Python 3.11 introduced the Specializing Adaptive Interpreter. When the interpreter detects that some operations predictably involve the same types, those operations are “specialized.” The generic ...

As Python’s popularity rises, its limitations are becoming more clear. For one thing, it can be very hard to write a Python application and distribute it to people who don’t have Python installed. The ...

Python 3.13 has been released with a slight delay on the home straight. The new interactive shell aims to make development more convenient. In addition, the global interpreter lock can now be ...

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