RustConf 2026: Full Schedule

10:05 EDT

Project Update: Bringing Rust into Python

Wednesday September 9, 2026 10:05 - 10:15 EDT

In the last few years, Python users started looking at Rust as an alternative for building Python modules. It can deliver performance on par with C with a developer experience much closer to Python.

Late last year, two members of the Python Core team proposed integrating Rust into the CPython interpreter and standard library.

The Rust Project reached out with support, and established an ongoing communication channel with core Python developers, PyO3 maintainers, and on the Rust side, Cargo, language, and compiler members. We talked through the challenges they're facing, proposed suggestions, brought in experts, and worked together to address concerns people will raise.

This is an overview of that collaboration, where we're now and what's coming next.

Speakers

Tomáš Šedovič

Rust Program Manager

Tomas has worked in tech for over 20 years, most of it on free and open source software (OpenStack and Kubernetes). More recently, he managed a team making hardware access manageable (Ironic project), and later on, building Linode Kubernetes Engine.

He picked Rust up in 2013, th... Read More →

Wednesday September 9, 2026 10:05 - 10:15 EDT
Palais des Congrès de Montréal

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