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- 1PyLings Offers Hands-On Python Learning Through ExercisesโPyLings: Solve Exercises and Learn Python
A new open-source project called PyLings lets people learn Python by solving small exercises directly, in the spirit of Rustlings. Users work through bite-sized coding challenges that highlight errors and require fixes before moving on, making practice the core of the learning process rather than passive tutorials. Developers on Hacker News are discussing the tool, and early engagement suggests interest in exercise-driven programming education is strong.
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Python's experimental just-in-time compiler is slated for removal from the language's development tree, according to a report by LWN. The project, long discussed as a way to speed up CPython, has been the subject of ongoing debate among core developers over its maturity and maintenance burden. Developers on Hacker News are actively weighing in on what the removal means for Python's performance roadmap.
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Developer sickn33 released Agentic Awesome Skills (AAS Core), an open-source, local-first control plane for AI agents written in Python. It handles catalog discovery, agent-owned tool selection, stack validation and planning, backed by a library of more than 2,600 agentic skills, and ships with a CLI, local MCP server, plugin system and Workbench. The project is drawing attention among developers building autonomous agent tooling.
- 4Developer laments juniors leaning on AI instead of learning basicsโI cant today, I just cant. # python in one term. # terrafrom in another term. why do people # AI this shit when they cou
A frustrated engineer is venting about junior developers who rely on AI tools rather than learning fundamentals, complaining that they treat Python and Terraform as one-term topics instead of writing code themselves. The outburst is resonating with other developers who share concerns that overreliance on AI assistants is eroding hands-on skills and making mentorship harder.
- 5Python drops native JIT compiler plans for nowโPython jettisons the native JIT, at least for now https:// lemmy.today/post/62390595
Python's core developers have shelved the native just-in-time compiler, deciding not to move forward with it in the near term. The decision has drawn discussion among programmers about what it means for Python's performance roadmap and the future of faster execution for the language.
- 6Moderate vulnerability found in Python Pillow imaging libraryโผ๐จ EUVD-2026-107575 ๐ Score: 6.3/10 (CVSS v3.1) ๐ฆ Product: Pillow ๐ข Vendor: python-pillow ๐ Updated: 2026-10-21 ๐ Pillow
A new vulnerability, EUVD-2026-107575, has been catalogued for Pillow, the widely used Python imaging library maintained by python-pillow. Rated 6.3 out of 10 under CVSS v3.1, the flaw affects versions from 11.2.1 up to 13.0.0, where Arrow export incorrectly assumes image rows are tightly contiguous and reads from an incorrect memory pointer. Security teams are urged to check whether their dependencies are exposed.
- 7Tailscale expands beyond VPN into full connectivity platformโTailscale expands from VPN into a full connectivity platform Tailscale expands beyond VPN with DNS filtering, privileged
Tailscale has announced an expansion of its product line beyond its core VPN service, adding DNS filtering, privileged access management and AI gateway features. The company also launched new APIs and SDKs in Rust, Python, C++, C and Elixir, letting developers build identity-based access control directly into their applications. Security commentators see the move as Tailscale repositioning itself from a niche mesh VPN provider into a broader zero-trust connectivity platform competing with larger enterprise networking vendors.
- 8Medium-severity vulnerability disclosed in python-social-authโ๐จ EUVD-2026-109993 ๐ Score: 6.8/10 (CVSS v3.1) ๐ฆ Product: social-core ๐ข Vendor: python-social-auth ๐ Updated: 2026-10-26
A new vulnerability, EUVD-2026-109993, has been catalogued affecting the social-core package maintained under python-social-auth, a widely used social authentication and registration library for Python. The flaw, scored 6.8 out of 10 on the CVSS v3.1 scale, concerns the OpenIdConnectAuth backend in open_id_connect.py in versions prior to 6.2.0. Maintainers and users are expected to update to 6.2.0 or later. Security feeds flagged the entry on 26 October 2026.