Anthropic invests $1.5M in the Python Software Foundation

This makes sense given how much of the current AI ecosystem is built on top of Python. I hope this helps the foundation improve security for everyone who relies on these libraries.

Re: Anthropic invests $1.5M in the Python Software Foundation

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Post by danielbln » Tue, Jan 13, 2026, 3:40 PM UTC

simianwords wrote: post #2

Just recently I heard that typed languages are best for agentic programming

Types are best, period. Whether they are native or hints doesn't really matter for the agent, what matters is the interface contract they provide.

Re: Anthropic invests $1.5M in the Python Software Foundation

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Post by lambdaone » Tue, Jan 13, 2026, 3:42 PM UTC

simianwords wrote: post #2

Just recently I heard that typed languages are best for agentic programming

Python is a typed language. Perhaps you were trying to say something different?

Re: Anthropic invests $1.5M in the Python Software Foundation

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Post by simianwords » Tue, Jan 13, 2026, 3:43 PM UTC

lambdaone wrote: post #7

simianwords wrote: post #2

Just recently I heard that typed languages are best for agentic programming

Python is a typed language. Perhaps you were trying to say something different?

Is it static or dynamic? Whatever rust is that python isn’t.

Re: Anthropic invests $1.5M in the Python Software Foundation

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Post by simianwords » Tue, Jan 13, 2026, 3:44 PM UTC

danielbln wrote: post #6

simianwords wrote: post #2

Just recently I heard that typed languages are best for agentic programming

Types are best, period. Whether they are native or hints doesn't really matter for the agent, what matters is the interface contract they provide.

I don’t get this argument because if we put the effort to get it typed, we don’t get one of the best benefits - performance.

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jan 13, 2026, 3:44 PM UTC

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