Issue #638

VS Code Settings, Leaked Creds, Free-Threaded CPython, and More

July 16, 2024

VS Code Settings, Leaked Creds, Free-Threaded CPython, and More
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Incident Report: Leaked GitHub Personal Access Token
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Free-Threaded CPython Is Ready to Experiment With!
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