anyone familiar with VSCode and Jupyter notebooks on here?

we're switching to VSCode in our computer science class this year; my question is, how accessible are Jupyter notebooks to screen readers? are there any pitfalls we need to be aware of? what keyboard shortcuts do we need to know?

#Accessibility #Blind #Python #VSCode #NVDA

@ThePSF have paused its grants program. This came as shock to many.

A lot of people benefit from #Python , many lives have been changed. But very few consider giving something back or paying it forward.

Here are some of my thoughts on the matter:

sheenaoc.com/articles/2025-08-…

If you have benefited from Python, please consider paying it forward by supporting communities and events that you care about. Or by supporting the PSF directly.

"Introducing bumpbuddy"

lists.archlinux.org/archives/l…

#bumpbuddy #packaging #ArchLinux #nvchecker #NewVersionCheck #GitLab #Bot #Automation #Python

🐍 "The State of Python in GNOME"
with Dan Yeaw at #GUADEC2025
📅 24 July 🕒 14:15 CEST 📍 Brescia

⚙️ AsyncIO, girepository 2.0, real progress for Python in GNOME. Dan shows what’s new—and how to get involved.

🔗 events.gnome.org/event/259/con…

#Python #GNOME #PyGObject #FOSS

python's built-in urllib module still doesn't support http2 (nor http3) in the year of 2025, luckily pycurl exists and supports modern standards

#python #pycurl #curl

GitHub - pycurl/pycurl: PycURL - Python interface to libcurl

PycURL - Python interface to libcurl. Contribute to pycurl/pycurl development by creating an account on GitHub.

^GitHub

Good news for Palm OS users! Python now now encodes 0x9b correctly as › instead of a control character!

github.com/python/cpython/pull…
#Python #PalmOS

🌟 Excited to share Thorsten-Voice's YouTube channel! 🎥 🗣️🔊 ♿ 💬

Thorsten presents innovative TTS solutions and a variety of voice technologies, making it an excellent starting point for anyone interested in open-source text-to-speech. Whether you're a developer, accessibility advocate, or tech enthusiast, his channel offers valuable insights and resources. Don't miss out on this fantastic content! 🎬

follow hem here: @thorstenvoice
or on YouTube: youtube.com/@ThorstenMueller YouTube channel!

#Accessibility #FLOSS #TTS #ParlerTTS #OpenSource #VoiceTech #TextToSpeech #AI #CoquiAI #VoiceAssistant #Sprachassistent #MachineLearning #AccessibilityMatters #FLOSS #TTS #OpenSource #Inclusivity #FOSS #Coqui #AI #CoquiAI #VoiceAssistant #Sprachassistent #VoiceTechnology #KünstlicheStimme #MachineLearning #Python #Rhasspy #TextToSpeech #VoiceTech #STT #SpeechSynthesis #SpeechRecognition #Sprachsynthese #ArtificialVoice #VoiceCloning #Spracherkennung #CoquiTTS #voice #a11y #ScreenReader

Thorsten-Voice

Guude! (hi, nice to see you) 👋, i'm Thorsten 😊. You like open source, privacy aware and local running voice technology? Me too 😎. You'll find cooking recipe like tutorials on TTS, STT, Voice Assistants, AI, ML and way more cool stuff here.

^YouTube

Does anyone have a minimally functional example of how to integrate a panda3d window into a GTK4 window on Wayland? I only found one example from years ago with GTK3 on X11.

#gtk #panda3d #wayland #python

There were layoffs at MS yesterday and 3 #Python core devs from the Faster CPython team were caught in them. If you know of any jobs, please send them their way (they kind of know Python, CPython, and its internals well 😉):

Eric Snow: linkedin.com/in/ericsnowcurren…
Irit Katriel: linkedin.com/in/irit-katriel/
Mark Shannon: linkedin.com/in/mark-shannon-b…

Mark Shannon - Microsoft | LinkedIn

15+ years experience in software development; primarily in Python and C as well as C++… · Experience: Microsoft · Education: University of Glasgow · Location: Greater Oxford Area · 107 connections on LinkedIn.

