Pystd, similar-ish functionality with a fraction of the compile time
Pystd is a proposed Python standard library alternative that aims to provide similar functionality while drastically reducing compile time. By reimplementing core modules more efficiently, it could significantly speed up Python builds and development workflows.
Background
Pystd is a project that reimplements parts of Python's standard library in C, offering similar functionality with vastly shorter compile times. CPython's stdlib has a mix of C and pure Python modules; when compiling standalone binaries (via PyInstaller, Nuitka, Cython), the whole library must be processed, which is slow. Pystd targets the subset most apps actually use (I/O, strings, data structures) and compiles it near-instantly as a small static library. It fits a broader push to make Python faster and more deployable — for embedded devices, serverless functions, CLI tools — alongside efforts like PEP 703 (free-threading) and faster-cpython.