Django Weblog: Django security releases issued: 6.0.2, 5.2.11, and 4.2.28
Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/feb/03/security-releases/
In accordance with our security release policy, the Django team
is issuing releases for
Django 6.0.2,
Django 5.2.11, and
Django 4.2.28.
These releases address the security issues detailed below. We en
Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/feb/03/security-releases/
In accordance with our security release policy, the Django team
is issuing releases for
Django 6.0.2,
Django 5.2.11, and
Django 4.2.28.
These releases address the security issues detailed below. We en
Django Project
Django security releases issued: 6.0.2, 5.2.11, and 4.2.28
Posted by Jacob Walls on Feb. 3, 2026
Python Bytes: #468 A bolt of Django
Link: https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/468/a-bolt-of-django
Topics covered in this episode:
django-bolt: Faster than FastAPI, but with Django ORM, Django Admin, and Django packages
pyleak
More Django (three articles)
Datastar
Extras
Joke
Watch on YouTube
Abou
Link: https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/468/a-bolt-of-django
Topics covered in this episode:
django-bolt: Faster than FastAPI, but with Django ORM, Django Admin, and Django packages
pyleak
More Django (three articles)
Datastar
Extras
Joke
Watch on YouTube
Abou
pythonbytes.fm
A bolt of Django
News and announcements from the Python community for the week of Feb 3rd, 2026
Mike Driscoll: Python Typing Book Kickstarter
Link: https://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2026/02/03/python-typing-book-kickstarter/
Python has had type hinting support since Python 3.5, over TEN years ago! However, Python’s type annotations have changed repeatedly over the years. In Python Typing: Type Checking for Python Programm
Link: https://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2026/02/03/python-typing-book-kickstarter/
Python has had type hinting support since Python 3.5, over TEN years ago! However, Python’s type annotations have changed repeatedly over the years. In Python Typing: Type Checking for Python Programm
Mouse Vs Python
Python Typing Book Kickstarter - Mouse Vs Python
Python has had type hinting support since Python 3.5, over TEN years ago! However, Python’s type annotations have changed repeatedly over the years.
PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #720: Subprocess, Memray, Callables, and More (Feb. 3, 2026)
Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/720
#720 – FEBRUARY 3, 2026 View in Browser » Ending 15 Years of subprocess Polling Python’s standard library subprocess module relies on busy-loop polling to determine whether a process has complet
Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/720
#720 – FEBRUARY 3, 2026 View in Browser » Ending 15 Years of subprocess Polling Python’s standard library subprocess module relies on busy-loop polling to determine whether a process has complet
Pycoders
PyCoder’s Weekly | Issue #720
Subprocess, Memray, Callables, and More
Seth Michael Larson: Dumping Nintendo e‑Reader Card “ROMs”
Link: https://sethmlarson.dev/dumping-nintendo-ereader-card-roms?utm_campaign=rss
The Nintendo e‑Reader
was a peripheral released for the Game Boy Advance in 2001. The Nintendo e‑Reader
allowed scanning “dotcode strips” to access extra content within games
or to play mini-games.
Link: https://sethmlarson.dev/dumping-nintendo-ereader-card-roms?utm_campaign=rss
The Nintendo e‑Reader
was a peripheral released for the Game Boy Advance in 2001. The Nintendo e‑Reader
allowed scanning “dotcode strips” to access extra content within games
or to play mini-games.
sethmlarson.dev
Dumping Nintendo e‑Reader Card “ROMs”
The Nintendo e‑Reader
was a peripheral released for the Game Boy Advance in 2001. The Nintendo e‑Reader
allowed scanning “dotcode strips” to access extra content within games
or to play mini-gam...
was a peripheral released for the Game Boy Advance in 2001. The Nintendo e‑Reader
allowed scanning “dotcode strips” to access extra content within games
or to play mini-gam...
Real Python: Why You Should Attend a Python Conference
Link: https://realpython.com/python-conference-guide/
The idea of attending a Python conference can feel intimidating. You might wonder if you know enough, if you’ll fit in, or if it’s worth your time and money. In this guide, you’ll learn about the diff
Link: https://realpython.com/python-conference-guide/
The idea of attending a Python conference can feel intimidating. You might wonder if you know enough, if you’ll fit in, or if it’s worth your time and money. In this guide, you’ll learn about the diff
Realpython
Why You Should Attend a Python Conference – Real Python
Attending a Python conference can grow your network, skills, and confidence. Follow this guide to take your first steps toward joining a Python event.
Robin Wilson: Pharmacy late-night opening hours analysis featured in the Financial Times
Link: https://blog.rtwilson.com/pharmacy-late-night-opening-hours-analysis-featured-in-the-financial-times/
Some data analysis I’ve done has been featured in the Financial Times today – see this article (the link may not work any more unless you have a FT subscription – sorry).
