#381: Python Perf: Specializing, Adaptive Interpreter Sept. 16, 2022

from Talk Python To Me· ·

We are on the edge of a major jump in Python performance. With the work done by the Faster CPython team and Python 3.11 due out in around a month, your existing Python code might see an increase of well over 25% in speed with no changes. One of the main reasons is its new specializing, adaptive interpreter. This episode is about that new feature and a great tool called Specialist which lets you visualize how Python is speeding up your code and where it can't unless you make minor changes. Its creator, Brandt Bucher is here to tell us …



We are on the edge of a major jump in Python performance. With the work done by the Faster CPython team and Python 3.11 due out in around a month, your existing Python code might see an increase of well over 25% in speed with no changes. One of the main reasons is its new specializing, adaptive interpreter.

This episode is about that new feature and a great tool called Specialist which lets you visualize how Python is speeding up your code and where it can't unless you make minor changes. Its creator, Brandt Bucher is here to tell us all about.

Links from the show

Brandt Bucher : github.com
Specialist package : github.com
Faster CPython : github.com
Faster CPython Ideas : github.com
pymtl package : pypi.org
PeachPy : github.com
Watch this episode on YouTube : youtube.com
Episode transcripts : talkpython.fm

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