEP 751: A file format to list Python dependencies for installation reproducibility
This PEP proposes a new file format for dependency specification to enable reproducible installation in a Python environment. The format is designed to be human-readable and machine-generated. Installers consuming the file should be able to evaluate each package in question in isolation, with no need for dependency resolution at install-time. ⌘ Read more

PEP 2026: Calendar versioning for Python
This PEP proposes updating the versioning scheme for Python to include the calendar year. This aims to make the support lifecycle clear by making it easy to see when a version was first released, and easier to work out when it will reach end of life (EOL). ⌘ Read more

ThingPulse Pendrive S3: Versatile as Both a Lightweight Wi-Fi Disk and Rubber Ducky Device
The ThingPulse Pendrive S3 is a compact development board that incorporates a male USB-C connector and is based on the ESP32-S3 Mini module. It supports the user-friendly CircuitPython programming environment, making it accessible for those familiar with Python. This device boasts 128MB of flash memory, similar in accessibility to an SD card, enabling it to […] ⌘ Read more

GRequests: 讓 HTTP 服務人類
熟悉我的讀者朋友們都知道，我早期是寫 Python 的，現在主力語言是 Go。開始接觸 Go 語言以後，我發現 Go 自帶的 net/http 請求庫不夠好用，好在我沒用 Go 寫過一行爬蟲代碼，平時 net/http 庫用的也就比較少，不是每天都用，也就忍了。最近我在網上衝浪時，無意間發現了 grequests 這個庫，靈感來源於 Python 生態中大名鼎鼎的 requests 庫。顧名思義， ⌘ Read more

Last week at The Lunduke Journal (May 26 - June 1, 2024)
GNOME’s Crazy Plan! Black Python Devs! Google Censorship! ⌘ Read more

In the Hotseat: Black Python Devs Founder
Jay Miller, creator of the “Black Python Devs” organization, sits down with Lunduke after announcing a partnership with the GNOME Foundation. What are the goals of “Black Python Devs”? What is the nature of the GNOME Foundation partnership? What would they think of a “White Python Devs” organization? Many, many questions. ⌘ Read more

PEP 746: Type checking Annotated metadata
This PEP proposes a mechanism for type checking metadata that uses the typing.Annotated type. Metadata objects that implement the new __supports_type__ protocol will be type checked by static type checkers to ensure that the metadata is valid for the given type. ⌘ Read more

PEP 745: Python 3.14 Release Schedule
This document describes the development and release schedule for Python 3.14. ⌘ Read more

深入 Go interface: Duck Typing 和多態
Duck Typing鴨子類型（Duck Typing）是一種編程概念，關鍵在於根據對象的行爲來確定其類型。通常的解釋是通過一個巧妙的例子：根據對象的行爲來判斷它是否是一隻鴨子。如果它游泳像鴨子、嘎嘎叫像鴨子，那麼它就可以被認爲是一隻鴨子。動態語言如 Python 和 JavaScript 自然支持這種特性，但與靜態語言相比，動態語言缺乏重要的類型檢查。Go 語言的接口設計與鴨子類型概念密切相關， ⌘ Read more

Go 居然克隆了 Python 的 Requests 庫！
在現代軟件開發中，HTTP 請求處理是一個重要環節。Grequests 是 Go 語言中一個高效的 HTTP 請求庫，靈感來源於 Python 中廣受歡迎的 Requests 庫。本文將深入講解 Grequests 庫在 Go 語言中的實現和使用，幫助開發者快速掌握其強大功能。功能概述—-Grequests 庫爲 Go 開發者提供了一系列的便利功能，使得發送 HTTP 請求變得簡單高效。下面就 ⌘ Read more

PEP 744: JIT Compilation
Earlier this year, an experimental “just-in-time” compiler was merged into CPython’s main development branch. While recent CPython releases have included other substantial internal changes, this addition represents a particularly significant departure from the way CPython has traditionally executed Python code. As such, it deserves wider discussion. ⌘ Read more

PEP 743: Add Py_COMPAT_API_VERSION to the Python C API
Add Py_COMPAT_API_VERSION and Py_COMPAT_API_VERSION_MAX macros to opt-in for planned incompatible C API changes in a C extension. Maintainers can decide when they make their C extension compatible and also decide which future Python version they want to be compatible with. ⌘ Read more

如何正確處理 Go 項目中關於文件路徑的問題
在使用 Go 開發項目時，估計有不少人遇到過無法正確處理文件路徑的問題，特別是剛從如 PHP、python 這類動態語言轉向 Go 的朋友，已經習慣了通過相對源碼文件找到其他文件。這個問題能否合理解決，不僅關係到程序的可移植性，還直接影響到程序的穩定性和安全性。本文將嘗試從簡單到複雜，詳細介紹 Go 中獲取路徑的不同方法及應用場景。歡迎關注我的公衆號：引言首先，爲什麼要獲取文件路徑？一般來說，程序 ⌘ Read more

Things can get very interesting when we add the iter.Pull function in the mix. It works like pythons yield from.

