Even though it's not good for comparing interpreter performance, it's good for people comparing Python 2 and 3.

If Django 2.0 on Python 3.7 is much faster than Django 1.11 on Python 2.7, it's nice carrot for people moving forward.

FYI, Django 2 is about 2x faster than 1.11 on django_template benchmark! It's because Django 1.11 calls force_text() many times for Python 2 compatibility.

https://github.com/django/django/blob/419705bbe84e27c3d5be85f198a0352a672492... https://github.com/django/django/blob/419705bbe84e27c3d5be85f198a0352a672492...

Actually, dropping Python 2 support makes Django faster. It's nice news!

Bests,