Rust in CPython: Python 3.16 to bring optional Rust backend for zlib

The roadmap was already presented by David Hewitt, maintainer of the Rust binding PyO3, in July at the Python Language Summit ...
Hackaday

Interview With [Damien George], Creator Of The Micro Python Project

[Damien George] just created Micro Python (Kickstarter alert!), a lean and fast implementation of the Python scripting language that is optimized to run on a microcontroller. It includes a complete ...
ZDNet

Programming languages: Python just got a boost from Facebook's Meta

Meta, which owns Facebook, has given $300,00 to the Python Software Foundation (PSF), the group that maintains Core Python (CPython) – the open-source programming language that powers most machine ...
Hackaday

Core Devs Say A Fond But Firm Farewell To Python 2

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 ending ...