Things can get very interesting when we add the iter.Pull function in the mix. It works like pythons yield from.

Build code security skills with the GitHub Secure Code Game
Learn to find and fix security issues while having fun with Secure Code Game, now with new challenges focusing on JavaScript, Python, Go, and GitHub Actions!

The post Build code security skills with the GitHub Secure Code Game appeared first on The GitHub Blog. ⌘ Read more

PEP 742: Narrowing types with TypeNarrower
This PEP proposes a new special form, TypeNarrower, to allow annotating functions that can be used to narrow the type of a value, similar to the builtin isinstance(). Unlike the existing typing.TypeGuard special form, TypeNarrower can narrow the type in both the if and else branches of a conditional. ⌘ Read more

Python Hash Sets Explained & Demonstrated - Computerphile ⌘ Read more

Golang 有必要實現 async-await 嗎?
前言 今天在某站上面看到一個大佬解釋 Golang 中的錯誤處理 err !=nil 時，直接用 Javascript 的 async/await 來解釋。async/await 語法糖在 C#， Python 和 Javascript 中是很常見的異步協程寫法，而在 Golang 中則是使用 goroutine 機制。這時習慣或者喜歡 async/await 語法糖的人可能就會有疑問：Gola ⌘ Read more

PEP 741: Python Configuration C API
Add a C API to the limited C API to configure the Python preinitialization and initialization, and to get the current configuration. It can be used with the stable ABI. ⌘ Read more

Python Regular Expressions - Computerphile ⌘ Read more

PEP 738: Adding Android as a supported platform
This PEP proposes adding Android as a supported platform in CPython. The initial goal is for Android to achieve Tier 3 support in Python 3.13. ⌘ Read more

介紹 Agency: 使 AI 與 Go 語言無縫對接
在當今應用開發領域，類似 OpenAI API 等生成式 AI 技術的蓬勃發展正在徹底改變着應用開發的格局。Python 和 JavaScript 等語言已經擁有豐富的資源來支持這些技術，其中 LangChain 就是一個顯著的例子。然而，Go 語言開發者面臨的選擇卻相對有限。LangChainGo，作爲 LangChain 的 Go 語言版本，一直在努力與 Go 的編程理念保持一致，而 Lang ⌘ Read more

This day one advantage of code was pretty neat looking.

https://twitter.com/gereleth/status/1730495736070938786?s=09

Code here: https://github.com/gereleth/aoc_python/blob/main/src/year2023/day01vis.py

This day one advantage of code was pretty neat looking.

https://twitter.com/gereleth/status/1730495736070938786?s=09

Code here: https://github.com/gereleth/aoc_python/blob/main/src/year2023/day01vis.py

PEP 737: Unify type name formatting
Add new convenient APIs to format type names the same way in Python and in C. No longer format type names differently depending on how types are implemented. Also, put an end to truncating type names in C. The new C API is compatible with the limited C API. ⌘ Read more

PEP 734: Multiple Interpreters in the Stdlib
This PEP proposes to add a new module, interpreters, to support inspecting, creating, and running code in multiple interpreters in the current process. This includes Interpreter objects that represent the underlying interpreters. The module will also provide a basic Queue class for communication between interpreters. Finally, we will add a new concurrent.futures.InterpreterPoolExecutor based on the interpreters module. ⌘ Read more

It’s excruciatingly painful that I can’t run Python on Windows on the Gopher server to make a chat room (

PEP 8105: 2024 Term Steering Council election
This document describes the schedule and other details of the November 2023 election for the Python steering council, as specified in PEP 13. This is the steering council election for the 2024 term (i.e. Python 3.13). ⌘ Read more

PEP 732: The Python Documentation Editorial Board
This PEP: ⌘ Read more

PEP 730: Adding iOS as a supported platform
This PEP proposes adding iOS as a supported platform in CPython. The initial goal is to achieve Tier 3 support for Python 3.13. This PEP describes the technical aspects of the changes that are required to support iOS. It also describes the project management concerns related to adoption of iOS as a Tier 3 platform. ⌘ Read more

