The Python Report

Python is the most popular language on GitHub

Python was in the spotlight all last month, with a new release and a couple of big wins. Here are our picks for the best news and tutorials for Python developers in October.

True multithreading in Python at last!

Python 3.13 is here and finally free of the GIL. Get started with the free-threaded build now. Also, find out why Anaconda is the leading Python distro for data science, explore a generative AI project written in Python, and discover flamegraphs in P....

Python in VS Code gets even better

Microsoft's new all-in-one data-science pack for Python in VS Code gave developers plenty to celebrate this month. Also check out Modin (a drop-in replacement for Pandas), Hy 1.0.0, and Spyder 6.

Life without Python’s ‘dead batteries’

Python 3.13 is coming soon, and it will leave Python’s ‘dead batteries’ behind. Now’s the time to learn how to live without them. Also, get started with Pillow, enums, and the 'ast' library.

Wider horizons: New tools (and languages) for Python developers

The end-of-summer report includes more than one way to tackle data science, a get-started guide to beat the Django 5 learning curve, and what's up with all these new Python tools written in Rust?

Everything’s coming up Python!

Python tops the charts in the Tiobe programming language index. Also, who broke setuptools, and what’s the best way to install Python? It’s all here, in the mid-month Python report.

Python pick: Shiny for Python—now with chat

The end-of-month report features a Shiny new component for building Python-based chatbots, a Python-compatible library for write-once, run-anywhere WebAssembly extensions, and LPython, the latest entry into the Python compiler sweepstakes.

Beyond the usual suspects: 5 fresh data science tools to try today

The mid-month report includes quick tips for easier Python installation, a new VS Code-like IDE just for Python and R users, and five newer data science tools you won't want to miss.

Cool for you: Python Polars swims through dataframes

Python pick: Monkeytype automates type hints

This half-month report includes a way to add type hints automatically to untyped Python code, getting started with Django 5, and a deep dive into CPython garbage collection and memory management.

The Python report: News for Python developers

Here's your monthly mix of Python stories just for developers, including news, tutorials, and weird tidbits from around the web.