Editors, Adam Turner and Thomas Wouters,. This article explains the new features in Python 3.13, compared to 3.12. Python 3.13 was released on October 7, 2024. For full details, see the changelog. ...
  • thingsiplay@beehaw.org
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    2 months ago

    global interpreter lock disabled + JIT Compiler = Python becomes self conscious

    I’m super curious. This was long in the making and finally people can test it. I still have to read the details, so I’ll spare you with my questions at the moment. I wonder if these will become the default in the future and how it compares against compiled languages. Hopefully it doesn’t take too long for Arch to upgrade.

    • thingsiplay@beehaw.org
      41·
      2 months ago

      Suggestion: A new file extension .pyt to indicate its threaded code meant for the free-threaded mode enabled (no GIL). The current implementation is that there is a secondary binary python3.13t, because its not compatible with regular Python interpreter.