PEP 729: Typing governance process
This PEP proposes a new way to govern the Python type system: a council that is responsible for maintaining and developing the Python type system. The council will maintain a specification and conformance test suite and will initially be appointed by the Python Steering Council. ⌘ Read more

PEP 727: Documentation Metadata in Typing
This document proposes a way to complement docstrings to add additional documentation to Python symbols using type annotations with Annotated (in class attributes, function and method parameters, return values, and variables). ⌘ Read more

PEP 725: Specifying external dependencies in pyproject.toml
This PEP specifies how to write a project’s external, or non-PyPI, build and runtime dependencies in a pyproject.toml file for packaging-related tools to consume. ⌘ Read more

PEP 723: Embedding pyproject.toml in single-file scripts
This PEP specifies a metadata format that can be embedded in single-file Python scripts to assist launchers, IDEs and other external tools which may need to interact with such scripts. ⌘ Read more

Show HN: A Python Job Board for Python Developers
Article URL: https://www.pycareer.io

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36860953

Points: 574

# Comments: 1 ⌘ Read more

PEP 722: Dependency specification for single-file scripts
This PEP specifies a format for including 3rd-party dependencies in a single-file Python script. ⌘ Read more

PEP 721: Using tarfile.data_filter for source distribution extraction
Extracting a source distribution archive should normally use the data filter added in PEP 706. We clarify details, and specify the behaviour for tools that cannot use the filter directly. ⌘ Read more

Some recent Programming-y and Linux-y comic strips
Like, you know, about Python and compiler warnings and stuff. ⌘ Read more

PEP 714: Rename dist-info-metadata in the Simple API
This PEP renames the metadata provided by PEP 658 in both HTML and JSON formats of the Simple API and provides guidelines for both clients and servers in how to handle the renaming. ⌘ Read more

Docker Desktop 4.19: Compose v2, the Moby project, and more
Docker Desktop 4.19 includes performance enhancements, new language support, and a Moby update. Container-to-host networking performance is 5x faster on macOS, and Docker Init supports Python and Node.js. ⌘ Read more

PEP 713: Callable Modules
Modules are currently not directly callable. Classes can define a __call__ method that makes instance objects callable, but defining a similarly named function in the global module scope has no effect, and that function can only be called by importing or referencing it directly as module.__call__. PEP 562 added support for :meth:`~object.__getattr__` and :meth:`~object.__dir__` for modules, but defining __getattr__ to return a value for __call__ still does not make a module callab … ⌘ Read more

The EU’s Proposed CRA Law May Have Unintended Consequences for the Python Ecosystem (as well as the entire free software movement).

I played around with parsers. This time I experimented with parser combinators for twt message text tokenization. Basically, extract mentions, subjects, URLs, media and regular text. It’s kinda nice, although my solution is not completely elegant, I have to say. Especially my communication protocol between different steps for intermediate results is really ugly. Not sure about performance, I reckon a hand-written state machine parser would be quite a bit faster. I need to write a second parser and then benchmark them.

lexer.go and newparser.go resemble the parser combinators: https://git.isobeef.org/lyse/tt2/-/commit/4d481acad0213771fe5804917576388f51c340c0 It’s far from finished yet.

The first attempt in parser.go doesn’t work as my backtracking is not accounted for, I noticed only later, that I have to do that. With twt message texts there is no real error in parsing. Just regular text as a “fallback”. So it works a bit differently than parsing a real language. No error reporting required, except maybe for debugging. My goal was to port my Python code as closely as possible. But then the runes in the string gave me a bit of a headache, so I thought I just build myself a nice reader abstraction. When I noticed the missing backtracking, I then decided to give parser combinators a try instead of improving on my look ahead reader. It only later occurred to me, that I could have just used a rune slice instead of a string. With that, porting the Python code should have been straightforward.

