OpenAI announced Thursday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Astral, the company behind popular open source Python development tools such as uv, Ruff, and ty, and integrate the company ...

GlassWorm campaign injects malware into GitHub Python repos using stolen tokens since March 8, 2026, exposing developers to ...

Hackers use credentials stolen in the GlassWorm campaign to access GitHub accounts and inject malware into Python repositories.

IntroductionOn March 1, 2026, ThreatLabz observed new activity from a China-nexus threat actor targeting countries in the Persian Gulf region. The activity took place within the first 24 hours of the ...

It uses some of the oldest tricks in the book.

Abstract: In everyday life, it is crucial to protect our data and communication. The necessity for secure message communication is not a novel concept. It has existed for a long time. Data security ...

A PSF proposal to address vulnerabilities in Python and PyPi was recommended for funding, but it was declined because the terms barred “any programs that advance or promote DEI, or discriminatory ...

Official support for free-threaded Python, and free-threaded improvements Python’s free-threaded build promises true parallelism for threads in Python programs by removing the Global Interpreter Lock ...

Working with numbers stored as strings is a common task in Python programming. Whether you’re parsing user input, reading data from a file, or working with APIs, you’ll often need to transform numeric ...

String manipulation is a core skill for every Python developer. Whether you’re working with CSV files, log entries, or text analytics, knowing how to split strings in Python makes your code cleaner ...

Malware isn’t just trying to hide anymore—it’s trying to belong. We’re seeing code that talks like us, logs like us, even documents itself like a helpful teammate. Some threats now look more like ...