Python in 2025 is in a delightfully refreshing place: the GIL's days are numbered, packaging is getting sharper tools, and the type checkers are multiplying like gremlins snacking after midnight. On this episode, we have an amazing panel to give us a range of perspectives on what matter in 2025 in Python. We have Barry Warsaw, Brett Cannon, Gregory Kapfhammer, Jodie Burchell, Reuven Lerner, and Thomas Wouters on to give us their thoughts. 
 
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<div>Python Software Foundation (PSF): <a href="https://www.python.org/psf/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >www.python.org</a> 
PEP 810: Explicit lazy imports: <a href="https://peps.python.org/pep-0810/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >peps.python.org</a> 
PEP 779: Free-threaded Python is officially supported: <a href="https://peps.python.org/pep-0779/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >peps.python.org</a> 
PEP 723: Inline script metadata: <a href="https://peps.python.org/pep-0723/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >peps.python.org</a> 
PyCharm: <a href="https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >www.jetbrains.com</a> 
JetBrains: <a href="https://www.jetbrains.com/company/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >www.jetbrains.com</a> 
Visual Studio Code: <a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >code.visualstudio.com</a> 
pandas: <a href="https://pandas.pydata.org/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >pandas.pydata.org</a> 
PydanticAI: <a href="https://ai.pydantic.dev/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >ai.pydantic.dev</a> 
OpenAI API docs: <a href="https://platform.openai.com/docs/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >platform.openai.com</a> 
uv: <a href="https://docs.astral.sh/uv/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >docs.astral.sh</a> 
Hatch: <a href="https://github.com/pypa/hatch?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >github.com</a> 
PDM: <a href="https://pdm-project.org/latest/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >pdm-project.org</a> 
Poetry: <a href="https://python-poetry.org/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >python-poetry.org</a> 
Project Jupyter: <a href="https://jupyter.org/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >jupyter.org</a> 
JupyterLite: <a href="https://jupyterlite.readthedocs.io/en/latest/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >jupyterlite.readthedocs.io</a> 
PEP 690: Lazy Imports: <a href="https://peps.python.org/pep-0690/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >peps.python.org</a> 
PyTorch: <a href="https://pytorch.org/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >pytorch.org</a> 
Python concurrent.futures: <a href="https://docs.python.org/3/library/concurrent.futures.html?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >docs.python.org</a> 
Python Package Index (PyPI): <a href="https://pypi.org/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >pypi.org</a> 
EuroPython: <a href="https://tickets.europython.eu/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >tickets.europython.eu</a> 
TensorFlow: <a href="https://www.tensorflow.org/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >www.tensorflow.org</a> 
Keras: <a href="https://keras.io/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >keras.io</a> 
PyCon US: <a href="https://us.pycon.org/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >us.pycon.org</a> 
NumFOCUS: <a href="https://numfocus.org/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >numfocus.org</a> 
Python discussion forum (discuss.python.org): <a href="https://discuss.python.org/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >discuss.python.org</a> 
Language Server Protocol: <a href="https://microsoft.github.io/language-server-protocol/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >microsoft.github.io</a> 
mypy: <a href="https://mypy-lang.org/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >mypy-lang.org</a> 
Pyright: <a href="https://github.com/microsoft/pyright?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >github.com</a> 
Pylance: <a href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-python.vscode-pylance&featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >marketplace.visualstudio.com</a> 
Pyrefly: <a href="https://github.com/facebook/pyrefly?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >github.com</a> 
ty: <a href="https://github.com/astral-sh/ty?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >github.com</a> 
Zuban: <a href="https://docs.zubanls.com/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >docs.zubanls.com</a> 
Jedi: <a href="https://jedi.readthedocs.io/en/latest/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >jedi.readthedocs.io</a> 
GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >github.com</a> 
PyOhio: <a href="https://www.pyohio.org/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >www.pyohio.org</a> 
 
Watch this episode on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfRCbeOrUd8" target="_blank" >youtube.com</a> 
Episode #532 deep-dive: <a href="https://talkpython.fm/episodes/show/532/2025-python-year-in-review#takeaways-anchor" target="_blank" >talkpython.fm/532</a> 
Episode transcripts: <a href="https://talkpython.fm/episodes/transcript/532/2025-python-year-in-review" target="_blank" >talkpython.fm</a> 
 
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