Talk Python Blog: Introducing Talk Python Membership
Link: https://talkpython.fm/blog/posts/introducing-talk-python-membership/
For years, I’ve wanted to offer something premium for podcast listeners. The obvious option was an ad-free feed. That never sat right with me. No ads is not much of a bonus. So over the last few month
Link: https://talkpython.fm/blog/posts/introducing-talk-python-membership/
For years, I’ve wanted to offer something premium for podcast listeners. The obvious option was an ad-free feed. That never sat right with me. No ads is not much of a bonus. So over the last few month
talkpython.fm
Introducing Talk Python Membership
Talk Python Membership is here: a private Discord with 100+ podcast guests, monthly live tech meetups with recordings, short episode summaries, and an ad-free feed. Plans start at $5 a month. Every membership supports the show.
EuroPython: Humans of EuroPython: Emma Cooke
Link: https://blog.europython.eu/humans-of-ep-emma/
This week in our Humans of EuroPython series, we’d love to shine a light on Emma Cooke, a member of the Accessibility Team, and the ways she helped shape the EuroPython 2026 conference.Emma’s unique p
Link: https://blog.europython.eu/humans-of-ep-emma/
This week in our Humans of EuroPython series, we’d love to shine a light on Emma Cooke, a member of the Accessibility Team, and the ways she helped shape the EuroPython 2026 conference.Emma’s unique p
EuroPython Blog
Humans of EuroPython: Emma Cooke
“[The] first time I attended EuroPython I was just in awe of the dedication of the volunteer team, and I wanted to know more about how it all came together.” An interview with Emma Cooke.
The Python Coding Stack: 2. Who actually does the work, the model or the software?
Link: https://www.thepythoncodingstack.com/p/2-who-actually-does-the-work-the
In the first Agents Unpacked conversation, Monty and I explored what changes when an AI system can choose actions rather than just offer advice. But saying that an agent organises a folder of photogra
Link: https://www.thepythoncodingstack.com/p/2-who-actually-does-the-work-the
In the first Agents Unpacked conversation, Monty and I explored what changes when an AI system can choose actions rather than just offer advice. But saying that an agent organises a folder of photogra
Thepythoncodingstack
2. Who actually does the work, the model or the software?
Agents Unpacked • Chapter 2: The model chooses, the tools act, and the harness connects them.
LernerPython blog, from Reuven Lerner: Pandas Grouper NaNs: Why outlier dates create empty groups
Link: https://lernerpython.com/2026/10/17/pandas-grouper-nans-why-outlier-dates-create-empty-groups/
Got NaNs when using Grouper on a Python Pandas data frame?
groupby+Grouper chops up the datetime values, from the earliest to the latest, by the specified granularity.
If even one datetime is super e
Link: https://lernerpython.com/2026/10/17/pandas-grouper-nans-why-outlier-dates-create-empty-groups/
Got NaNs when using Grouper on a Python Pandas data frame?
groupby+Grouper chops up the datetime values, from the earliest to the latest, by the specified granularity.
If even one datetime is super e
LernerPython
Pandas Grouper NaNs: Why outlier dates create empty groups - LernerPython
Got NaNs when using Grouper on a Python Pandas data frame? groupby+Grouper chops up the datetime values, from the earliest to the latest, by the specified granularity. If even one […]
Hugo van Kemenade: Releasing Python 3.15.0
Link: https://hugovk.dev/blog/2026/releasing-python-3-15-0/
Prologue #Like last year, I livetooted the release of Python
3.15.0. Here it is in blogpost form!
Two weeks #Two weeks until Python 3.15.0 final!
#Python
#Python315
Fri, Sep 18, 2026, 00:30 EEST
One
Link: https://hugovk.dev/blog/2026/releasing-python-3-15-0/
Prologue #Like last year, I livetooted the release of Python
3.15.0. Here it is in blogpost form!
Two weeks #Two weeks until Python 3.15.0 final!
#Python
#Python315
Fri, Sep 18, 2026, 00:30 EEST
One
Hugo van Kemenade
Releasing Python 3.15.0
Python Software Foundation: Announcing Python Software Foundation Fellow Members for Q3 2026! 🎉
Link: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/10/announcing-python-software-foundation.html
The PSF is pleased to announce its third batch of PSF Fellows for 2026. Let us welcome the new PSF Fellows for Q3! The following people continue to do amazing things for the Python community:Aldo Cane
Link: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/10/announcing-python-software-foundation.html
The PSF is pleased to announce its third batch of PSF Fellows for 2026. Let us welcome the new PSF Fellows for Q3! The following people continue to do amazing things for the Python community:Aldo Cane
Python Software Foundation Blog
Announcing Python Software Foundation Fellow Members for Q3 2026! 🎉
The PSF is pleased to announce its third batch of PSF Fellows for 2026 . Let us welcome the new PSF Fellows for Q3 ! The following people c...
Django Weblog: Quarterly contributor outreach
Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/oct/19/quarterly-contributor-outreach/
Hi Django community, thank you all for continuing to contribute to Django.
