# Rust for CPython Progress Update April 2026

DevFeed: [Rust for CPython Progress Update April 2026](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/rust-for-cpython-progress-update-april-2026-2397.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.python.org/2026/04/rust-for-cpython-2026-04/>)

Author: Emma Smith

Published: 2026-04-08T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Python Insider](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/python-insider.md>)

Topics: [Rust](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/rust.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ci.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

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## AI overview

The Rust for CPython project reports progress toward a PEP for introducing Rust into CPython. Its reference implementation now builds successfully across all tested CPython CI platforms, while the team plans internal Rust API work, a Rust-based extension module, and a PEP targeting Python 3.16.

## Source excerpt

Rust for CPython project status update April 2026