Python 2.3 Final Released
An anonymous reader writes "Nineteen months in the making, Python 2.3 has just been released. With a plethora of changes since version 2.2, this release is definately worth the upgrade. Be sure to read the Release Notes and the Highlights file for more information."
Skip the upgrade and switch to Ruby.
Check out Psyco if you firmly believe that interpreted languages will never ever be as fast as C.
Or you could use Common Lisp, and realize that you're a few years behind....