core.py

Episode 29: Is CPython developed with AI now?


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Let's talk about what it really means in practice that AI tools are used in the cpython GitHub repository now. First-hand opinions based on first-party experience. And some personal news!


## Timestamps


(00:00:00) INTRO

(00:00:58) PART 0: Developer Leaves Residence

(00:09:15) Python's got more batteries included than Łukasz ever knew

(00:14:18) Camera does not respect Łukasz

(00:14:43) PART 1: Fucking AI Shit

(00:17:36) December 2025 crossed the usability threshold(00:18:24)

Pablo wants Claude Max

(00:19:24) Python on the Mastodon AI hit lists

(00:25:46) Pablo needs human connection

(00:28:23) GitHub now lets projects disable pull requests

(00:30:35)AI disruption of the security vulnerability processes

(00:34:00) Python is getting swamped with PRs, GitHub too

(00:36:57) Every PR could be adversarial, AI-assisted or not

(00:41:45) Pablo's prediction about reputation and time as currency

(00:45:34) PART 2: PR OF THE WEEK

(00:46:21) Łukasz: a Pure-Python unicodedata module?

(00:57:16) Pablo: diff-based terminal rendering in PyREPL

(01:12:26) Copilot reviews on GitHub

(01:19:11) Debugging with AI

(01:26:39) PART 3: WHAT'S GOING ON IN CPYTHON

(01:26:57) Subscribe to Savannah's coredispatch.xyz

(01:29:22) Python releases since last episode

(01:30:45) New team members

(01:31:12) PyCon US: come and book the official hotel

(01:32:54) blog.python.org now looks like it was made in 2026

(01:35:27) Features

(01:56:08) Free-threading changes

(01:58:48) Curiosities

(01:59:49) Bugfixes

(02:03:55) OUTRO

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