^{Mark Shannon (www.linkedin.com)}

Please boost! #FediHire

I'm looking for my next role as a program manager, team lead, or senior developer.

- 20+ years in open source
- 6 years experience in web dev with #Python, #Django, HTML, bootstrap
- 7 years experience in C, Linux kernel, embedded systems

My passions lie at the intersection of open source software development and creating welcoming spaces for people to learn and grow.

I'm currently the program manager for a technical internship program. I work remotely with a team of 4 people in New York, Brazil, and Nigeria.

Looking for a fully remote role. I'm open to relocation outside the USA.

Resume here: sage.thesharps.us/hire-me/

DM me or send an email to sage at thesharps dot us

Reading a 1584 treatise on the horrors of #Python monkey patching and duck typing.

> [...], the pestilent practices of Pythonists, [...]

Python now ships with 15,000 lines of verified cryptographic code from HACL*, covering all default hash and HMAC algorithms. The integration was seamless and automated, aiming to eliminate bugs like the 2022 SHA3 CVE. A major milestone for verified crypto in mainstream software.

jonathan.protzenko.fr/2025/04/…

#Python #CyberSecurity #Cryptography #AppSec

For those who are interested in free-threaded Python (peps.python.org/pep-0703/), a few of us working on it, and more importantly porting libraries to work with it, have set up a new Discord server, for folks to ask questions a bit more interactively. (Lurking is also welcome! It's amazing how much you learn by osmosis.)

discord.gg/rqgHCDqdRr

#Python #PythonDevelopment

PEP 703 – Making the Global Interpreter Lock Optional in CPython | peps.python.org

CPython’s global interpreter lock (“GIL”) prevents multiple threads from executing Python code at the same time. The GIL is an obstacle to using multi-core CPUs from Python efficiently.

^{Python Enhancement Proposals (PEPs)}

I added a bunch of CLI options to shape the sound of my MP3 glitching script! Here's a demo of some of the possibilities:

github.com/reillypascal/mp3gli…

#Python #Programming #Coding #MP3 #Audio #Glitch #NoiseMusic #GlitchMusic #ExperimentalMusic #SoundDesign

I just released version 1.10.0 of slixmpp! It has one important security fix as well as nice improvements on TLS connectivity!
blog.mathieui.net/slixmpp-1.10…

#python #xmpp

TIL about the bulk import functionality in django-import-export library.

django-import-export.readthedo…

Some caveats:
- set `batch_size` for better performance
- doesn't work with many-to-many relationships
- no `pre_save` and `post_save` signals sent (it' doesn't call `model.save()`)

#TIL #Learning #Django #Python

Just released version 1.9.1 of the slixmpp #python #xmpp library.

Release notes: blog.mathieui.net/slixmpp-1.9.…

unbrowsed: A browserless HTML testing library for Python

github.com/valentinogagliardi/…

#python

GitHub - valentinogagliardi/unbrowsed: A browserless HTML testing library for Python.

A browserless HTML testing library for Python. Contribute to valentinogagliardi/unbrowsed development by creating an account on GitHub.

^GitHub

Show HN: Robyn – “Batman Inspired” Python Web Framework Built with Rust

robyn.tech/

Discussions: discu.eu/q/robyn.tech/

#programming #python #rustlang

Robyn - A Fast, Innovator Friendly, and Community Driven Python Web Framework.

Robyn is a fast, innovator-friendly, and community-driven Python web framework.

^{Robyn Framework}

Thing I want to exist but don't want to build: a #mud that does pretty much the same thing as #SillyTavern or #agnaistic, intended for selfhosting. A MUD would be an excellent interface for #AI assisted #roleplay. With #Evennia and #OpenRouter, this honestly wouldn't be that hard. I just hate #Python and don't wanna.

The way to do it would be:
1. Set up a #docker#Evennia environment, to make distribution easy.
2. Add an attribute on Evennia accounts to hold an openrouter API key, and a userflow to get a users key via OAuth: openrouter.ai/docs/use-cases/oauth-pkce3. Use the #OpenAI Python API and hook it up to NPC's to let them chat, generating responses with the user's API key. Figure out function calling and hook it into the various creation functions of Evennia for extra fun. Probably need to store attributes for what models and parameters to use on each NPC, with global defaults probably from the user's account.
4. Dump the room name and desc, the player desc, and chat history into the AI context.
5. Something something MSP/MXP and ElevenLabs for sound effects and music.
6. Something Something MXP for images.
7. Dockerize the thing and upload it to let users run there own muds for AI roleplay for themselves and their friends.

