Rust: Python’s New Performance Engine

Python developers have always faced a trade-off: write elegant, readable code or go for high performance. For a long time, this meant reaching for C extensions when speed mattered. But Rust has emerged as Python’s performance co-pilot.

The Rust Revolution in Python

According to the JetBrains State of Python 2025 report, Rust usage for Python binary extensions jumped from 27% to 33% — a 22% increase in just one year. This represents a key shift in how the Python ecosystem approaches performance optimization.

In a blog post about the study…