#563: Getting Started with Rust as Python Devs
Sep 16, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min · 20 segments
Lint the entire CPython code base from scratch. It takes 0.3 seconds. Three blinks of an eye. That is ruff, and it is written in Rust. So are Pydantic, Polars, uv, and Granian. Rust shows up in…
Lint the entire CPython code base from scratch. It takes 0.3 seconds. Three blinks of an eye. That is ruff, and it is written in Rust. So are Pydantic, Polars, uv, and Granian. Rust shows up in Python three ways: tools that happen to be Rust, libraries Python imports, and servers that run Python inside Rust. This is Rust for Python developers, not Rust experts. Christopher Trudeau is back on Talk Python to discuss Rust and his latest course Up and Running with Rust. The core rule is that only one thing can own a value at a time. Pass it around freely in Python and the garbage collector cleans up. Do that in Rust and it will not compile. **Episode sponsors** Sentry Error Monitoring, Code talkpython26 Python in Production Talk Python Courses ## Links from the show **Up and Running with Rust course**: training.talkpython.fm **Rust**: rust-lang.org **pydantic**: pydantic.dev **ruff**: docs.astral.sh **granian**: github.com **By example**: doc.rust-lang.org **rust-lang.org**: rust-lang.org **rustup.rs**: rustup.rs **crates.io**: crates.io **main.rs**: main.rs **PyO3**: github.com **https://github.com/ritwiktiwari/awesome-python-rs**: github.com **ty**: docs.astral.sh **pyrefly**: pyrefly.org **uv**: github.com **polars**: pola.rs **Watch this episode on YouTube**: youtube.com **Episode #563 deep-dive**: talkpython.fm/563 **Episode transcripts**: talkpython.fm **Theme Song: Developer Rap** **🥁 Served in a Flask 🎸**: talkpython.fm/flasksong **---== Don't be a stranger ==---** **YouTube**: youtube.com/@talkpython **Bluesky**: @talkpython.fm **Mastodon**: @talkpython@fosstodon.org **X.com**: @talkpython **Michael on Bluesky**: @mkennedy.codes **Michael on Mastodon**: @mkennedy@fosstodon.org **Michael on X.com**: @mkennedy
Lint the entire CPython code base from scratch. It takes 0.3 seconds. Three blinks of an eye. That is ruff, and it is written in Rust. So are Pydantic, Polars, uv, and Granian. Rust shows up in…
