Python News: What’s New From August 2022
In August 2022, Python inched closer to the 3.11 release, pandas introduced enhancement proposals, various packages saw new releases, Python extended its lead at the top of the TIOBE index, and PyPI battled malware.
Read on for more details about what happened in the world of Python in August 2022!
Python Has PEPs, NumPy Has NEPs, pandas Now Has PDEPs
The first pandas enhancement proposal (PDEP) was submitted on August 3, 2022, and was entitled Purpose and guidelines. Enhancement proposals aren’t new to the Python community. Python has had PEPs since 2000, and NumPy followed with NEPs in 2017.
The first PDEP follows in the tradition of PEPs and NEPs, with PDEP-1