Python⇒Speed: Faster floating point math with Rust’s new API
Link: https://pythonspeed.com/articles/faster-float-math-rust/
Floating point math is often slower than integer math because the
compiler is being conservative about how it optimizes your code. While
some programming languages already had solutions of a sort, unt
Link: https://pythonspeed.com/articles/faster-float-math-rust/
Floating point math is often slower than integer math because the
compiler is being conservative about how it optimizes your code. While
some programming languages already had solutions of a sort, unt
Python⇒Speed
Faster floating point math with Rust’s new API
Compilers have a hard time optimizing floating point math. Rust has a new API to fix this.
Tryton News: Tryton News August 2026
Link: https://discuss.tryton.org/t/tryton-news-august-2026/9301
This month the community focused on the trytond core. The XML data import grows a new way to find existing records, the database schema shrinks oversized character columns automatically, and the te
Link: https://discuss.tryton.org/t/tryton-news-august-2026/9301
This month the community focused on the trytond core. The XML data import grows a new way to find existing records, the database schema shrinks oversized character columns automatically, and the te
Tryton Discussion
Tryton News August 2026
This month the community focused on the trytond core. The XML data import grows a new way to find existing records, the database schema shrinks oversized character columns automatically, and the test suite for function fields and button methods gets more…
Python Insider: Python 3.15.0 candidate 1 is here!
Link: https://blog.python.org/2026/08/python-3150-rc1/
Get those wheels rolling!
Link: https://blog.python.org/2026/08/python-3150-rc1/
Get those wheels rolling!
Python Insider
Python 3.15.0 candidate 1 is here! | Python Insider
Get those wheels rolling!
Django Weblog: Django security releases issued: 6.0.8 and 5.2.17
Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/aug/04/security-releases/
In accordance with our security release policy,
the Django team is issuing releases for
Django 6.0.8 and
Django 5.2.17.
These releases address the security issues detailed below. We encourage all
user
Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/aug/04/security-releases/
In accordance with our security release policy,
the Django team is issuing releases for
Django 6.0.8 and
Django 5.2.17.
These releases address the security issues detailed below. We encourage all
user
Django Project
Django security releases issued: 6.0.8 and 5.2.17
Posted by Natalia Bidart on Aug. 4, 2026
PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #746: Free-Threaded NumPy, __all__, PyTorch, and More (2026-08-04)
Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/746
#746 – AUGUST 4, 2026 View in Browser » Scaling NumPy on Free-Threaded Python A recap on the work done in NumPy and CPython to make multi-threaded NumPy workloads scale on the free-threaded buil
Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/746
#746 – AUGUST 4, 2026 View in Browser » Scaling NumPy on Free-Threaded Python A recap on the work done in NumPy and CPython to make multi-threaded NumPy workloads scale on the free-threaded buil
Pycoders
PyCoder’s Weekly | Issue #746
Free-Threaded NumPy, __all__, PyTorch, and More
Programiz: Python Lists
Link: https://www.programiz.com/python-programming/list
In this tutorial, we will learn about Python lists (creating lists, changing list items, removing items, and other list operations) with the help of examples.
Link: https://www.programiz.com/python-programming/list
In this tutorial, we will learn about Python lists (creating lists, changing list items, removing items, and other list operations) with the help of examples.
Programiz
Python Lists (With Code Visualization)
Python lists store multiple data together in a single variable. In this tutorial, we will learn about Python lists (creating lists, changing list items, removing items, and other list operations) with the help of examples.
Marc-André Lemburg: Pymmich – an AI-first OSS project 🐍✨
Link: https://malemburg.com/pymmich-an-ai-first-oss-project/
A couple of months ago, I decided to switch to Immich, the photo management software, for storing and managing photos.I had used Nextcloud Memories before that, but found the Immich app more intuitive
Link: https://malemburg.com/pymmich-an-ai-first-oss-project/
A couple of months ago, I decided to switch to Immich, the photo management software, for storing and managing photos.I had used Nextcloud Memories before that, but found the Immich app more intuitive
Marc-André Lemburg
Pymmich – an AI-first OSS project 🐍✨
A couple of months ago, I decided to switch to Immich, the photo management software, for storing and managing photos.
I had used Nextcloud Memories before that, but found the Immich app more intuitive and easier to use.
What was missing, was a good way…
I had used Nextcloud Memories before that, but found the Immich app more intuitive and easier to use.
