What's up in the python and tech environment? - Issue #166
Welcome to issue #166 of What’s up in the Python and tech environment?
This newsletter is mainly intended for developers and those passionate about computers.
This week, we discuss the new Python type checkers, ty & Pyrefly, the FastAPI MCP project, Streamlit, Django, PostgreSQL 18 & asynchronous IO, Laravel, Helm charts, the impact of IA on developers and society, and more! 😎
From The Python World
Charlie Marsh, the creator of uv and ruff, announced the first beta release of his Python type checker called ty.
GitHub - astral-sh/ty: An extremely fast Python type checker and language server, written in Rust.
And as if that weren't enough, Meta's engineers have also announced the first alpha version of their type checker. What a time to be alive! 😆
Introducing Pyrefly: A new type checker and IDE experience for Python
Will McGugan, the creator of Rich and Textual, announced the end of his company Textualize, which maintained Textual.
But don't worry, the project will remain open-source and maintained.
Will McGugan, the creator of Rich, explained some of the concepts behind Textual, a library to create beautiful terminal user interfaces
Algorithms for high performance terminal apps - Textual
A tutorial for getting started with Streamlit.
Getting Started with Streamlit
An introduction to web scraping with Parsel.
Web Scraping With Parsel in Python: 2025 Guide
A nice tutorial on Python byte arrays.
Python's Bytearray: A Mutable Sequence of Bytes
This article points out a difficult pitfall to spot with Python.
Shadowing in Python gave me an UnboundLocalError
A developer shares his feedback on a project he maintains on the MCP protocol.
Advanced MCPs in Python: How Transitioning From FastMCP Wrappers Improved our FastAPI-MCP Tool
This article details what is new in Django 5.2.
A tutorial to trigger Celery tasks through the Django admin interface.
Running Background Tasks from Django Admin with Celery
An open-source project made with Django and React to replace Google Meetings or Zoom for video conferences.
GitHub - suitenumerique/meet: Open source alternative to Google Meet and Zoom powered by LiveKit
A nice project to query Wikipedia with Python.
From The Web
The first beta version of PostgreSQL 18 was released with promises of performance, notably thanks to asynchronous IO.
Waiting for Postgres 18: Accelerating Disk Reads with Asynchronous I/O
Here is a deep dive into the Go concurrency system.
Most People Overlook Go’s Concurrency Secrets
A developer shares his thoughts on the impact of AI on developer jobs.
The link below is an overview of the progress that has been made in generative AI over the past two years, with a particular focus on the USA.
AI Index 2025: State of AI in 10 Charts | Stanford HAI
Here is a presentation of a user interface for Helm charts.
From Helm Chart to Developer UI in 5 Minutes
A nice blog post on Linux / Unix shebang.
Demystifying the #! (shebang): Kernel Adventures
This article presents a PHP extension you can install in your web browser to debug Laravel applications.
In this blog post, the author explores a new SQL syntax brought by Google engineers.
Is this the future of SQL? Exploring the Pipe Syntax
A nice project to create beautiful animations on your website.
Bonus
To start the week well, I am sharing the following picture with you.
This is all for this week. I hope you enjoy it, and if that is the case, don’t hesitate to share it on your social media.
Take care of yourself and see you soon! 🙂