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Topics covered in this episode: • PEP 824 brings ?? and ??= to Python for None handling • Python 3.15 gets a surprise RC3, and Python 3.10 reaches end of life • asyncio.shield • Pyxel: the retro game engine for Python • Extras • Joke Watch on YouTube About the show Sponsored by us! Support our work through: • Our courses at Talk Python • Consulting from Six Feet Up Connect with the hosts • Michael: Mastodon / BlueSky / X / LinkedIn • Calvin: Mastodon / BlueSky / X / LinkedIn • Show: Mastodon / BlueSky / X Join us on YouTube at pythonbytes.fm/live to be part of the audience. Usually Tuesday at 7am PT. Older video versions available there too. Finally, if you want an artisanal, hand-crafted digest of every week of the show notes in email form? Add your name and email to our friends of the show list, we'll never share it. Michael #1: PEP 824 brings ?? and ??= to Python for None handling PEP 824, a new draft from Marc Mueller sponsored by Guido van Rossum, proposes None-coalescing operators for Python 3.16. The ?? operator returns its left-hand side unless that value is None, and ??= assigns a fallback only when the target is None. It revives t