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Performance

· 14 checks — Lighthouse + waterfall + sustainability rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
94
GRADE
A
FIX
1
REVIEW
2
PASS
9
INFO
2

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

Mobile Desktop
86
Performance Overall performance score (0–100) based on Core Web Vitals and other metrics. 90+ is good.
79
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.

614 ms

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

936 ms

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

0 ms

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

0.258

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

640 ms

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

936 ms

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
9 PASS 2 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 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 KB—✓3rd
https://media.ethicalads.io/media/client/v1.4.0/ethicalads.min.js9 KB—✓3rd
https://www.python.org/static/js/libs/modernizr.js5 KB—✓1st
https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.2/jquery.min.js33 KB—✓3rd
https://www.python.org/static/js/libs/masonry.pkgd.min.js8 KB—✓1st
https://www.python.org/static/js/libs/html-includes.js0 KB—✓1st
https://www.python.org/static/js/main-min.e1f3949ae225.js10 KB—✗1st
https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.2/jquery.min.js0 KB—✓3rd

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
500 KB transferred, 35 requests
PASS
500 KB transferred, 35 requests
Info::
Page weighs 1.2 MB (500 KB transferred)
Info::
35 HTTP requests
Info::
Estimated 0.10 g CO2 per page load
500 KB / 2.4 MB budget
500 KB transferred
35 requests
0.10 g CO2 per page load
CSS 156.0 KiB 31%
Fonts 149.6 KiB 30%
JavaScript 133.3 KiB 27%
Images 28.5 KiB 6%
Other 15.0 KiB 3%
HTML 11.5 KiB 2%
Other 5.3 KiB 1%
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 499.6 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
2 images, 0 KB saveable
PASS
2 images, 0 KB saveable
Info::
All images are well-optimized
2 images 29 KB
0 oversized -0 KB
2 legacy format
0 missing dimensions CLS risk
A+
JS Execution Cost
277ms total JS execution
PASS
277ms total JS execution
Info::
https://www.python.org/: 130ms CPU time
Info::
https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.2...: 89ms CPU time
Info::
Unattributable: 59ms CPU time
Warning::
Third-party scripts: 147ms (53% of total)

Main Thread Breakdown

Style & Layout 29% Script Evaluation 29% Other 26% Parse HTML & CSS 6% Script Parsing & Compilation 5% Rendering 4%
ScriptTotalScriptingParse/CompileParty
https://www.python.org/130ms1ms1ms1st
https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.2/jquery.min.js89ms56ms3ms3rd
Unattributable59ms2ms0ms3rd
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 500 ms 1.0 s FCP 614 ms LCP 936 mshttps://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/FluxRegular.f5549a4fe75f.woffFluxRegular.f5549a4fe75... https://www.python.org/static/fonts/FluxRegular.f5549a4fe75f.woff — 29.5 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/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
FluxRegular.f5549a4fe75... 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
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
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
No optimization needed
PASS
No optimization needed
Info::
No resource hint issues
Network Waterfall
35 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
53% of JavaScript execution is third-party
First-party Third-party 147ms · 0KB · €2/mo
ajax.googleapis.com
Other
Optional
Execution 89ms
Transfer 0 KB
Monthly Cost €1/mo
Unattributable
Other
Optional
Execution 59ms
Transfer 0 KB
Monthly Cost €1/mo

53% 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.

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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

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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