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	2619	October 4, 2023
Message to the Python Community from the Steering Council Core Development steering-council	0	266	March 14, 2025
Python 3.14.0 alpha 6 Core Development release	0	132	March 14, 2025
Pre-PEP: PyModuleExport -- a new export hook for modules C API	0	75	March 14, 2025
A new API for ensuring/releasing thread states C API	34	479	March 13, 2025
Safely using the C API when Python might shut down Core Development	19	734	March 13, 2025
Add PyBytesWriter public C API C API	27	559	March 12, 2025
Thread safe warning filters Core Development	11	703	March 11, 2025
Thread-safe way of disabling the GC (in C, mainly) Core Development	8	391	March 11, 2025
Request for review of gh-114918 and gh-114818 Core Development	0	91	March 11, 2025
Looking for feedback on adding import autocomplete to PyREPL Core Development	36	883	March 10, 2025
Python C API summit at EuroPython 2025 C API	0	141	March 6, 2025
In memoriam: Michael Foord 1974-2025 Core Development obituaries	54	8392	March 4, 2025
PostgreSQL working on moving to C "Limited API" C API	1	229	March 3, 2025
Lets make `zlib` required rather than optional to build CPython Core Development build	23	2966	March 1, 2025
Finding a Bloc STAR provider Core Development governance	60	1568	March 1, 2025
What is the rational to use Fn keys over magics in the new REPL? Core Development	0	195	February 27, 2025
Python 3.13.0 speed Core Development	21	2347	February 26, 2025
PEP 8: More Nuanced Alignment Guidance Core Development	24	1980	January 10, 2025
Why has `_PyThread_CurrentExceptions` disappeared from the exported symbols (but `_PyThread_CurrentFrames` is still there)? C API	6	227	February 18, 2025
Py_CLEAR and Py_SETREF without UB Core Development	3	208	February 16, 2025
Flaky thread sanitizer tests Core Development	2	267	February 13, 2025
Python 3.14.0 alpha 5 Core Development release	6	626	February 13, 2025
Request for review of "gh-128646: Implement GzipFile.readinto() functions" Core Development	0	118	February 11, 2025
PyErr_Print vs PyErr_Display vs PyErr_WriteUnraisable C API	1	143	February 11, 2025
A new tail-calling interpreter for significantly better interpreter performance Core Development	4	1342	February 11, 2025
Introducing clang-cl as an alternative MSBuild backend Core Development	17	482	February 10, 2025
Build CPython Linux with clang on CI Core Development	1	153	February 10, 2025
Python 3.14 headers will require C11 and C++11 C API	4	497	February 10, 2025
Ergonomics of new pathlib.Path.scandir() Core Development	68	1801	February 9, 2025