If I either liked Python or was unemployed, I would do this. If only AI coding was good enough to just make the thing based on my design skeleton above.

OAuth PKCE - Secure User Authentication

Implement secure user authentication with OpenRouter using OAuth PKCE. Complete guide to setting up and managing OAuth authentication flows.

^{OpenRouter Documentation}

Happy I Love Free Software Day! 💕

Unfortunately, this year I could not join nor organize any in-person celebration, BUT of course I want to share my gratitude to the many, countless #FreeSoftware services I don’t merely use, but actually depend on.

Last year, I decided to focus only on #YunoHost, because it would have been crazy to list all the projects I use and I love.

This time, even if I will most certainly forget someone, I am challenging myself to mention all the #LibreSoftware my life is powered by.

Without further ado, THANK YOU to:

• @yunohost, for powering Nebuchadnezzar
• @fedora, for running my beloved #Framework laptop
• @frameworkcomputer, for designing and building repairable, #Linux-friendly and truly open hardware
• @gnome and @GTK, for being just gorgeous
• @calyxos (thus @LineageOS), for powering my #Fairphone5
• #Obtainium, for making me directly download apps on my phone, and @fdroidorg for distributing them
• #AuroraStore, for proxying the download of apps I am doomed to get from Google Play
• @element, for developing #Synapse, even though the new proprietary Synapse Pro is VERY PROBLEMATIC AND DISAPPOINTING
• #Fractal, for being the most beautiful and awesome #Matrix client ever
• @signalapp, for keeping me connected with the people I love
• @Mastodon, for also maintaining a feature-packed experimental fork (#GlitchSoc), that is what Pan runs
• #Tuba and #Moshidon, for being the most beautiful and awesome #Mastodon clients ever
• #Firefox, for still remaining the best possible #browser choice, despite #Mozilla’s governance messiness
• @openstreetmap, for allowing us to find the right path, both literally and metaphorically!
• @organicmaps, for being the simplest, cleanest, yet feature-rich #OSM client and navigation app
• @protonvpn, for making me browse safely from/to anywhere in the planet and @protonprivacy #ProtonMail, for hosting my email, despite the latest alarming political statements…
• @libreoffice, for allowing me to draft documents with ease, the last of which was my #CV
• #LanguageTool, for preventing me from making embarassing spelling mistakes
• @photoprism, for safely storing and indexing all my photographic memories, on Aby, and for providing stellar and friendly support too!
• #Actual, for moderating the very likely risk of ending up completely broke, since it forces me to manage my finances consciously and coherently
• @readeck, for storing and sorting ALL my varied and overwhelming inputs
• @nextcloud, for storing and synchronizing my data, for its #calendar, its #tasks, and all its awesome apps
• #Rustdesk, for preventing my friends and family members from going crazy, by allowing me to remotely connect to their devices and directly address the issues they have
• #Listmonk, for sending out my newsletter
• @eleventy, for powering all the websites I maintain, above all the virtual representation of my mind, and for being the only reason why I resist and try to continue learning #JavaScript
• @forgejo, for giving us a chance to truly control and collectively develop the sources of our software, but most importantly @Codeberg, for RESISTING, RESISTING, RESISTING, despite the hatred and attacks nazi assholes throw at them
• @musicbrainz for keeping music knowledge open and free, and @ListenBrainz for scrobbling the crazy music I listen to
• The @fsfe, for promoting this celebration and fighting the good fight!

Lastly, but most importantly, the biggest thank you goes to all the free software libraries and dependencies the above mentioned #software are made of/built with, including #C, #JavaScript, #Python, #Rust, and all community-maintained programming languages.

I am super sorry if I forgot someone!

