Optimized apps and websites start with well-built code. The truth, however, is that you don't need to worry about performance in 90% of your code, and probably 100% for many scripts. It doesn't matter ...

Python often gets a bad rap in terms of performance. Critics often move the goal posts mid-discussion, either unintentionally or simply to get a rise out of Python developers. Here's a typical ...

Python''s popularity is surging. In 2025, it achieved a record 26.14% TIOBE index rating, the highest any language has ever ...

The concept of an “accelerated Python” is relatively new, and it’s made Python worth another look for Big Data and High Performance Computing (HPC) applications. Thanks to some Python aficionados at ...

But in many cases, it doesn’t have to be an either/or proposition. Properly optimized, Python applications can run with surprising speed—perhaps not as fast as Java or C, but fast enough for web ...