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does JIT go brrr?

now has a goal line for the Python JIT in 3.15 (at well as 3.16 and a custom line as well), and Arm support crossed the goal for the first time!

In case you prefer text over video, the blog post version of my EuroPython keynote about why it took 4 years to get a lock files specification is now up at

Tall, Snarky Canadian

Why it took 4 years to get a lock files specification

(This is the blog post version of my keynote from EuroPython 2025 in Prague, Czechia.) We now have a lock file format specification. That might no...

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If you work for a remote-friendly company and have wanted to hire US-based Microsoft employees, now is a good time to try (other countries will probably come up next year).

The Official Microsoft Blog

Flexible work update - The Official Microsoft Blog

Amy Coleman, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, shared the below communication with Microsoft employees this morning. How we work h...

PEP 794 (Import Name Metadata) has been accepted!

Python Enhancement Proposals (PEPs)

PEP 794 – Import Name Metadata | peps.python.org

This PEP proposes extending the core metadata specification for Python packaging to include two new, repeatable fields named Import-Name and Import...

Discussions on Python.org

PEP 794: Import name metadata

Thanks! And with that minor change, I’m pleased to say this PEP is approved! Congratulations @brettcannon - it’s nice to have something a litt...

The Python documentary premieres tomorrow @ 10:00 PT / 19:00 CET!

The Python documentary by cult.repo is going to be debuting live on YouTube on Thursday the 28th at 7pm CET/10am PT! https://www.youtube.com/@cultrepo I'll share a link the day before to the doc that will have a countdown to the debut. I'm planning to be in the live chat during the debut. I saw a full length cut a month ago (which was great!), but I am purposefully holding off on watching the final cut with the rest of you so I get to have a little bit of a surprise 😁.

Annual reminder for Canadian #Mullvad users that vouchers from Amazon are cheaper than buying from Mullvad directly and keep you anonymous to Mullvad.

PSA: do NOT create a virtual environment in the directory you're keeping your code in (or the corollary: don't create a virtual environment and put your code into it). You should NEVER do `python3 -m venv .`. Brought to you by people who did `python3.13 -m venv .` and discovered their `.gitignore` file got overwritten with venv's `.gitignore` file or that suddenly all of their files were being ignored. And no, we are not removing the `.gitignore` file from venv.

A throwaway line I said while walking with @npub1qph8...t7nc @npub1zgmx...dan3 @npub1xvuu...jmp8 and Nicholas Tollervey to the EuroPython social event in reference to people relaxing about potential breakage in a release and just lean into bumping the version instead. Credit to Claude for helping me make the image.

Does anyone have a recommendation for a travel eSIM? It will primarily be for EU, UK, and US travel. I prefer better/easier UX over cheapest price. I won't be tethering, so this is for data on my phone while I'm out and about. Bonus if there's some way to have multiple eSIMs on one family account. And while this shouldn't matter, I'm on Android. (And for anyone curious as to how outrageous Canadian telecoms are, US roaming is CAD$14/day, CAD$16/day everywhere else.)