As of Python 3.12, the GC runs only on the “eval breaker” mechanism in the Python bytecode loop—that is, between executing one bytecode and another. It also runs whenever CPython’s signal ...

For example, The Specializing Adaptive Interpreter introduced in Python 3.11 (PEP 659) would rewrite the bytecode instructions in place with type-specialized versions as the program ran.

What’s the deal with PyXL? “It’s actual Python executed in silicon,” notes the project site. “A custom toolchain compiles a .py file into CPython ByteCode, translates it to a custom ...

Recently there was a supplemental compiler project that even takes Python code and compiles it into VM byte-code. What a nice abstraction tool for making inexpensive microcontroller-based designs ...

The Bytecode Alliance, formed by Intel ... and the University of California at San Diego. SEE: Hiring Kit: Python developer (TechRepublic Premium) The alliance says it wants to address ...

Now, Python 3.13 adds new elements to the JIT that generate actual machine code at runtime, instead of just specialized bytecode. The resulting speedup isn’t much just yet—maybe 5%—but it ...