Quoting Linus Torvalds
And this was a debug session from hell, enormously helped by an AI doing much of the grunt-work. I'd like to call it my tireless helper, but the AI several times stated flat out that this was impossible and unsolvable…
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llm 0.33
Release: llm 0.33 My highlights from this release: Upgraded to the OpenAI Python library 3.x and switched the HTTP client dependency from httpx to httpx2. #1608, #1631 I shipped a quick 0.32.1 fix for this yesterday,…
More than just code review
The key skill required to make productive use of coding agents is being able to confidently instruct them on how to make changes and then confidently verify that those changes have been applied in the correct way.…
Django Girls Workshop Abraka
Hello The 2026 Django Girls workshop in Abraka held on 18th and 19th August, 2026. It was a successful event despite the odds; over 20 participants attended but 18 applied. The media - Django Girls Abraka 2026 - Google…
What would be the appropriate tool(s) for my personal projects?
Hi, this might be an XY problem, so I will try to describe my issue shortly and then provide more optional background. I’m a hobbyist and I often find myself building small projects where I combine personal and public…
PPC nomination AMA for Saurav Singla
Hi everyone, I’m Saurav Singla, and I’m a candidate in the inaugural Python Packaging Council (PPC) election. My background spans AI, data science, research, education, and building technology for real-world production…
The Python documentation is now available in Russian!
Native C-level 2D grid/table flattening in _pickle / array
Hi python-ideas, I’m working on LibrePy / WriterAgent, a FOSS project bringing native scientific Python (=PY()) and NumPy into LibreOffice. Because of binary compatibility constraints in the runtime, the host…
Clarify whether `tomllib` preserves table key order from input
Currently the tomllib documentation doesn’t say anything about dict key order. FWIU TOML does not guarantee any particular order: Key/value pairs within tables are not guaranteed to be in any specific order. (from TOML:…