Brett Cannon returns to the Changelog Friends podcast to talk Python packaging, CPython builds, and the ongoing lock file problem. PEP 665 is dead but the conversation around standardized lock formats is not, and Cannon's perspective as a CPython core developer makes this required listening for anyone shipping Python in production.
The episode also covers python-build-standalone, the Astral-maintained project that produces portable CPython builds, and the newly created python/prebuilt-cpython repository under the official Python GitHub org. These two efforts represent a real shift in how Python runtimes get distributed, and the tension between them is worth understanding before you pick a toolchain.
The pop culture detour through Star Wars Machete Order, Murderbot, and AI voice rights is not filler. The David Attenborough perpetual voice rights discussion feeds directly into a sharper conversation about the AI uncanny valley and where synthetic media breaks trust. Read the show notes, then listen to the full episode.
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