The aim of this project is to provide a Python 3.13 backport to Debian bookworm. Packages are of course much better manageable than compiling the source from scratch. In my opinion it is also more ...

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 ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

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 ...

My C API: My plan to clarify private vs public functions in Python 3.13 uses Python 3.13 beta 1 (May 2024) as deadline to make most C extensions compatible with Python 3.13. Problem: I wasn't prepared ...

Better error messages, support for Linux profiling tools, and many improvements to Python's type hinting have just landed. Let's take a look. The Python programming ...

Python is incredibly popular because it's easy to learn, versatile, and has thousands of useful libraries for data science. But one thing it is not is fast. That's about to change in Python 3.11, ...

Programming languages: Why Python 4.0 might never arrive, according to its creator Your email has been sent In a Q&A, Python programming language creator Guido van Rossum said it was "almost taboo to ...