The "zipimport" Module, Fast Async HTTP Requests, Versioning, PEP 669, and More

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Python Zip Imports: Distribute Modules and Packages Quickly
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Writing Fast Async HTTP Requests in Python
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Should You Use Upper Bound Version Constraints?
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PEP 669: Low Impact Monitoring for CPython
sing a profiler or debugger in CPython can have a severe impact on performance. Slowdowns by an order of magnitude are common. This PEP proposes an API for monitoring of Python programs running on CPython that will enable monitoring at low cost.
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