Core Development

Steering Council Nominations Nominations for the Python Steering Council election. C API This sub-category is for discussions specifically about the Python C API. Covers both the development of as well as the development with (usage of) the C API.

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
About the Core Development category Core Development	0	3095	March 3, 2020
Removing "tails" from cyclic garbage found by GC Core Development	3	266	July 8, 2026
Improving incremental gc Core Development	36	3077	July 7, 2026
Should Claude Code's usage be described in the code/docs somewhere? Core Development	20	1076	July 5, 2026
Provide a C-API to efficently convert `dict` into `frozendict` C API	9	847	July 5, 2026
An announcement from the Steering Council regarding the JIT project Core Development steering-council	33	22195	July 4, 2026
Repr output of t-strings Core Development	33	1465	July 1, 2026
Community perspectives on the JIT: experiences, expectations, and concerns Core Development	69	4621	July 1, 2026
The Python test suite now pass on Alpine Linux (musl C library) Core Development	4	594	July 1, 2026
Python install manager 26.3 Core Development release	1	262	June 30, 2026
C++ linking in 3.14.6? Is there a regression? Core Development	9	471	June 30, 2026
Defining a support policy on overlapping installations Core Development	22	1260	June 29, 2026
Python 3.15.0 beta 3 is here! Core Development release	5	565	June 25, 2026
Review request for GH-149008: py_compile CLI error missing newline Core Development	1	195	June 16, 2026
Python 3.14.6 and 3.13.14 are now available! Core Development release	4	819	June 16, 2026
Feedback on doesjitgobrrr.com Core Development	7	883	June 9, 2026
How can I contribute to the JIT? Core Development	2	580	June 9, 2026
Enhance Cygwin support Core Development	14	759	June 5, 2026
Requesting Feedback: Case Study for the 2026 Steering Council Election Core Development	3	457	June 4, 2026
Python 3.15.0 beta 2 is here! Core Development release	2	601	June 3, 2026
Names of variables for versions Core Development	5	699	May 28, 2026
Reverting the incremental GC in Python 3.14 and 3.15 Core Development release	53	34511	May 27, 2026
Stuck backport PRs due to CLA confusion Core Development	16	699	May 27, 2026
Deprecating the assumption that libpython is dynamically linked Core Development build	9	924	May 25, 2026
A (very hacked-up) CI flow with sanitizers galore Core Development	0	196	May 24, 2026
Updated guidelines for using AI tools when contributing to CPython Core Development	3	566	May 22, 2026
Clarify object identity semantics for repeated evaluations — literals vs. function calls C API	23	549	May 22, 2026
Allow beta UCD files to be used in the future? Core Development	7	573	May 21, 2026
About `defaultdict.__missing__` Core Development	19	1158	May 17, 2026
Reworking "Buffered I/O" in CPython Core Development	17	1556	May 15, 2026