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Performance

· 14 checks — Lighthouse + waterfall + sustainability rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
94
GRADE
A
FIX
1
REVIEW
3
PASS
8
INFO
2

Performance-focused optimization plan with CWV assessment, top offenders, and time estimates

83
Performance Overall performance score (0–100) based on Core Web Vitals and other metrics. 90+ is good.
75
Accessibility Measures how accessible the page is for users with disabilities. Checks color contrast, ARIA labels, and semantic HTML.
96
Best Practices Checks for modern web development best practices including HTTPS, no console errors, and secure JavaScript.
92
SEO Measures basic SEO optimizations: meta tags, crawlability, link text, and mobile friendliness.

First Contentful Paint First Contentful Paint — how long until the browser renders the first piece of content. Under 1.8s is good.

2.89 s

Largest Contentful Paint Largest Contentful Paint — how long until the largest visible element loads. Under 2.5s is good.

3.90 s

Total Blocking Time Total Blocking Time — total time the main thread was blocked, preventing user input. Under 200ms is good.

48 ms

Cumulative Layout Shift Cumulative Layout Shift — measures visual stability. How much the page layout shifts during loading. Under 0.1 is good.

0.003

Speed Index Speed Index — how quickly content is visually displayed during load. Under 3.4s is good.

2.89 s

Time to Interactive Time to Interactive — how long until the page is fully interactive and responds to user input. Under 3.8s is good.

4.13 s

Page Load Progression

375 ms
750 ms
1.1 s
1.5 s
1.9 s
2.2 s
2.6 s
3.0 s
Checks
14
8 PASS 3 REVIEW 1 FIX
F
HTTP Caching
Action
No cache headers
FIX
No cache headers
Warning::
No Cache-Control header found
Browsers will use heuristic caching, which can be unpredictable. Set explicit cache headers.

No Cache-Control header

Adding a Cache-Control header can significantly improve repeat-visit performance.

B
JS Execution Cost
884ms total JS execution
REVIEW
884ms total JS execution
Warning::
https://www.python.org/: 353ms CPU time
Info::
https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.2...: 202ms CPU time
Info::
Unattributable: 178ms CPU time
Info::
https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.1...: 80ms CPU time
Info::
https://www.python.org/static/js/libs/modernizr.js: 71ms CPU time
Warning::
Third-party scripts: 460ms (52% of total)

Main Thread Breakdown

Script Evaluation 30% Style & Layout 29% Other 24% Parse HTML & CSS 7% Script Parsing & Compilation 6% Rendering 4%
ScriptTotalScriptingParse/CompileParty
https://www.python.org/353ms5ms2ms1st
https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.2/jquery.min.js202ms137ms13ms3rd
Unattributable178ms7ms0ms3rd
https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.min.js80ms46ms33ms3rd
https://www.python.org/static/js/libs/modernizr.js71ms37ms2ms1st
B
JS Bundles
10 scripts, 118 KB unused
REVIEW
10 scripts, 118 KB unused
Warning::
https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.1...: 59 KB unused (89%)
Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
Warning::
https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.1...: 59 KB unused (89%)
Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
Info::
Total unused JavaScript: 118 KB
118 KB unused JavaScript

Downloaded but never executed on this page.

ScriptSizeUnusedMinifiedParty
https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.min.js66 KB59 KB (89%)3rd
https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.min.js0 KB59 KB (89%)3rd
https://analytics.python.org/js/script.file-downloads.outbound-links.js2 KB3rd
https://media.ethicalads.io/media/client/v1.4.0/ethicalads.min.js9 KB3rd
https://www.python.org/static/js/libs/modernizr.js5 KB1st
https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.2/jquery.min.js33 KB3rd
https://www.python.org/static/js/libs/masonry.pkgd.min.js8 KB1st
https://www.python.org/static/js/libs/html-includes.js0 KB1st
https://www.python.org/static/js/main-min.e1f3949ae225.js10 KB1st
https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.2/jquery.min.js0 KB3rd

Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.

