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name: python-performance-optimization description: Profile and optimize Python code using cProfile, memory profilers, and performance best practices. Use when debugging slow Python code, optimizing bottlenecks, or improving application performance.

Python Performance Optimization

Comprehensive guide to profiling, analyzing, and optimizing Python code for better performance, including CPU profiling, memory optimization, and implementation best practices.

Use this skill when

• Identifying performance bottlenecks in Python applications
• Reducing application latency and response times
• Optimizing CPU-intensive operations
• Reducing memory consumption and memory leaks
• Improving database query performance
• Optimizing I/O operations
• Speeding up data processing pipelines
• Implementing high-performance algorithms
• Profiling production applications

Do not use this skill when

• The task is unrelated to python performance optimization
• You need a different domain or tool outside this scope

Instructions

• Clarify goals, constraints, and required inputs.
• Apply relevant best practices and validate outcomes.
• Provide actionable steps and verification.
• If detailed examples are required, open resources/implementation-playbook.md.

Resources

• resources/implementation-playbook.md for detailed patterns and examples.