New Python projects to watch and try Python is bursting with updates and innovations worthy of your attention. This week’s report highlights some of the best of them, with handy guides to get you started.

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Python Release Python 3.13.5 The official home of the Python Programming Language

Python 3.13.5 is out - upgrade now as this has some urgent bugfixes and addresses some regressions. www.python.org/downloads/re...

Quick hack for faster json.dumps in Python: turn off circular reference checking.
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It's been a tough couple of days. Microsoft's support for the Faster… | Mike Droettboom | 39 comments It's been a tough couple of days. Microsoft's support for the Faster CPython project was canceled yesterday, and my heart goes out to the majority of the team that was laid off. A hard day f...

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"It's been a tough couple of days. Microsoft's support for the Faster CPython project was canceled yesterday, and my heart goes out to the majority of the team that was laid off. A hard day for me, but even harder for others."
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How to use template strings in Python 3.14 Python’s new template strings, or t-strings, give you a much more powerful way to format data than the old-fashioned f-strings.

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We now have an automated tracker for wheels that support free threaded Python: hugovk.github.io/free-threade...

Meta's now on the Python-tools-in-Rust train: a type checker (and IDE?!) called Pyrefly.

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Understand Python’s new lock file format The newly approved Python Enhancement Proposal 751 gives Python a standard lock file format for specifying the dependencies of projects. Here’s the what, why, and when.

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6 languages you can deploy to WebAssembly right now Rust, Go, JavaScript, C/C++, and JavaScript can all run on Wasm. Here's what you need to know.

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Making Python faster won’t be easy, but it’ll be worth it Optimizing Python isn’t simple, because of the language’s dynamism. Here’s why optimization is still the best option for advancing Python.

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Stupendous Python stunts without a net Dare to speed up Python with Zig, jazz up Django with HTMX, juggle Python threads with async, or set up an air-gapped Python machine. Plus, Python cozies up to Linux and more.

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Oops. Turns out the performance boost from the interpreter change in 3.14 was due to a compiler bug. There's still a speedup, but not nearly as dramatic. Hey, free performance is always welcome...

How to boost Python program performance with Zig One way to speed up your Python programs is to write modules in the Zig language and use them in your Python code. Here's how to get started.

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How to make lightweight Docker images (and keep them slim) Here's how to create Docker images that start off minimal and stay that way, without sacrificing functionality.

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A new interpreter in Python 3.14 delivers a free speed boost The new interpreter will run Python programs as much as 30% faster, with no changes to existing code required. A beta of Python 3.14 is due in May.

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