Identifying standard library APIs removed in Python 3.15 from your code using AST—502 ...

Python 3.15.0 was released on October 9, 2026. The "Removed" section of the official "What's New in Python 3.15" document ...
InfoWorld

Python removes ‘dead batteries’ from standard library

A slew of obsolete modules are slated to be dropped from Python, a possible prelude to a process for keeping the standard library cleaner. An initiative to remove outdated and unmaintained modules ...
LWN.net

What should be in the Python standard library?

Python has always touted itself as a "batteries included" language; its standard library contains lots of useful modules, often more than enough to solve many types of problems quickly. From time to ...
I Programmer

The Python 3 Standard Library by Example 2nd Ed

An up-to-date, Python 3, reference work on the standard library - essential for some. This is an up-dated version of a book that we said needed a Python 3 version and, despite it taking a long time, ...

Python 3.15 released: Lazy imports, UTF-8 and new data types

Python 3.15 is expected to speed up some programs and simplifies handling immutable data. UTF-8 as standard requires testing.
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The Python 3 Standard Library by Example 2nd Ed (Addison Wesley)

The Python 3 Standard Library contains hundreds of modules for interacting with the operating system, interpreter, and Internet–all extensively tested and ready to jump-start application development.

Rust in CPython: Python 3.16 to bring optional Rust backend for zlib

The roadmap was already presented by David Hewitt, maintainer of the Rust binding PyO3, in July at the Python Language Summit 2026, the annual meeting of the core developers. In extensions for Python, ...