CPython

The reference implementation of Python, written in C — what you get from python.org.

Intermediate

CPython defines the language's behaviour, offers the C API for extensions, and is where new features land first. Recent versions added a faster interpreter (3.11), an experimental JIT (3.13) and the optional free-threaded build.

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