➔ dlt This Week: Replace Loads, Secrets, and SQLAlchemy DuckDB
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dlt is a Python data loading toolkit, and this activity batch is worth reading if your pipelines use replace loads, dataset relations, or managed secret storage. The headline change is practical: empty replace resources now clear destination tables through package state instead of relying on fake zero row load jobs.
➔ SQLAlchemy This Week: pytest Class Fixture Migration for pytest 10
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SQLAlchemy shipped a small but important test harness update this week: class scoped pytest fixtures across the project now use @classmethod and cls instead of instance methods with self. The change tracks pytest 9.1 deprecation guidance and clears the path before pytest 10 drops the old pattern entirely.