The Steering Council is reaching out to bring people's attention to a few areas. We have major features we'd like to test and
Link: https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2026/oct/19/quarterly-contributor-outreach/
Hi Django community, thank you all for continuing to contribute to Django.
The Steering Council is reaching out to bring people's attention to a few areas. We have major features we'd like to test and
Django Project
Quarterly contributor outreach
Posted by Tim Schilling on Oct. 19, 2026
Peter Hoffmann: Home Server Ops with a Read-Only Agent and pyinfra
Link: https://peter-hoffmann.com/2026/home-server-with-a-read-only-agent-and-pyinfra.html
My home server is a small mini PC running Debian. It holds the file
shares, Time Machine backups, Gitea, a music server and a few small apps of my
own. Like most home servers it grew by hand over the
Link: https://peter-hoffmann.com/2026/home-server-with-a-read-only-agent-and-pyinfra.html
My home server is a small mini PC running Debian. It holds the file
shares, Time Machine backups, Gitea, a music server and a few small apps of my
own. Like most home servers it grew by hand over the
Peter-Hoffmann
Home Server Ops with a Read-Only Agent and pyinfra
How I manage my home server with a coding agent: it gets read-only SSH access to explore, and every change goes through pyinfra deploys in a git repo that I review and apply.
Rodrigo Girão Serrão: Startup configuration files
Link: https://mathspp.com/blog/startup-configuration-files
Learn how to use startup configuration files to run package entry points when the Python interpreter starts up.
A startup configuration file is a file with the extension .start.
Starting from Python
Link: https://mathspp.com/blog/startup-configuration-files
Learn how to use startup configuration files to run package entry points when the Python interpreter starts up.
A startup configuration file is a file with the extension .start.
Starting from Python
Mathspp
Startup configuration files
Learn how to use startup configuration files to run package entry points when the Python interpreter starts up.
PyCon Ireland: Schedule for PyCon Ireland 2026
Link: https://main--pycon-ireland-2026.netlify.app/blog/schedule-available/
We are delighted to announce the schedule for PyCon Ireland 2026,
to be held at Chartered Accountants House in Dublin on Saturday 21 November.
You can choose from
more than thirty talks across three t
Link: https://main--pycon-ireland-2026.netlify.app/blog/schedule-available/
We are delighted to announce the schedule for PyCon Ireland 2026,
to be held at Chartered Accountants House in Dublin on Saturday 21 November.
You can choose from
more than thirty talks across three t
PyCon Ireland 2026
Schedule for PyCon Ireland 2026 | PyCon Ireland 2026
The sessions, speakers, and workshops for PyCon Ireland 2026 are now available. Buy a ticket and join us in Dublin on 21 November.
Python Software Foundation: Wikis: Relaunched!
Link: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/10/wikis-relaunched.html
In February 2026, the Python Software Foundation (PSF) made the PSF, Python, and Jython wikis read-only due to excessive automated traffic and security concerns on outdated infrastructure. This sudden
Link: https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2026/10/wikis-relaunched.html
In February 2026, the Python Software Foundation (PSF) made the PSF, Python, and Jython wikis read-only due to excessive automated traffic and security concerns on outdated infrastructure. This sudden
Python Software Foundation Blog
Wikis: Relaunched!
In February 2026, the Python Software Foundation (PSF) made the PSF, Python, and Jython wikis read-only due to excessive automated traffic a...
Mariatta: Python Core Sprint 2026: Day 1
Link: https://mariatta.ca/posts/python-core-sprint-2026-day-1/
This week I’m in San Francisco for the annual Python Core Sprint. This year the sprint is hosted by Brandt Bucher from
OpenAI, at OpenAI’s office, and runs Monday to Friday, October 19 to 23. I’m only
Link: https://mariatta.ca/posts/python-core-sprint-2026-day-1/
This week I’m in San Francisco for the annual Python Core Sprint. This year the sprint is hosted by Brandt Bucher from
OpenAI, at OpenAI’s office, and runs Monday to Friday, October 19 to 23. I’m only
Mariatta
Python Core Sprint 2026: Day 1
Day 1 of the Python Core Sprint 2026. Reviving a two-year-old datetime docs PR, and announcing a planned downtime for our GitHub bots as they move from Heroku to the PSF's Cabotage.
LernerPython blog, from Reuven Lerner: Pandas date range selection: Slicing a datetime index with .loc
Link: https://lernerpython.com/2026/10/19/pandas-date-range-selection-slicing-a-datetime-index-with-loc/
Want to select a chunk of time from a Python Pandas data frame?
Make the datetime column the index, then use .loc and a slice to choose dates:
(
df
.set_index('tpep_pickup_datetime')
.sort_inde
Link: https://lernerpython.com/2026/10/19/pandas-date-range-selection-slicing-a-datetime-index-with-loc/
Want to select a chunk of time from a Python Pandas data frame?
