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pretalx.northbaypython.org/nbpy-2025/talk/CE9PMU

Python is the biggest programming language in the world. According to the TIOBE index, it is more than 10% ahead of its closest competitor (C++). It is the 800 pound gorilla in the programming language world, used in some of the largest systems on the biggest networks in tech.

But all that success comes along with … overhead. In this talk I will discuss the ways that Python can scale back *down* to a smaller size along various axes, and the reasons why it needs to, if we want it to continue to survive.

Sun Apr 27 10:50:00 2025 at Reis River Ranch

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