--- title: "Go, meet Python. Python, meet Go." publication: "Go Weekly" issue: 468 published_at: "2023-07-11" canonical_url: "https://golangweekly.com/issues/468" --- Plus using fuzz testing in practice, working with eBPF from Go, and how it feels to be a solo gopher. | #​468 — July 11, 2023 [Unsub](https://golangweekly.com/leave/*|UID|*)|[Web Version](https://golangweekly.com/issues/468) Together with [![Teleport logo\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/c_fill,g_auto,w_280,h_60/e_make_transparent/co_white,e_outline:5/vr8quyt0q3vtxkpueewu.png)](https://goteleport.com/kubernetes-access/?utm_campaign=0711Cooperpress&utm_medium=partner&utm_source=golang) Go Weekly [![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1280,e_sharpen:60,q_auto/wzmh76jxlowdviwemdwu.jpg)](https://bitfieldconsulting.com/golang/bugs-fuzzing) [Finding Bugs with Fuzzing](https://bitfieldconsulting.com/golang/bugs-fuzzing) — The final post in a series about fuzz testing in Go (you can [start here](https://bitfieldconsulting.com/golang/random-testing)) wraps things up with a practical example of finding and fixing a subtle bug in Go code using the process. John Arundel [Some First Impressions of Go 1.21](https://www.dolthub.com/blog/2023-07-07-golang-1.21-release/) — The impending 1.21 release feels more significant than other recent releases due to the items mentioned in this post, including new slice/map API functions (including many that take advantage of generics), structured logging, and the (experimental, opt-in only for now) tweak to loop variable capture. Jason Fulghum (DoltHub) [![\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/e3979ea6.png)](https://goteleport.com/kubernetes-access/?utm_campaign=0711Cooperpress&utm_medium=partner&utm_source=golang) [Certificate-Based MFA, RBAC, and SSO with Teleport](https://goteleport.com/kubernetes-access/?utm_campaign=0711Cooperpress&utm_medium=partner&utm_source=golang) — Implement industry best practices for Kubernetes access with minimal configuration. Easily enforce MFA, RBAC, and SSO using identity-based short-lived X.509 certificates for engineers and service accounts by starting your trial today. Teleport | goteleport․com sponsor [Wazero 1.3.0: WebAssembly Runtime for Go Developers](https://github.com/tetratelabs/wazero/releases/tag/v1.3.0) — The goal here is being Go 1.21 ready (since it’s released next month). That’s important because Go 1.21 will [directly support](https://tip.golang.org/doc/go1.21#wasm) compiling to WASI-backed WASM which, in turn, Wazero will be able to run. Now we’re just waiting to see if Wazero can be compiled to WASM and run by itself.. 😅 Tetrate Labs [Pygolo: Extend Python with Go and Vice Versa](https://gitlab.com/pygolo/py) — A new way to embed or extend the Python interpreter with Go. There’s [a full guide to using it](https://gitlab.com/pygolo/py/-/blob/main/docs/HOWTO-EMBED.md), but Pygolo does most of the heavy lifting taking care of types, modules, exceptions, and more. Domenico Andreoli **IN BRIEF:** - [`sqlc`](https://sqlc.dev/) is a popular tool for working with SQL that compiles queries into type-safe Go code, and its creators have great news: [they will now be working on `sqlc` full-time](https://sqlc.dev/posts/2023/07/06/working-on-sqlc-full-time/). - 🇪🇺 _GopherCon Europe 2023_ took place a few weeks ago and Benjamin Bryant has shared [this 'totally nonprehensive' recap](https://www.jaminologist.com/gophercon-europe-2023-a-totally-nonprehensive-recap/) of how it went, focused mostly on the nice people he met which, to be fair, is what conferences are all about. - 🇺🇸 Don't forget that [the US outing of GopherCon](https://www.gophercon.com/) is taking place this September in San Diego, CA. - In the wild, gophers tend to live alone, and many Go-programming gophers work alone too. Last week's _Go Time_ podcast focused [▶️ on solo gophers](https://changelog.com/gotime/283) and the realities of working on a team of one. [Go Sync or Go Home: WaitGroup](https://medium.com/@yardenlaif/go-sync-or-go-home-waitgroup-5f074a03776e) — What does WaitGroup have that channels don’t? (Quickly followed up with [Go Sync or Go Home: ErrGroup](https://medium.com/@yardenlaif/go-sync-or-go-home-errgroup-f91a0ee72d3f).) Yarden Laifenfeld [Workflows as Actors: Is It Really Possible?](https://t.mp/44h6sb0) — Discover the Actor Model and its importance in system design patterns. Then, build Temporal Workflows that act like Actors in Go! Temporal Technologies sponsor [Start Fast: Booting Go Programs Quickly](https://eblog.fly.dev/startfast.html) — _“A quick-booting program should be a source of pride,”_ says Efron, who really, really, really wants the binary serving his blog to spin up in milliseconds. Efron Licht ▶[Debugging Go CLI Programs with Visual Studio Code](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vInn3KNF1x4) — Quick 4 minute demo. 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Cilium 💡 [eBPF](https://ebpf.io/) is a Linux-oriented (though not Linux _exclusive_) technology to run certain programs in a sandbox within kernel space. It's more fun than it sounds, honest. [Add Fully-Featured Auth to Your Go App with Two Lines of Code](https://fusionauth.io?utm_source=gonewsletter&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=awareness) — Easy, secure, and affordable: pick three. FusionAuth is auth built for devs, by devs. FusionAuth sponsor [MacDriver 0.4: Native Mac API Access for Go](https://github.com/progrium/macdriver) — A toolkit for working with Apple/Mac APIs and frameworks in Go, formed of both bindings for Objective C and wrapped versions of certain frameworks. Jeff Lindsay [![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1280,e_sharpen:60,q_auto/gwbvg2b0adzzalxzx3yk.jpg)](https://github.com/wader/fq) - [fq 0.7](https://github.com/wader/fq) ↳ Imagine `jq` for binary formats. - [faasd 0.17](https://github.com/openfaas/faasd) ↳ Lightweight FaaS engine. Think OpenFaas sans Kubernetes. - [Go OpenAI 1.13](https://github.com/sashabaranov/go-openai) ↳ Use ChatGPT, GPT-4, DALL-E, and friends. - [Gobot 2.1.1](https://github.com/hybridgroup/gobot/releases/tag/v2.1.1) ↳ Robotics and IoT framework. - [go-simd](https://github.com/alivanz/go-simd) ↳ _Very_ niche, but a ARM-focused SIMD implementation. Jobs [Find a Job Through Hired](https://hired.com/join/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=sponsor&utm_campaign=%28b2c%29%28l-all%29%28r-all%29%28cooper-golangweekly%29&utm_content=find-your-next-job) — Hired makes job hunting easy-instead of chasing recruiters, companies approach you with salary details up front. Create a free profile now. Hired 🚎 Roll up for the Go mystery tour.. 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