Python is Getting Faster. How a Team at Microsoft is Helping

It's been one week since Python3.11 was released — and it's "faster than ever!" So says Jay Miller, a developer on Microsoft's six-person "Faster CPython" team (which includes Python creator Guido van Rossum, and offers assistance to other core developers). Miller reports that Python 3.11 "has already seen speedups of 10-60% in some areas of the language," and offers an inside look at team.
First, how the team came together:In 2020, Core Developer Mark Shannon drafted an Implementation pla