Free-threaded builds are fully supported in the first Python 3.14 release candidate, and that’s not all. Get the rundown of what’s new and shiny in RC1, and more, in this week’s report.

The Python development team has announced the arrival of 3.14's first release candidate before its official launch in October.

Google’s OSS Rebuild checks package builds to stop supply chain attacks in Python, npm, and Rust.