AI Finds 575+ Bugs in Python

Daniel Diniz has posted that he used a Claude Code plugin that has found, so far, over 575 confirmed bugs in Python C extensions.

Unlike the AI slop PRs investing many open source project issue trackers, Daniel appears to have used AI with a custom test harness that appear to have found issues more often than not.

Daniel also approached each maintainer with bug reports tailored to their specific project needs and style, demonstrating how AI can be used to correctly report bugs.

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