Hugo van Kemenade

@hugovk
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Python 3.14 & 3.15 release manager, core developer, Sovereign Tech Fellow, PSF Fellow, open-source maintainer, PEP editor, NaNoGenMo organiser, winter bicycler
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Your task for today:
Opt out of #Copilot, because #Microslop forces you into it soon otherwise.

https://github.com/settings/copilot/features

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@jni/116287554201659198

I said digital attestations and `pylock.toml` would have helped with the litellm attack. People asked for more details, so I wrote a blog post explaining why. It also hopefully acts at motivation for people to use:

- Trusted publishing
- Digital attestations
- Lock files, and `pylock.toml` specifically

https://snarky.ca/why-pylock-toml-includes-digital-attestations/

So yes, @jni , I have a "human-readable intro" because I wrote one for you (and the other folks asking me questions on the subject). 😁

Every import in #Python executes the module, from start to finish.

Meaning? Big modules slow down your program's startup time.

Coming in Python 3.15 this October: "lazy import", which delays the load until a name is used:

lazy import MODULE
lazy from MODULE import NAME

@jezdez @daisy Look, can’t we just agree that the FFF system is what we should standardize on? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FFF_system
FFF system - Wikipedia

Finns trust the US about as much as they do Russia, China

Finns place almost as little trust in the United States as they do in China and Russia, according to a new poll.

https://yle.fi/a/74-20217017

#Finland #Trust #UnitedStates #China #Russia

Finns trust the US about as much as they do Russia, China

Finns place almost as little trust in the United States as they do in China and Russia, according to a new poll.

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A blog post: Notes and links - March 22nd https://undermanager.ghost.io/notes-and-links-march-22nd/
Notes and links - March 22nd

Not many tickets left for Interesting: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/interesting-2026-tickets-1569883246049 A good way to be famous: @sundanceorg When a nervous Ethan Hawke first met Robert Redford, Redford offered guidance that left a lasting impression. Ethan shared this story at Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Founder Robert

undermanager

Heads-up for published authors:

The deadline to join the Anthropic class-action copyright settlement is March 30. If you have published a book, you may be eligible to receive ~$1,500 per book, so it’s worth your time to check it out.

I had been putting it off and finally completed my forms last week.

Learn more at the Authors Guild: https://authorsguild.org/advocacy/artificial-intelligence/what-authors-need-to-know-about-the-anthropic-settlement/

Start the process: https://www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/

What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement

Updated February 18, 2026 IMPORTANT: The Claims Deadline Is March 30 Background  Bartz v. Anthropic is one of the major copyright lawsuits brought by authors against an AI company for using books without permission to train large language models. It […]

The Authors Guild

It reminded me of something written by Douglas Adams in the book I consider his greatest work. One you should all read.

"Last chance to See"

The section in question is quoted on this page: https://liamlynch.ie/2023/11/is-this-our-last-chance/

The natural world is incredible. And for all the incredibly dark disturbing past that underlies a museum like this. It's places like this that allow many of us to get a glimpse of how amazing the natural world is. As DNA said.

"it is. And you should have seen the rest of it.”

21/21

New post on the Python Insider blog from Ken Jin:

"Python 3.15's JIT is now back on track"

https://blog.python.org/2026/03/jit-on-track/
#Python #JIT #performance #python315

Python 3.15's JIT is now back on track | Python Insider

A look at Python's JIT in 3.15a7.

Python Insider

20 years ago I did my first OSS commit.

Turned out to be a pretty good decision :)

https://antocuni.eu/2026/03/22/my-first-oss-commit-turns-20-today/

My first OSS commit turns 20 today

A bit of software archaeology and a personal retrospective