#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…