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Just got word from @encukou that #PyConUS for 2026 ended on May 19, 2026 at 20:30 PT.
For you new folks, the tradition normally is the conference ends when Larry Hastings leaves, but this year, he passed the torch to Petr.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who attended. This was a truly magical year and you made this happen.
Hugo van Kemenade🐍🚀 Out now: Python 3.15 beta 1!
🧊 This is the feature freeze, and now it's *your* turn to test out all the amazing things we've been baking for the past 12 months!
💤 Lazy imports!
🧊 frozendict builtin!
💂 sentinel builtin!
📉 Tachyon profiler!
🖼️ Frame pointers everywhere!
🧳 Unpacking in comprehensions!
8️⃣ UTF-8 default encoding!
🆕 Startup config files!
⌨️ Loadsa typing!
🎨 More colour!
https://discuss.python.org/t/python-3-15-0-beta-1-is-here/107231
Please report bugs, we'll fix for the big October release.
Python 3.15.0 beta 1 is here!
It’s the first beta and feature freeze! This is a beta preview of Python 3.15 Python 3.15 is still in development. This release, 3.15.0b1, is the first of four planned beta releases. Beta release previews are intended to give the wider community the opportunity to test new features and bug fixes and to prepare their projects to support the new feature release. We strongly encourage maintainers of third-party Python projects to test with 3.15 during the beta phase and report issues found to...
Loren@gotofritz We are obviously going to make adjustments for the future but we have been locked into the contracts for this year and next year for a long time.
Python Software FoundationAre you going to #PyConUS? Have you booked in our hotel block? New on the blog, some hard numbers & why we’re in a tight spot. We only have until April 24th to turn the tide, so please read, share, and book your PyCon US stay in the official block today.
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/04/pycon-us-2026-hotels.html
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/04/pycon-us-2026-hotels.html
Nearly 5 years, countless PRs, a program grown from 1 to 5. Thank you, Łukasz Langa, for defining the CPython Developer in Residence role. Best of luck on the next step of your journey and we'll see you around the community!
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/04/reflecting-on-five-years-as-psfs-first.html
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/04/reflecting-on-five-years-as-psfs-first.html
Neil BrownPerhaps I am some kind of dangerous computer radical these days, thinking that one should be able to buy or make a computer, install one's choice of OSs and software, create a local user account, and get on with one's affairs, privately and without interference.
Quiet enjoyment of one's computer.
* No age or ID verification
* No jumping through hoops to install software, or third parties restricting the software that one can run
* No third party accounts
Resisting the urge to say “I told you so”.
Well, guess I couldn't resist.
That made *me* feel better; I hope it bounces off *you* and we can continue on friendly terms.
Wait. I feel better *now*!
I can delete this thing from my reply!
It's that time again: we're kicking off the latest Python Developers Survey in partnership with @jetbrains! Contribute to the understanding of the Python community and join in the 2026 survey 🐍📝 #python #pythondevsurvey
https://surveys.jetbrains.com/s3/python-developers-survey-2026
https://surveys.jetbrains.com/s3/python-developers-survey-2026
Ricardo B�nffyWhy there’s no European Google? https://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.html