The brief story is that I had
Link: https://blog.rtwilson.com/pharmacy-late-night-opening-hours-analysis-featured-in-the-financial-times/
Some data analysis I’ve done has been featured in the Financial Times today – see this article (the link may not work any more unless you have a FT subscription – sorry).
The brief story is that I had
Python Morsels: Is it a class or a function?
Link: https://www.pythonmorsels.com/class-or-function/
If a callable feels like a function, we often call it a function... even when it's not!
Table of contents
Classes are callable in Python
print
str
The "str function"?
list
sum
bool
enumerate
type
Link: https://www.pythonmorsels.com/class-or-function/
If a callable feels like a function, we often call it a function... even when it's not!
Table of contents
Classes are callable in Python
str
The "str function"?
list
sum
bool
enumerate
type
Pythonmorsels
Is it a class or a function?
If a callable feels like a function, we often call it a function... even when it's not!
Django Weblog: Recent trends in the work of the Django Security Team
Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/feb/04/recent-trends-security-team/
Yesterday, Django issued security releases mitigating six vulnerabilities of varying severity. Django is a secure web framework, and that hasn’t changed. What feels new is the remarkable consistency a
Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/feb/04/recent-trends-security-team/
Yesterday, Django issued security releases mitigating six vulnerabilities of varying severity. Django is a secure web framework, and that hasn’t changed. What feels new is the remarkable consistency a
Django Project
Recent trends in the work of the Django Security Team
Posted by Jacob Walls on Feb. 4, 2026
Python⇒Speed: The best Docker base image for your Python application (February 2026)
Link: https://pythonspeed.com/articles/base-image-python-docker-images/
When you’re building a Docker image for your Python application, you’re building on top of an existing image—and there are many possible choices for the resulting container.
There are OS images like U
Link: https://pythonspeed.com/articles/base-image-python-docker-images/
When you’re building a Docker image for your Python application, you’re building on top of an existing image—and there are many possible choices for the resulting container.
There are OS images like U
Python⇒Speed
The best Docker base image for your Python application (February 2026)
Ubuntu? Official Python images? Alpine Linux? Or maybe just use uv? Choose a good base Docker image for your Python application container.
Eli Bendersky: Rewriting pycparser with the help of an LLM
Link: https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2026/rewriting-pycparser-with-the-help-of-an-llm/
pycparser is my most widely used open
source project (with ~20M daily downloads from PyPI [1]). It's a pure-Python
parser for the C programming language, producing ASTs inspired by Python's
own. Until
Link: https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2026/rewriting-pycparser-with-the-help-of-an-llm/
pycparser is my most widely used open
source project (with ~20M daily downloads from PyPI [1]). It's a pure-Python
parser for the C programming language, producing ASTs inspired by Python's
own. Until
PyBites: Building Useful AI with Asif Pinjari
Link: https://pybit.es/articles/building-useful-ai-with-asif-pinjari/
I interview a lot of professionals and developers, from 20-year veterans to people just starting out on their Python journey.
But my conversation with Asif Pinjari was different.
Asif is still a stud
Link: https://pybit.es/articles/building-useful-ai-with-asif-pinjari/
I interview a lot of professionals and developers, from 20-year veterans to people just starting out on their Python journey.
But my conversation with Asif Pinjari was different.
Asif is still a stud
Pybites
Building Useful AI With Asif Pinjari - Pybites
I interview a lot of professionals and developers, from 20-year veterans to people just starting out on their Python journey.
Peter Hoffmann: Local macOS Dev Setup: dnsmasq + caddy-snake for python projects
Link: https://peter-hoffmann.com/2026/local-mac-dev-setup-with-dnsmasq-and-caddy.html
When working on a single web project, running flask run on a fixed port is
usually more than sufficient. However, as soon as you start developing
multiple services in parallel, this approach quickly b
Link: https://peter-hoffmann.com/2026/local-mac-dev-setup-with-dnsmasq-and-caddy.html
When working on a single web project, running flask run on a fixed port is
usually more than sufficient. However, as soon as you start developing
multiple services in parallel, this approach quickly b
Peter-Hoffmann
Local macOS Dev Setup: dnsmasq + caddy-snake for python projects
This guide is about setting up a clean development for python wsgi web services on MacOS with wildcard domains, caddy serving multiple Python WSGI services and automatic startup on boot.
Stéphane Wirtel: Certified AI Developer - A Journey of Growth, Grief, and New Beginning
Link: https://wirtel.be/post/2026/02/05/2026-certified-ai-developer/
✨ The Certification Just Arrived!
I just received word from Alyra – I’ve officially completed the AI Developer Certification, successfully mastering the fundamentals of Machine Learning and Deep Learn
Link: https://wirtel.be/post/2026/02/05/2026-certified-ai-developer/
✨ The Certification Just Arrived!
