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They are heavily focused on code. Claude Code likely generates 100 of millions lines of Python a day, make the language a little bit better with $1.5M is extrem
by red2awn 9mo ago
They are heavily focused on code. Claude Code likely generates 100 of millions lines of Python a day, make the language a little bit better with $1.5M is extremely high leverage.
- johnisgood 9mo agoCare to elaborate on how $1.5M makes Python better?
- adeelk93 9mo agoYou’re asking how money can be used to improve software?
- johnisgood 9mo agoYes, because lots of these comments seem to imply that more money necessarily makes it better, which is often not the case.
- skeledrew 9mo agoThe donation is earmarked for security concerns, ie. improving PyPI from a security perspective to prevent/mitigate supply chain attacks, etc. This means a more healthy Python ecosystem, which also benefits their products which are utilizing said ecosystem likely more than any other.
- rented_mule 9mo agoAnd if this money improves PyPI security (part of the focus), that reduces the chance of Claude Code adding malicious packages to a code base (a well publicized case of this could be a big PR headache for Anthropic). This donation is likely much better leverage than trying to somehow add mitigation at the Claude Code level.