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Hugo van Kemenade<p>Just released: humanize 4.12.2 🚀 </p><p>Bugfix release, mainly fixing the spelling of licence/license so the file is properly included in the package.</p><p>Reminder how to do PEP 639 metadata: <a href="https://hugovk.dev/blog/2025/improving-licence-metadata/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hugovk.dev/blog/2025/improving</span><span class="invisible">-licence-metadata/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://github.com/python-humanize/humanize/releases" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/python-humanize/hum</span><span class="invisible">anize/releases</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/release" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>release</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bugfix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bugfix</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PEP639" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PEP639</span></a></p>
Hugo van Kemenade<p>Just released: humanize 4.11.0 🚀</p><p><a href="https://github.com/python-humanize/humanize/releases/tag/4.11.0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/python-humanize/hum</span><span class="invisible">anize/releases/tag/4.11.0</span></a></p><p>This adds a new API:</p><p>&gt;&gt;&gt; natural_list(["egg", "sausage", "beans"])<br>'egg, sausage and beans'<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; natural_list(["egg", "sausage"])<br>'egg and sausage'<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; natural_list(["egg"])<br>'egg'</p><p>Adds the newest ronna and quetta SI prefixes: <a href="https://www.npl.co.uk/si-prefix" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">npl.co.uk/si-prefix</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Drops support for Python 3.8,<br>fixes rollover from ZB to 1.0 YB, fixes French &amp; Chinese translations &amp; finding location of translations, &amp; improves import times.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/release" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>release</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>Given the widespread <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/prejudice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prejudice</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a> about <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ people at the time, they needed more <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/personal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>personal</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/direct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>direct</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tactics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tactics</span></a> to sway <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/publicopinion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicopinion</span></a>.</p><p>One deeply personal tactic involved LGBTQ+ individuals publicly <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/comingout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comingout</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sharing</span></a> their <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stories</span></a>. This approach aimed to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/humanize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanize</span></a> the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/issue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>issue</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dispel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dispel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/myths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>myths</span></a>, and create <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/empathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>empathy</span></a> by showing <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/voters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voters</span></a> that <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ people were their <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/neighbors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neighbors</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/friends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>friends</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/familymembers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>familymembers</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coworkers</span></a>. </p><p>— (3/10)</p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>The Only Way to End the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Inhumanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inhumanity</span></a> Is to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Humanize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humanize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestinians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinians</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/2023/11/02/gaza-genocide-humanizing-palestinians" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">yesmagazine.org/opinion/2023/1</span><span class="invisible">1/02/gaza-genocide-humanizing-palestinians</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palestine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>israel</span></a></p>
Hugo van Kemenade<p>I've released <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanize</span></a> 4.5.0! </p><p><a href="https://github.com/python-humanize/humanize/releases/tag/4.5.0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/python-humanize/hum</span><span class="invisible">anize/releases/tag/4.5.0</span></a></p><p>Amongst the changes, it includes the exciting new SI metric prefixes!</p><p>quetta = Q = 10^30 <br>ronna = R = 10^27<br>ronto = r = 10^-27<br>quecto = q = 10^-30</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_prefix#List_of_SI_prefixes" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_p</span><span class="invisible">refix#List_of_SI_prefixes</span></a></p><p>These were accepted by the International Bureau of Weights at the 27th General Conference on Weights and Measures in Versailles in November:</p><p><a href="https://www.bipm.org/en/cgpm-2022/resolution-3" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bipm.org/en/cgpm-2022/resoluti</span><span class="invisible">on-3</span></a></p>
Shiwali Mohan | शिवाली मोहन<p><a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/CollaborativeHumanAISystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CollaborativeHumanAISystems</span></a> 2: <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/Transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transportation</span></a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/BehaviorInfluence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BehaviorInfluence</span></a>, <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/CognitiveAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CognitiveAI</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/JAIR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JAIR</span></a> 2019: <a href="https://www.jair.org/index.php/jair/article/view/11352" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jair.org/index.php/jair/articl</span><span class="invisible">e/view/11352</span></a><br><a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/AIES" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIES</span></a> 2019: <a href="https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3306618.3314271" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/330</span><span class="invisible">6618.3314271</span></a><br><a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/ACM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACM</span></a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/IUI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IUI</span></a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/Humanize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humanize</span></a> 2019: </p><p><a href="https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-2327/IUI19WS-HUMANIZE-2.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ceur-ws.org/Vol-2327/IUI19WS-H</span><span class="invisible">UMANIZE-2.pdf</span></a></p>