On the Energy Consumption of CPython

Helge Pfeiffer

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-70245-7_14

On the Energy Consumption of CPython

Helge Pfeiffer

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Abstract

Interpreted programming languages, like Python, are
amongst the most popular programming languages. This, combined with
high developer eﬃciency leads to many web-application backends and
web-services that are written in Python. While it is known that that
interpreted languages like Python are way less energy eﬃcient compared
to compiled languages like C++, Rust, etc., little is known about the energy
eﬃciency of various versions of Python interpreters. In this paper, we
study via a controlled lab experiment the energy consumption of various
versions of the Python interpreter CPython when running a server-side
rendered web-application. Our results indicate that currently the most
energy eﬃcient version is CPython 3.12. Energy consumption of CPython
3.12 can drop by more than 8% compared to previous versions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Quality of Information and Communications Technology : 17th International Conference on the Quality of Information and Communications Technology, QUATIC 2024, Pisa, Italy, September 11–13, 2024, Proceedings
Volume	2178
Publisher	Springer
Publication date	11 Sept 2024
Pages	194-209
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-70244-0
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-70245-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-70245-7_14
Publication status	Published - 11 Sept 2024
Event	International Conference on the Quality of Information and Communications Technology - Pisa, Italy Duration: 11 Sept 2024 → 13 Sept 2024 Conference number: 17 https://2024.quatic.org/

Conference

Conference	International Conference on the Quality of Information and Communications Technology
Number	17
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Pisa
Period	11/09/2024 → 13/09/2024
Internet address	https://2024.quatic.org/

Keywords

Software engineering
Energy consumptionython.
CPython

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Pfeiffer, H 2024, On the Energy Consumption of CPython. in Quality of Information and Communications Technology: 17th International Conference on the Quality of Information and Communications Technology, QUATIC 2024, Pisa, Italy, September 11–13, 2024, Proceedings. vol. 2178, Springer, pp. 194-209, International Conference on the Quality of Information and Communications Technology, Pisa, Italy, 11/09/2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-70245-7_14

On the Energy Consumption of CPython. / Pfeiffer, Helge.
Quality of Information and Communications Technology: 17th International Conference on the Quality of Information and Communications Technology, QUATIC 2024, Pisa, Italy, September 11–13, 2024, Proceedings. Vol. 2178 Springer, 2024. p. 194-209.

Research output: Conference Article in Proceeding or Book/Report chapter › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review

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