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Python 3.14 introduced an incremental garbage collector that was later reverted in 3.14.5 due to memory pressure reports. This article explains the changes, their impact, and the controversy around the revert.

PyTexas 2026 (April 17-19, Austin) featured talks on AI agents, code quality, CPython performance improvements, and security. Key themes included deliberate design, agents writing code rather than deciding what to write, and code quality as essential for AI productivity.