Behind the Python Release: Motivation, Fails & Rituals with Łukasz, Pablo & Hugo [Full Episode]

Описание: Have you ever wondered how a CPython release works?
In this episode, I talk with Hugo van Kemenade, Pablo Galindo Salgado, and Łukasz Langa about CPython release management.

About the guests
Hugo van Kemenade – Release Manager for Python 3.14 & 3.15, currently employed at the Sovereign Tech Agency as a fellow. Maintainer of open-source projects such as Pillow. Co-organizer of local Python events in Helsinki.
https://hugovk.dev/

Pablo Galindo Salgado – Core Python developer, currently employed in the Software Infrastructure department at Bloomberg. Release Manager for Python 3.10 & 3.11, and a member of the Steering Council. Co-host of the core.py podcast.
https://pablogsal.com/

Łukasz Langa – Python’s Developer in Residence at the PSF and Release Manager for Python 3.8 & 3.9. Creator of Black, the opinionated Python code formatter, and co-host of the core.py podcast.
https://lukasz.langa.pl/

Outline
01:34 Most & Least Successful Releases
05:34 Evolution of Release Process
11:37 Release Schedule and Annual Releases
15:05 Handling PRs and Reverts
18:07 Becoming a Python Release Manager
25:24 Motivation and Time Zone Challenges
29:36 Release Rituals and YouTube Party
35:11 Sustainable Open Source Funding Models
42:10 Getting Involved & Further Listening

🎙️ This episode was recorded live at EuroPython in July 2025 in Prague.

Episode links
core.py podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/1PGRfdr...
Python’s Developer Guide https://devguide.python.org/
PEP 101 https://peps.python.org/pep-0101/

Where to listen
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Z9Ewkd...
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