Simon Willison: Datasette 1.0a28 Release Built with Claude Opus 4.7, PyCon 2026 Gets AI Track
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Simon Willison released datasette 1.0a28 on April 17, noting most changes were implemented using Claude Code and Claude Opus 4.7. The release adds a pytest plugin for automatic cleanup of temporary datasette instances. Separately, Willison announced PyCon US 2026 in Long Beach will feature dedicated AI and security tracks for the first time — a signal that the Python community now considers AI tooling mainstream enough for its flagship conference.