Python in 2025 is in a delightfully refreshing place: the GIL's days are numbered, packaging is getting sharper tools, and the type checkers are multiplying like gremlins snacking after midnight. On this episode, we have an amazing panel to give us a range of perspectives on what matter in 2025 in Python. We have Barry Warsaw, Brett Cannon, Gregory Kapfhammer, Jodie Burchell, Reuven Lerner, and Thomas Wouters on to give us their thoughts.

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Python Software Foundation (PSF): www.python.org
PEP 810: Explicit lazy imports: peps.python.org
PEP 779: Free-threaded Python is officially supported: peps.python.org
PEP 723: Inline script metadata: peps.python.org
PyCharm: www.jetbrains.com
JetBrains: www.jetbrains.com
Visual Studio Code: code.visualstudio.com
pandas: pandas.pydata.org
PydanticAI: ai.pydantic.dev
OpenAI API docs: platform.openai.com
uv: docs.astral.sh
Hatch: github.com
PDM: pdm-project.org
Poetry: python-poetry.org
Project Jupyter: jupyter.org
JupyterLite: jupyterlite.readthedocs.io
PEP 690: Lazy Imports: peps.python.org
PyTorch: pytorch.org
Python concurrent.futures: docs.python.org
Python Package Index (PyPI): pypi.org
EuroPython: tickets.europython.eu
TensorFlow: www.tensorflow.org
Keras: keras.io
PyCon US: us.pycon.org
NumFOCUS: numfocus.org
Python discussion forum (discuss.python.org): discuss.python.org
Language Server Protocol: microsoft.github.io
mypy: mypy-lang.org
Pyright: github.com
Pylance: marketplace.visualstudio.com
Pyrefly: github.com
ty: github.com
Zuban: docs.zubanls.com
Jedi: jedi.readthedocs.io
GitHub: github.com
PyOhio: www.pyohio.org

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