There were layoffs at MS yesterday and 3 #Python core devs from the Faster CPython team were caught in them. If you know of any jobs, please send them their way:

Eric Snow: www.linkedin.com/in/ericsnowc...
Irit Katriel: www.linkedin.com/in/irit-katr...
Mark Shannon: www.linkedin.com/in/mark-shan...

We're excited to announce that the TypeSpec 1.0 release candidate is now available! Read more on our blog: typespec.io/blog/2025-03...

PEP 751 has been accepted! peps.python.org/pep-0751/

This means #Python now has a lock file standard that can act as an export target for tools that can create some sort of lock file. And for some tools the format can act as their primary lock file format as well instead of some proprietary format.

Received the last @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social today, can't wait to dive into it! And it's a green pen signature for me 🙂

No launch.json, no problem.

Python no-config debugging allows you to leverage debugging features in @code, without needing configurations in a launch.json

To use, open a terminal and type debugpy <script .py or module>

Spending a month on Bluesky has created a whole new model of a fight we need to be having right now. Not liberal vs. conservative or whatever, but respect vs manipulation.

I am tired of being manipulated everywhere I go. That’s why I like it here, I feel like I’m in charge for once.

For any of you playing with the free-threaded builds of #Python 3.13.0 to test out your code, know that hugovk.github.io/free-threade... from fosstodon.org/@hugovk@mast... exists.

I think I'm going to have to write a blog post as to why you should never use a named tuple in #Python for a new API; named tuples only make sense when you're updating an old API that already used tuples or a C API that returned an array as if it was a tuple.

I’m gonna need people who are younger than me to stop talking about how old they feel.