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PyCoder’s Weekly: Issue #748: Line Breaks, OpenCode, Segfaults, and More (2026-08-18)
This issue of PyCoder's Weekly covers various Python topics, starting with the complexity of splitting multi-line text due to Unicode. A Real Python course introduces AI-assisted Python coding using OpenCode and Gemini. PR-AF is highlighted as a top open-source code reviewer, outperforming commercial tools. Two lines of Python code are noted to cause a segfault in the interpreter due to lazy annotations. Election candidates for the Packaging Council and the PSF Board for 2026 were announced. Django is moving to an annual release cycle, and new Python 3.12.14, 3.11.16, and 3.10.21 versions have been released, along with Django Rest Framework 3.18.0. Articles discuss OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow, the cognitive overhead of pandas, and integrating OpenTelemetry with FastAPI. New projects include pytest-leak-finder, num2words, marimo-book, pyrig, and cog. Several Python conferences and meetups are scheduled throughout August.