Episode 29: Is CPython developed with AI now?
From core.py by Pablo Galindo and Łukasz Langa
April 17, 2026 · 2h 9m · Season 1 · Episode 29
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of AI tools being used in the CPython GitHub repository, along with personal updates from the hosts.
Let's talk about what it really means in practice that AI tools are used in the cpython GitHub repository now. First-hand opinions based on first-party experience. And some personal news! ## Timestamps (00:00:00) INTRO (00:00:58) PART 0: Developer Leaves Residence (00:09:15) Python's got more batteries included than Łukasz ever knew (00:14:18) Camera does not respect Łukasz (00:14:43) PART 1: Fucking AI Shit (00:17:36) December 2025 crossed the usability threshold(00:18:24) Pablo wants Claude Max (00:19:24) Python on the Mastodon AI hit lists (00:25:46) Pablo needs human connection (00:28:23) GitHub now lets projects disable pull requests (00:30:35)AI disruption of the security vulnerability processes (00:34:00) Python is getting swamped with PRs, GitHub too (00:36:57) Every PR could be adversarial, AI-assisted or not (00:41:45) Pablo's prediction about reputation and time as currency (00:45:34) PART 2: PR OF THE WEEK (00:46:21) Łukasz: a Pure-Python unicodedata module? (00:57:16) Pablo: diff-based terminal rendering in PyREPL (01:12:26) Copilot reviews on GitHub (01:19:11) Debugging with AI (01:26:39) PART 3: WHAT'S GOING ON IN CPYTHON (01:26:57) Subscribe to Savannah's…
People in this episode
Hosts: Pablo Galindo, Łukasz Langa
Topics covered
- AI in CPython development
- GitHub pull requests
- Python community updates
- AI tools impact
- Python releases
- Developer experiences
Keywords
- CPython
- AI tools
- GitHub
- pull requests
- Python updates
- developer news
- PyCon US
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: GitHub, Mastodon, PyREPL, Savannah, Python
Books & works: blog.python.org
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