What was missing, was a good way…
Python GUIs: Handling Image Drag and Drop from Web Browsers in PyQt6 — Why toLocalFile() returns an empty string and how to handle remote image drops correctly
Link: https://www.pythonguis.com/faq/dragging-and-dropping-in-rich-text-example-app/
When dragging and dropping images from a web browser into a PyQt6 rich text editor, toLocalFile() sometimes returns a blank string. It works for some images (like Google image search results) but fai
Link: https://www.pythonguis.com/faq/dragging-and-dropping-in-rich-text-example-app/
When dragging and dropping images from a web browser into a PyQt6 rich text editor, toLocalFile() sometimes returns a blank string. It works for some images (like Google image search results) but fai
Python GUIs
Fix Empty toLocalFile When Dragging Images from Browser into PyQt6
Learn why dragging images from web browsers into a PyQt6 application can fail when using toLocalFile(), and how to properly handle both local file URLs and remote image URLs in drag and drop events.
Tryton News: Security Release for issue #14947
Link: https://discuss.tryton.org/t/security-release-for-issue-14947/9302
Cédric Krier has discovered that Tryton does not prevent weasyprint to access local files when rendering HTML report to PDF.
Impact
CVSS v3.0 Base Score: 4.9
Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity:
Link: https://discuss.tryton.org/t/security-release-for-issue-14947/9302
Cédric Krier has discovered that Tryton does not prevent weasyprint to access local files when rendering HTML report to PDF.
Impact
CVSS v3.0 Base Score: 4.9
Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity:
Tryton Discussion
Security Release for issue #14947
Cédric Krier has discovered that Tryton does not prevent weasyprint to access local files when rendering HTML report to PDF. Impact CVSS v3.0 Base Score: 4.9 Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: High User Interaction: None…
Python Insider: Python 3.14.7 and 3.13.15 are now available!
Link: https://blog.python.org/2026/08/python-3147-31315/
A pair of bug fix releases await your upgrade.
Link: https://blog.python.org/2026/08/python-3147-31315/
A pair of bug fix releases await your upgrade.
Python Insider
Python 3.14.7 and 3.13.15 are now available! | Python Insider
A pair of bug fix releases await your upgrade.
Core Dispatch: Core Dispatch #9
Link: https://coredispatch.xyz/editions/9
Welcome back to Core Dispatch! This edition covers July 18 through August 5, 2026.
Python 3.15.0 release candidate 1 landed on August 4, followed by Python 3.14.7
and 3.13.15 on August 5. With the fir
Link: https://coredispatch.xyz/editions/9
Welcome back to Core Dispatch! This edition covers July 18 through August 5, 2026.
Python 3.15.0 release candidate 1 landed on August 4, followed by Python 3.14.7
and 3.13.15 on August 5. With the fir
Core Dispatch
Core Dispatch #9
Welcome back to Core Dispatch! This edition covers July 18 through August 5, 2026.
Python 3.15.0 release candidate 1 landed on August 4, followed by Python…
Python 3.15.0 release candidate 1 landed on August 4, followed by Python…
Django Weblog: Django 6.1 released
Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/aug/05/django-61-released/
The Django team is happy to announce the release of Django 6.1.
The release notes
offer a harmonious mélange of new features and usability improvements. A few highlights are:
Model field fetch modes
Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/aug/05/django-61-released/
The Django team is happy to announce the release of Django 6.1.
The release notes
offer a harmonious mélange of new features and usability improvements. A few highlights are:
Model field fetch modes
Django Project
Django 6.1 released
Posted by Jacob Walls on Aug. 5, 2026
Hynek Schlawack: Production-ready Python Docker Containers with uv
Link: https://hynek.me/articles/docker-uv/
Starting with 0.3.0, Astral’s uv brought many great features, including support for cross-platform lock files uv.lock. Together with subsequent fixes, it has become Python’s finest workflow tool for m
Link: https://hynek.me/articles/docker-uv/
Starting with 0.3.0, Astral’s uv brought many great features, including support for cross-platform lock files uv.lock. Together with subsequent fixes, it has become Python’s finest workflow tool for m
Hynek Schlawack
Production-ready Python Docker Containers with uv
Starting with 0.3.0, Astral’s uv brought many great features, including support for cross-platform lock files uv.lock. Together with subsequent fixes, it has become Python’s finest workflow tool for my (non-scientific) use cases. Here’s how I build production…
Django Weblog: Call for applicants for a Django Executive Director
Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/aug/06/call-for-applicants-for-a-django-executive-directo/
The Django Software Foundation is announcing a call for an Executive Director. The Executive Director is the operational leader of the Django Software Foundation, a paid position reporting to the Boar
Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/aug/06/call-for-applicants-for-a-django-executive-directo/
The Django Software Foundation is announcing a call for an Executive Director. The Executive Director is the operational leader of the Django Software Foundation, a paid position reporting to the Boar
Django Project
Call for applicants for a Django Executive Director
Posted by Abigail Afi Gbadago, Jeff Triplett, and the DSF Board on Aug. 6, 2026
Ed Crewe: From Routing Checks to Trajectory Testing: Evaluating an Agentic Chatbot
Link: http://edcrewe.blogspot.com/2026/08/from-routing-checks-to-trajectory.html
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Which Agentic Chatbot?
