Rust in CPython: Python 3.16 to bring optional Rust backend for zlib

The roadmap was already presented by David Hewitt, maintainer of the Rust binding PyO3, in July at the Python Language Summit ...
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CPython Officially Adds RISC-V Support as a Tier 3 Platform

The Python core development team has announced that the open instruction set architecture RISC-V is now officially supported by CPython as a Tier 3 platform. The announcement was shared on the Python ...
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GIL removal and the Faster CPython project

LWN.net is a subscriber-supported publication; we rely on subscribers to keep the entire operation going. Please help out by buying a subscription and keeping LWN on the net. At this year's PyCon, two ...