Ben Nuttall

@bennuttall
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Manchester based software engineer at the BBC. Formerly at Raspberry Pi. Creator of gpiozero, @piwheels and @pyjokes. Co-organiser of @pynw. Into Python, Linux and all things open source.
Websitehttps://bennuttall.com
GitHubhttps://github.com/bennuttall/
LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-td-nuttall/
Ben NuttallMay 22
piwheels.orgMay 22

We recently rolled out support for PEP-658 - including metadata files in our package index, making piwheels more efficient and effective for Raspberry Pi users.

Here's a blog post about how we implemented it and cautiously rolled it out:

https://blog.piwheels.org/2026/05/pep-658-metadata-rollout/

PEP-658 metadata rollout

Wheel files include a metadata file containing information about the package: its dependencies, Python version requirements, and compatibility tags (such as ABI and platform). pip uses this metadata to determine whether a wheel is suitable for the system it's being installed on. PEP-658 allows...

Ben NuttallMay 13
@andrewt
Ben NuttallApr 30
Laura HilligerApr 30
Haha have you seen the Make It Shitty video from the Norwegian consumer council? It's awesome: https://youtu.be/T4Upf_B9RLQ?si=RqWeHbu0xHyCy0xA
A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator

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Ben NuttallApr 29
Getting Claude to extract data from a 1997 football manager game https://bennuttall.com/blog/2026/04/fsm97/
Getting Claude to extract data from a 1997 football manager game

There's a football manager game I got for my birthday when I was nine years old: FIFA Soccer Manager 97. I spent countless hours playing it as a child, trying to win the league, the cup or just avoid getting the sack! Two years later I got a newer manager game with better graphics and more...

Ben NuttallApr 27
@daniel Are you aware of clones of your account? I've had two follow me in the last few days, one sent me a message but the account was deleted.
Ben NuttallApr 26
@obbardc We found all your containers
Ben NuttallApr 26
@Edent I'm not at #oggcamp today but I just found a neat bench, so was going to upload it and send you a link but I've just seen the new Android GPS restriction so I'll do it when I get home! Greetings from the Isle of Wight
Ben NuttallApr 25
@biglesp Where you at mate?
Ben NuttallApr 25
Think you know your snooker players? I made a quiz: https://files.bennuttall.com/snooker.html
Ben NuttallApr 25
I'm at #oggcamp