Something worth noting: Python 3.6 has a number of refactorings of standard library components[1], and while that doesn't effect the CPython interpreter itself

Something worth noting: Python 3.6 has a number of refactorings of standard library components[1], and while that doesn't effect the CPython interpreter itself, these enhancements should do a lot to speed up applications that make heavy use of the standard library. 1. Some are mentioned at https://docs.python.org/3.6/whatsnew/3.6.html https://docs.python.org/3.6/whatsnew/3.6.html (search page for "fast")