Why this matters

This bundle has high unused code — code-split or tree-shake to ship only what executes.

Source: web.dev / Lighthouse coverage

Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.

Why this matters

This bundle has high unused code — code-split or tree-shake to ship only what executes.

Source: web.dev / Lighthouse coverage

C
Green Hosting
Action
Whether the site is served from green-energy infrastructure
REVIEW

Green Hosting

No green hosting detected

A+
Page Weight Budget
483 KB transferred, 27 requests
PASS
483 KB transferred, 27 requests
Info::
Page weighs 1.1 MB (483 KB transferred)
Info::
27 HTTP requests
Info::
Estimated 0.10 g CO2 per page load
483 KB / 2.4 MB budget
483 KB transferred
27 requests
0.10 g CO2 per page load
CSS 156.0 KiB 32%
Fonts 149.6 KiB 31%
JavaScript 133.3 KiB 28%
Images 15.7 KiB 3%
Other 15.0 KiB 3%
HTML 11.5 KiB 2%
Other 1.9 KiB 0%
Other 299 B 0%
0 2.4 MB 4.9 MB
Under budget
A
Third-Party Impact
27% third-party, 0 ms blocking
PASS
27% third-party, 0 ms blocking
Info::
Third-party code accounts for 27% of page weight (132.7 KiB of 483.2 KiB)
Info::
Third-party blocking time is low (0 ms)
73%
27%
First-party Third-party
A+
Text Compression
All text resources are compressed
PASS
All text resources are compressed
Info::
All text resources are compressed
All text resources are properly compressed.
A+
Image Optimization
1 images, 0 KB saveable
PASS
1 images, 0 KB saveable
Info::
All images are well-optimized
1 images 16 KB
0 oversized -0 KB
1 legacy format
0 missing dimensions CLS risk
A+
Font Loading
6 fonts (150 KB)
PASS
6 fonts (150 KB)
Info::
6 font(s) use font-display: swap (FOUT risk but functional)

Web fonts

6

150 KB total

Render-blocking

0

of 6

Dominant font-display

swap

Most common across fonts

Font loading timeline
Transfer FOIT (block) FOUT (swap)
0 ms 1.0 s 2.0 s 3.0 s 4.0 s FCP 2.9 s LCP 3.9 shttps://www.python.org/static/fonts/SourceSansPro-Regular-webfont.fd0d51605201.woffSourceSansPro-Regular-w... https://www.python.org/static/fonts/SourceSansPro-Regular-webfont.fd0d51605201.woff — 26.0 KiB — 0 ms — font-display: swapdata:application/x-font-woff;charset=utf-8;base64,d09GRgABAAAAADDwAAsAAAAAMKQAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA…x-font-woff;charset=utf... data:application/x-font-woff;charset=utf-8;base64,d09GRgABAAAAADDwAAsAAAAAMKQAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA… — 12.2 KiB — 0 ms — font-display: swaphttps://www.python.org/static/fonts/SourceSansPro-Bold-webfont.be855452e565.woffSourceSansPro-Bold-webf... https://www.python.org/static/fonts/SourceSansPro-Bold-webfont.be855452e565.woff — 25.8 KiB — 0 ms — font-display: swaphttps://www.python.org/static/fonts/FluxRegular.f5549a4fe75f.woffFluxRegular.f5549a4fe75... https://www.python.org/static/fonts/FluxRegular.f5549a4fe75f.woff — 29.6 KiB — 0 ms — font-display: swaphttps://www.python.org/static/fonts/SourceSansPro-It-webfont.1aa29ac0f190.woffSourceSansPro-It-webfon... https://www.python.org/static/fonts/SourceSansPro-It-webfont.1aa29ac0f190.woff — 27.5 KiB — 0 ms — font-display: swaphttps://www.python.org/static/fonts/FluxBold.3fd71a747d5c.woffFluxBold.3fd71a747d5c.woff https://www.python.org/static/fonts/FluxBold.3fd71a747d5c.woff — 28.6 KiB — 0 ms — font-display: swap
SourceSansPro-Regular-w... woff swap
Size 26 KB
Load time 0 ms
Start 0 ms
Risk FOUT — text flashes from fallback to web font
  • Convert to woff2 for ~30% smaller file size
x-font-woff;charset=utf... woff swap
Size 12 KB
Load time 0 ms
Start 0 ms
Risk FOUT — text flashes from fallback to web font
  • Convert to woff2 for ~30% smaller file size
SourceSansPro-Bold-webf... woff swap
Size 26 KB
Load time 0 ms
Start 0 ms
Risk FOUT — text flashes from fallback to web font
  • Convert to woff2 for ~30% smaller file size
FluxRegular.f5549a4fe75... woff swap
Size 30 KB
Load time 0 ms
Start 0 ms
Risk FOUT — text flashes from fallback to web font
  • Convert to woff2 for ~30% smaller file size
SourceSansPro-It-webfon... woff swap
Size 27 KB
Load time 0 ms
Start 0 ms
Risk FOUT — text flashes from fallback to web font
  • Convert to woff2 for ~30% smaller file size
FluxBold.3fd71a747d5c.woff woff swap
Size 29 KB
Load time 0 ms
Start 0 ms
Risk FOUT — text flashes from fallback to web font
  • Convert to woff2 for ~30% smaller file size
Optimization checklist
  • Preload critical fonts (priority=high)
  • Use woff2 format for all fonts
  • Set font-display to swap, optional, or fallback
  • Subset large fonts (≤100 KB each)

