--- title: Best CPython posts of 2024 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted CPython posts of 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/tags/cpython/best-of/2024 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/tags/cpython/best-of/2024 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best CPython posts of 2024 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted CPython posts of 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of CPython — 2024 1. 1 [](/posts/cpython-vs-cython-how-to-speed-up-native-python-programs-3sx0vaasg "CPython vs. Cython: How to Speed-up Native Python Programs") Article Daily Dose of Data Science | Avi Chawla | Substack · 2y CPython vs. Cython: How to Speed-up Native Python Programs Learn how Cython optimizes Python's performance by converting Python code into C, resulting in significant speed improvements and reduced memory overheads. The post contrasts CPython's lack of built-in optimization with Cython's ability to restrict Python’s dynamicity through explicit data typing. The guide includes practical steps for implementing Cython in a Jupyter Notebook to achieve over 100x speedup in code execution. 39 2 2. 2 [](/posts/an-unreachable-hidden-xkcd-easter-egg-inside-cpython-inzdwmi1h "An Unreachable Hidden XKCD Easter Egg inside CPython") Article Confessions of a Code Addict · 2y An Unreachable Hidden XKCD Easter Egg inside CPython CPython codebase has two hidden Easter eggs related to xkcd comics. One is the well-known 'import antigravity', while the lesser-known one involves error messages inspired by xkcd. In debug builds, control reaching an unreachable state triggers xkcd-related messages. These messages are based on xkcd issue 2200, with a special definition when 'RANDALL\_WAS\_HERE' is enabled, referencing the comic's creator, Randall Munroe. 39 1 3. 3 [](/posts/why-python-is-so-slow-and-what-is-being-done-about-it--yh4fifuoj "Why Python Is So Slow (And What Is Being Done About It)") Article The New Stack · 2y Why Python Is So Slow (And What Is Being Done About It) Python's slow runtime can be improved through techniques like using Cython to write code in C, implementing static typing, rewriting processing-heavy functions in C, and using immutable objects and sub-interpreters to bypass the Global Interpreter Lock (GIL). 23 4 4. 4 [](/posts/python-software-foundation-news-the-python-language-summit-2024-free-threading-ecosystems-fyeaczt3s "Python Software Foundation News: The Python Language Summit 2024: Free-threading ecosystems") Article Python Software Foundation · 2y Python Software Foundation News: The Python Language Summit 2024: Free-threading ecosystems Python without the GIL is coming soon. Code needs to be written that is safe and performant without the GIL using both the C and Python APIs. Higher-level APIs and atomic data structures can help achieve this. 16 5. 5 [](/posts/python-language-summit-2024-aavt66rku "Python Language Summit 2024") Article Planet Python · 2y Python Language Summit 2024 The Python Language Summit 2024 gathered core developers to discuss major changes and trends in Python. 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