Python plan to boost software security foiled by Trump admin’s anti-DEI rules

The Python Software Foundation has rejected a $1.5 million government grant because of anti-DEI requirements imposed by the ...
Bleeping Computer

Ten Malicious Libraries Found on PyPI - Python Package Index

The Slovak National Security Office (NBU) has identified ten malicious Python libraries uploaded on PyPI — Python Package Index — the official third-party software repository for the Python ...
ZDNet

Twelve malicious Python libraries found and removed from PyPI

A software security engineer has identified 12 Python libraries uploaded on the official Python Package Index (PyPI) that contained malicious code. The 12 packages have been discovered in two separate ...

Python rejects $1.5M grant from U.S. govt. fearing ethical compromise

The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has withdrawn its $1.5 million grant proposal to the U.S. National Science Foundation ...
Techzine Europe

Python Foundation declines substantial grant

The Python Software Foundation (PSF) is withdrawing its application for a $1.5 million (€1.3 million) grant from the US ...
Ars Technica

10 malicious Python packages exposed in latest repository attack

Researchers have discovered yet another set of malicious packages in PyPi, the official and most popular repository for Python programs and code libraries. Those duped by the seemingly familiar ...

Python Software Foundation: Equal Opportunity More Important Than US Funding

The PSF forgoes potential funding because the requirements explicitly prohibit programs promoting equal opportunity under DEI ...