sethmlarson, 
My friend @quentinpradet posted about the #Python #Elasticsearch client and all the shiny new features in 8.x:
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dec-13th-2023-en-10-reasons-to-upgrade-to-elasticsearch-py-8-x/347292
This code-base has shared history between us, I'm so happy seeing the great work Quentin and my former team are doing 🎉