Building Rust Extensions for Python

Episode #487, published Sun, Dec 1, 2024, recorded Thu, Nov 21, 2024

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There has been a lot of changes in the low-level Python space these days. The biggest has to be how many projects have rewritten core performance-intensive sections in Rust. Or even the wholesale adoption of Rust for newer projects such as uv and ruff. On this episode, we dive into the tools and workflow needed to build these portions of Python apps in Rust with David Seddon and Samuel Colvin.

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Samuel Colvin: github.com/samuelcolvin
David Seddon: github.com/seddonym

Pydantic: pydantic.dev
PEP 0759: peps.python.org
TypeShed: github.com
Maturin: maturin.rs
rloop: github.com
Grimp: github.com
Grimp Workflows: github.com
White House recommends memory safe languages: whitehouse.gov
Installing Rust: rust-lang.org
jiter: github.com
import-linter: github.com
Logfire: pydantic.dev
Crabs in Snakes, David Seddon, Pycon Italia: youtube.com
Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com
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