The OpenMP Architecture Review Board (ARB) has created a Python Language Subcommittee to add Python support to version 7.0 of the OpenMP API specification for parallel programming. This move will make Python the fourth officially supported language in the specification, alongside C, C++, and Fortran.

“Adding Python support to the OpenMP standard will provide Python developers with a new way to express parallelism portably and accelerate Python applications running on CPUs, GPUs, and other accelerators,” the announcement states.

Additionally, the company notes that Anaconda has joined the OpenMP ARB and will play a key role in the Python integration.

The OpenMP 7.0 release is planned for 2029, while version 6.1 is expected in November 2026.  For more information, visit OpenMP.