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Pluggy is an open source plugin system used by frameworks such as pytest and tox. This article introduces you to how it works and what you can do with it.
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Implementing Interfaces in Python: ABCs and Protocols
Learn how to implement interfaces in Python using abstract base classes, Protocols, and duck typing, and enforce method contracts cleanly.
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Quiz: Implementing Interfaces in Python: ABCs and Protocols
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How to Build Your First Scrapy Extension
Scrapy is a great extensible web scraping python framework, here’s how to make it better with plugins.
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PSF Board Election Dates for 2026
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PEP 835: Shorthand Syntax for Annotated Type Metadata (Added)
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Large Number of PEPs Marked Final
As part of the 3.15 beta, a significant number of PEPs have been moved to “Status: Final”: PEP 753, 668, 687, 691, 699, 701, 703, 728, 753, 770, 773, and 829. For more details see the list of PEPs.
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Announcing the Search for a DSF Executive Director
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Articles & Tutorials
Python 3.14 Garbage Collection Rigamarole
Python 3.14.0 introduced a new incremental garbage collector. But reports of higher memory usage caused the Python team to revert the garbage collector changes in 3.14.5. This post covers how memory management works in Python and workloads that perform best and worst for the incremental garbage collector.
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Choosing a Python Task Queue Library in 2026
This post compares the Python task queue libraries worth considering in 2026: Celery, Dramatiq, FastStream, Taskiq, and Repid. The comparison covers broker support, async behavior, benchmark results, and the places where they differ.
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Are Insecure Code Completions a Vulnerability?
Seth tries out the PyCharm “Full Line Completion” plugin that uses a deep learning model to suggest lines of code, and is concerned about the results. Many of the suggestions were for code that turns off security features.
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Everything Security at PyCon US 2026
This post to the PSF blog summarizes all things security related at PyCon US 2026. It includes the first talk at the security track, updates to how the PSF deals with security, the OSS security space, and more.
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Why Dependency Management Trips Up New Developers
A mix of opinion piece and practical advice, this post talks about Python dependency management, virtual environments, Docker, and why setup issues frustrate so many new developers.
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Context Engineering for Python Codebases
Learn how context engineering shapes what your AI coding agent sees on every turn, and use four practical strategies to keep your Python projects on track.
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Quiz: Context Engineering for Python Codebases
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Building Python Skills for the Job Market
Learn which Python skills employers value most and how to build them, using a skill roadmap worksheet, weekly practice plan, and interview prep tips.
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Quiz: Building Python Skills for the Job Market
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Run Modified Python Code Using the AST Module
How to work with Python’s Abstract Syntax Tree (AST), a foundation of many metaprogramming techniques, and how this can be valuable in the age of AI
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Make Your SciPy Presentation in Quarto
Quarto is built for scientific presentations. Here’s how to build your next SciPy (or any conference) talk as a Quarto slide deck.
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