The Python report: News for Python developers

This month in Python (and elsewhere): Python 3.13’s first beta has arrived, with new features you can try out now (yeah!) and others you’ll need to compile from source to experiment with (yikes). Layoffs strike Google—yes, again—with internal Python devs among the affected. And, say hello to Streamlit, a library for those who are itching to write web-based Python apps but hate writing for the web.

Top picks for Python readers on InfoWorld

The best new features and fixes in Python 3.13 New JIT compiler! “No-GIL” experiments! Better error messages! Dead batteries have been removed and recycled! Yes, Python 3.13 has arrived.

Google lays off Python team Nope, nope, definitely not a company-wide layoff. Recent layoffs are just your usual reorganization, or so Google insists.

Intro to Streamlit: Web-based Python data apps made easy Write data-backed Python apps for the web, without writing a line of HTML, CSS, or (no, really) JavaScript.

Why enterprises rely on JavaScript, Python, and Java Programming for the web; programming for flexibility; programming for the enterprise—you choose.

More good reads and Python updates elsewhere

LLM lie of the month: Gasoline makes for spicy spaghetti! … and a more molten kitchen.

An unbiased evaluation of environment management and packaging tools Making sense of the Python packaging ecosystem (or attempting to).

Can LLMs find bugs in large codebases? Short answer: Yes, but not well. (Who’s shocked?)

The Second (2024) International Obfuscated Python Code Competition Submissions are open, so go on—show us all that code you wouldn’t dare check in at work.