Measuring the Performance of CPython

Explore the intricacies of measuring CPython's performance in this 50-minute PyCon US talk by Michael Droettboom. Delve into the history of performance measurement in Python and understand the unique challenges of evaluating interpreter performance. Gain insights into CPython's pyperformance benchmark suite, learning what makes a benchmark effective and why defining a "typical Python workload" is complex. Discover the difficulties in accurately measuring time and the solutions implemented through software, hardware, and statistical methods. Examine the continuous benchmarking system based on GitHub Actions. Apply these performance measurement techniques to software development in general, enhancing your ability to evaluate and optimize code efficiency across various projects.

Talks - Michael Droettboom: Measuring the performance of CPython