CPython Internals: Your Guide to the Python 3 Interpreter

Unlock the Inner Workings of the Python Language, Compile the Python Interpreter From Source Code,
And Participate in the Development of CPython

Goals—
By the End of the Book You’ll Be Able To:
Read and navigate the CPython 3.9 interpreter source code. You’ll deeply comprehend and appreciate the inner workings of concepts like lists, dictionaries, and generators.

Make changes to the Python syntax and compile your own version of CPython, from scratch. You’ll customize the Python core data types with new functionality and run CPython’s automated test suite.

Master CPython’s memory management capabilities and scale your Python code with parallelism and concurrency.

Debug C and Python code like a true professional. Profile and benchmark the performance of your Python code and the runtime.

Participate in the development of CPython and know how to contribute to future versions of the Python interpreter and standard library. How great would it feel to give back to the community as a “Python Core Developer?”