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I wrote up my thoughts about OpenAI acquiring Astral.
#Python
https://www.mostlypython.com/so-openai-is-acquiring-astral/
MP 164: Will you keep using uv? I sure will, until there's a more specific reason not to. The Python world was all abuzz recently after Astral announced they were being acquired by OpenAI. If you're unfamiliar with Astral, they're the team behind uv. This acquisition has a lot of
PEP 829: Structured Startup Configuration via .site.toml Files
This PEP proposes a TOML-based configuration file format to replace the .pth file mechanism used by site.py during interpreter startup. The new format, using files named <package>.site.toml, provides structured configuration for extending sys.path and ...
Please welcome Stan Ulbrych @stanfromireland as the newest member of the Python core team!
https://discuss.python.org/t/vote-to-promote-stan-ulbrych/106562
I’d like to propose promoting Stan Ulbrych (@Stanfromireland) to core developer. If you’ve been active in the repo lately you probably ran into this enthusiastic triager. I’m now at the proverbial point where applying his “I’d merge this” suggestions feel like a chore – and cases where I disagree feel like nitpicking. Stan started contributing at the end of 2024, was promoted to triager in June, and accumulated 340+ commits in main. He’s active in datetime (to the point where @pganssle asked ...
Financial Aid applications for EuroPython 2026 are open! 💚
If you want to join us in Kraków, but money is in the way, let us know. We might be able to cover your ticket, and perhaps help with your travel and accommodation too.
We really want to make sure that everyone has a chance to be with us in July, so please don’t hesitate to pop your application in. ✉️
The first round of applications closes on Thursday, 9th April.
Full details and eligibility: https://ep2026.europython.eu/finaid/
Calling all creative, artsy, and all-around wonderful Python folks! 🐍✨
We’re inviting you to donate an item to the PyLadies Charity Auction at #PyConUS 2026. It’s a great way to support PyLadies, share your creativity, and show the community what you’ve got.
Have something fun or unique to contribute? Donate today and help make the auction amazing! #python #PyLadies
👉 https://pycon.blogspot.com/2026/03/support-pyladies-donate-to-pyladies.html
Is anyone interested in helping to bring the #Drupal credits system to the broader open source community?
https://www.drupal.org/drupalorg/docs/marketplace/contribution-credit-weight-and-impact-on-ranking
The idea of the credits system is to give credit to individuals/organizations for their code and non-code contributions to Drupal. Their system is, however, open source and reasonably extensible (f.e. to plug in other code and issue solutions).
The end goal is to create transparency to help steer customers towards organizations doing meaningful work with upstream.
reading docs is helpful -- during today's short look at #Python docs, I discovered that as of 3.14 functools.partial() may take placeholders: this makes it possible to pre-fill any positional argument with a call to partial(); without Placeholder, only the chosen number of leading positional arguments can be pre-filled.
https://docs.python.org/3/library/functools.html#functools.Placeholder
Following on from yesterday's blog post about the new design for profiles coming in Mastodon 4.6... here is the video of @imanijoy recent talk at @fossdesign where they discuss the challenges and detailed thought that goes into the design of new features (and the redesign of existing ones). 🖌️
This is peak malicious compliance and I love it
https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/the-paperwork-flood/
Edit : the blog author is on the fediverse if you want to follow him here, and he maintains a follow page on his site with many options!
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