Google has announced a project to speed up the performance of Python, the programming language of choice for the Google App Engine cloud platform. In addition, Google is preparing to add Java as the second language supported by the Google App Engine, according to reports.

In a blog post on the Google Code site, Google engineers said the new project, known as Unladen Swallow, is an effort to make Python faster. Python and other dynamic languages carry the burden of a performance penalty when compared with static languages such as C++ and Java.

"We want to make Python faster, but we also want to make it easy for large, well-established applications to switch to Unladen Swallow," the Google Code blog said.

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