The decimal-heavy applications are the ones to benefit from these improvements

Apr 9, 2013 06:27 GMT  ·  By

Python, a multiplatform programming language that allows users to work more quickly and integrate systems more effectively, is now at version 3.3.1.

As usual, each new version of Python comes with a multitude of changes and the latest release, 3.3.1, implements hundreds of bugfixes.

Highlights of Python 3.3.1:

• A C implementation of the "decimal" module has been added. This means that certain application could register a 120x speedup. • The import system (__import__) is now based on importlib and it's used by default; • LZMA/XZ support has been implemented with the help of a new "lzma" module; • Virtual environment support has been added in the core; • A "collections.ChainMap" class has been added. This is useful to link the mappings to a single unit.

Chekc out the official announcement for a complete list of changes and updates. Download Python 3.3.1 right now from Softpedia.