Python Foundation goes ride or DEI, rejects government grant with strings attached

The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has walked away from a $1.5 million government grant and you can blame the Trump ...

Python rejects $1.5M grant from U.S. govt. fearing ethical compromise

The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has withdrawn its $1.5 million grant proposal to the U.S. National Science Foundation ...
Bleeping Computer

Malicious Python Package Available in PyPI Repo for a Year

Two malicious versions of two Python packages were introduced in the Python Package Index (PyPI) with the purpose of stealing SSH and GPG keys from Python developers' projects. One of them, using ...

Python Software Foundation: Equal Opportunity More Important Than US Funding

The PSF forgoes potential funding because the requirements explicitly prohibit programs promoting equal opportunity under DEI ...
CSOonline

Malicious package flood on PyPI might be sign of new attacks to come

The PyPI package flood is just the latest in a string of attacks on public repositories with the intent to plant malicious code. Over the weekend an attacker has been uploading thousands of malicious ...
ZDNet

Twelve malicious Python libraries found and removed from PyPI

A software security engineer has identified 12 Python libraries uploaded on the official Python Package Index (PyPI) that contained malicious code. The 12 packages have been discovered in two separate ...
InfoWorld

Python virtualenv and venv dos and don’ts

Python virtual environments shine for keeping projects and conflicting packages separate. Just keep these dos and don’ts in mind. One of Python’s biggest draws is its expansive ecosystem of ...