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fromArtem Golubin
2 weeks ago

Recent optimizations in Python's Reference Counting

Reference counting is the primary memory management technique used in CPython. In short, every Python object (the actual value behind a variable) has a reference counter field that tracks how many references point to it. When an object's reference count drops to zero, the memory occupied by that object is immediately deallocated.
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fromPython Software Foundation Blog
1 month ago

Sovereign Tech Agency and PSF Security Partnership

Investment improves CPython and PyPI security and reliability via archive-module fuzz-testing and OAuth/OIDC-based verified account recovery, enhancing supply chain resilience and user experience.
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fromTheregister
1 month ago

Rust edges toward CPython and older platforms won't like it

CPython maintainers propose integrating Rust gradually, starting with optional extensions and eventually requiring Rust across the CPython codebase.
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fromAntocuni
3 months ago

Tracing JITs in the real world @ CPython Core Dev Sprint

Work on CPython aims to evolve a safer native C API (PyNI), upstream colorful REPL completions, and improve JIT through PyPy-informed collaboration.
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fromThepythoncodingstack
4 months ago

When You No Longer Need That Object * Dealing With Garbage in Python

CPython automatically reclaims unused objects via garbage collection and calls __del__() as a finaliser just before object destruction.
fromQuansight
8 months ago

The first year of free-threaded Python

Support for free-threaded Python unlocks the full compute power of modern hardware, allowing for better parallel algorithms and performance with multicore CPUs and GPUs.
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