In 2026-03, core focus on improving Python parsing robustness in semgrep/semgrep, addressing a critical parsing bug for Python files that use match statements. The fix extends the parser to correctly handle non-f-strings with match statements, including edge cases such as empty strings and quotes in docstrings, preventing syntax errors. Added targeted tests to validate robustness (empty strings in f-strings tests and quotes in docstrings) and ensured the full test suite passes. The change also includes a small Makefile install target fix to improve local development and CI reliability, and OSS-sync alignment with upstream contributions (refs to related PRs) to keep repository in sync. This work directly reduces parsing-related false negatives and runtime errors, improving reliability of code scanning for Python projects that leverage match statements, and delivering measurable business value in security and quality insights.