CPython, short for Core Python, is the reference implementation that other Python distributions are derived from. SEE: Rocky Linux developer lands $26m funding for enterprise open-source push ...

Speed in the Core Python (CPython) is one of the reasons why other implementations have emerged, such as Pyston. Its lack of performance partly explains why Python has gravitated towards data ...

First, it’s a work in progress that currently only supports Python 2.x, and second, it still takes a performance hit for applications running on a single core. Since one of the stipulations ...

All of that could be about to change, however, according to Core Python (CPython) developer Mark Shannon. Speaking at the PyCon 2022 conference and detailing in a later accompanying blog post ...

Here’s a look back at the year in Python. In the biggest news of the year, the core Python development team took a major step toward overcoming one of Python’s longstanding drawbacks ...

Saying that it was finally time for the community to bid a “fond but firm farewell to Python 2”, core developer Benjamin Peterson marked the release of Python 2.7.18 on April 20th; officially ...

“Familiarize yourself with Python syntax and real problem solving… Complete a comprehensive project that integrates a number of different skills that are a part of core Python.” TechRepublic ...

Finally, a book good enough to be both a textbook and a reference on the Python language now exists. Part of Prentice Hall's PTR Core Series, this book works well as a first Python textbook for ...