Post Syndicated from jzb original https://lwn.net/Articles/1090385/

In 2024 the Python 3.13
release added an experimental
just-in-time (JIT) compiler to optimize the way that CPython executes Python
code. Since then, work has proceeded on the JIT, albeit perhaps less formally
than some might like. In June, Python’s steering
council (SC) put out an announcement
that no new development on the JIT land (with the exception of bug and security
fixes) in Python’s main branch, until it accepts a Python Enhancement Proposal (PEP)
that would make the case for the JIT as a supported part of CPython. That has
led to the creation of PEP 836 (“JIT Go Brrr: The
Path to a Supported JIT Compiler for CPython”), which is currently under
discussion. As it stands, it seems likely that work on JIT will continue, but
when that will happen is less certain.