datasette 1.0a26
Simon Willison
Archived Mar 23, 2026
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Release: datasette 1.0a26 Datasette now has a mechanism for assigning semantic column types. Built-in column types include url , email , and json , and plugins can register additional types using the new register_column_types() plugin hook.
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datasette 1.0a26
— An open source multi-tool for exploring and publishing data
Datasette now has a mechanism for assigning semantic column types. Built-in column types include url, email, and json, and plugins can register additional types using the new register_column_types() plugin hook.
Posted 18th March 2026 at 10:16 pm
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