Navigating Software Security Vulnerabilities

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This chapter explores the security vulnerabilities in popular software like Python and their implications for nation-states and the market for selling these vulnerabilities. It emphasizes the critical role of open-source practices, build provenance, and the efforts of the Python Software Foundation in managing vulnerabilities and improving software trustworthiness.

Every year the core developers meet to discuss and propose the major changes and trends in Python itself. This invite-only conference of about 50 people happens inside PyCon in the US. Because it's private, we rarely get detailed looks inside this event. On this episode, we have Seth Michael Larson here to give us his account of the sessions and proposals. It's a unique look into the zeitgeist of CPython.

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Seth on Mastodon: @sethmlarson@fosstodon.org
Seth on Twitter: @sethmlarson
Seth on Github: github.com

The Python Language Summit 2024: blogspot.com
PEP 2026: Calendar versioning for Python: github.com
PSF authorized as a CVE Numbering Authority: python.org
Recommends Memory-Safe Programming Languages: blogspot.com
Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com
Episode transcripts: talkpython.fm

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