I just received word from Alyra – I’ve officially completed the AI Developer Certification, successfully mastering the fundamentals of Machine Learning and Deep Learn
Stéphane Wirtel — Senior Python Consultant
Certified AI Developer - A Journey of Growth, Grief, and New Beginning
Three intense months learning AI fundamentals: My journey through Alyra's Machine Learning and Deep Learning certification
Real Python: The Real Python Podcast – Episode #283: Improving Your GitHub Developer Experience
Link: https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/283/
What are ways to improve how you're using GitHub? How can you collaborate more effectively and improve your technical writing? This week on the show, Adam Johnson is back to talk about his new book, "
Link: https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/283/
What are ways to improve how you're using GitHub? How can you collaborate more effectively and improve your technical writing? This week on the show, Adam Johnson is back to talk about his new book, "
Realpython
Episode #283: Improving Your GitHub Developer Experience – The Real Python Podcast
What are ways to improve how you're using GitHub? How can you collaborate more effectively and improve your technical writing? This week on the show, Adam Johnson is back to talk about his new book, "Boost Your GitHub DX: Tame the Octocat and Elevate Your…
Chris Warrick: Deploying Python Web Applications with Docker
Link: https://chriswarrick.com/blog/2026/02/06/deploying-python-web-applications-with-docker/
Ten years ago, almost to the day, I wrote a very long blog post titled Deploying Python Web Applications with nginx and uWSGI Emperor. This week, I’ve migrated the Python web applications hosted on my
Link: https://chriswarrick.com/blog/2026/02/06/deploying-python-web-applications-with-docker/
Ten years ago, almost to the day, I wrote a very long blog post titled Deploying Python Web Applications with nginx and uWSGI Emperor. This week, I’ve migrated the Python web applications hosted on my
Chris Warrick
Deploying Python Web Applications with Docker
Friendship ended with uWSGI Emperor, now Docker is my best friend
Kevin Renskers: It's time to leave Heroku
Link: https://www.loopwerk.io/articles/2026/time-to-leave-heroku/
Back in the day Heroku felt like magic for small Django side projects. You pushed to main, it built and deployed automatically, and the free tier was generous enough that you could experiment without
Link: https://www.loopwerk.io/articles/2026/time-to-leave-heroku/
Back in the day Heroku felt like magic for small Django side projects. You pushed to main, it built and deployed automatically, and the free tier was generous enough that you could experiment without
Loopwerk
It's time to leave Heroku
Heroku just announced it's entering "sustaining engineering mode". No new features, no enterprise contracts for new customers. After years of security breaches, outages, price hikes, and technological stagnation, it's time to leave.
The Python Coding Stack: What’s The Point of `itemgetter()` in Python? • [Club]
Link: https://www.thepythoncodingstack.com/p/whats-the-point-of-itemgetter-in-python
The first time I saw itemgetter(), I did what I’d normally do when I come across a new tool. I looked up the docs, opened a REPL, and explored a bit.And my reaction at first was: “So what?! This tool
Link: https://www.thepythoncodingstack.com/p/whats-the-point-of-itemgetter-in-python
The first time I saw itemgetter(), I did what I’d normally do when I come across a new tool. I looked up the docs, opened a REPL, and explored a bit.And my reaction at first was: “So what?! This tool
Thepythoncodingstack
What’s The Point of `itemgetter()` in Python? • [Club]
You’ve come across `operator.itemgetter()`, but you feel it’s redundant? Let’s explore
Talk Python Blog: Talk Python now has a CLI
Link: https://talkpython.fm/blog/posts/talk-python-now-has-a-cli/
TL;DR: Talk Python now has an open-source CLI tool (talk-python-cli) that lets you search 500+ podcast episodes, transcripts, guests, and training courses directly from your terminal. Install it with
Link: https://talkpython.fm/blog/posts/talk-python-now-has-a-cli/
TL;DR: Talk Python now has an open-source CLI tool (talk-python-cli) that lets you search 500+ podcast episodes, transcripts, guests, and training courses directly from your terminal. Install it with
talkpython.fm
Talk Python now has a CLI
Talk Python To Me now has an open-source CLI tool that lets you search over 500 podcast episodes, full transcripts, guests, and training courses directly from your terminal. Built for three audiences: humans get Rich-formatted text, programs get JSON, and…
EuroPython: Humans of EuroPython: Jake Balas
Link: https://blog.europython.eu/humans-of-ep-jake/
Every year, thousands of Python enthusiasts gather at EuroPython to share knowledge, forge connections, and celebrate our vibrant community. But behind the seamless workshops, engaging talks, and memo
Link: https://blog.europython.eu/humans-of-ep-jake/
Every year, thousands of Python enthusiasts gather at EuroPython to share knowledge, forge connections, and celebrate our vibrant community. But behind the seamless workshops, engaging talks, and memo
EuroPython Blog
Humans of EuroPython: Jake Balas
Every year, thousands of Python enthusiasts gather at EuroPython to share knowledge, forge connections, and celebrate our vibrant community. Today, we're thrilled to introduce you to Jake Balas. In addition to being a member of the Operations Team, Jake led…