Astral CEO builds Rust-based CPython bytecode compiler with Codex

Astral CEO Charlie Marsh announced serc, a Rust-based CPython bytecode compiler built with Codex that runs 2-4x faster and can compile bytecode without installing CPython, making it ideal for Docker builds.

2026-11-10 ~ 2026-11-10 · 2 related posts

• Astral's serc: Codex-built Rust CPython bytecode compiler, byte-identical and 2-4x faster — charliermarsh · 2026-11-10
• serc can compile Python bytecode without installing CPython, useful in Docker builds — charliermarsh · 2026-11-10