I have been working on a Python based AI test framework for a chatbot interface for my com
Link: http://edcrewe.blogspot.com/2026/08/from-routing-checks-to-trajectory.html
pre[class*="language-"] { border-radius: 6px; font-size: 14px; overflow-x: auto; }
Which Agentic Chatbot?
I have been working on a Python based AI test framework for a chatbot interface for my com
Blogspot
From Routing Checks to Trajectory Testing: Evaluating an Agentic Chatbot
Which Agentic Chatbot? I have been working on a Python based AI test framework for a chatbot interface for my company 's product, Postgre...
LernerPython blog, from Reuven Lerner: Free real-world Pandas exercises, with solutions
Link: https://lernerpython.com/2026/08/09/free-real-world-pandas-exercises/
If you want to get better at Pandas, the hard part isn’t finding tutorials. It’s finding problems worth solving. Most exercises hand you a tidy little table of five rows and ask you to sum a column —
Link: https://lernerpython.com/2026/08/09/free-real-world-pandas-exercises/
If you want to get better at Pandas, the hard part isn’t finding tutorials. It’s finding problems worth solving. Most exercises hand you a tidy little table of five rows and ask you to sum a column —
LernerPython
Free real-world Pandas exercises, with solutions
More than 500 free Pandas exercises on real-world data (coal plants, earthquakes, Netflix) each with a worked solution. Plus 16 method guides.
Ned Batchelder: Caller-specific coverage
Link: https://nedbatchelder.com/blog/202608/callerspecific_coverage
I’ve had an idea rattling around to get more detail from coverage
measurement. Can we measure the coverage in a function separately for each
caller of the function?Here’s why I want it: in Acidica, m
Link: https://nedbatchelder.com/blog/202608/callerspecific_coverage
I’ve had an idea rattling around to get more detail from coverage
measurement. Can we measure the coverage in a function separately for each
caller of the function?Here’s why I want it: in Acidica, m
Ned Batchelder
Caller-specific coverage
An idea for a new feature for coverage measurement: per-caller coverage
Django Weblog: Django is moving to an annual release cycle
Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/aug/10/annual-release-cycle/
Django's Steering Council has accepted the Django Enhancement Proposal DEP
20 to move Django to an annual release cycle. From January 2028, Django
will make one feature release a year, giving every fe
Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/aug/10/annual-release-cycle/
Django's Steering Council has accepted the Django Enhancement Proposal DEP
20 to move Django to an annual release cycle. From January 2028, Django
will make one feature release a year, giving every fe
Django Project
Django is moving to an annual release cycle
Posted by Carlton Gibson on Aug. 10, 2026
Talk Python to Me: #558: Hyper-Personal Software with Python
Link: https://talkpython.fm/episodes/show/558/hyper-personal-software-with-python
Every company has one. The little internal tool that Jane built back in 2021, and then Jane left. Nobody understands it, nobody will touch it. There are two unwritten rules around it: don't change it,
Link: https://talkpython.fm/episodes/show/558/hyper-personal-software-with-python
Every company has one. The little internal tool that Jane built back in 2021, and then Jane left. Nobody understands it, nobody will touch it. There are two unwritten rules around it: don't change it,
talkpython.fm
Hyper-Personal Software with Python
Every company has one. The little internal tool that Jane built back in 2021, and then Jane left. Nobody understands it, nobody will touch it. There are two unwritten rules around it: don't change it, it's working. And if you break it, you bought it. That's…