#OpenSource #ILoveFS #SoftwareFreedom #Fairphone #Android #LineageOS #FSFE #OpenStreetMap #PhotoPrism #LibreOffice #Readeck #Eleventy #11ty #GNOME #Signal #forgejo #Codeberg #MusicBrainz #ListenBrainz #MetaBrainz

Nebuchadnezzar

Information and insights concerning the configuration and maintenance of Tommi’s server.

^{Tommi (Tommi’s mind)}

Besides the AMD crasher, I wondered why the dev version of Showtime, #GNOME's power-efficient video player in incubation, sometimes still refused to launch; turns out it's randomly crashing with a segfault on startup for another reason.

After jumping through hoops to get a backtrace (#Python in #Flatpak makes things somewhat harder to debug), it turns out that #GStreamer is not the culprit. Presumably, it may be a bug in #GTK or somewhere else in the stack. Details here: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/Incubat…

Showtime Nightly randomly segfaults on startup (even with no video) (#158) · Issues · GNOME / Incubator / Showtime · GitLab

Testing the latest nightly flatpak version on my desktop workstation with discrete open source AMD graphics (and another testbench with onboard AMD graphics), I realized one of the...

^GitLab

I signed up for Codeberg last September but forgot to share it here 😅
codeberg.org/pauloxnet

I see that other members of the Python and Django community have signed up in the past few months 🎉

I tried to follow them all but if I missed you let me know here or follow me there so I can reciprocate ✅

Speaking of projects, besides django-allauth, do you know of any projects that have migrated to Codeberg that are worth following? 🐍

#Git #Codeberg #Forgejo #Python #Django

CC @Codeberg @forgejo

Paolo Melchiorre

PSF fellow · DSF director · Python developer · Django contributor · Django Girls+ coach · Djangonaut Space navigator · PyCon Italia organizer · Python Italia member · Python Pescara founder · Conference speaker · GNU/Linux user · Free Software advoca…

^Codeberg.org

An Introduction to Django Views
#Python #Pycharm #Howtos #Webdevelopment #Django

blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/202…

An Introduction to Django Views | The PyCharm Blog

Understanding Django views helps you make faster progress in your project. Learn all about views and best practices for using them.

^{The JetBrains Blog}

⏰ Only a week remaining with early-bird pricing for my annual three-day deep dive into #pytest with #Python Academy!
📅 March 4th — 6th
🌍 Leipzig (Germany) or remote
📕 Three days of pytest knowledge from one of its core maintainers. Fixtures, mocking, plugins, …

python-academy.com/courses/pyt…

🎉 In related news: My "pytest tips and tricks" 1.5h training for #PyConDE was accepted, and I also submitted that plus a more beginner-focused pytest training for #Europython!

🐍 Prossimo evento

🎉 Python Happy GNU Year 2025
📅 2025-01-23
⏰ 18:00
🧑‍🏫 "Python come primo linguaggio di programmazione"
🔐 "Cifrari fantastici e come violarli"
📍 Università D'Annunzio, v. Pindaro, Pescara

✅ Iscrizione richiesta 👇
meetup.com/pythonpescara/event…

#Python #Pescara

Python Happy GNU Year 2025 🎉

**🗓️ Python Pescara 2025/1 meeting** **🇮🇹 Italiano** ⏲️ Ecco il programma: Ci incontreremo per un paio di talk e networking alle 18:00 presso la sede

^Meetup

✨ I tried @jack's django-templated-email-md project tonight, which was easy to use and was all I needed. I tried out a few other libraries, but it checked the right boxes for me.

If you want a bit more than Django's default mail handling provides, I recommend checking it out.

I no longer have an excuse not to send emails in my projects.

#Django #Python

django-templated-email-md.read…

EDIT: started a new job last week!
Hey friends,

I'm restarting my job search; I had an offer, but it fell through.

Remote US preferred, but hybrid Washington, DC works too. I have 17-ish YOE as a software engineer, and have worked on both frontend and backend, but I lean toward the backend.

#Elixir #Phoenix, #Python #Django, and #React are what I know best.

Hoping to #GetFediHired

Edit: adding my LinkedIn
LinkedIn.com/in/mackenziemorga…