244: Running Python in Elixir?

News includes the release of Elixir 1.18.2 with various enhancements and bug fixes, a new experimental SQL sigil for Ecto that brings automatic parameterized queries, a recent GOTO 2025 talk featuring Saša Jurić on code reviews. We talked with Jonatan Kłosko about his work on PythonX, a new library for executing Python code inside Elixir, the Fine library for working with C++ NIFs, and much more!

Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir.com/244

Elixir Community News

• https://gigalixir.com/thinking – Visit Gigalixir.com to sign up and get 20% off your first year. Or use the promo code "Thinking" during signup.
• https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/releases/tag/v1.18.2 – Elixir 1.18.2 was released with enhancements to Code.Fragment and Regex, plus bug fixes for CLI, ExUnit, IEx.Autocomplete, and mix deps.update.
• https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir/releases/tag/v1.18.1 – Elixir 1.18.1 included bug fixes for Kernel, ExUnit.Case, mix compile.elixir, mix escript.build, and Mix.Shell, especially related to error handling and Windows compatibility.
• https://www.erlang.org/news/174 – Erlang OTP 28 RC-1 is out with a new source Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) on the Github Releases page.
• https://github.com/elixir-dbvisor/sql – A new experimental SQL sigil for Ecto brings an extensible SQL parser to Elixir with automatic parameterized queries.
• https://groups.google.com/g/elixir-ecto/c/8MOkRFAdLZc – The experimental SQL sigil for Ecto is being discussed on the Elixir-Ecto mailing list.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYUNI2Pm6_w – New talk from GOTO 2025 with Saša Jurić and Adrienne Braganza Tacke on "Small PRs, Big Impact - The Art of Code Reviews."
• https://alchemyconf.com/ – AlchemyConf is coming up March 31 - April 3 in Braga, Portugal.
• https://www.gigcityelixir.com/ – GigCity Elixir and NervesConf are happening in Chattanooga, TN, USA with NervesConf on May 8 and the main event on May 9-10.
• https://www.elixirconf.eu/ – ElixirConf EU will be held May 15-16, 2025 in Kraków & Virtual.
• https://goatmire.com/#tickets – Goatmire tickets are on sale now for the event happening September 10-12, 2025 in Varberg, Sweden.

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Discussion Resources

• https://dashbit.co/blog/dashbit-plans-2025
• https://github.com/thewca/wca-live – Speed cubing software
• https://dashbit.co/blog/running-python-in-elixir-its-fine
• https://hexdocs.pm/pythonx/Pythonx.html
• https://github.com/livebook-dev/pythonx
• https://bsky.app/profile/josevalim.bsky.social/post/3liyrfvlth22c – Jose said “We said we will focus on interoperability for 2025 and we are ready to share the first results.”
• https://github.com/elixir-nx/fine – “Fine” is a new package related to the elixir-nx organization. It's a C++ library enabling more ergonomic NIFs, tailored to Elixir.
• https://peps.python.org/pep-0703/ – Discussion about removing the Python GIL

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