Yeah, all this doesn’t probably make sense, unless you look at the code. And even then, you have to learn the ropes a bit. Sorry for the noise. :-)

PEP 711: PyBI: a standard format for distributing Python Binaries
“Like wheels, but instead of a pre-built python package, it’s a pre-built python interpreter” ⌘ Read more

PEP 710: Recording the provenance of installed packages
This PEP describes a way to record the provenance of installed Python distributions. The record is created by an installer and is available to users in the form of a JSON file provenance_url.json in the .dist-info directory. The mentioned JSON file captures additional metadata to allow recording a URL to a :term:`distribution package` together with the installed distribution hash. This proposal is built on top of PEP 610 following :ref:`its corresponding canonical PyPA spec … ⌘ Read more`

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Why Python keeps growing, explained
A deep dive into why more people are using Python than ever, its key use cases, and why it’s still so popular 30-plus years after it was first released. ⌘ Read more

PEP 709: Inlined comprehensions
Comprehensions are currently compiled as nested functions, which provides isolation of the comprehension’s iteration variable, but is inefficient at runtime. This PEP proposes to inline list, dictionary, and set comprehensions into the function where they are defined, and provide the expected isolation by pushing/popping clashing locals on the stack. This change makes comprehensions much faster: up to 2x faster for a microbenchmark of a comprehension alone, translating to an 11% speedup for one sample … ⌘ Read more

PEP 708: Extending the Repository API to Mitigate Dependency Confusion Attacks
Dependency confusion attacks, in which a malicious package is installed instead of the one the user expected, are an increasingly common supply chain threat. Most such attacks against Python dependencies, including the recent PyTorch incident, occur with multiple package repositories, where a dependency expected to come from one repository (e.g. a custom index) is installed from another (e.g. PyPI). ⌘ Read more

On the topic of Programming Languages and Telemetry. I’m kind of curious… Do any of these programming language and their toolchains collect telemetry on their usage and effectively “spy” on your development?

• Python
  
• C
  
• C++
  
• Java
  
• C#
  
• Visual Basic
  
• Javascript
  
• SQL
  
• Assembly Language
  
• PHP

PEP 706: Filter for tarfile.extractall
The extraction methods in :external+py3.11:mod:`tarfile` gain a filter argument, which allows rejecting files or modifying metadata as the archive is extracted. Three built-in named filters are provided, aimed at limiting features that might be surprising or dangerous. These can be used as-is, or serve as a base for custom filters. ⌘ Read more

PEP 704: Require virtual environments by default for package installers
This PEP recommends that package installers like pip require a virtual environment by default on Python 3.13+. ⌘ Read more

Gajim: Gajim 1.6.1
Gajim 1.6.1 is mostly a bug fixing release, but it also brings some important improvements and adds more convenience. Thank you for all your contributions!

After we ported Gajim and python-nbxmpp to libsoup3, you might have noticed issues with file transfers. Now, python-nbxmpp 4.0.1 has been released, and it fixes an error which prevented transfers of files containing spaces in their file name.

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PEP 703: Making the Global Interpreter Lock Optional in CPython
CPython’s global interpreter lock (“GIL”) prevents multiple threads from executing Python code at the same time. The GIL is an obstacle to using multi-core CPUs from Python efficiently. This PEP proposes adding a build configuration (–without-gil) to CPython to let it run Python code without the global interpreter lock and with the necessary changes needed to make the interpreter thread-safe. ⌘ Read more

Gajim: Gajim 1.6.0
For Gajim 1.6.0 we ported Gajim’s and python-nbxmpp’s underlying HTTP library to libsoup3. Also, audio previews now look nicer and allow for more control (playback speed, jumping). We fixed emoji rendering on MacOS and we implemented many fixes under the hood. Thank you for all your contributions!

For all HTTP requests (e.g. file downloads, update checks, websocket connection, …) both Gajim and python-nbxmpp rely on libsoup. With Gajim 1.6.0, we ported to libsoup3. You shou … ⌘ Read more

PEP 702: Marking deprecations using the type system
This PEP adds an @typing.deprecated() decorator that marks a class or function as deprecated, enabling static checkers to warn when it is used. ⌘ Read more

PEP 701: Syntactic formalization of f-strings
This document proposes to lift some of the restrictions originally formulated in PEP 498 and to provide a formalized grammar for f-strings that can be integrated into the parser directly. The proposed syntactic formalization of f-strings will have some small side-effects on how f-strings are parsed and interpreted, allowing for a considerable number of advantages for end users and library developers, while also dramatically reducing the maintenance cost of the code dedicated to parsing f- … ⌘ Read more

PEP 8104: 2023 Term Steering Council election
This document describes the schedule and other details of the December 2022 election for the Python steering council, as specified in PEP 13. This is the steering council election for the 2023 term (i.e. Python 3.12). ⌘ Read more

PEP 700: Additional Fields for the Simple API for Package Indexes
PEP 691 defined a JSON form for the “Simple Repository API”. This allowed clients to more easily query the data that was previously only available in HTML, as defined in PEP 503. ⌘ Read more