presentation on python3.2 newgil
"Dive Into Python 3 covers Python 3 and its differences from Python 2. Compared to Dive Into Python, it’s about 20% revised and 80% new material. I am publishing drafts online as I go. Please send feedback. The final version will be published on paper by Apress. The book will remain online under the CC-BY-SA-3.0 license."
The Computer Language Benchmarks Game is a collection of 429 programs, consisting of 13 benchmark reimplemented across 33 programming languages. It is a fantastic resource if you are trying to compare programming languages quantitatively. Which, oddly, very few people seems to be interested in doing.