Want to analyze data? Good news: Python is the leading language in the data world. Libraries like NumPy and Pandas make it easy to load, clean, analyze, and visualize your data. But wait: If your colleagues aren’t coders, how can they explore your data? The answer: A data dashboard, which...

   718 - JANUARY 20, 2026 View in Browser What’s New in pandas 3.0 Learn what’s new in pandas 3.0: pd.col expressions for cleaner code, Copy-on-Write for predictable behavior, and PyArrow-backed strings for 5-10x faster operations. CODECUT.AI Shared by Khuyen Tran Python’s deque: Implement Efficient...

   nbsp;The PSF is pleased to announce its fourth batch of PSF Fellows for 2025 Let us welcome the new PSF Fellows for Q4 The following people continue to do amazing things for the Python community:Chris BrousseauWebsite, LinkedIn, GitHub, Mastodon, X, PyBay, PyBay GitHubDave ForgacWebsite, Mastodon,...

   When it comes to Python package managers, the choice often comes down to uv vs pip. You may choose pip for out-of-the-box availability, broad compatibility, and reliable ecosystem support. In contrast, uv is worth considering if you prioritize fast installs, reproducible environments, and clean...

   While other programming languages come and go, Python has stood the test of time and firmly established itself as a top choice for developers of all levels, from beginners to seasoned professionals. Whether you’re working on intelligent systems or data-driven workflows, Python has a pivotal role to...

   Whether you’re building APIs, dashboards, or machine learning pipelines, choosing the right framework can make or break your project. Every year, we survey thousands of Python developers to help you understand how the ecosystem is evolving, from tooling and languages to frameworks and...

   Hugging Face is currently a household name for machine learning researchers and enthusiasts. One of their biggest successes is Transformers, a model-definition framework for machine learning models in text, computer vision, audio, and video. Because of the vast repository of state-of-the-art...

   This is a guest post from Michael Kennedy, the founder of Talk Python and a PSF Fellow. Welcome to the highlights, trends, and key actions from the eighth annual Python Developers Survey. This survey is conducted as a collaborative effort between the Python Software Foundation and JetBrains’...

   I’ve had some challenging conversations this week. Lately, my calendar has been filled with calls from developers reaching out for advice because layoffs were just announced at their company. Having been in their shoes myself, I could really empathise with their anxiety. The thing is though, when...

   2025 was a big year for urllib3 and I want you to read about it In case you missed it, this year I passed the baton of lead maintainer to Illia Volochii who has a new website and blog. Quentin Pradet and I continue to be maintainers to the project. If you are reading my blog to keep up-to-date on...

   Background tasks have always existed in Django projects. They just never existed in Django itself. For a long time, Django focused almost exclusively on the request response cycle. Anything that happened outside that flow, such as sending emails, running cleanups, or processing uploads, was treated...

   We’ve just added two new and exciting features to the Talk Python To Me website to allow deeper and richer integration with AI and LLMs. A full MCP server at talkpython.fm api mcp docs A LLMs summary to guide non-MCP use-cases: talkpython.fm llms.txt The MCP Server New to the idea of an MCP server?...

   My latest book, Vibe Coding Video Games with Python, is now available as an eBook. The paperback will be coming soon, hopefully by mid-February at the latest. The book is around 183 pages in length and is 6×9 in size. In this book, you will learn how to use artificial intelligence to create...

   Python’s openai library provides the tools you need to integrate the ChatGPT API into your Python applications. With it, you can send text prompts to the API and receive AI-generated responses. You can also guide the AI’s behavior with developer role messages and handle both simple text generation...

   In this quiz, you’ll test your understanding of How to Integrate ChatGPT’s API With Python Projects. By working through this quiz, you’ll revisit how to send prompts with the openai library, guide behavior with developer role messages, and handle text and code outputs. You’ll also see how to...

   lt;strong>Topics covered in this episode:< strong><br> <ul> <li><strong>Better Django management commands with django-click and django-typer< strong>< li> <li><strong><a href https: pyfound.blogspot.com?featured on pythonbytes >PSF...

   EuroPython thrives thanks to dedicated volunteers who invest hundreds of hours into each conference. From speaker coordination and fundraising to workshop preparation, their commitment ensures every year surpasses the last.Below is our latest interview with Doreen Peace Nangira Wanyama. Doreen wore...

   One of my oldest open-source projects - Bob - has celebrated 15 a couple of months ago. Bob is a suite of implementations of the Scheme programming language in Python, including an interpreter, a compiler and a VM. Back then I was doing some hacking on CPython internals and was very curious about...

   There’s an old compiler-building tutorial that has become part of the field’s lore: the Let’s Build a Compiler series by Jack Crenshaw (published between 1988 and 1995). I ran into it in 2003 and was very impressed, but it’s now 2025 and this tutorial is still being mentioned quite often in Hacker...

   You can use Polecats without the Refinery and even without the Witness or Deacon. Just tell the Mayor to shut down the rig and sling work to the polecats with the message that they are to merge to main directly. Or the polecats can submit MRs and then the Mayor can merge them manually. It’s...

   Consult just about any guide about how to build a tech startup and one of the very first pieces of advice you’ll be given is: Talk to Your Customers. If your target market just so happens to be Python-fluent developers, data scientists, researchers, students, and open-source software enthusiasts,...

   Strings and other sequences can be multiplied by numbers to self-concatenate them. Table of contents Concatenating strings to numbers doesn’t work Multiplying strings by numbers Self-concatenation only works with integers Sequences usually support self-concatenation Practical uses of self...

   How often have you heard about the speed of Python? What’s actually being measured, where are the bottlenecks---development time or run time---and which matters more for productivity? Christopher Trudeau is back on the show this week, bringing another batch of PyCoder’s Weekly articles and projects...

   Over the years, Audrey and I have accumulated photos across a variety of services. Flickr, SmugMug, and others all have chunks of our memories sitting on their servers. Some of these services we haven’t touched in years, others we pay for but rarely use. It was time to bring everything home. Why...

   For January 2026, we welcome Omar Abou Mrad as our DSF member of the month Omar is a helper in Django Discord server, he has helped and continuesly help folks around the world in their Django journey He is part of the Discord Staff Team. He has been a DSF member since June 2024. You can learn more...