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Maintain Python upstream (http://python.org) and downstream (RHEL and Fedora) for Red Hat. Python core developer.
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Forget* about Python 3.14, the cool kids are on 3.15.0a1! 🚀

🔬 Dedicated profiling package for Python profiling tools
💬 UTF-8 as default encoding
🌊 New C API to create bytes object
⚠️ Better error messages

discuss.python.org/t/python-3-1...

* Don't forget about 3.14

#Python #Python315 #release
Python 3.15 alpha 1
This is an early developer preview of Python 3.15 Major new features of the 3.15 series, compared to 3.14 Python 3.15 is still in development. This release, 3.15.0a1, is the first of seven planned ...
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October 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Just released! 🚀

Please install and enjoy Python 3.14! 🥧

discuss.python.org/t/python-3-1...

#Python #Python314 #release
Two snakes enjoying a pie with 3.14 on the top and π crimping.
October 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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🐍🏃‍➡️🏃‍➡️🏃‍➡️🏃‍➡️ #Python #CoreSprint day 4!

Finally, 3.14.0rc3: next RM @savannah.dev joined in to watch the process and ask questions 🥧

Then a quick core․py recording with @pablogsal.com and @lukasz.langa.pl before heading up to Manchester for #PyConUK! 🐝

Thanks again to @diegor.it and Arm for hosting! 🦾
Group photo of 50 core team members, triagers, special guests, and Arm hosts. The 3.14 release room, two laptops on a table and the release CI build shown on a screen. The laptop with the "365 PARTYGIRL" sticker isn't mine.
September 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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🐍🏃‍➡️🏃‍➡️ #Python #CoreSprint day 3!

Lightning talks from Guido van Rossum, Ee Durbin, Steve Dower, Larry Hastings, Adam Turner & Greg Smith

Carol Willing, Adam, Thomas Wouters, Petr Viktorin and I discussed a number of docs topics

I released the Python Sphinx Docs Theme with more translations

SC Q&A
Steve, Erlend, Victor and Petr chatting. Guido presenting an aural history project. Jacob's notepad: 1. Talk 2. Lunch 3. ??? 4. Beer Steering Council Q&A: Greg, Pablo and Donghee on stools and Barry and Emily on screen.
September 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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🐍🏃‍➡️🏃‍➡️ #Python #CoreSprint day 2!

@ixek.bsky.social gave a mentorship talk

@gpshead.bsky.social gave a Claude demo

Tania, @jezdez.dev, @willingc.bsky.social and I discussed the User Success WG

We ended with punting on the Cam and dinner at Jesus College!

@yhg1s.bsky.social ran Feuding Pythonistas.
Tania presenting: not everyone needs mentorship. Coaching and sponsorship are different types of helping. Greg with a squiggly hand-drawn graph. Python people prepare to punt. Thomas presenting his Feuding Pythonistas game in a grand hall to three long tables of the core team and friends.
September 17, 2025 at 9:06 AM