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Python Software Foundation: Cecília Tivir: 2026 PSF Board Election Candidate Interview

Link: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/08/cecilia-tivir-2026-psf-board-election.html

Who are you?I am Cecília Tivir, a Mozambican researcher in Artificial Intelligence applied to education, an educator, and an open-source community organizer. Throughout my career in technology, I have
Python Software Foundation: Calvin Tsang: 2026 PSF Board Election Candidate Interview

Link: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/08/calvin-tsang-2026-psf-board-election.html

Who are you?I am Calvin Tsang, Vice President of Open Source Hong Kong (OSHK) and Conference Chair of PyCon Hong Kong 2026. I have contributed to open-source communities since 2013 and have helped org
Python Software Foundation: Benjamin Manning: 2026 PSF Board Election Candidate Interview

Link: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/08/benjamin-manning-2026-psf-board.html

 Who are you?I'm Benjamin Manning, an engineer, educator, researcher, and lifelong learner who has spent much of my career working at the intersection of technology and people. I've worked across indu
Python Software Foundation: Agata Skamruk: 2026 PSF Board Election Candidate Interview

Link: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/08/2026-psf-board-election-candidate.html

Who are you?Hi! My name is Agata Skamruk, and I've been deeply involved in the Polish and international tech community for years. Based in Gdańsk, I combine my passion for programming with education,
PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #749: Polars vs SQL, Constants, deque, and More (2026-08-25)

Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/749

#749 – AUGUST 25, 2026 View in Browser » The Polars vs SQL Differences Nobody Is Talking About Some problems can be attacked with either SQL or Polars, but subtle differences in how the two mech
Anarcat: A more nuanced view of LLMs

Link: https://anarc.at/blog/2026-08-25-llm-nuance/

Also in this series:

The Four Horsemen of the LLM Apocalypse
The people vs the AI overlords


After ranting and railing about LLMs or "AI" as the optimists (or
accelerationists?) call it, I figured
Django Weblog: PyCharm & Django Fall Fundraiser

Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/aug/25/pycharm-django-fall-fundraiser/

We are back with our friends at JetBrains for the second of the two "Buy PyCharm, Support Django" fundraisers we run together each year. Our spring campaign was the first. It remains one of the most i
Python Bytes: #493 CalVer and LTS

Link: https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/493/calver-and-lts

Topics covered in this episode:

Web UIs for your reverse proxy
Wagtail 8.0 is hot off the presses
RISC-V is now officially supported by CPython
Django’s annual releases make every version an LTS
Extr
LernerPython blog, from Reuven Lerner: MIT just called for an educational revolution

Link: https://lernerpython.com/2026/08/26/mit-just-called-for-an-educational-revolution/

As someone who teaches Python programming for a living, I’ve spent the last few years wrestling with the educational implications of AI. I’m changing everything I do to adjust to our new AI reality, e
Rodrigo Girão Serrão: Why OOP exists

Link: https://mathspp.com/blog/why-oop-exists


Learn the fundamental principles behind OOP and how they connect to the syntax of Python.
Introduction
Welcome!
This article will teach you the core ideas behind object-oriented programming, commonly
Core Dispatch: Core Dispatch #10

Link: https://coredispatch.xyz/editions/10

Welcome back to Core Dispatch! This edition covers August 5 through August 27,
2026. Python 3.12.14, 3.11.16, and 3.10.21 shipped on August 12. Next up is
Python 3.15.0 release candidate 2, due Septem
PyCon Ireland: PyCon Ireland 2026 Updates & Final Call for Proposals

Link: https://main--pycon-ireland-2026.netlify.app/blog/date-and-final-cfp/

PyCon Ireland 2026 is now three months away! Please join us on 21 November in Dublin’s city centre to hear some wonderful talks and workshops from the Python community.
You have just a few more days t
The Python Show: 57 - Python Developer Tooling Handbook with Tim Hopper

Link: https://www.pythonshow.com/p/57-python-developer-tooling-handbook

In this episode of the Python Show Podcast, I am pleased to have Tim Hopper as my guest. Tim is the author of the Python Developer Tooling Handbook, a free online resource for everyone.We chat about P
Robin Wilson: How to fix a weird pandas and pyarrow issue with BirdNetPi

Link: https://blog.rtwilson.com/how-to-fix-a-weird-pandas-and-pyarrow-issue-with-birdnetpi/

Summary: If you get Python crashing immediately in BirdNetPi, try uninstalling the pyarrow Python package.
I’ve got a BirdNetPi set up at home. This is a bit of software that runs on a Raspberry Pi an
Python Morsels: When to use NotImplemented

Link: https://www.pythonmorsels.com/when-to-use-notimplemented/

When should you return NotImplemented from a dunder method? Why not return False or raise an exception instead?



Table of contents

Dunder methods return NotImplemented
NotImplemented means "I don't
PyCharm: Security Incident Affecting JetBrains Cadence

Link: https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2026/08/cadence-security-incident-august-2026/

We are investigating a security incident affecting JetBrains Cadence. Cadence is a JetBrains-hosted service that integrates with PyCharm through an optional plugin, and lets you run your projects on c
PyCharm: The State of Django 2026: Boring is so back

Link: https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/2026/08/the-state-of-django-2026-boring-is-so-back/

Welcome to the highlights from the fifth annual Django Developers Survey, a collaboration between the Django Software Foundation and PyCharm. This year’s report draws on responses from nearly 3,500 Dj