<p>In 2024 the <a
href="https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3130/">Python&#160;3.13</a>
release added an <a
href="https://docs.python.org/3.13/whatsnew/3.13.html#an-experimental-just-in-time-jit-compiler">experimental
just-in-time (JIT) compiler</a> to optimize the way that CPython executes Python
code. Since then, work has proceeded on the JIT, albeit perhaps less formally
than some might like. In June, Python's <a
href="https://peps.python.org/pep-0013/#the-steering-council">steering
council</a> (SC) put out an <a
href="https://discuss.python.org/t/an-announcement-from-the-steering-council-regarding-the-jit-project/107638">announcement</a>
that no new development on the JIT land (with the exception of bug and security
fixes) in Python's main branch, until it accepts a <a
href="https://peps.python.org/pep-0001">Python Enhancement Proposal</a> (PEP)
that would make the case for the JIT as a supported part of CPython. That has
led to the creation of <a
href="https://peps.python.org/pep-0836/">PEP&#160;836</a> ("JIT Go Brrr: The
Path to a Supported JIT Compiler for CPython"), which is currently under
discussion. As it stands, it seems likely that work on JIT will continue, but
when that will happen is less certain.</p>