Python 3.14’s first release candidate is here, and we’ve done a quick review of all the best new features. Also, four tips for making the best of Python’s now-fully-supported free-threading features, a first look at how Astral’s uv tool doubles as a Python package click-to-run system, and a side-by-side comparison of two new Rust-powered Python typecheckers. It’s all here in this week’s report, plus a few tools and curios from the Python Elsewheres.
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What’s new in Python 3.14 RC1
The first release candidate for the next version of Python is here, making free-threading an officially supported option! RC1 also includes an experimental JIT, a new Windows installation manager, and the new template strings feature.
4 tips for getting started with free-threaded Python
Let your Python programs run wild, and make the most of the new free-threaded edition. There’s less work to it than you might think—but keep these four tips in mind.
