As we wrap up the month in Python and elsewhere: Make generative AI chatbots in Python the Shiny way; use Streamlit to create web-based Python apps without getting dirty with HTML, CSS, or JavaScript; discover Extism, the lib that lets you build universal software components in WebAssembly; and get tips for speeding things up when Python seems too slow.

Top picks for Python readers on InfoWorld

Shiny for Python adds chat component for generative AI chatbots
“Ooh, shiny!” indeed—use the LLM back end of your choice to spin up chatbots with ease.

Intro to Streamlit: Web-based Python data apps made easy
Who wouldn’t want to write snazzy HTML (and CSS, and JavaScript) front ends without touching a line of HTML (or CSS, or JavaScript)?