Episode 29: Is CPython developed with AI now?

<p>Let&#39;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!</p><p><br></p><p>## Timestamps</p><p><br></p><p>(00:00:00) INTRO</p><p>(00:00:58) PART 0: Developer Leaves Residence</p><p>(00:09:15) Python&#39;s got more batteries included than Łukasz ever knew</p><p>(00:14:18) Camera does not respect Łukasz</p><p>(00:14:43) PART 1: Fucking AI Shit</p><p>(00:17:36) December 2025 crossed the usability threshold(00:18:24) </p><p>Pablo wants Claude Max</p><p>(00:19:24) Python on the Mastodon AI hit lists</p><p>(00:25:46) Pablo needs human connection</p><p>(00:28:23) GitHub now lets projects disable pull requests</p><p>(00:30:35)AI disruption of the security vulnerability processes</p><p>(00:34:00) Python is getting swamped with PRs, GitHub too</p><p>(00:36:57) Every PR could be adversarial, AI-assisted or not</p><p>(00:41:45) Pablo&#39;s prediction about reputation and time as currency</p><p>(00:45:34) PART 2: PR OF THE WEEK</p><p>(00:46:21) Łukasz: a Pure-Python unicodedata module?</p><p>(00:57:16) Pablo: diff-based terminal rendering in PyREPL</p><p>(01:12:26) Copilot reviews on GitHub</p><p>(01:19:11) Debugging with AI</p><p>(01:26:39) PART 3: WHAT&#39;S GOING ON IN CPYTHON</p><p>(01:26:57) Subscribe to Savannah&#39;s coredispatch.xyz</p><p>(01:29:22) Python releases since last episode</p><p>(01:30:45) New team members</p><p>(01:31:12) PyCon US: come and book the official hotel</p><p>(01:32:54) blog.python.org now looks like it was made in 2026</p><p>(01:35:27) Features</p><p>(01:56:08) Free-threading changes</p><p>(01:58:48) Curiosities</p><p>(01:59:49) Bugfixes</p><p>(02:03:55) OUTRO</p>