Make the datetime column the index, then use .loc and a slice to choose dates:
(
df
.set_index('tpep_pickup_datetime')
.sort_inde
LernerPython
Pandas date range selection: Slicing a datetime index with .loc - LernerPython
Want to select a chunk of time from a Python Pandas data frame? Make the datetime column the index, then use .loc and a slice to choose dates:
Rodrigo Girão Serrão: DX improvements in Python 3.15
Link: https://mathspp.com/blog/dx-improvements-in-python-315
Learn about the top 3 developer experience improvements from Python 3.15
This article covers the top 3 improvements made to the developer experience of Python 3.15 users:
improved error messages
more
Link: https://mathspp.com/blog/dx-improvements-in-python-315
Learn about the top 3 developer experience improvements from Python 3.15
This article covers the top 3 improvements made to the developer experience of Python 3.15 users:
improved error messages
more
Mathspp
DX improvements in Python 3.15
Learn about the top 3 developer experience improvements from Python 3.15
Python Bytes: #501 A Nod to Sir-Mix-Alot
Link: https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/501/a-nod-to-sir-mix-alot
Topics covered in this episode:
Nod: pause your Python program and open a notebook at any line
Polars 2.0 ships: streaming engine by default, spill-to-disk, and a row-order gotcha
django-cachalot cac
Link: https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/501/a-nod-to-sir-mix-alot
Topics covered in this episode:
Nod: pause your Python program and open a notebook at any line
Polars 2.0 ships: streaming engine by default, spill-to-disk, and a row-order gotcha
django-cachalot cac
pythonbytes.fm
A Nod to Sir-Mix-Alot
News and announcements from the Python community for the week of Oct 20th, 2026
PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #757: Django Migrations, Functional Programming, MVC, and More (2026-10-20)
Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/757
#757 – OCTOBER 20, 2026 View in Browser » Django ORM, Migrations and makemigrations This tutorial builds a small coffee and tea store one migration at a time, then breaks it on purpose. You’ll b
Link: https://pycoders.com/issues/757
#757 – OCTOBER 20, 2026 View in Browser » Django ORM, Migrations and makemigrations This tutorial builds a small coffee and tea store one migration at a time, then breaks it on purpose. You’ll b
Pycoders
PyCoder’s Weekly | Issue #757
Django Migrations, Functional Programming, MVC, and More
Seth Michael Larson: Documenting certificate distribution pain points for the Python ecosystem
Link: https://sethmlarson.dev/python-cert-dist-pain-points?utm_campaign=rss
I'm writing this blog post on the same day as
the eMudhra Intermediate CA compromises news was
published so the memory of what was required from me
and unfortunately volunteer maintainers today
is sti
Link: https://sethmlarson.dev/python-cert-dist-pain-points?utm_campaign=rss
I'm writing this blog post on the same day as
the eMudhra Intermediate CA compromises news was
published so the memory of what was required from me
and unfortunately volunteer maintainers today
is sti
sethmlarson.dev
Documenting certificate distribution pain points for the Python ecosystem
I'm writing this blog post on the same day as
the eMudhra Intermediate CA compromises news was
published so the memory of what was required from me
and unfortunately volunteer maintainers today
is ...
the eMudhra Intermediate CA compromises news was
published so the memory of what was required from me
and unfortunately volunteer maintainers today
is ...
Mariatta: Python Core Sprint 2026: Day 2
Link: https://mariatta.ca/posts/python-core-sprint-2026-day-2/
Day 2 of the Python Core Sprint was all about one thing for me: moving our
GitHub bots, bedevere, blurb_it, and
miss-islington, off Heroku and onto the PSF’s
Cabotage. Monday was prep. Yesterday was t
Link: https://mariatta.ca/posts/python-core-sprint-2026-day-2/
Day 2 of the Python Core Sprint was all about one thing for me: moving our
GitHub bots, bedevere, blurb_it, and
miss-islington, off Heroku and onto the PSF’s
Cabotage. Monday was prep. Yesterday was t
Mariatta
Python Core Sprint 2026: Day 2
Day 2 of the Python Core Sprint 2026. Flipping bedevere, blurb_it, and miss-islington from Heroku to the PSF's Cabotage, one bot at a time, and the parts that did not go as smoothly as it looked from the outside.
Python Engineering at Microsoft: Pylance + Pyrefly: bring your preferred type checker to Visual Studio Code
Link: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/python/announcing-tsp/
At Microsoft, our focus is on providing the best possible experience for Python developers – both for everyday coding and for the agentic workflows that are increasingly central to how developers buil
Link: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/python/announcing-tsp/
At Microsoft, our focus is on providing the best possible experience for Python developers – both for everyday coding and for the agentic workflows that are increasingly central to how developers buil
Python Insider: Python 3.15.1, 3.14.9 and 3.13.17 are out
Link: https://blog.python.org/2026/10/python-3151-3149-31317/
Three certified security releases for 3.15, 3.14 and 3.13.
Link: https://blog.python.org/2026/10/python-3151-3149-31317/
Three certified security releases for 3.15, 3.14 and 3.13.
Python Insider
Python 3.15.1, 3.14.9 and 3.13.17 are out | Python Insider
Three certified security releases for 3.15, 3.14 and 3.13.