This document discusses Python 3.8 and beyond. It covers PEP 432 for startup time improvements, the global interpreter lock for multiprocessing and threading, sub-interpreters available since Python 1.5, caveats to sub-interpreters, asynchronous support added in Python 3.4-3.6, runtime audit hooks for testing and security tools, and assignment expressions now in PEP 572. It also includes a quote about Guido van Rossum stepping back from his role as Benevolent Dictator For Life and leaving Python core development decisions to the community.
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