Performant Code
Python is quite a dynamic language,
and this talk imbibes a deeper appreciation for its dynamism.
Kevin Modzelewski (kmod) is a maintainer of Pyston,
a performance-optimizing JIT for Python,
and gave this talk analyzing modern Python interpreters’ performance.
Two useful tools shared were the Python Speed Center,
which analyzes Python speed changes for each commit,
and pyperformance, a benchmarking tool.
Secondly, a notable saying from his talk:
- Python’s dynamic features are not free, increasingly so in newer versions