Fixing the unchecked items could save ~45 KB and ~90 ms

A+
Resource Caching
All resources properly cached
PASS
All resources properly cached
Info::
No caching issues found
All static resources have appropriate caching headers.
A+
Critical Rendering Path
No render-blocking resources
PASS
No render-blocking resources
Info::
No render-blocking resources detected
A+
Resource Hints
2 hints, 0 missing preconnects
PASS
2 hints, 0 missing preconnects
Info::
Page uses 2 resource hint(s)

Current Resource Hints

preconnect
preload
dns-prefetch
prefetch
2

2 resource hints configured

Network Waterfall
27 requests over 0ms
INFO

Performance analysis not available for this result.

Third-Party Script Cost
Per-script blocking time, transfer cost, and cache headers
INFO
52% of JavaScript execution is third-party
First-party Third-party 460ms · 0KB · €5/mo
ajax.googleapis.com
Other
Costly
Execution 202ms
Transfer 0 KB
Monthly Cost €2/mo
Unattributable
Other
Optional
Execution 178ms
Transfer 0 KB
Monthly Cost €2/mo
ajax.googleapis.com
Other
Optional
Execution 80ms
Transfer 0 KB
Unused 89%
Monthly Cost €1/mo

These scripts may cost more than they're worth

  • ajax.googleapis.com adds 202ms and costs ~€2/month

52% of JavaScript execution time comes from third-party scripts.

Why this matters

Third-party scripts (analytics, ads, social, A/B testing) often dominate execution time — every one is a perf-and-privacy tax.

Learn more

Each third-party script is a black box: you don't control when it loads, what it executes, or how much it grows. They often account for a major share of total blocking time on average sites (HTTP Archive's Web Almanac documents the trend). Audit which ones you actually need, defer the rest, and use facade patterns (lite-youtube, lite-vimeo) for embedded media.

Source: web.dev / HTTP Archive Web Almanac

ajax.googleapis.com takes 202ms of CPU time. Consider loading it asynchronously or replacing it with a lighter alternative.

Why this matters

This script has high main-thread execution time — optimize hot paths or defer.

Source: web.dev

89% of ajax.googleapis.com's code is unused. The script may be loading features you don't use.

Why this matters

Bundle has high unused-code ratio — tree-shaking and route-splitting recover the wasted bytes.

Source: web.dev

How third-party costs are calculated

All checks on this page are automated. Results are estimates - run targeted manual reviews when the score affects a release decision.

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