Python has always made you choose between ease of writing and speed of running. The JIT compiler is the first serious attempt to close that gap inside CPython itself. The experimental JIT in Python ...

PyPy, an alternative runtime for Python, uses a specially created JIT compiler to yield potentially massive speedups over CPython, the conventional Python runtime. But PyPy’s exemplary performance has ...

The Python workload includes an optional “Python X (64-bit)” component that invokes the official CPython Windows installer (an .exe that chains MSIs). If the CPython installer returns a non-zero exit ...

On June 11, 2025, the Python core team released Python 3.13.5, the fifth maintenance update to the 3.13 line. This release is not about flashy new language features, instead, it addresses some ...

The all-conquering rise of AI in the enterprise has seen much use of large language models (LLMs). This week at InfoWorld, we wrote about LiteLLM: an open-source gateway for unified LLM access that ...

A Python interpreter is a program that reads and executes Python code. Unlike compiled languages like C or C++, which are converted into machine code before execution, Python is an interpreted ...

Formal plans for a Python that supports true parallelism are finally on the table. Here’s how a GIL-free Python will finally come together. After much debate, the Python Steering Council intends to ...

Mary writes for the programming section and has been doing so for the past two years. Her educational background is in Computer Science and Physics. A linting tool is a valuable resource that can help ...

Bloomberg’s Python Infrastructure team supports the more than 3,000 Bloomberg engineers who write Python code. The team provides critical infrastructure to ensure that every one of our developers has ...

On October 25, 2022, Python 3.11 stable was released. Python 3.11 is on average 1.25x faster than 3.10 due to the introduction of Faster CPython. Faster CPython is a Python acceleration project ...