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	1	2923	October 4, 2023
Soft-deprecating `ctypes.util.find_library` Core Development	8	315	February 23, 2026
Should `frozendict` be added to Argument Clinic? Core Development	1	221	February 23, 2026
`None` as index Core Development	10	1639	February 21, 2026
Concerns about `-X lazy_imports=none` Core Development	72	671	February 19, 2026
Stable ABI for PyCriticalSection C API	12	175	February 19, 2026
~bool deprecation Core Development	122	5501	February 19, 2026
Right-to-left characters in repr Core Development	13	514	February 18, 2026
Real world impediments through ~bool deprecation Core Development	6	389	February 17, 2026
Python 3.15.0 alpha 6 Core Development release	6	582	February 17, 2026
Python on Windows ARM64 Core Development	18	1118	February 16, 2026
PyLongObject: just use GMP? Core Development	17	684	February 16, 2026
Backporting support for `wave` formats Core Development	18	1175	February 15, 2026
Review request for gh-138912: Improve MATCH_CLASS opcode performance Core Development	1	286	February 14, 2026
Let tools know when tracing/profiling is enabled/disabled C API	0	119	February 12, 2026
Add an Unstable C API for immortalizing objects C API	10	539	February 11, 2026
Adding C API for use in tp_traverse C API	34	1026	February 10, 2026
CPython has 7,154 open issues — can we organize a cleanup effort? Core Development github	5	507	February 9, 2026
Python install manager 26.0 beta 1 Core Development release	9	496	February 6, 2026
PyCon 2026 grants for core devs? Core Development	2	207	February 5, 2026
Python 3.14.3 and 3.13.12 are now available! Core Development release	3	559	February 4, 2026
Proper handling of PyList_SetItem return value and reference stealing in CPython C extensions C API	7	293	February 4, 2026
Stable ABI/Limited API for free-threaded builds C API	51	2182	January 29, 2026
C-API for initializing statically linked extension modules C API c-api	35	2544	January 29, 2026
Pre-PEP discussion: revival of PEP 543 - A Unified TLS API for Python Core Development pep	78	6225	January 29, 2026
PR Review - trivial (obscure) test fixes Core Development review-request	1	231	January 27, 2026
macOS version support policy Core Development	25	1920	January 23, 2026
Proposed PEP 11 update -- policy for unsupported platforms Core Development	11	848	January 23, 2026
Our future with OpenSSL Core Development	93	18691	January 22, 2026
Moving expat version (or symbol) checks from buildtime to runtime Core Development build , stdlib	10	447	January 22, 2026