Python 3.14 is here, and it’s bursting with goodies! Plus, Rust is making it easier to redistribute Python apps, PDM is simplifying Python package management, and Java is challenging Python for developing AI applications.

Top picks for Python readers on InfoWorld

The best new features and fixes in Python 3.14
Welcome to the biggest new Python release in years, with official support for free-threaded (“no-GIL”) Python, a revamped installation manager for Windows, template strings, and so much more.

Java or Python for building agents?
Python may be the default choice for building AI, but if your team and culture are rooted in Java, stick with it—the tools are falling into place.

PyCrucible: An easy way to redistribute your Python apps
Make Python apps into single-file, click-to-run executables with Rust-powered PyCrucible. Almost no additional configuration or changes necessary.

PDM: A smarter way to manage Python packages
Get a handle on project dependencies, and even run Python scripts with inline package information, via Python Development Master, or PDM for short.

More good reads and Python updates elsewhere

PEP 810: Explicitly lazy imports
A proposal for a native Python mechanism to allow imports to be lazily resolved, or loaded only when the imported name is actually used for the first time. It is still in the early stages, but looks promising.

Why it took 4 years to get a lock files specification
The inside story of the long, hard, multi-year road to create a lockfile format for Python. Spoiler: Legacy workflows make major changes difficult.

Python 3.14 performance looking good in benchmarks: Michael Larabel
The founder of Phoronix runs the hard numbers behind the performance of Python 3.14 compared to its predecessors. Some individual tests run notably slower (garbage collection), but the overall trend is faster.

Translating Cython to Mojo, a first attempt
What you can expect if you translate Cython (well-established, but sometimes clunky) into Mojo (new, fast, but also relatively untested).