#398 Open source makes you rich? (and other myths)

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Topics covered in this episode:

• Open Source Myths
• uv 0.3.0 and all the excitement
• Top pytest Plugins
• A comparison of hosts / providers for Python serverless functions (aka Faas)
• Extras
• Joke

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Brian #1: Open Source Myths

• Josh Bressers
• Mastodon post kicking off a list of open source myths
• Feedback and additional myths compiled to a doc
• Some favorites
  • All open source developers live in Nebraska
  • It’s all run by hippies
  • Everything is being rewritten in rust
  • Features are planned
  • If the source code is available, it’s open source
  • A project with no commits for 12 months is abandoned
  • Many eyes make all bugs shallow
  • Open source has worse UX
  • Open source has better UX
  • Open source makes you rich

Michael #2: uv 0.3.0 and all the excitement

• Thanks to Skyler Kasko and John Hagen for the emails.
• Additional write up by Simon Willison
• Additional write up by Armin Ronacher
• End-to-end project management: uv run, uv lock, and uv sync
• Tool management: uv tool install and uv tool run (aliased to uvx)
• Python installation: uv python install
• Script execution: uv can now manage hermetic, single-file Python scripts with inline dependency metadata based on PEP 723.

Brian #3: Top pytest Plugins

• Inspired by (and assisted by) Hugo’s Top PyPI Packages
• Write up for Finding the top pytest plugins
• BTW, pytest-check has made it to 25.
• Same day, Jeff Triplett throws my code into Claude 3.5 Sonnet and refactors it
• Thanks Jeff Triplett & Hugo for answering how to add Summary and other info

Michael #4: A comparison of hosts / providers for Python serverless functions (aka Faas)

• Nice feature matrix of all the options, frameworks, costs, and more
• The WASM ones look particularly interesting to me.

Extras

Brian:

• When is the next live episode of Python Bytes? - via arewemeetingyet.com
  • Thanks to Hugo van Kemenade
• Some more cool projects by Hugo
  • Python Logos
  • PyPI Downloads by Python version for various Python tools, in pretty colors
  • Python Core Developers over time

Michael:

• Code in a Castle Course event - just a couple of weeks left
• Ladybird: A truly independent browser
• “I'm also interested in your video recording setup, would be nice to have that in the extras too :D”
  • OBS Studio
  • Elgato Streamdeck
  • Elgato Key light
  • DaVinci Resolve

Joke: DevOps Support Group

via Blaise

• Hi, my name is Bob
• Group: Hi Bob
• I's been 42 days since I last ssh'd into production.
• Group: Applause
• But only 4 days since I accidentally took down the website
• Someone in back: Oh Bob…