Python 3.15 released: Lazy imports, UTF-8 and new data types

Python 3.15 is expected to speed up some programs and simplifies handling immutable data. UTF-8 as standard requires testing.
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Python 3.15 arrives with lazy imports, UTF-8 by default and a faster JIT

Python 3.15 is out with explicit lazy imports, UTF-8 as the default encoding, frozendict and sentinel types, the Tachyon ...
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Explicit lazy imports for Python

Importing modules in Python is ubiquitous; most Python programs start with at least a few import statements. But the performance impact of those imports can be large—and may be entirely wasted effort ...
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How to use Python modules

Once you know how to add and use a Python module, you will greatly extend the capabilities of the language. A Python module is an external class or set of functions that exist outside the main file of ...
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The return of lazy imports for Python

Back in September, we looked at a Python Enhancement Proposal (PEP) to add "lazy" imports to the language; the execution of such an import would be deferred until its symbols were needed in order to ...