Python and WebAssembly? Here’s how to make it work

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6 languages you can deploy to WebAssembly right nowLearn how to deploy Python and five other languages to run on Wasm, along with the advantages and disadvantages of each language choice.

Airgapped Python: Setting up Python without a networkWho here has unreliable networks? Maybe your admins have blocked too many sites, or you’re preparing for another 10-hour flight without Wi-Fi. Whatever the issue is, here’s a step-by-step guide to help.

Life without Python’s ‘dead batteries’Python’s a “batteries included” language, but some of those batteries have been dead for a while. Python 3.13 ripped ‘em out and sent ’em sailing. But what to do about the ones you needed? Here’s how to safely replace packages like smtpd, cgi, msilib, and more.

Django 5.2 release touts automatic model importing—and phases out earlier 5.x editionsThe newest Django has more than new features you want to use, it also pushes Django 5.1 out of mainstream support and leaves Python 3.9 and earlier behind.

More good reads and Python updates elsewhere

What’s new in the 2025.1 edition of PyCharmCould this be the one PyCharm edition to rule them all? AI-powered code generation, support for Python’s Hatch project manager tool, better Jupyter notebooks, and tons more. (Start with the Pro edition and continue with free-tier features.)

Build Python projects to standalone directories with py-app-standaloneImagine an alternative to PyInstaller that uses uv to deploy Python apps as redistributables without the headaches. py-app-standalone is still considered experimental but it’s worth a look.

AutoKitteh: Workflow automation and orchestrationBilled as “a developer-first alternative to no-code/low-code platforms,” AutoKitteh lets you write workflows and automations in Python, then run them with your own self-hosted AutoKitteh server or the in-beta cloud service.

Slightly off topic: Beej’s Guide to GitThe creator of one of the best guides ever written to the C language—and network programming, and POSIX interprocess communication—now has an equally great guide to Git.