Python -O won’t magically make every script faster, but in the right workloads it’s a free win—here’s how to test it safely.

Want to make a Python user grind their teeth? Just recite three words: Python is slow. In many of the ways that matter, it’s true. “Pure” Python, without external libraries written in C, is nowhere ...

The new extension for Visual Studio Code aims to end the previous fragmentation and ensure a uniform workflow with Python environments.