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Python 3.15 arrives with lazy imports, UTF-8 by default and a faster JIT

Python 3.15 is out with explicit lazy imports, UTF-8 as the default encoding, frozendict and sentinel types, the Tachyon ...

Python 3.15 released: Lazy imports, UTF-8 and new data types

Python 3.15 is expected to speed up some programs and simplifies handling immutable data. UTF-8 as standard requires testing.

Designing Decimal Rounding: Separating Input, Precision, and Display with Python Decimal

When a calculation result is off by one yen, simply adding round at the end does not always solve the problem. The result ...

Can't read CSV even in Python 3.15? Practice specifying character encoding

"I updated Python, but I can't read Japanese CSV files." When you open a file you've received and see a string of English ...
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Agent bindings for Python in Azure Functions

Agent bindings for Python function apps let you add agentic behaviors to existing functions. When the function runs, the extension constructs an Agent from Markdown instructions and injects it into ...
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Agent Skills for Python: File, Code, and Class – Composed in One Provider

Python developers working with Agent Skills can now author skills as files on disk, as inline Python code, or as reusable classes – and mix them freely through composable source classes that handle ...
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Error handling and detection in Azure Batch

At times, you might need to handle task and application failures in your Azure Batch solution. This article explains different types of Batch errors, and how to ...
VentureBeat

Frontier AI models don't just delete document content — they rewrite it, and the errors are nearly impossible to catch

As large language models become more capable, users are tempted to delegate knowledge tasks where models process documents on their behalf and provide the finished results. But how far can you trust ...
anthropic

Finding bugs across the Python ecosystem with Claude and property-based testing

Muhammad Maaz 1,2, Liam DeVoe 3, Zac Hatfield-Dodds 2, Nicholas Carlini 2 1 MATS, 2 Anthropic, 3 Northeastern University We developed an agent that can efficiently identify bugs in large software ...
howtogeek

Make Python scripts smarter with regex: 5 practical re examples

Zunaid Ali first became interested in technology after using a computer for the first time in 2006. He's been producing how-to content since 2018, reaching thousands of people in the process. As a kid ...
XDA Developers

4 Python scripts that supercharged my NotebookLM workflow

Mahnoor Faisal is a tech journalist covering AI and productivity tools with bylines at XDA, SlashGear, MakeUseOf, Laptop Mag, and Android Police. She's been writing professionally since she was ...
howtogeek

7 clever Python text file hacks revealed

Zunaid Ali first became interested in technology after using a computer for the first time in 2006. He's been producing how-to content since 2018, reaching thousands of people in the process. As a kid ...