Confessions of a Code Addict

Home
Podcast
Notes
Chat
CPython Internals
AI
Paid Subscription Plans
Archive
Leaderboard
About

CPython Internals

Connecting CPython's GC Internals to Real-World Performance
Learn how the knowledge of CPython internals translate into performance insights for your code
 • 
Abhinav Upadhyay
The Design & Implementation of the CPython Virtual Machine
A deep dive into CPython's bytecode instruction format and execution engine internals
 • 
Abhinav Upadhyay
CPython Internals: What Happens Before Bytecode Execution Starts
Learn about runtime initialization, parsing and compilation of the Python code into bytecode leading to execution on the virtual machine
 • 
Abhinav Upadhyay
Are Function Calls Still Slow in Python? An Analysis of Recent Optimizations in CPython
How costly it is to call functions and builtins in your python code? Does inlining help? How have the recent CPython releases improved performance in…
 • 
Abhinav Upadhyay
2
Looking Under the Hood of Python's Set Data Structure
Learn everything about hash tables, collision handling, and performance optimization
 • 
Abhinav Upadhyay
CPython Garbage Collection: The Internal Mechanics and Algorithms
A detailed code walkthrough of how CPython implements memory management, including reference counting and garbage collection
 • 
Abhinav Upadhyay
1
Recording: CPython and ELF Essentials for Building a Basic Remote Profiler
Yesterday, we did the live session on the internals of remote sampling profilers.
 • 
Abhinav Upadhyay
1:23:08
How Python Compares Floats and Ints: When Equals Isn’t Really Equal
Another Python gotcha and an investigation into its internals to understand why this happens
 • 
Abhinav Upadhyay
5
CPython Memory Management Internals
A high-level but detailed explanation of how CPython implements memory management
 • 
Abhinav Upadhyay
1:04:11
Recording of Live Session on CPython Virtual Machine Internals
Yesterday we concluded the live session on the internals of the CPython virtual machine (VM) or the bytecode interpreter implementation.
 • 
Abhinav Upadhyay
1:24:35
CPython Runtime Internals: Key Data Structures & Runtime Bootstrapping
What are the key data structures which form the CPython runtime and how are they initialized at startup
 • 
Abhinav Upadhyay
Why Do Python Lists Multiply Oddly? Exploring the CPython Source Code
A look at the internals of list implementation in CPython to understand this weird quirk about them
 • 
Abhinav Upadhyay
4
© 2024 Abhinav Upadhyay
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture