Inside Python 3.15's JIT Optimizer
2026-07-15 , Auditorium Hall (S1)

Python 3.15's JIT is finally starting to see real speedups on benchmarks. Core to that is a revamped JIT optimizer. What the JIT selects to compile and how it optimizes code has seen significant improvements thanks to the work of many contributors. In this talk, I will cover in-depth how the Python JIT optimizes your Python code, and how this was an amazing community team effort spanning multiple continents.


Expected audience expertise: Advanced

Ken Jin is a Python core developer since Aug 2021. He works primarily on the performance of Python's interpreter. He currently works as a contractor for OpenAI.