Microsoft has also been funding a team to work full-time on making Python faster: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/21/05/17/0225252/microsoft-funds-a-team-

Microsoft has also been funding a team to work full-time on making Python faster: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/21/05/17/0225252/microsoft-funds-a-team-with-guido-van-rossum-to-double-the-speed-of-python https://developers.slashdot.org/story/21/05/17/0225252/micro...