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Python 3.15 Makes UTF-8 the Default, Easing Windows Text Issues — but Legacy Code Needs a Check

Python 3.15's UTF-8 default reduces environment-dependent behavior when no encoding is specified. We look at what it means ...

Identifying standard library APIs removed in Python 3.15 from your code using AST—502 public name differences and a comparison with ruff, pyupgrade, and ver…

Python 3.15.0 was released on October 9, 2026. The "Removed" section of the official "What's New in Python 3.15" document ...

What changes in docx when upgrading Pandoc from 3.11 to 3.12.1—% specification for images now works, and heading bookmarks become hexadecimal names

The changelogs for Pandoc 3.12 (2026-09-27) and 3.12.1 (2026-10-07) list several changes for docx, including image % ...